Category: 9. Sci-Tech

A tiny particle that smashed into Earth with a record-shattering energy of 220 petaelectronvolts could be the last scream of an evaporating black hole.

According to a new theoretical paper, the 2023 neutrino event named KM3-230213A can be…

With its expanding…

Natural systems such as CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) offer a targetable, one-step way to edit genomes. However, adapting them for biomedical applications has been challenging. To address this limitation, scientists at St….

Quantum entanglement — once dismissed by Albert Einstein as “spooky action at a distance” — has long captured the public imagination and puzzled even seasoned scientists.

But for today’s quantum practitioners, the reality is rather more…

No tricks, but skywatchers may be in for an October treat when a newly discovered comet passes through our skies. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) — or SWAN25B for short — looks to be heading our way.

The comet — named after the science…

“Our research team targeted the gene TcNPR3 because we learned from earlier studies that it acts as a molecular ‘brake’ on the plant’s natural defense system,” Guiltinan said. “NPR3 proteins — the family to which TcNPR3 belongs —…

Sept. 23 (UPI) — NASA officials are prepared to launch a mission that is designed to protect the Earth’s technologies against the potentially damaging effects of solar storms.

NASA and Space X officials have OK’d a Wednesday morning launch of…

Some NASA missions are designed for very specific tasks, but all of them help feed into our understanding of our universe, and in some cases our pale blue dot, work. A new mission to study one of the more esoteric parts of the atmosphere…