UC Davis researchers analyzing genetic data from modern African populations find that early humans likely evolved from multiple intermingling populations across Africa, rather than a single ancestral group.
A study from the Medical University of South Carolina finds that EPA, a key component of fish oil, may interfere with the brain’s self-repair mechanisms in people with repeated mild brain injuries.
Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in an official competitive race at the 2026 London Marathon, marking a historic milestone in athletics.
SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket on April 27 for the Viasat-3 F3 mission, marking the heavy-lift vehicle’s first flight in 18 months, deploying a global broadband communications satellite.
Artemis II’s four-person crew set a new record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth at 252,756 miles (406,771 km), breaking the 56-year-old record held by Apollo 13.
A pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine has demonstrated lasting therapeutic effects in an early clinical trial, described by National Geographic as ’the biggest breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment in decades.'
Scientists have identified a prehistoric giant octopus measuring approximately 62 feet in length from fossilized beak fragments, revealing a Cretaceous-era marine creature that may have been one of the ocean’s largest apex predators.
Russia successfully launched a Progress cargo spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, delivering approximately 3 tons of supplies including provisions and scientific equipment to the ISS.
The Trump administration dismisses all members of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF), drawing sharp criticism from the scientific community.
Scientists found the crust beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift is thinning to a critical point, suggesting the continent’s breakup is at a more advanced stage than previously thought.