Researchers explore new uses for abortion-related drugs
For years, mifepristone and similar drugs have been used to treat uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Now researchers are exploring whether these drugs could have other…
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Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with severe drought, potentially threatening global food security
El Nino already is depleting water supplies, hurting fish catches and jeopardizing Asia’s globally important agriculture industry.
Risks of Decompression Sickness and Venous Thromboembolism during Spaceflight and Patent Foramen Ovale Implications
NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most recent data related to extravehicular…
New York and California sue to block Trump’s plans to cancel offshore wind projects
Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks…
Battle for heavyweight crown begins as Alaska’s Fat Bear Week opens
After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.
NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures…
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from New Hampshire Students
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students. Students in New Hampshire will…
Announcing the Overlap Zoo project!
We are excited to announce the launch of Overlap Zoo, a new project under the Galaxy Zoo umbrella! Among the several million galaxies classified in…
Too cute to be true? Video really shows rhino and tiny deer headbutting
AI has made animal videos harder to trust, but not every unusual clip is fake.
Male infertility is ‘grossly underreported’
It’s not all on women anymore — doctors do test men for sperm count and motility. But still too few men get checked, possibly due…