- March 17, 2025
How a start-up plans to mine the moon for a rare form of helium
Artist’s impression of a future Interlune moon mining mission Interlune A space start-up will launch a moon mining mission in
AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI
Many AI firms say their models are on the road to artificial general intelligence, but not everyone agrees MANAURE QUINTERO/AFP
Giving blood frequently may make your blood cells healthier
Blood donation may not be purely altruistic SerhiiHudak/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images Frequent blood donors may be getting more than
Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US
Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 March James Dinneen Thousands of
Radcliffe wave: The solar system was once engulfed by a vast amount of gas and dust
A visualisation of the Radcliffe wave, a series of dust and gas clouds (marked here in red) across the Milky
US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site
The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the US Andrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers
Planetary alignment: How to see every planet in the solar system at once this week
An artist’s impression of the solar system Shutterstock/Vadim Sadovski All of our solar system’s planets are lining up in the
Huge thunderstorm on Jupiter captured in best detail ever seen
A 3400-kilometre-wide thunderstorm on Jupiter Shawn R. Brueshaber et al. 2025 A thunderstorm that raged in Jupiter’s atmosphere for weeks
Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus
Brain organoids derived from human embryonic stem cells being grown in the lab ARTHUR CHIEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Human “mini-brains” that
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds of collision with Earth in 2032 have reached new high
An artist’s impression of what asteroid 2024 YR4 could look like as it approaches Earth in December 2032 NASA NASA