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The Week - Science

An atmosphere has been found around a tiny celestial body far out in space - Under the Radar - The finding comes with significant new suggestions about the solar system - Under the Radar

16 hours ago

6 RECENT SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS AND DISCOVERIES -- In Depth -- From cancer cures to maps of the universe -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Last updated

2 days ago

A plastic film could rip apart viruses -- Under the radar -- The new material kills viruses without harsh chemicals -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

First-ever footage of orangutan using human-made bridge : The Week's Good News -- Good News -- Plus: a breakthrough bowel cancer trial has impressive results -- Catherine Garcia, The Week US -- Published

4 days ago

How birth order could impact your health -- Under the Radar -- Researchers show that firstborns are more likely to have 'neurodevelopmental conditions' such as autism and ADHD as well as allergies -- Will Barker, The Week UK -- Published

6 days ago

Clean energy generation dominated 2025: The Week's Good News -- Good News -- Plus: a jaguar emerges from a Honduran cloud forest in the first spotting of this rare creature in exactly a decade -- Catherine Garcia, The Week US -- Published

11 days ago

Not just folklore: A giant kraken-like octopus terrorized the seas in the age of dinosaurs -- Under the radar -- These sea creatures may have been some of the fiercest predators -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Published

13 days ago

Space hotels offer billion-star service -- Under the radar -- Several startups have their eyes on the skies -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Published

13 days ago

Why is NASA facing budget cuts despite the triumph of Artemis II? -- Today's Big Question -- The Trump administration wants to slash science programs and any return to the moon -- Joel Mathis, The Week US -- Published

18 days ago

Chimpanzee 'civil war' in Uganda baffles scientists -- Speed Read -- This war has been ongoing for eight years, scientists said -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

26 days ago

Human sperm gets lost in space -- Under the radar -- Zero gravity, zero destination -- Devika Rao, The Week US -- Last updated

1 month ago

Artemis II and the value of human space travel -- Talking Point -- Are new Moon missions worth the astronomical cost? -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

1 month ago

Artemis II sets new deep-space record in lunar flyby -- Speed Read -- The mission broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago

NASA launches Artemis II, new moonshot era -- Speed Read -- The crew aims to be the moon's first human visitors in decades -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

6 days ago

NASA set to launch Artemis II lunar mission -- Speed Read -- The mission will send four astronauts to the moon -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

1 month ago