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A neurochemistry journal has retracted a paper that claimed prenatal vaccine exposure caused autism-like behaviors in rats. The retraction comes more than a year after the paper’s publication and amid criticism of its methodology. The paper, which was originally published 10 January 2024 in Neurochemical Research, purported to show reduced sociability in rats born to mothers that received a human-sized …

Jellyfish galaxies are rare cosmic sights where a spiral or disk galaxy trails a luminous tail of gas and new stars across space. That tail forms when the galaxy rams through hot cluster gas and loses its own fuel in a shimmering wake. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) spotted one such creature on June 23, 2025, naming …

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Topline A recent coronal mass ejection is expected to disrupt Earth’s magnetic field once again Friday night, potentially bringing the northern lights to more than a dozen states in the northern U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earth’s magnetic field will likely be disrupted by a recent coronal mass ejection, forecaster said. APA/AFP via Getty Images Key …

The moment Wren Yoder arrived home with her new kitten, Puddles, something about the kitten seemed off. The shelter hadn’t mentioned anything wrong with Puddles, but Yoder noticed her affectionate kitten never reacted to loud noises or tracked toys with her eyes. Yoder wondered if 6-month-old Puddles couldn’t hear or see. “[Puddles] convinced two veterinarians that she was deaf,” Yoder …

Low Earth orbit, or “LEO,” is convenient, but it’s getting crowded with over 9,000 metric tons of space junk, which raises the risk of a devastating collision that could kill everyone on board an orbital craft. The moon is close but has no breathable air, hardly any atmosphere to protect against deadly space radiation, and nights there can last up to two …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky. The Perseids “are an incredible meteor shower,” said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the …

Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) An artist’s drawing of what the new planet might look like. Our Sun is the small dot of light between the two bright stars on the left and right. Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half …

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique and remarkable species. However, one of its most awe-inspiring residents, the elephant bird, vanished from the planet roughly 1,000 years ago. This giant bird, often associated with myth and legend, holds the title of the largest bird that ever existed, surpassing even today’s largest birds like ostriches and emus in …

Both the U.S. and China have set their sights on the Moon, aiming to break ground on permanent lunar bases within the next decade. Though there’s no legal basis for claiming territory in space, whichever country gets there first will gain a coveted first-mover advantage, allowing it to set certain ground rules about who can do what, where. But getting …