A wild science challenge turns buoyancy into fake gravity, making every throw, bounce, and move feel like sports from another planet. Coffee found to have startling effect on aging, says new study ...

Threat actors have been using short-form videos on TikTok and Instagram Reels to push the Vidar infostealer, disguising the attacks as tutorials for unlocking premium software for free. New analysis ...

Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Daniel Valdez, who is 32, is an office manager at BrightPath Behavior, a play therapy clinic for children with autism. But when ...

Rise, the fan-created, flown-to-the-moon plush toy that served as the Artemis II crew’s zero-g indicator and mascot, is now available as a NASA-approved collectible. Its sales will benefit the ...

Have you heard the rumor online that the Earth’s gravity will be turned off for 7 seconds this August 12th? If you have, don’t panic. This is not going to happen. The original conspiracy theory that ...

Physicists have just dropped a new precise measurement for gravity. The newly published value for the strength of gravity, known as “G” or “Big G”, is significantly smaller than some previous ...

Many countries want nothing to do with the fighting in Iran. They’re being pulled in anyway. By Josh Holder Many forces have pulled reluctant nations into war throughout history. Countries may feel ...

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, social media was littered with crude fakes that were presented as fresh images of the war but were either photoshopped phonies or mislabeled clips taken from ...

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It was quite a leap. Conspiracy theorists are being brought back down to Earth after NASA scientists debunked a wild claim that the space agency was hiding knowledge about an event that could result ...

In early January 2026, a rumor circulated online that Earth would "lose gravity" for seven seconds on Aug. 12, 2026 — leading to "40 million deaths from falls," among other cataclysmic outcomes.

The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study suggests this mysterious ingredient may not be necessary after all. Using an ...