Science

NASA’s successful blast-off is one giant leap for manned space exploration of the future.

Rocket failures, oxygen leaks, space debris and scorching heat: These are just a few of the risks that NASA’s Artemis II astronauts face as the first humans to return to the moon in more than half a century.

It will be the first time that anyone has travelled this far from Earth since Apollo 17 in 1972. What to know about NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission.

Over the past two years, Australia has been allowing psychiatrists to treat PTSD with MDMA and the early results have been striking.

The explosion produced a loud booming noise and even shook the ground.

A 60-metre-long asteroid will not crash into the moon in 2032, NASA analysts say after refining its orbit.

Former US President Barack Obama has made shocking claims about the existence of aliens and major conspiracy theories surrounding facilities, including Area 51.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Researchers recently used high-resolution CT scanners and medical-grade 3D printers to conduct virtual autopsies on two Egyptian mummies. Their goal was to illuminate ailments and injuries.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Cutting carbs has long been a reliable strategy to lose weight quickly. However, experts say that low-carbohydrate diets can come with some downsides.

Being touch-starved, or lacking wanted physical connection, has become increasingly common in our fast-paced, digital world, experts say.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Older kids called me a gay slur when I was as young as 7, and I can still vividly picture my mother’s shock when I asked her what it meant.

Forget anti-ageing creams and miracle cures, scientists have discovered the real secret to turning back time.

Merge Labs, a company co-founded by AI billionaire Sam Altman that is building devices to connect human brains to computers, has raised $US252 million ($367m).

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The latest AI technology has solved an equation no human mathematician has been able to do. But some experts say the AI’s solution was not very different from earlier work done by humans.