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Brain organoids kept alive more than five years continued to develop and mature, and showed molecular and genetic signatures like those of human brains.
A star is whipping around the Milky Way's central black hole incredibly fast, setting a record for the tightest orbit ever observed
What a view.
On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines launched its own satellite for the first time.
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NASA has finally revealed the enormous crater left on the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into its surface on Aug. 5.
At Epic's annual meeting, the prevailing question behind closed doors is “What the heck is going on with Epic?”
A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.
"This isn't what we expected at all."
A 65-year-old woman arrived at the ER with textbook signs of a heart attack — but the real trigger turned out to be joy, not a blocked artery.
Adobe By Arya Rao and Marc SucciAug. 19, 2026 Rao is an M.D.-Ph.D. candidate at Harvard Medical School and MIT, and a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow. Succi is an associate professor of radiology at Harva...
Experts question technical improvements Huidagene tried when using a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment strategy largely abandoned by U.S. companies.
In 1905, our conception of the Universe changed forever when Einstein put forth his special theory of relativity. Prior to Einstein, scientists were able to describe every “point” in the Universe with...
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveils a chart on new dietary guidelines in January.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images By Isabella CuetoAug. 19, 2026 Chronic Disease Reporter Isabella Cueto[email pr...
The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.
An Iron Age grave has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands. The person was buried within what may have been a ritual well.
Private equity firms have taken a strong interest in revenue cycle management firms, such as Ensemble.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and first female French spacewalker Sophie Adenot removed a failed antenna but ran out of time to install its replacement at the International Space Station, Aug. 18, 2026.
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