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This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics
The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.Read More
In Search of the Last Wild Axolotls
Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current population of axolotls in their natural habitat. The numbers are [...]
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.Read [...]
Who Was Alan Shepard? (Grades 5-8)
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This article is for students grades 5-8. Alan Shepard was the first American in [...]
Ways Community College Students Can Get Involved With NASA
4 Min Read Ways Community College Students Can Get Involved With NASA For many students, the path to a NASA career begins at a community [...]
Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’
The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding [...]
University High Triumphs at JPL-Hosted Ocean Sciences Bowl
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This team from University High School in Irvine, California, won the 2025 regional Oceans [...]
Career Spotlight: Scientist (Ages 14-18)
4 Min Read Career Spotlight: Scientist (Ages 14-18) What does a scientist do? Science is about exploring answers to questions. A scientist uses research and [...]