Science word of the day: Autotroph

Unaddressed implications of the FDA’s 2026 guidance on wellness devices

The rocket – named after Vikram Sarabhai, who is called the father of India’s space programme – is small and has the capacity to carry payloads of up to 350kg, Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana told the BBC. Chandana says today, access to space remains “a major bottleneck, with satellite operators often waiting…

After nearly 40 years of research, scientists have uncovered evidence that challenges a long held assumption about forest soils. The world’s longest running soil warming experiment suggests that even carbon once considered stable can begin to break down as temperatures rise, releasing additional CO2 into the atmosphere. Jerry Melillo, a Distinguished Scientist at the Marine…

Dark matter has long been one of astronomy’s greatest mysteries. It cannot be seen or touched, yet its gravitational influence helps shape galaxies and the large scale structure of the universe. For decades, scientists have relied on the “cold dark matter” model to explain how galaxies formed and evolved. But as telescopes and observations have…

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This week’s science news reminds us how the past still speaks if we listen closely, with news of the discovery of 18 ancient Egyptian tombs filled with dozens of gold tongues topping the bill. The ancient Egyptians believed that gold was the flesh of the gods, meaning that bestowing gold tongues upon the deceased could…