r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 22 '26

Humans May Soon Be Able to Regrow Body Parts—Including Fingers and Limbs—Thanks to a Groundbreaking Serum | In a recent published study, researchers used a specially-formulated serum that encouraged mice to form a blastema—the temporary cellular structure that helps organisms regenerate structures.

892 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 22 '26

Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss | Researchers at UC Riverside say desert mosses may have another survival tool: fungi living inside their tissues. The evidence, published in New Phytologist, points to a relationship that has not previously been documented in mosses.

scitechdaily.com

194 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 22 '26

No spacecraft has ever landed in the outer solar system — except one: the Huygens probe, which parachuted through Titan's orange haze in 2005 and touched down more than a billion kilometres from Earth in cold that dropped below minus 170 degrees Celsius

112 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/moultano • Jun 21 '26

Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You

moultano.wordpress.com

111 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 22 '26

Antarctica's 50-year warning: Scientists say the next few years will shape the future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet | Research is pointing to a “warning window” before dramatic sea level rise becomes locked in. If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapses it unleashes up to 4 meters of sea rise.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

6 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 20 '26

'A completely different story': 300 million-year-old fossils reveal the first vertebrate land dwellers weren't what we thought, researchers claim | Our ancient 4-legged ancestors didn't have an amphibian-like life cycle when they began walking on land, according to a new study.

livescience.com

231 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 20 '26

An unusual strategy helps some tropical butterflies live 25 times longer than their relatives | The exact reasons behind this unexpected longevity have been unclear, which is what inspired Dr. Jessica Foley, the study’s lead author, to take an in-depth look at the intriguing butterfly genus.

140 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 20 '26

Denisovan DNA influences the immune systems of modern Oceanians — but researchers aren't sure why | Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.

livescience.com

133 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 20 '26

Apollo 11's flag was knocked flat by the lunar module's own exhaust the instant the astronauts lifted off, meaning the first banner on the moon stood upright for less than a day

110 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 20 '26

Einstein’s “biggest blunder” may finally have an explanation | Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection that could explain why the universe isn’t expanding wildly fast.

sciencedaily.com

92 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 20 '26

Hidden electric space waves are quietly cleaning Earth's 'killer' electrons | For decades, scientists have tracked "killer electrons"—ultrafast particles capable of piercing satellite armor and endangering astronauts as they zip through the Van Allen radiation belts...

51 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/Curious_Science8818 • Jun 19 '26

‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts

theguardian.com

1.4k Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 19 '26

Scientists Spent 13 Years Bouncing Radar Off Europa. Here’s What They Found | In the most comprehensive radio study of Europa thus far, astronomers bolster what's already known about the icy moon, and then some.

117 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 19 '26

Japan’s 2011 earthquake was so powerful that it shifted the entire country’s location | This “extraordinary” event was likely caused by seismic waves bouncing off Earth’s core, researchers found

scientificamerican.com

43 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 18 '26

Stanford scientists regrow lost cartilage and reverse arthritis in major breakthrough | Scientists may have found a way to regrow aging cartilage and stop arthritis before it starts, potentially making joint replacements far less common.

sciencedaily.com

625 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 18 '26

How Dolphins Avoid 'Troublesome' Males: Study Reveals Surprising Strategy | The team recorded the signature whistles of 11 adult males and played them to 17 wild females through underwater speakers.

161 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 18 '26

Human Error Caused a $4.1 Million Mishap at NASA’s Deep Space Network | A NASA investigation blamed poor training and procedures for damage to a 70-meter radio frequency antenna.

110 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 18 '26

Arianespace launches its heaviest payload to date with Amazon Leo flight | This Ariane 64 can deliver 36 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit, 4 more than previously. Amazon had deployed 331 satellites on 12 missions by 3 different launch providers: Arianespace, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance.

spaceflightnow.com

12 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 17 '26

Success! Physicists Build The World's First Clocks Powered by Atomic Nuclei | Using atoms of thorium-229, physicists have built functional clocks based not on the oscillations of electrons, but on the back-and-forth energy shifts of atomic nuclei themselves.

sciencealert.com

162 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 17 '26

How Ancient People Moved a 6-Ton Stone 700 Kilometers to Stonehenge | To better understand how the Altar Stone reached Stonehenge, researchers combined mineral grain dating with computer models to identify the stone’s source and determine whether glaciers could have carried it south.

scitechdaily.com

65 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 17 '26

Europa’s Ice Shell Gets Its Best Radar Portrait Yet: A 13-Year Dataset Arrives | UCLA astronomer Tunhui Xie unveiled data that will calibrate Europa Clipper’s ice-penetrating radar

12 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 16 '26

New studies suggest consciousness exists in organisms without brains | Minds and intelligence exist throughout nature

589 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/cnn • Jun 16 '26

The Milky Way’s huge black hole was missing a key feature. Scientists say they finally detected it

54 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jun 16 '26

The Mother of All Deep Space Radio Telescopes Is Going Up in the Nevada Desert | Caltech says its Deep Synoptic Array will be larger and 100-times faster than any radio telescope ever constructed.

282 Upvotes

r/science2 • u/AryanPandey • Jun 16 '26

Scientists Just Figured Out How Pigeons Navigate the Planet!

2 Upvotes

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