The First Supernovas May Have Drenched the Universe in Water
The universe didn’t start with water. No cosmic waterfalls, no space puddles—just an endless expanse of hydrogen, helium, and a lonely dash of lithium. But then came the first stars, massive and short-lived, detonating in supernova tantrums. And in their fiery deaths,...
The Girl Who Lived: 18 Years Cancer-Free After a Sci-Fi-Level Therapy
Eighteen years ago, a four-year-old girl was given a futuristic cancer treatment that sounded like something out of a biomedical thriller—genetically engineered immune cells designed to annihilate her disease. The therapy, known as CAR-T cell treatment, was an...
Backyard Astronomers Are Discovering Planets With a Global Spy Network (Of Telescopes, That Is)
Iván Venzor was eating dinner in Monterrey, Mexico, when he helped spot a new planet. Not with a high-tech space agency, but with a telescope sitting a few meters away in his backyard. A flicker of starlight, barely perceptible—and just like that, he might’ve found a...