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NutritionJuly 7, 2026

Should you be taking creatine?

The sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

This artist’s concept shows a quasar, which is a galaxy with large quantities of material spiralling into its central supermassive black hole. Extreme gravitational and frictional forces heat the material to millions of degrees, generating more light than all the stars in the galaxy combined.

AstronomyJuly 7, 2026

Astronomers just discovered some of the most primordial quasars in the universe

Probing the dawn of the cosmos for clues to how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes formed is no easy feat

Adam Kovac

The setting sun in between skyscrapers in Manhattan

Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2026

New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see it

The Big Apple’s biannual sunset display is as iconic as it is captivating. Here’s everything you need to know about why the phenomenon happens and how best to view it

Sanidhya Sharma

Simple black and white vector illustration depicting a woman in bed, eyes closed, sleeping, with a white line scribble above her head

SleepJuly 6, 2026

Just getting 90 minutes less sleep could lead to weight gain

Getting as little as 90 minutes less sleep than usual may lead to gaining weight and becoming more sedentary, a new study finds

Mary Randolph

Evolutionary BiologyJuly 6, 2026

Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

Both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have shared tools and behavioral practices, new research suggests

Jackie Flynn Mogensen

ArtsJuly 6, 2026

Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum puts your artifact smarts to the test

Anthropeum is a daily game that uses the Met’s open-access data to showcase underrepresented art and artifacts

Emma Gometz

An artist's depiction of a vibrant planet orbiting a bright star in a cosmic landscape.

AstronomyJuly 6, 2026

NASA’s exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to find

The exoplanet telescope TESS revealed a distant world using an entirely different detection method than the one it was built around

Sam Macdonald

Near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa imaged by Tianwen-2

SpacecraftJuly 6, 2026

Chinese spacecraft beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”

China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth

Claire Cameron

Light micrograph of embryo selection for IVF.

ReproductionJuly 6, 2026

Can AI help improve the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy?

Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question whether the technology will lead to more live births

Edna Bonhomme

Doctor explaining colonoscopy results to patient using monitor images on screen.

Artificial IntelligenceJuly 5, 2026

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not good

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show

Mariana Lenharo, Nature magazine

A massive stellar burst shown in red, white and blue

AstronomyJuly 4, 2026

NASA unveils an astronomical fireworks show, complete with sound effects, for July 4

The rocket's red glare has nothing on these images from Chandra X-ray Observatory

Stephanie Pappas

Vector illustration of human head on starry space background.

NeuroscienceJuly 4, 2026

How working memory could give rise to consciousness

Working memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it may be closely entwined with consciousness

Henry Taylor, The Conversation US