Many people assume that meditation requires hours of quiet isolation to create meaningful changes in the brain. However, a compelling study challenges this common belief. Researchers tracked brain ...

This solution is based on an optical propulsion system. The spacecraft would bear the name “Metajet”, and it already exists—not as a full-sized craft, but as tiny, fully functioning prototypes at ...

The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single ...

First, data from the THEMIS instrument, aboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, which provides surface temperature readings over huge areas—but with only so-so resolution. Think: the difference between a ...

Since childhood, books, photography, and travel have been part of my world. Fascinated by life, by the stars, by landscapes that tell stories without a single word, I quickly realized that I needed to ...

Yellowstone is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Why? It’s a supervolcano, known for its potential to unleash absolutely colossal eruptions. The last time it blew ...

SWOT maps a 120 kilometer wide swath of sea surface height in a single pass. “Previously, with DART, we could only see the tsunami at specific points in the vastness of the ocean,” said lead author ...

While officials predict normal fire potential for May, conditions will likely worsen in June and July. Drought and rising heat will stress fuels across the Front Range and Western Slope, while high ...

The Pacific Ocean's La Niña phase ended in February 2026. By May, the tropical Pacific moved into a neutral state. A large pool of abnormally warm water is currently building beneath the ocean surface ...

A study published on October 23, 2025, in the journal Nature Neuroscience by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, reveals that Alzheimer’s literally disorganizes the brain’s internal ...

The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single ...

In 1988, the quiet Belgian town of Dinant, located just south of Namur, became the unlikely stage for one of Europe’s most significant archaeological discoveries. During excavations in Margaux Cave, ...