Science Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains science storiesWed, 26 Aug 2026 09:16:14 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to beBy Deepti Hajela / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2026/08/23/hidden-politics-clocks-calendars-contentious-time-zones/stories/202608230008Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:58:52 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2026/08/23/hidden-politics-clocks-calendars-contentious-time-zones/stories/202608230008<![CDATA[]]>Stargazing: Look for a partial lunar eclipse and red-orange moon next weekJulie Silverman / Kamin Science Centerhttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/08/18/stargazing-partial-lunar-eclipse-kamin-science-center/stories/202608180001Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/08/18/stargazing-partial-lunar-eclipse-kamin-science-center/stories/202608180001<![CDATA[]]>Mike Fincke, longtime astronaut from Pittsburgh area, retires from NASA. But he has a new mission.By Lindsay Shachnow / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2026/08/13/mike-fincke-retires-from-nasa/stories/202608130049Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:33:14 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2026/08/13/mike-fincke-retires-from-nasa/stories/202608130049<![CDATA[]]>Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a centuryBy Suman Naishadham / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2026/08/12/spain-solar-eclipse-europe-medinaceli-greenland-iceland/stories/202608120047Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:09:41 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2026/08/12/spain-solar-eclipse-europe-medinaceli-greenland-iceland/stories/202608120047<![CDATA[]]>RK Mellon Foundation pledges $25M to launch rare disease therapy hub in PittsburghBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/12/rare-disease-rk-mellon-pittsburgh/stories/202608120010Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/12/rare-disease-rk-mellon-pittsburgh/stories/202608120010<![CDATA[]]>The multibillion-dollar peptide industry is booming. Here’s what actually works — and what experts worry about.By Ava Dzurenda / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/07/what-to-know-about-peptides/stories/202608020023Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:48:44 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/07/what-to-know-about-peptides/stories/202608020023<![CDATA[]]>‘One piece of this puzzle’: Pitt-CMU collaboration makes novel discovery about Alzheimer’s diseaseBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/06/pitt-cmu-research-alzheimers-disease/stories/202608040042Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:04:34 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/08/06/pitt-cmu-research-alzheimers-disease/stories/202608040042<![CDATA[]]>Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predictedBy Marcia Dunn / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/08/05/scientists-spacex-rocket-moon-cape-canaveral-florida-bezos/stories/202608050036Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:38:45 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2026/08/05/scientists-spacex-rocket-moon-cape-canaveral-florida-bezos/stories/202608050036<![CDATA[]]>This award-winning high school team is using robotics to make a difference By Karen Kadilak / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/08/05/terabridges-upper-st-clair-high-school-first-tech-tikkun-olam-makers/stories/202608060003Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/08/05/terabridges-upper-st-clair-high-school-first-tech-tikkun-olam-makers/stories/202608060003<![CDATA[]]>Pittsburgh-area company found a better way to track African wildlife 24/7 By Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/08/04/pixcams-pix-african-cams-ai-pittsburgh-poachers-black-rhino/stories/202607290052Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/08/04/pixcams-pix-african-cams-ai-pittsburgh-poachers-black-rhino/stories/202607290052<![CDATA[]]>Stargazing: Happy birthday, Curiosity, the teenage Martian land roverJulie Silverman / Kamin Science Centerhttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/08/04/stargazing-curiosity-mars-land-rover-nasa/stories/202608040001Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/08/04/stargazing-curiosity-mars-land-rover-nasa/stories/202608040001<![CDATA[]]>New guidelines take aim at a syndrome impacting nearly 90% of U.S. adultsBy Hanna Webster / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/30/ckm-syndrome-guidelines/stories/202608020018Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/30/ckm-syndrome-guidelines/stories/202608020018<![CDATA[]]>There are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025By Devi Shastri / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/24/us-measles-cases-cdc/stories/202607240055Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:41:06 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/24/us-measles-cases-cdc/stories/202607240055<![CDATA[]]>Stargazing: Saturn reappears and goes retrogradeJulie Silverman / Kamin Science Centerhttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/07/22/stargazing-saturn-reappears/stories/202607220030Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/07/22/stargazing-saturn-reappears/stories/202607220030<![CDATA[]]>FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test resultBy Matthew Perrone / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/20/lettuce-supplier-cyclospora-faulty-test-result/stories/202607200051Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:22:14 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/20/lettuce-supplier-cyclospora-faulty-test-result/stories/202607200051<![CDATA[]]>FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasisBy Lena H. Sun / The Washington Posthttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/20/cyclospora-parasite-outbreak-lettuce/stories/202607200037Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:59:49 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/20/cyclospora-parasite-outbreak-lettuce/stories/202607200037<![CDATA[]]>FDA approves first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patientsBy Matthew Perrone / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/16/fda-pill-cholesterol-high-risk-patients-lipfendra/stories/202607160062Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:12:01 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/16/fda-pill-cholesterol-high-risk-patients-lipfendra/stories/202607160062<![CDATA[]]>A Pitt professor breaks down what to know about the diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasisBy Anya Sostek / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/16/cyclospora-parasite-outbreak-1/stories/202607160046Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:45:53 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/16/cyclospora-parasite-outbreak-1/stories/202607160046<![CDATA[]]>The problem with drinking too much waterBy Ava Dzurenda / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/11/exercise-associated-hyponatremia/stories/202607120001Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/07/11/exercise-associated-hyponatremia/stories/202607120001<![CDATA[]]>Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87The Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/07/09/wally-funk-aviation-pioneer-oldest-woman-space/stories/202607090068Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:38:56 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/07/09/wally-funk-aviation-pioneer-oldest-woman-space/stories/202607090068<![CDATA[]]>