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Argonne and Northwestern scientists found that swapping sulfur and tellurium atoms in one formula yields 10 distinct crystal compounds, enabling intentional material design and potentially speeding up the discovery of zero-resistance superconductors.
Cornell University researchers built a 3D computational model that reveals how insects and birds stay airborne without constant brain-driven corrections. By identifying five key physical variables, they discovered an...
Putting your thumb over a garden hose actually slows how fast a bucket fills, despite making the water shoot out faster. This happens because pipe flow is governed by an energy budget — pressure converts to velocity and back, but...
Forty-three miles off the coast of southern China, a turbine the height of nearly three football fields stacked end-to-end is now spinning in the open sea. China has installed the world's largest floating offshore wind...
Barocal's solid-state cooler uses compressible plastic crystals—squeeze to release heat, release to absorb it—eliminating refrigerant leak risks. The Cambridge startup raised $10M and is initially targeting commercial HVAC...
Greenland sharks live for centuries despite having severely scarred, damaged hearts. Researchers believe their low blood pressure and unique heart structure offer protection, potentially providing clues for treating age-related...
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University of Maryland scientists used dry ice to control the quantum spin of hydrogen molecules, a breakthrough that previously required expensive near-absolute-zero temperatures. This discovery could lead to more stable quantum...
MIT scientists have mapped, for the first time, the 3D atomic structure of relaxor ferroelectrics — materials used in ultrasound, sonar, and microphones. Using advanced electron imaging, they discovered charge patterns smaller...
Swiss energy firm FlexBase is building the world's most powerful redox flow battery in Laufenburg, capable of storing 2.1 GWh — enough to power 210,000 homes for a full day. Costing up to $6.2 billion and set to open in 2029, it...
Scientists have discovered a hidden network in the brain made of star-shaped cells called astrocytes, which link distant brain regions in ways nerve cells don't. Published in Nature, the findings suggest these networks may play...
A small object beyond Pluto called 2002 XV93 may have a thin atmosphere, detected when it briefly passed in front of a star and caused the starlight to dim gradually rather than cut off sharply. This unexpected finding challenges...
Osaka University researchers used supercomputer simulations to finally crack a decades-old mystery called "Gray's Paradox," which wrongly suggested dolphins lacked the muscle power to swim so fast. The simulations revealed that...
Adelaide University researchers used sunlight and photocatalysts to convert plastic waste into hydrogen fuel. While early results show strong output, challenges like plastic sorting, catalyst durability, and scalability remain...
Astronomers identified remnants of an ancient dwarf galaxy, "Loki," embedded in the Milky Way's disk via 20 metal-poor stars, suggesting the Milky Way's formation was more chaotic than previously believed.
Plants use a hidden mathematical process within their cells to balance light absorption and heat release, protecting them from damage when light intensity rapidly shifts from shade to full sun.
Glowing a mesmerizing shade of red and reaching temperatures over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, a prototype thruster at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab may hold the key to getting humans to Mars. The agency recently tested a...
A toddler born deaf began responding to sound just six weeks after receiving a single gene therapy injection. The FDA approved Otarmeni, made by Regeneron, on April 23, after 80% of trial patients gained measurable hearing. Gene...
RAVEN, a new AI system, confirmed 118 exoplanets—31 newly discovered—by analyzing 2.2 million stars from NASA's TESS data. It also found that 9–10% of Sun-like stars host close-in planets, cutting measurement uncertainty tenfold.
The "Sandwich Method" is a teaching technique that hides math lessons inside coding or game development projects that students are already excited about. Just like sneaking vegetables into a tasty meal, math becomes easier to...
Neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett and Earl Miller say the brain doesn't first detect a cat and then label it — instead, it generates a "cat hypothesis" before any sensing occurs, actively shaping what signals the body...
Mars was a wet planet around 3.25–3.4 billion years ago, with rivers, lakes, and oceans — conditions similar to early Earth, where microscopic life already existed and eventually produced oil deposits. If similar microbes lived...
Immunologist Derya Unutmaz predicts a 99% chance that AI will cure all diseases within a decade, after watching an AI model solve in 17 minutes what researchers couldn't crack manually for months. He believes AI-powered "digital...
New research from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria reveals that the brain doesn't start as a blank slate — it starts fully wired. Scientists studying the hippocampus, the brain's memory center, found that newborns...
China plans to expand its Tiangong space station from its current T-shape into a six-module, 198-ton structure, adding docking hubs and new laboratory segments. With the ISS retiring in 2030, Tiangong could become the only...