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Daily mental training of just 5–15 minutes can improve brain health at any age, per a UT study of 4,000 adults. Those starting with the lowest scores improved most, with engagement being the strongest predictor of gains.
A 2025 study claimed dark energy might not exist, threatening to overturn nearly 30 years of cosmological research. A new University of Southampton investigation, co-authored by Nobel Prize winners, found the earlier study...
Underground fungal networks are far more vast than previously known, stretching lengths that exceed the distance to the edge of our Solar System. These networks face serious threats, as croplands have half the fungal density of...
Wärtsilä became the first company to power a national grid using an engine running on 100% hydrogen, demonstrating its viability as backup power when renewables underperform, though scaling requires policy support and...
Scientists used 24,000 ultracold atoms to build a "mini universe" that generates its own sense of time without any external clock. Time emerged from rising entropy as atoms shifted between two regions, flowing in one consistent...
A Boston company has given a glaucoma patient the first gene therapy aimed at rejuvenating aging cells, activating three genes to regenerate damaged optic nerve neurons, with plans to treat up to 12 patients.
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Physicists built the first nuclear clock using thorium-229's nucleus instead of electrons, making it highly resistant to electromagnetic interference and potentially capable of detecting dark matter and measuring changes in...
Tohoku University researchers developed an iron-based catalyst that boosts zinc-air battery performance without expensive precious metals. By combining iron oxide and samarium oxide, they sped up oxygen reactions and improved...
Permanent magnets power nearly every modern device, but over 90% of their supply chain runs through China, creating dangerous vulnerability. Niron Magnetics is commercializing iron nitride magnets — made from abundant iron and...
When massive stars collapse, they typically form black holes — but physicists Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla now propose a fascinating alternative: the collapsing star triggers a miniature Big Bang, creating a small...
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University built an artificial photosynthesis system that produces solar fuel without needing a battery. Traditional systems require expensive electronics to handle shifting sunlight, but this...
POMbranes are ultra-thin filtration membranes with permanent 1nm pores that outperform existing technologies by nearly 10x. These nature-inspired membranes could transform textile, pharmaceutical, and water recycling industries...
Earth's oceans may have formed from within the planet itself, not just from water-carrying asteroids or comets as long believed. New research suggests hydrogen and oxygen locked inside Earth's rocky mantle combined to produce...
Slithering along high-voltage power lines in southwestern China, robotic snakes are quietly revolutionizing how utilities keep the lights on. Deployed in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, these flexible, multi-jointed...
Mathematicians are closing in on one of math's hardest unsolved problems — whether the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern fluid motion, can "blow up" into infinite speeds. A DeepMind AI found promising signs of such a blowup...
NASA's Deep Space Network struggled during Artemis I in 2022, overwhelming its antennas and disrupting science missions like James Webb. For Artemis II, NASA improved scheduling and replaced failed hardware, making communications...
Lab-based studies long suggested older adults struggle to recall memories, but two new studies challenge that. Using smartphone apps to capture real-world conversations, researchers found older adults recalled memories just as...
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers built an artificial photosynthesis device that converts sunlight into formic acid fuel without batteries. By embedding a self-regulating electrolyte that automatically adjusts electrical...
Scientists at the University of Birmingham discovered that packed rice grains weaken under fast pressure but stay strong under slow pressure — the opposite of most materials. Using this rare "rate-softening" property, researchers...
A Chinese startup called Prinano has cut photonic chip manufacturing costs by 90% using nanoimprint lithography (NIL), a process that physically stamps tiny patterns onto wafers instead of using expensive optical systems. This...
China has completed its largest offshore solar-hydrogen-storage project in Rudong, Jiangsu Province, combining 400 MW of solar power, green hydrogen production, and battery storage in one facility. The system can supply 120,000...
US solar power outpaced coal for the first time in May 2026, generating 45.5 TWh (12.8% grid share vs. coal's 12.2%), up from just 5.4% five years ago, making solar America's third-largest power source.
Scientists have finally solved a mystery that stumped Charles Darwin — how the Venus flytrap snaps shut so fast. When a bug lands, an electrical signal triggers the leaf's outer cells to soften, flipping the trap closed within...
Scientists trained an AI to learn the standard model of cosmology, hoping it could speed up costly simulations needed to test new physics theories. While the AI performed well on familiar tasks, it developed a bias called...