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EarthScientists filmed a sperm whale giving birth and discovered that unrelated females rushed in to help
APR 2, 2026
Scientists studying the oceans have found something more dangerous than warming as sudden ‘flips’ have quietly doubled over the past 150 years
APR 2, 2026
ClimatePulling CO₂ from the air could change rainfall patterns, and the key lies in how plants breathe
APR 2, 2026
SpaceNASA’s Artemis program isn’t just going to the moon but it’s turning astronauts into deep-space test subjects
APR 2, 2026
TechnologyScientists are growing ‘bodyoids’ without brains or organs in labs and believe they could replace animal testing
APR 2, 2026
EnergyScientists were casually experimenting in the lab until a strange state of matter appeared that had been considered impossible for over 50 years
APR 1, 2026
SpaceA mysterious signal arrived from Mars and remained unsolved for months until a father and daughter uncovered it was showing the basic components of life
APR 1, 2026
EarthScientists can now read DNA traces left by every living thing in water, except most species aren’t in the catalog yet
APR 1, 2026
EnergyScientists tracked California’s snowpack through the season until they realized it was disappearing months early and the water had nowhere to go
APR 1, 2026
TechnologyThey left mouse brain tissue at −50°C for a week and expected silence until it woke up again with its learning systems still intact
APR 1, 2026
EnergyScientists built an ultra-thin chip to study invisible light until it started producing a steerable green beam on its own
MAR 31, 2026
Researchers drilled 83 cores into California’s coastal wetlands and uncovered what had been hidden beneath the surface for decades
MAR 31, 2026
ClimateScientists spent years measuring Earth’s energy flow until they realized the planet is holding onto more heat than it can release
MAR 31, 2026
EnergyScientists finally discover an ultra-cold metal that spins on its own — It could prevent the next global internet collapse and is 25 times colder than space
MAR 31, 2026
SpaceAstronauts will leave Earth and travel farther than any human ever has until they see a hidden side of the Moon no crew has truly experienced
MAR 31, 2026
EnergyResearchers have created a tiny device that harvests energy from motion using crystals that convert atomic vibrations into electricity
MAR 30, 2026
EarthA living fossil disappears into the deep for almost ten years before returning to the surface in a pattern scientists can’t fully explain
MAR 30, 2026
SpaceAstronauts opened samples from a distant asteroid expecting simple chemistry until they found all the building blocks of life already formed before Earth existed
MAR 30, 2026
EnergyIt began as an experiment to create brighter materials until a flexible film started producing its own light and energy
MAR 30, 2026
TechnologyFor 50 years, a mysterious ‘Doomsday’ radio stayed mostly silent until this week it suddenly woke up repeating one word: ‘Degazator’
MAR 30, 2026
EnergyA designer reimagined the car and created a solar-powered system you can install at home to generate light and sound
MAR 29, 2026
EarthChimpanzees began picking out crystals from ordinary rocks and carrying them to their beds until researchers realized they wouldn’t give them back without something in return
MAR 29, 2026
SpaceAstronomers mapping strange marks across the universe have now found more than 300 violent ‘scars’ with no clear origin
MAR 29, 2026
EnergyA Kentucky congressman found a forgotten Tesla battery that later began powering his home and saving him thousands
MAR 29, 2026
Two men walking their dog discovered strange human footprints experts dated to year 0 before they suddenly vanished
MAR 29, 2026
EnergyDelhi offered free electricity to millions of residents after an unexpected shift forced authorities to change course
MAR 28, 2026
EarthNo brain, no neurons — yet this single-celled organism just passed a complex learning test
MAR 28, 2026
SpaceNASA scientists were scanning distant space with Webb — Then they found a lava world where night never exists
MAR 28, 2026
EnergyA New Yorker found ‘the new gold’ in his backyard and now powers his egg-shaped home while others still dream of striking oil
MAR 28, 2026
Human ScienceA small part of your DNA could explain why winter feels completely different for some people
MAR 28, 2026
EnergyOne state promised lower electric bills this March — Some households will pay $20 less if they stay under one clear limit
MAR 27, 2026
A paleoanthropologist found a set of strange “forgotten” teeth — Then realized they don’t belong to any known human species
MAR 27, 2026
EarthWhat scientists discovered about bees could affect 75% of global food crops and most people don’t realize it
MAR 27, 2026
EnergyGoodbye to blackouts: A Maryland family turned their electric truck into a 100 kWh power source after constant outages left them in the dark
MAR 27, 2026
TechnologySnow-capped mountain-like device to deliver internet unveiled — The next step after Wi-Fi routers and 5G
MAR 27, 2026
One state raises electricity rates per kWh in March — But the government prepares measures to lower them again
MAR 26, 2026
EarthExperts discover that monkeys have complex social hierarchies and their appetite for risk rises and falls with their rank
MAR 26, 2026
Human ScienceInside every human cell, there’s a ‘sleeping’ alarm system: Scientists now know what wakes it up
MAR 26, 2026
EnergyWhat started as a bold idea turned into a $500,000 home powered entirely by hydrogen and solar energy
MAR 26, 2026
Human ScienceClosing your eyes to concentrate feels natural but research shows your brain may work harder and less effectively
MAR 26, 2026
EnergyTexas promised free electricity at night to its residents — Unexpectedly, some households opened bills worth thousands
MAR 25, 2026
EarthResearchers detected a strange magnetic signal underground — Digging revealed 500-million-year-old rocks
MAR 25, 2026
SpaceFirst astronomers noticed a lemon-shaped planet in deep space — They realized it may be growing diamonds
MAR 25, 2026
EnergyA North Carolinian man turned old Tesla batteries into a system that powers a 4500 square foot home almost completely off grid
MAR 25, 2026
How your body handled this flu season may reveal if you carry Neanderthal DNA, scientists say
MAR 25, 2026
EnergyWhat looks like a renewable energy success story in Iceland is now revealing an unexpected problem underground
MAR 24, 2026
TechnologyAfter descending nearly 11000 feet below Arctic ice scientists uncovered a “secret” ecosystem hidden for centuries
MAR 24, 2026
SpaceA mysterious prediction about black holes made 50 years ago has finally been confirmed by scientists studying a violent space collision
MAR 24, 2026
EnergyWhat if bending space time no longer required impossible physics a new warp drive idea is changing everything
MAR 24, 2026
