Spinning plasma may hold the key to longer-lasting fusion reactors
Fusion energy promises a future of clean, nearly limitless power, but building reactors that can survive the extreme conditions inside them remains a major...
What bonobos’ intimate rhythm can teach us about the origins of music and speech
Scientists studying bonobos, one of humanity’s closest living relatives, have uncovered surprising clues about how rhythm and communication may have evolved.
By analyzing the timing...
How screen time is hurting your head and neck
If you spend hours each day looking at a computer, tablet, or phone, you are not alone. Work, study, and entertainment now happen mostly...
Scientists solve major noise problems blocking quantum computing progress
Quantum computers promise to solve problems far beyond the reach of today’s machines, but building them is incredibly difficult.
One of the biggest challenges is...
Dogs’ gut bacteria may hold clues to surviving cancer
A dog’s chances of surviving cancer may depend partly on the tiny organisms living inside its digestive system, according to a new study from...
A cosmic jellyfish from the early universe surprises astronomers
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen, offering a rare glimpse into how galaxies changed...
Utah’s “soda pop” geysers may hold clues to life on distant ocean worlds
In the dry desert of eastern Utah, strange geysers shoot cold, fizzy water into the air.
Instead of boiling like the famous hot geysers in...
This new material could make LEDs cheaper, greener, and more efficient
Scientists in Austria and Germany have developed a new type of material that could replace the green component used in most modern LED lights,...
Scientists make a game-changing find in the Bennu asteroid
In 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples of the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu to Earth.
Upon examining them, scientists discovered that the asteroid - which existed...
Scientists achieve record efficiency in next-generation perovskite solar cells
Solar energy technology has taken another major step forward as researchers develop a new way to make perovskite solar cells more efficient and stable.
A...
James Webb Telescope detects rotten-egg gas on alien worlds for the first time
Astronomers have detected a smelly gas best known for the odor of rotten eggs—hydrogen sulfide—in the atmospheres of four giant planets far beyond our...
Scientists 3D print one of the world’s hardest industrial materials
A team of researchers has found a new way to manufacture one of the toughest materials used in industry, opening the door to cheaper,...
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Scientists create ultra stainless steel: a revolutionary material for affordable hydrogen production
An engineering team from the University of Hong Kong, led by Professor Mingxin Huang, has achieved a groundbreaking development in the field of materials...
Inspired by sea stars: New material heals itself underwater
Scientists have created a new type of polyurethane that can heal itself underwater, inspired by the amazing abilities of red sea stars.
This breakthrough was...
Scientists pave new path to explore quantum aspects of gravity
Gravity is a force we all experience daily, but its fundamental nature remains a mystery.
While Einstein’s theory of relativity suggests gravity is a force...
New non-toxic technology could extract more gold from ore
New method recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods.
Gold is one of the world’s most popular metals.
Malleable, conductive and...
Antioxidants from mitochondria could protect cells from dying
Scientists find how antioxidants, which are produced in our mitochondria, reach the cell surface and protect our cells from dying.