Scientists invent “smart underwear” that tracks your farts 24/7
Talking about flatulence may feel awkward, but scientists say it could reveal important clues about gut health.
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed...
Why so few planets can support life
Life needs more than water and the right temperature to exist.
New research suggests that only a small number of planets ever get the chemical...
Why liquid metal could be the key to affordable green hydrogen
Scientists have developed a new way to produce clean hydrogen using sunlight and liquid metal, offering a promising path toward greener energy made directly...
Origami-inspired waveguides could make satellites lighter and easier to launch
Modern satellites rely on electromagnetic waveguides—hollow structures that carry high-power signals between components such as antennas and transmitters.
Today, these waveguides are usually made from...
Dead stars may be hiding the missing mass of galaxy clusters
Galaxy clusters, the largest structures held together by gravity in the universe, may be far heavier than scientists once believed.
New research suggests that much...
Life’s ingredients may have formed in frozen space, not warm water, asteroid study suggests
Scientists studying material from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered new clues about how some of life’s most basic ingredients may have formed long before...
This hair-thin glass microphone can hear electrical sparks before power failures happen
Researchers have created a microphone so thin it looks like a human hair, yet tough enough to survive temperatures as high as 1,000°C.
Made entirely...
Frequent AI chat linked to higher depression risk
Artificial intelligence tools have become part of everyday life for millions of people. Many use AI at work to write emails, summarize documents, or...
This computer uses light instead of electricity—and it solves problems faster than quantum machines
Researchers at Queen's University have built a new kind of computer that uses light instead of electricity—and it works at room temperature, stays stable...
Scientists discover a completely new type of magnetism in atom-thin materials
Scientists at University of Stuttgart have discovered a completely new type of magnetism in materials that are only a few atoms thick.
Working with international...
This flax fiber furniture can be taken apart and reused again and again
Most seating furniture isn’t made to last.
Chairs and benches are often difficult to take apart, awkward to move, and easy to damage.
After just one...
Are there hidden dimensions to the universe
This is Part 1 of a series on large extra dimensions.
I always say that one of the things that separates real science from pseudoscience...
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One trillion species, 3 billion years: How we used AI to trace the evolution...
There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth—the vast majority of which are bacteria.
Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not...
New technique could improve conversion of carbon dioxide into fuels
Carbon dioxide (CO2), a product of burning fossil fuels and the most prevalent greenhouse gas, has the potential to be sustainably converted back into...
Buying a home? Scientists find 55 dangerous chemicals in building materials
In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers found many of the chemicals in a home's building materials—in the scent of new...
Scientists discover iron winds on an ultra-hot exoplanet
A team of astronomers, including scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the PlanetS National Center of Competence in Research, has made an...
A new study reveals that matter makes up 31% of the universe
In a groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of scientists, including researchers at Chiba University, have successfully measured the total...




















