Future lighting could replace Wi-Fi and batteries, study finds
Light has always helped us see—but in the future, it may also become a powerful way to send information and power smart devices.
Researchers at...
As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on...
The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating...
Archaeologists discover second-largest Roman olive oil mill ever found in Tunisia
Archaeologists working in the Kasserine region of central Tunisia have uncovered one of the most impressive industrial sites of the Roman Empire: the second-largest...
Tiny atomic patterns could supercharge future electronics
Scientists studying ultra-thin semiconductor materials have made a surprising discovery that could change the way we design electronic devices, from lasers to future quantum...
Earth’s oldest signs of life hidden in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks, study finds
Scientists have uncovered new chemical clues that life existed on Earth more than 3.3 billion years ago—much earlier than many previous estimates.
Even more surprising,...
New wearable tech could let you control robots with simple gestures—even while running
Imagine being able to control a robot just by moving your arm, even if you’re running, riding in a car or being bounced around...
Humans, apes, and Neanderthals have been kissing for millions of years, study finds
A new study from the University of Oxford suggests that kissing is far older than most people imagine.
According to the research, kissing likely evolved...
How dark energy changed cosmology forever
Let’s rewind the clock back…oh, I don’t know, let’s say a hundred years. It was 1917, and Einstein had just developed his general theory...
Scientists develop ultra-thin coating that could prevent corrosion for years
MIT researchers have created a new type of polymer film that is so tightly sealed it can stop even the smallest gas molecules from...
How Neanderthal DNA helps explain why our faces look the way they do
Every human face is different, but scientists still know surprisingly little about how our DNA shapes these differences.
To learn more, researchers are turning to...
Scientists discover low-cost way to recover lithium from battery waste
Lithium is one of the most important materials in modern technology.
It powers rechargeable batteries for phones, laptops, electric cars, and large-scale energy storage.
But lithium...
Scientists convert methane into valuable bioactive molecules for the first time
Natural gas is one of the most abundant energy resources on Earth, and most of it is made of methane along with smaller amounts...
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How ancient predator fish gave us our flexible joints
A new study from the University of Chicago has uncovered the surprising origin of the flexible joints that allow us to move our shoulders,...
Scientists find way to turn wood waste into anti-fogging coating
In a world racing towards eco-friendly solutions, researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery, converting waste material from wood into transparent coatings that can prevent...
Scientists find turning off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lives in mice
Scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that turning off a protein called IL-11...
Europa’s chaos terrains could be shuttling oxygen to ocean and support alien life
Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could...
The first Early Cretaceous damsel-dragonfly from western Liaoning, China
In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, damsel-dragonflies widely existed in Europe (e.g., Germany, Spain, England, and France).
So far, only two damsel-dragonflies have been found from...