Can life begin on a moon without a sun

Free-Floating Planets, or as they are more commonly known, Rogue Planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of them...

Edison’s lost battery idea gets a high-tech comeback for the renewable energy age

At the start of the 20th century, electric cars were more common on American roads than gasoline vehicles. In 1900, many drivers relied on lead-acid...

Robots that can see around corners? New AI radar system makes it possible

Imagine if a self-driving car could spot a pedestrian before they step into view from behind a building. Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have...

Scientists stunned by rare great white shark sighting in Spanish waters

In April 2023, fishermen off Spain’s eastern coast made an unexpected and historic catch. A juvenile great white shark, just over two meters long and...

Scientists capture a stunning “cosmic egg” as a dying star

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new image of the Egg Nebula, a rare and short-lived object formed as a star nears...

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...

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Astronomers accidentally discover hidden radiation around a supermassive black hole

Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery by accident: they found millimeter radiation being produced right near the heart of a supermassive black hole. This breakthrough,...

Scientists push to search for axion dark matter

Scientists from Durham University and Kings College London have presented a theoretical review in a new study strongly supporting the search for axion dark...

Scientists make world’s first LED lights from rice husks

Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for a...

Which came first: The reptile or the egg?

The earliest reptiles, birds, and mammals may have borne live young, researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Bristol have revealed.

How to pick the right wine glass

Choosing the right wine glass can feel as daunting as picking the right bottle of wine, but it is one of the simplest ways...