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Filipino pool icon Efren "Bata" Reyes competed in a legends tournament at 71, proving he's not ready to retire. Even in defeat, fans and fellow champions celebrated him as the greatest player of all time.
A University of Maryland mathematician believes he's proven that every polygon contains a path that returns home—solving a centuries-old puzzle with surprisingly romantic implications. The breakthrough could finally answer whether mathematical certainty exists in matters of letting go.
Wu Yize returned to China this week to rockstar-level cheers after becoming the world's second-youngest snooker champion. His journey from sleeping in a windowless flat in England to winning it all has inspired millions.
Physicists in Vienna just shattered records by putting clusters of 7,000 atoms into a quantum superposition, existing in multiple locations simultaneously. This breakthrough brings us closer to understanding where the quantum world ends and our everyday reality begins.
Scientists created robotic fingers so gentle they can grip a raspberry or potato chip without crushing it. The breakthrough could transform everything from grocery handling to surgery.
A Nobel Prize winner teamed up with Claude AI to solve a frustrating physics problem that stumped researchers for over 10 years. In just 40 prompts, they proved why two mysterious numbers always added up to one.
Scientists blasted a super-tough microbe with pressures 30,000 times stronger than Earth's atmosphere, and 60% survived. The discovery suggests life could hitchhike between planets on asteroid debris.
After losing hundreds of venues over two decades, Britain's grassroots snooker scene is finally bouncing back. New independent clubs and creative business models are reversing a trend that once threatened the sport's future.
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that Nereid, Neptune's third-largest moon, might be the only survivor from when the planet first formed billions of years ago. This finding could unlock mysteries about how planets across the universe develop their moons.
A nonprofit started by two sports legends now invests $9 million yearly in Indian athletes, double what the government spends. Their focused approach helped 13 of India's last 21 Olympic medalists reach the podium.