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A revolutionary telescope in Chile just flagged 800,000 cosmic discoveries in a single night, and scientists say that number will jump to 7 million nightly by year's end. This breakthrough will help us catch supernovas as they happen, track dangerous asteroids, and unlock mysteries about dark matter.
Physicists have learned to shape light at the quantum level, cramming far more information into individual photons and opening doors to ultra-secure communication networks. The breakthrough transforms quantum technology from theory into tools we can actually use.
Researchers discovered how to make water puddles up to one centimeter wide leap into the air by bursting bubbles trapped inside them. This breakthrough could revolutionize everything from 3D printing to surface cleaning without using any fuel.
Google.org just launched a $30 million challenge to accelerate AI-powered research tackling climate change and health crises. Scientists and nonprofits worldwide can now access funding, cloud resources, and Google engineers to turn breakthrough ideas into reality.
Scientists can now predict which baby chestnut trees will survive the disease that nearly wiped out the species a century ago. The breakthrough could bring back a tree that once fed wildlife and shaped entire forests.
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the oldest "jellyfish galaxy" ever seen, revealing how the universe shaped distant worlds long before Earth existed. This cosmic discovery is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about how galaxies formed in the early universe.
Samsung SDI just solved a major safety problem that's kept super-powered lithium-metal batteries out of our devices for years. The breakthrough could make phones, wearables, and other gadgets smaller and last way longer on a single charge.
Samsung SDI and Columbia University just solved a decades-old problem blocking super-powerful lithium-metal batteries from reaching your devices. The breakthrough could double battery life in everything from smartwatches to electric vehicles.
A rare visitor from beyond our solar system just gave scientists an incredible parting gift. As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exits our cosmic neighborhood, it's spraying ancient materials into space that haven't seen sunlight in billions of years.
Scientists discovered that ancient microbes called Asgard archaea could breathe oxygen over 2 billion years ago, long before Earth's atmosphere had much of it. This finding helps solve the mystery of how simple life evolved into complex organisms like plants, animals, and humans.
Scientists developed a nasal spray vaccine that protected mice from COVID, flu, bacteria, and even allergens for months. Unlike typical vaccines, it activates the body's first-line defense system to fight multiple threats at once.
New research reveals that ancient microbes called Asgard archaea could use oxygen, finally explaining how complex life emerged. This discovery solves a decades-old mystery about how all plants, animals, and fungi came to exist.
Google just launched a $30 million global competition to fund scientists using artificial intelligence to solve humanity's biggest challenges. Researchers worldwide can now apply for funding to accelerate discoveries in health, climate, energy, and beyond.
Google just opened applications for a $30 million global challenge seeking the next Nobel-level scientific discoveries powered by artificial intelligence. The fund targets breakthrough research in health, environmental science, and crisis response.
Scientists discovered ketamine's power to treat alcohol addiction doesn't come from its psychedelic effects, opening new hope for understanding how the therapy actually works. The breakthrough challenges popular theories and points to brain rewiring as the real healing mechanism.
Physicists at NYU just made styrofoam beads dance through time by suspending them on invisible sound waves, creating a breakthrough that rewrites the rules of physics. This surprisingly simple discovery could one day revolutionize quantum computing and help us understand our own biological clocks.
Astronomers discovered two supermassive black hole binaries and named them Gondor and Rohan after the iconic Lord of the Rings locations. The discovery uses a groundbreaking technique that could map cosmic collisions across the universe.
Scientists discovered a football-sized creature from 307 million years ago that was one of the first land animals to munch on plants instead of meat. The finding rewrites what we thought we knew about how early animals adapted to life on land.
Scientists watching a Seattle lake discovered evolution happening right now, with fish changing their armor plates in just six years. The finding proves nature can transform far faster than we thought.
After 20 years of research, physicists have cracked the code on why a football's nose tilts downward during a perfect spiral pass. The answer involves a hidden second rotation that's been happening all along.
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