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Two spacecraft just completed their first test phase in deep space and are now preparing for a groundbreaking journey to Mars that could unlock secrets needed for future human exploration. The mission proves that innovative partnerships can deliver world-class science faster and cheaper than ever before.
Katharine Burr Blodgett created nonreflecting glass through meticulous experiments with thin film coatings, breaking barriers as a woman scientist. Her revolutionary discovery transformed optics and made her an overnight sensation.
The Department of Energy just created a new team bringing together government labs, private companies, and universities to use AI for faster breakthroughs in energy and science. The Genesis Mission Consortium could transform how America tackles its biggest research challenges.
A complete skeleton of a tiny dinosaur from Argentina is overturning everything scientists thought they knew about how these mysterious creatures evolved and spread across ancient Earth. The discovery reveals these ant-eating dinosaurs didn't shrink over time but stayed small for millions of years across multiple continents.
Stone Age humans carved complex symbols into mammoth figurines and tools 40,000 years ago that match the information density of the world's first known writing system. The discovery suggests our ancestors had the mental capacity for written language far earlier than anyone imagined.
Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a stunning 2-kilometer ceremonial road built by the ancient Chimú civilization, revealing how they wove farming, faith, and community into one sacred landscape. The discovery includes a massive temple platform and over 100 hectares of organized farmland dating back nearly 1,000 years.
Scientists discovered a potential stronghold for endangered Asian tapirs in southern Thailand by reviewing old camera trap photos originally set for bears. The forest complex could protect far more of these gentle giants than previously thought possible.
Researchers accidentally discovered that bed bugs desperately avoid water, opening new doors for better pest control methods. The tiny parasites flee from even the smallest wet surfaces, suggesting water could be their Achilles' heel.
After five decades of failed attempts, German chemists have finally created a silicon-based aromatic molecule that could revolutionize plastics and materials manufacturing. A Japanese team independently achieved the same breakthrough, publishing their results together in Science.
Scientists created an AI team that automated months of research in days, discovering 13 promising new catalysts to make fertilizer production cleaner. The breakthrough could help slash the fertilizer industry's massive carbon footprint while feeding the world.
Researchers discovered horses are actually whistling when they whinny, making them the first large mammal known to whistle through their voice box while vocalizing. The finding solves a longtime puzzle about how horses produce their signature two-toned sound.
Researchers have solved a 4,000-year mystery about how horses communicate. Every whinny is actually two sounds produced simultaneously through a rare vocal superpower.
For the first time, NASA's Webb Telescope identified a star before it exploded, solving a decades-old mystery about missing supergiants. The discovery could explain why the universe's most massive dying stars have been so hard to find.
UC Riverside researchers discovered bed bugs actively avoid water and wet surfaces, a previously unknown behavior that could change how we fight infestations. A simple bath might be all you need if you suspect bed bugs on your body.
Scientists discovered seven naturally mummified cheetahs in Saudi Arabian caves, revealing that two subspecies once thrived there. The DNA breakthrough is now helping experts plan the return of cheetahs to the Arabian wilderness after 50 years.
Paleontologists discovered a new Spinosaurus species in Niger—a fish-eating dinosaur as long as a school bus with a blade-shaped crest. The 95-million-year-old predator rewrites what we know about where these ancient giants lived.
Scientists using powerful telescopes discovered 70 ancient galaxies that formed earlier than our models say should be possible. These cosmic time capsules could rewrite the story of how stars and galaxies came to be.
Scientists discovered a new species of spinosaurus deep in the Sahara Desert, 600 miles from ancient coastlines, revealing fish-eating dinosaurs thrived in inland river forests. The scimitar-crested predator represents a stunning find after a 70-year search inspired by a single sentence in an old geology book.
A haunting whale song from 1949 has been rediscovered in Massachusetts archives, offering scientists a rare window into ocean life before modern pollution changed everything. The recording captures a humpback whale when fewer than 1,000 remained in the North Atlantic.
Scientists using a revolutionary technique discovered mysterious plate-like structures deep beneath the Pacific Ocean where nothing should exist. The finding could rewrite our understanding of how Earth's interior works and shapes our planet's surface.
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