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Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created quantum controls that can stretch, blur, and even reverse time's arrow at the microscopic level. The breakthrough could unlock new ways to extract energy from quantum systems and prepare quantum states more efficiently.
Scientists caught a comet doing something never seen before: completely reversing its spin direction after slowing nearly to a stop. The rare cosmic flip happened in just weeks instead of the usual centuries.
Amanda Sifford's lung capacity dropped to 48 percent before she received tofersen, a new drug that stopped her ALS decline and reversed her symptoms. Nearly 20 percent of patients in a three-year study showed improvement in breathing, strength, and function.
A new time capsule being buried in Philadelphia on July 4 is engineered to survive until 2276—longer than any time capsule has lasted before. Special waterproof design and triple-layered protection will keep America's treasures safe for the next quarter millennium.
Four astronauts preparing to fly farther from Earth than any humans in history are featured on Time magazine's latest cover. Their February mission will take humanity back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years.
Scientists discovered a comet that slowed down, stopped, and then started spinning the opposite direction after jets of gas pushed it like a cosmic merry-go-round. The discovery happened by digging through old NASA data, proving that space observations made decades ago still hold new secrets.
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A comet did something scientists have never seen: it slowed down, stopped spinning, and started rotating the opposite direction. The discovery gives us a rare chance to watch one of these ancient space rocks transform before our eyes.
Scientists discovered that daylight saving time prevents tens of thousands of deer deaths and saves human lives by keeping evening commutes lighter. The simple clock change could reduce deadly collisions by 14 times during peak hours.
A towering 65-foot hot dog sculpture has made its comeback to New York's Times Square, this time celebrating America's 250th birthday. Brooklyn artists are serving up joy with a playful tribute to American culture that's making tourists smile. ##
A Boston startup just received FDA approval to test a groundbreaking age reversal treatment in humans for the first time. The therapy could restore vision in glaucoma patients by resetting cells to a younger, healthier state.
After massive public pressure, Nigeria's Senate reversed course and approved real-time electronic transmission of election results. The move aims to restore trust in a democracy where voter turnout recently hit historic lows. #
A Boston startup just won FDA approval to test a groundbreaking "reprogramming" technique that could reverse aging in human eyes. The trial marks the first time scientists will attempt to turn back the biological clock in people, not just in labs.
Chinese scientists used stem cell therapy to completely reverse type 2 diabetes in a patient for the first time ever. The breakthrough treatment eliminated the patient's need for insulin injections by regrowing healthy pancreatic cells.
A new book challenges the myth that we're all too busy, revealing surprising pockets of time hiding in our weeks. Author Laura Vanderkam shares 11 practical ways to feel less rushed and savor daily life.
For the first time, people with a severe form of fatty liver disease have real medication options that can actually reverse damage. Two new drug classes are giving hope to 15 million Americans who previously had no treatment beyond diet and exercise.
Scientists finally explain that sweet relief when your calendar clears unexpectedly. A Rutgers study reveals "windfall time" makes the same 60 minutes feel longer and more valuable than scheduled breaks.
Ten years after Times Square went car-free, the soccer tournament has transformed it into a joyful gathering place for fans from every nation. What was once traffic chaos is now where strangers in different jerseys take selfies together.
Steve Corino turned Times Square into a wedding chapel with a surprise proposal and ceremony that caught everyone off guard. The WWE Performance Center coach married his childhood sweetheart under New York's brightest lights.
Physicists at NYU built a handheld device using foam beads and sound waves that breaks Newton's Third Law and could unlock secrets of quantum computing and human biology. The exotic time crystal fits in your palm and uses technology as simple as packing peanuts floating on acoustic waves.
Scientists at New York University have created time crystals you can see with your naked eye, suspended in mid-air by sound waves on a device small enough to hold in your hand. This breakthrough makes exotic quantum physics accessible and could revolutionize computing and data storage.
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