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Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.

A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova."

A new theory of "dark photons" attempted to explain a centuries-old experiment in a new way this year, in an effort to change our understanding of the nature of light

AI slop, chatbots and agentic AI are changing the internet, and could transform it beyond recognition, experts say.

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Imaging technology has transformed how we observe the universe-from mapping distant galaxies with radio telescope arrays to unlocking microscopic details inside living cells. Yet despite decades of innovation, a fundamen...

DNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows.

Discover the highlights of the Northern Hemispheres winter night sky with our guide to the top celestial sights to enjoy through binoculars between November 2025 and January 2026.

Blood tests that look for over a dozen cancers are being developed. But how soon will they help patients?

In an unusual case, a man's bladder swelled dramatically at its base, taking the shape of a Christmas tree.

Alzheimers has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brains energy supply help drive the disease-and restoring that balance can rev...

What we put on our plates may matter more for the climate than we realize. Researchers found that most people, especially in wealthy countries, are exceeding a food emissions budget needed to keep global warming below 2C...

The familiar fight between mind as software and mind as biology may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol-shuffling way we usuall...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, plants, fungi, and beyon...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes dont really matter, but new evidence suggests thats not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is that changing environme...

Researchers have created a new kind of 3D computer chip that stacks memory and computing elements vertically, dramatically speeding up how data moves inside the chip. Unlike traditional flat designs, this approach avoids...

A four-amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, calming inflammation an...

Researchers have created tiny metal-based particles that push cancer cells over the edge while leaving healthy cells mostly unharmed. The particles work by increasing internal stress in cancer cells until they trigger th...