Occam’s Robot? Harvard Researchers Build a Swarm of Simple Robots Called ‘RAnts’ That Can Collectively Build and Destroy Complex Structures
Harvard researchers have developed a swarm of ant-inspired robots called 'RAnts' that use three 'simple' rules to build complex structures.
Aggressive “Hulk” Lizards Are Disrupting a Long-Stable Evolutionary System
Recent research has found that this balance is being disrupted by the spread of a larger, more aggressive green-and-black lizard, which is driving the decline of the other color types.
Great Pyramid Construction Theory Reveals New Link to Mysterious “Void” Within Egypt’s Largest Ancient Megastructure
New research into how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built may offer clues about a mysterious void within Egypt’s largest monument.
“It’s a Mystery”: This Strange Superconductor Exhibits Odd Behavior Under Extreme Conditions
The strange superconductor UTe2 exhibits “reentry superconductivity,” in which it gains, loses, and regains superconductivity.
Neuralink Patient Uses Brain Chip to Control Robotic Arm and Pilot Drone
Paralyzed patient Alex Conley uses Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain-computer interface to control a robotic arm and fly a drone with his mind.
The Secret of the ‘Fe Kα Line,’ a Crucial Tool for Exploring Black Holes, Has Finally Been Revealed
An X-ray emission known as the Fe Kα line, or iron Ka line, is one of astronomy’s most essential data sources on objects such as black holes.
Mystery Fossils Reveal the First Known Ankylosaur Hatchling
For over two decades, paleontologists have puzzled over a set of unusually small dinosaur fossils from northeastern China.
12,000-Year-Old Discovery at Karahan Tepe, “the World’s First Village,” Reveals an Ancient Key to Human Survival
New discoveries at Göbekli Tepe’s enigmatic sister site, Karahan Tepe, reveal a major clue to how these ancient Neolithic innovators thrived.
Scientists Propose New Way to Detect Alien Life Using Planetary Patterns
Searching for alien life by looking for specific signals from individual planets may overlook a larger pattern, new research suggests.
Chat GPT of Sound? SmartDj Lets Users Customize Their Immersive Sound Environment with Simple Voice Commands in Everyday Language
Penn scientists announce an AI-powered sound engineering audio language model, SmartDj, that turns simply worded commands into complex audio.
Scientists Explore Paranormal Experiences and the Effects of Inaudible “Infrasound”
Experiments with infrasound have revealed a potential connection to paranormal experiences such as haunted houses and buildings
Why Did Life Emerge Around a Sun-Like Star at This Moment in Cosmic History? New Research May Provide an Answer
New research suggests that middle-aged stars like the Sun may offer the most stable environments for complex life to emerge.
42 Lost Pages from a Critically Important 6th-Century Manuscript Have Been Recovered—Here’s What They Reveal
Scientists have restored the lost portions of a manuscript widely considered one of the most critically important early New Testament works.
Deep Below Antarctica, Mysterious Radio Signals From the Icy Depths Point to Evidence of a Rare Phenomenon
A detector deep beneath the frozen southern continent has obtained first evidence of a rare cosmic phenomenon.
Mystery of Time Deepens as “Strange Physics” Study Reveals New Links to Gravity and the Quantum World
New research suggests time could hold the key to resolving mysteries of gravity, quantum mechanics, and other phenomena in modern physics.
2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Reveals Ancient Shipbuilding Secrets
The secrets of waterproofing ancient Roman ships to withstand long and harsh sea voyages have finally been revealed.
Scientists Are Decoding These Towering Solar Structures That Can Disrupt Earth’s Technology
Solar prominences are massive chunks of plasma floating above the Sun’s surface, which can cause dangerous solar eruptions.
Your Dreams May Shape How You Feel the Next Day More Than You Realize
Recent research indicates that the content of your dreams, including the unsettling moments, may influence your emotional well-being more than previously understood.
These Weird Medieval Artifacts Are Helping Archaeologists Unearth the Hidden World of Human Senses in the Middle Ages
New research reveals how curious medieval artifacts are helping uncover the hidden world of sensory experiences in the Middle Ages.
Colossal Octopus Fossils Suggest a 60-Foot “Kraken” Once Ruled the Oceans
Giant 19-meter-long kraken-like octopuses may have been the apex predators in the Late Cretaceous-era oceans, according to new research.
U.S. Moves Marijuana to Schedule III, Reshaping Research and the Cannabis Economy
The United States federal government reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana on Thursday, ending decades of policy that placed the drug in the same category as heroin and had long restricted its use in scientific research.
MIT Experiments Show Plant Seeds Can “Hear” the Sound of Rain—And They Don’t Find It Calming
MIT engineers reveal plant seeds can "hear" the sound of rain, which awakens them from a dormant state and prompts them to begin growing.
Cocaine Pollution Alters Wild Salmon Behavior, New Study Finds
Cocaine pollution in freshwater lakes is altering wild salmon behavior, according to alarming new research.
Strange Water on 3I/ATLAS Hints at the Alien Conditions of Its Birth in a Frigid, Low-Radiation Region
New research reveals that the mysterious interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS comes from a very cold alien environment, new research reveals.
A Mysterious “Golden Orb” Was Spotted at the Bottom of the Gulf of Alaska—Now Scientists Finally Know What It Is
An unusual "golden orb" discovered within the depths of the Gulf of Alaska has finally been identified, and it’s not what many expected.
Astronomers Just Used ‘Galactic Archaeology’ to Map the Milky Way’s Star-Forming Disc, Ushering a “New Era of Discovery”
The Milky Way galaxy’s fuzzy star-forming edge has finally been mapped, as researchers identify the major region of stellar birth.
Scientists Discover Path to ‘Extreme Light Intensities’ That Could Enable Ultra-Powerful Laser Weapons and Advanced Tech
Experiments reveal a new path to extreme light intensities used in combat lasers, nuclear fusion, and studies probing the laws of physics.
SETI Institute Launches Discovery and Futures Lab to Explore Humanity’s Response to Life Beyond Earth
The SETI Institute’s new Discovery and Futures Lab is expanding the search for life beyond Earth, uniting science, ethics, and society to prepare for potential contact.
A Ghostly Fish in the Amazon is Inspiring the Next Generation of Underwater Robots
Researchers studying the mechanics of the Black Ghost Knifefish say it could shape the next generation of underwater robots.
Scientists Use Modern Technology to Unravel the Origin of the ‘Baptism of Christ’
Modern machine learning tools have determined that the Spanish Renaissance painting, the Baptism of Christ, was the sole work of El Greco.
“Icarus is Building the Robotic Labor Force for Space”: Voyager Technologies is Sending a Next-Generation Zero Gravity Robot on a ‘Joyride’ to Space
Space launch company Voyager Technologies has agreed to test the Icarus Robotics zero-gravity robot 'Joy' on the International Space Station.
Researchers Say Genetics Plays Larger Role in Longevity Than Thought
Researchers found that genetics may account for about half of the variation in human lifespan, which is at least twice as much as previous estimates and, in some cases, much higher.
Scientists Reveal Organic Matter “Preserved on Mars for 3.5 Billion Years” in First-of-Its-Kind Study
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found chemicals linked to the rise of life on Earth, in a first-of-its-kind experiment on the Red Planet.
Surprising 100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal DNA Discovery Rewrites the Species’ History in Central Europe
Understanding of Neanderthal prehistory in Europe is changing rapidly, thanks to several sets of remains discovered in Poland’s Stajnia Cave.
Veterans and Older Americans Wait the Longest for Financial Justice, New Study Finds
A new study of 1.27 million complaints finds that older Americans and military veterans consistently face slower financial dispute resolutions, highlighting growing disparities in access to consumer protection systems.
Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics Makes an ‘Illuminating’ Discovery About the Solar System’s X-Ray ‘Glow’
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have successfully isolated the Solar System's ubiquitous X-ray glow.
A Cave in Israel Is Rewriting What We Thought We Knew About Neanderthals and Early Humans
Archaeologists have found evidence that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens not only lived side by side during the mid-Middle Paleolithic era, but may have also influenced each other's ways of life.
Scientists Identify Appetite-Suppressing Peptide That Works Outside Known Weight-Loss Pathways
A team at Stanford Medicine has now identified a naturally occurring molecule that suppresses appetite and promotes fat loss in animal studies, without many of the side effects linked to semaglutide, the main ingredient in Ozempic.
Large Hadron Collider Experiments Hint at ‘Undiscovered Physics’ That Could Soon Overturn the Standard Model, Physicists Say
Physicists working with the famous Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, say recent experiments could point to undiscovered physics that challenge the Standard Model.
Just Two Centuries From Now, This Newly Discovered Exoplanet System Will look Vastly Different—Here’s Why
The dynamic exoplanet system TOI-201 is changing so rapidly that astronomers say it may look extremely different to us in two centuries.
Researchers Develop Framework to Explain Chronic Nightmares in Children
Published in Frontiers in Sleep, the research presents the DARC-NESS model, which offers a new approach to understanding why nightmares persist in children and how therapy can be designed to break this cycle.
5-Million-Year-Old Mystery of the Colorado River’s Disappearance Has Finally Been Solved
Over 5 million years ago, the Colorado River disappeared from the geological record, but now geologists have finally solved the mystery.
Korean Researchers Build AI Neckband That Lets You ‘Speak’ Without Sound
A peer-reviewed study from Pohang University of Science and Technology introduces an AI-powered, silent-speech wearable interface.
The Sahara’s Mysterious “Richat Structure” Makes a Stunning Appearance in New NASA Satellite Images
One of Earth’s most impressive natural wonders—the Sahara Desert’s mysterious Richat Structure—just made a striking appearance.
6,000 Cubic Kilometers of Magma Hiding Beneath Tuscany Revealed with New Ambient Noise Tomography Technique
Beneath Tuscany lies 6,000 cubic kilometers of hot magma, according to new European research using a remote-sensing technique.
Five Psychedelics, One Pattern: Largest Brain Imaging Study of Psychedelics To Date Reveals a Surprising Neural Signature
The largest brain imaging analysis of psychedelics to date, recently published in Nature Medicine, has identified two patterns of brain activity that appear across five different drugs.
Violinists Wore Robot Exoskeletons While Performing Duets—New Research Reveals a Fascinating ‘Extrasensory’ Result
Robot exoskeletons improved physical coordination between musicians through transmitted touch, a recent study's findings reveal.
DARPA’s ‘Pulling Guard’ Program Could Solve the Strait of Hormuz Crisis—But Not Until 2029
DARPA’s Pulling Guard program aims to protect ships from swarm attacks, but it may arrive too late for the Hormuz crisis.
Robots Are Learning Complex Tasks by Watching Humans and Other Robots
A new kinetic intelligence framework allows robots to rapidly learn complex tasks by watching other robots without any human intervention
10,000 Years of Human Evolution Reveals Natural Selection is Accelerating, Recent Human Genome Study Reveals
The human genome of West Eurasia has been far more affected by natural selection in the last 10,000 years than previously suspected.