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Scientists Discover Ancient Temple From ‘Lost Civilization’ That Mysteriously Disappeared Over 1,000 Years Ago

Christopher Plain·June 25, 2025

Scientists have discovered the temple of a mysterious lost civilization in the Bolivian Andes that suddenly disappeared over 1,000 years ago.

Neuralink’s Blindsight BCI Targets Blindness, as Musk Teases “Superpower Situation”

Chrissy Newton·June 25, 2025

Elon Musk says Neuralink will begin human trials focused on the first vision implants with its Blindsight technology within the next year.

NASA Study Links Earth’s Magnetic Field to Atmospheric Oxygen Over 540 Million Years

Ryan Whalen·June 24, 2025

New NASA research demonstrates that 540 million years of Earth’s magnetic field changes have corresponded to surface habitability.

Scientists Are Trying to Explain a Mysterious ‘Cold Spot’ South of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean

Christopher Plain·June 23, 2025

Scientists studying a mysterious cold spot south of Greenland in the Atlantic ocean have made a startling discovery.

Theory Proposing Three-Dimensional Time as the “Primary Fabric of Everything” Could Unify Quantum Physics and Gravity

Christopher Plain·June 23, 2025

A new, testable theory proposing three-dimensional time as the "primary fabric of everything" could help unify quantum physics and gravity.

Most Countries Are Falling Behind in Preparing the Workforce for AI, New Study Warns

Tim McMillan·June 23, 2025

Most nations lack clear plans to prepare their workforce for AI, leaving gaps in technical skills and human soft skill development.

ESA Launches Plans for Triple-Spacecraft Mission Using Laser Antenna to “Surf Gravitational Waves”

Ryan Whalen·June 22, 2025

The European Space Agency’s Laser Interferometer Antenna will be the first space-based observatory designed to study gravitational waves. 

Astronomers Say This Ancient Radio Signal Could Reveal New Clues About Mysterious “Cosmic Dawn”

Ryan Whalen·June 22, 2025

An ancient radio signal generated a soon after the Big Bang, may be the key to understanding the Cosmic Dawn and the Epoch of Reionization.

Cold Cryptography: Scientists Can Now Encode Secret Messages in Ice

MJ Banias·June 21, 2025

Scientists can now store secret messages by embedding them in the bubbles trapped inside ice using physics.

Artifacts Discovered in 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age ‘Ice Cave’ Could Rewrite Human History

Christopher Plain·June 21, 2025

Artifacts found in a 20,000-year-old ice age 'ice cave' in Australia's remote Blue Mountains named Dargan Shelter could rewrite human history

DARPA Wants to Crack the Code of Human Behavior—And They’re Betting on “MAGICS” for Bold New Ideas

Tim McMillan·June 20, 2025

DARPA’s New "MAGICS" program seeks bold new methods to predict human behavior and decode complex, evolving social systems.

X-Ray Telescopes Reveal 23-Million-Light-Year Filament That May Help Solve “Missing Matter” Mystery

Ryan Whalen·June 20, 2025

A potential solution to the decades-long “missing matter” problem has been uncovered in astronomers' recent analysis of X-ray data.

Astronomers Have Made an “Exceptional” Discovery, Only the Third of Its Kind “In the Entire History of Observations”

Christopher Plain·June 20, 2025

An international team of scientists used expertise, patience, microlensing, and a little bit of luck to make an exceptionally rare discovery.

Army-Funded Research Develops AI That Uses Echolocation to Help Drones “See” in the Dark Like Bats

Tim McMillan·June 19, 2025

Army-backed AI mimics bat echolocation, enabling drones and robots to navigate and detect objects in darkness and low-visibility zones.

The Sculptor Galaxy is Detailed in Unprecedented Imagery Combining Over 100 Telescope Observations

Ryan Whalen·June 19, 2025

The entire Sculptor Galaxy is displayed in thousands of colors observed by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

“Crazy Experiment” Yields Mice With Human Cells in Multiple Organs

Ryan Whalen·June 19, 2025

Human-mouse chimeras have been created in recent American research, producing mouse intestines, livers, and even brains with human cells.

Clickbait Nation: Study Finds Media May Spread Misinformation to Survive

Chrissy Newton·June 19, 2025

With clickbait no longer confined to tabloids, legacy media outlets have joined the race for views in an increasingly competitive industry.

Study Confirms Controversial 23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints, Challenging Past Views on Peopling of the Americas

Christopher Plain·June 18, 2025

New radiocarbon dating of ancient mud samples confirm the controversial dating of 23,000-year-old footprints in White Sands, New Mexico.

Scientists Are Tracking Mysterious ‘Transient Luminous Events’ from Space Using This Innovative Tech

Micah Hanks·June 18, 2025

Scientists are using instruments on the International Space Station to shed light on the mysterious appearances of transient luminous events.

Caltech’s DSA-110 Radio Telescope Helps Team Solve Longstanding Mystery of Universe’s Missing Matter

Ryan Whalen·June 18, 2025

Fast Radio Bursts finally help determine where the “missing” half of the universe’s expected matter resides in new research.

“We Have Finally Found the Last Piece of the Puzzle”: Scientists Solve a Long-Standing Seismic Mystery

Ryan Whalen·June 18, 2025

Almost 3,000 kilometers underground, a seismic mystery has been solved as earthquake waves anomalous behavior is finally explained.

This Wild ‘Crash-Proof’ Hybrid Drone Can Effortlessly Move Between Flight and Ground Operation

Tim McMillan·June 18, 2025

Novel hybrid drone blends flight and ground travel for efficient, dual-mode mobility in challenging terrain.

Engineering Artificial Eclipses, the ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Catches First High-Res Images of the Sun’s Mysterious Corona

Micah Hanks·June 17, 2025

The first images from the ESA's Proba-3 mission have captured the Sun's mysterious corona by creating artificial eclipses in space.

Smartwatches Could Be the Next Spy Threat: New Research Uncovers How They Could Bypass Air-Gapped Systems

Tim McMillan·June 17, 2025

New research reveals how smartwatches could bypass air-gapped systems, posing a growing security threat.

Scientists Detect Light Passing Through a Human Head in Medical First

MJ Banias·June 17, 2025

Physicists have demonstrated the first detection of light transmitted through an entire human skull, revolutionizing brain scan technology.

Robots that “Feel”: Breakthrough Robotic Skin Could Revolutionize Human-Robot Interactions

Tim McMillan·June 17, 2025

A breakthrough in robotic skin technology that mimics human touch, could revolutionize wearables, prosthetics, and robotics.

Nuclear Tensions Surge as Report Warns of New Arms Race and Global Security Crisis

Tim McMillan·June 16, 2025

New report warns of a new nuclear arms race as global tensions rise, military spending soars, and arms control efforts unravel.

Psilocybin Therapy Offers “Paradigm-Changing Alternative” to Conventional Treatment for Depression, Clinical Trials Show

Tim McMillan·June 16, 2025

A single dose of psilocybin shows lasting relief from depression and anxiety in cancer patients, in latest clinical trials.

James Webb Space Telescope Has Spotted Something “Abnormal, Chaotic, and Strange” 60 Light-Years from Earth

Micah Hanks·June 15, 2025

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted an “abnormal, chaotic, and strange" planetary system 60 light-years from Earth.

Scientists Discover a New Type of Magnetism That Could Improve Computer Memory by “Orders of Magnitude”

Ryan Whalen·June 15, 2025

The discovery of a new form of magnetism is a significant step toward “spintronic” memory chips, which could improve computing efficiency.

China Unveils New Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb, Adding Heat to Taiwan Tensions

Chrissy Newton·June 15, 2025

As tension between China and Taiwan grows daily, China’s recent development of a non-nuclear hydrogen bomb has added a new layer of uncertainty.

“Ancient Carbon” is Leaking into Our Atmosphere, Upending Our Thinking on Climate Change Models

MJ Banias·June 15, 2025

Rivers are major escape routes for ancient carbon that has been locked away for millennia, forcing us to change future climate change models.

Some Fish Have “Supergenes” Allowing Them to Evolve Faster and Better

MJ Banias·June 15, 2025

A team of researchers has uncovered a “supergene,” a mechanism that helps new species arise and evolve with astonishing speed. 

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Odd Silicate Clouds and a Rare Moon-Forming Disk

Ryan Whalen·June 14, 2025

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured high-resolution information on two young exoplanets, providing astrophysicists with fresh details about exoplanet atmospheres and formation. 

Antarctica Scientists “Don’t Actually Have an Explanation” for Strange Radio Pulses Coming from Below the Ice

Christopher Plain·June 14, 2025

Scientists hunting Antarctica for elusive neutrinos report the detection of strange radio pulses coming from beneath the ice.

Paleontologists Discover “Prince of Dragons,” the Closest Known Ancestor of Tyrannosaurus

Ryan Whalen·June 14, 2025

Paleontologists have identified Khankhuuluu as the closest known ancestor of T. rex, shedding new light on Tyrannosaur evolution and migration.

How Covert Drone Bases and Denied-Area Launch Sites Are Reshaping Modern Warfare

Tim McMillan·June 13, 2025

Covert drone bases are redefining modern warfare, with nations launching bold strikes from hidden sites inside enemy territory.

Scientists Tracking Elusive Plasma ‘Blobs’ and ‘Voids’ Unravel a Longstanding Fusion Energy Mystery

Micah Hanks·June 13, 2025

New research involving plasma blobs and voids within tokamaks could soon solve a longstanding mystery in nuclear fusion research.

Scientists “Were in Awe” as They Witnessed Longhorn Crazy Ants Perform Uncanny Feats of ‘Swarm’ Intelligence

Christopher Plain·June 13, 2025

Scientists studying Longhorn Crazy Ants witnessed a 'supercolony' perform several seemingly impossible feats of swarm intelligence.

“We Are Past the Event Horizon”: Controversial AI Visionary Says the Singularity is Here, and It’s Not What We Expected

Micah Hanks·June 12, 2025

AI may have crossed a technological threshold popularly known as “Singularity,” according to one expert who says we have surpassed the point where machines exceed human capabilities.

James Webb Space Telescope Spots Source of ‘Extreme’ Redshift 7 Ultraviolet Light Powering Cosmic Reionization

Christopher Plain·June 12, 2025

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted extreme galaxy clusters generating enough ultraviolet light to account for cosmic reionization.

Scientists Reveal Plants Have a “Switch” That Allows Them to Redirect Root Growth to Seek Water

MJ Banias·June 12, 2025

Plants utilize a rapid "molecular switch" in their roots that enables them to sense dry soils and redirect their growth to seek out water. 

How the Pentagon Secretly Sparked America’s Clean Energy Boom

Tim McMillan·June 12, 2025

The U.S. clean energy boom began not with climate policy, but with Pentagon-led innovation driven by national security needs.

Scientists Are ‘Playing with God’s Dice’ by Using Quantum Entanglement for this Game-Changing Random Number Generator

Christopher Plain·June 12, 2025

Scientists have built the first ever traceable and certifiable random number generator that uses quantum entanglement.

Astronomers Have Spotted a Giant Exoplanet Forming in Distant Star System

Ryan Whalen·June 12, 2025

A newly formed planet may have been discovered by astronomers after identifying what seems to be a gas giant in a planet-forming disk's gap.

“People Thought This Couldn’t Be Done”: Ground-Based Telescopes Detect Echoes of “Cosmic Dawn” by Peering 13 Billion Years Back in Time

Christopher Plain and Tim McMillan·June 11, 2025

Astronomers have used Earth-based telescopes to look over 13 billion years back in time to the Cosmic Dawn just after the Big Bang.

Look What NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter Just Spotted Peeking Through an Odd Martian Cloud Formation

Ryan Whalen·June 11, 2025

A Martian volcano, Arsia Mons, rises above the clouds in a newly released panoramic image captured by the Mars Odyssey orbiter.

Scientists Have Discovered a Hidden Pattern and ‘Universal Rule’ Governing All Life on Earth

Tim McMillan·June 11, 2025

From rainforests to coral reefs, scientists have uncovered a hidden pattern that explains how life on Earth is organized.

This “Stealthy” Ancient Volcano in Alaska Erupts Without Warning. Scientists Think They Now Know Why.

MJ Banias·June 10, 2025

A new study explains why some volcanoes erupt “stealthily” and offers a roadmap to improve eruption forecasting.

Magnetic Explosion Driving Space Weather Captured by NASA’s Parker Space Probe

Ryan Whalen·June 10, 2025

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe detected a powerful magnetic explosion providing new data on magnetic reconnection, important to space weather.