Science

From Blockchain to Brainwaves: Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam Enters the Neurotech Race with Non-Invasive BCI Startup Nudge

Chrissy Newton·May 8, 2025

Co-founder of Coinbase Fred Ehrsam is unveiling Nudge, a non-invasive brain-computer interface that modulates brain activity with sound waves.

DARPA-Funded Research Develops Novel Technology to Combat Treatment-Resistant PTSD

Micah Hanks·May 7, 2025

Groundbreaking research has revealed a new method of potentially eliminating hard-to-treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses.

Breakthrough in Superconductor Research Brings Room-Temperature Dreams Closer to Reality

Ryan Whalen·May 7, 2025

Superconductors are one major step closer to practical use thanks to new work from Columbia University physicists.

What’s That? NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spots Weird “Honeycomb” and “Waffle” Patterns on Mysterious Martian Rocks

Micah Hanks·May 6, 2025

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered odd polygonal fractures on the Martian surface that resemble honeycombs or waffle-like patterns.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Status to Neuralink’s Speech-Restoring Brain Implant

Chrissy Newton·May 5, 2025

Neuralink and Cognixion are competing to revolutionize speech restoration through groundbreaking brain-computer interface technologies.

Defying the Limits of Human Endurance, Korea’s Incredible Haenyeo Divers Are Revealing New Secrets About Human Adaptation

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·May 3, 2025

Researchers studied cold tolerance in a Haenyeo diver, part of an all-female diving crew with ancestral heritage for cold exposure.

A Universal Antivenom Is on the Horizon, Thanks to This Man Who Made Himself Immune to Snakebites

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·May 2, 2025

Researchers collected blood from Tim Friede who had been bitten by 18 different venomous snakes to make a universal antivenom.

Defying Physics, New Study Reveals the Secrets of Quantum Phase Transitions

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·May 2, 2025

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong used special models to simulate the phase transition from one quantum state to another.

Scientists Warn of DNA Hacking: New Study Reveals Terrifying Emerging Threats in Genomic Sequencing

Tim McMillan·April 30, 2025

DNA hacking is no longer science fiction. A new study reveals major cybersecurity flaws in genetic sequencing technology.

Satellite Data is Revealing the Return of an Elusive Predator to Finland’s Remote Wilderness

Micah Hanks·April 28, 2025

Satellite imagery is helping unveil the return of a predator to Finland’s remote forests, in an innovative new approach to wildlife research.

Precision Neuroscience Gains Edge in Brain-Computer Interface Race with FDA Clearance

Chrissy Newton·April 28, 2025

With the field of brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies growing increasingly competitive, another rising contender has emerged in the race to unite human minds with machines. 

Sleeping While Awake? Scientists Unravel the Mystery of What Happens When Your Mind Blanks

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 27, 2025

Researchers looked at studies to try to determine what happens to your mind when you experience blanking, and think of nothing.

Newly Analyzed Satellite Scans of the Deepest Lunar Craters Reveal ‘Chilling’ Results

Christopher Plain·April 25, 2025

Scientists taking a new look at the deepest lunar craters have found 'chilling' results that could dramatically affect future moon colonies.

2000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scrolls Scorched by Mount Vesuvius Are Being Digitally “Unrolled” with AI and X-Rays

Ryan Whalen·April 25, 2025

The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally coming to light.

Largest Brain Study Yet Confirms Lucid Dreaming as Unique State of Consciousness

Chrissy Newton·April 25, 2025

Newly published research offers the most comprehensive look yet at what occurs in the brain during lucid dreaming.

Monstrous “Hell Ant” That Thrived 113 Million Years Ago Revealed in Oldest Fossil of Its Kind Ever Discovered

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 24, 2025

Researchers in Brazil found a fossilized hell ant in a rock, suggesting the insect was more widespread than previously thought.

Experimental Phoenix-1 Spacecraft Makes Successful Maiden Spaceflight

Christopher Plain·April 24, 2025

Commercial space carrier Atmos Space Cargo has announced the successful launch, orbit and reentry of its PHOENIX 1 spacecraft.

Discovery of Electrically Conductive Organism Could Usher in New Era of ‘Bioelectronics’

Christopher Plain·April 24, 2025

A newly discovered electrically conductive organism that transports electrical current like a wire could usher in an era of bioelectronics.

Are You in an Earthquake “Danger Zone?” Concerning New Research Challenges Past Data on Earthquake Faults

Micah Hanks·April 23, 2025

Scientists say the size of earthquake faults may have been previously underestimated, extending potentially dangerous earthquake zones.

Los Alamos Scientists Reveal Clever New Method of Detecting Earthquakes and Controlled Blasts

Ryan Whalen·April 23, 2025

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have advanced a new Earthquake detection method using underwater fiber optic cables.

Forget “Mood” Rings, This Invention Just Identified Human Emotions with Nearly 90% Accuracy

Christopher Plain·April 23, 2025

This incredible new invention can interpret human emotions with nearly 90% accuracy by analyzing facial expressions and biometric data.

Yellowstone Supervolcano Has a Hidden Magma Cap—How Close Are We to an Eruption?

Ryan Whalen·April 22, 2025

Yellowstone Caldera, the volcanic complex underneath Yellowstone National Park, is held at bay from eruption by a cap 3.8 meters underground.

‘Cosmic Radio’ Detector May Soon End the Hunt for Elusive Dark Matter

Micah Hanks·April 21, 2025

Inspired by the tuning mechanics of an automobile’s radio, a new detector could soon help solve the dark matter mystery.

Astronomers Just Made a Big Discovery About the Universe’s Largest Cosmic Structure

Micah Hanks·April 21, 2025

The largest cosmic structure ever observed by astronomers is revealing its biggest cosmic secrets yet, with a little help from powerful gamma-ray bursts.

“Scientists Don’t Yet Fully Understand” These Intriguing New Gravitational Wave Detectors Designed by AI

Micah Hanks·April 20, 2025

Promising new designs for gravitational wave detectors developed by artificial intelligence have left scientists with new questions about the cosmos.

Is This the Tomb of Jesus? A 2000-Year-Old Site Beneath Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre Reveals Its Ancient Secrets

Micah Hanks·April 19, 2025

Archaeologists say new findings from one of Christianity’s holiest sites align with descriptions in the Gospels long associated with the tomb of Jesus.

Sailors Have Encountered This Bizarre “Twilight Zone” Phenomenon for Centuries. Now Scientists Hope to Solve the Mystery of “Milky Seas.”  

Micah Hanks·April 19, 2025

Researchers have compiled the a new database of accounts of “milky seas,” pairing historic reports with satellite observations of strange marine bioluminescence.

Engineers are Creating 3D ‘Optical Knots’ by Manipulating Laser Beams

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 19, 2025

Engineers at Duke University have successfully manipulated laser beams to create intricate 3D patterns known as 'optical knots.'

Brain Drain: How Trump’s Second Term Is Reshaping the Future of U.S. Science

Chrissy Newton·April 17, 2025

With many scientists now considering leaving the U.S., could the resulting "brain drain" evolve into a national security concern?

Biotech Breakthrough “Grows” Chicken Meat in the Lab—Could Artificial Organs be Next?

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 17, 2025

Researchers from the University of Tokyo used semipermeable hollow fibers to grow 10 grams of lab-grown chicken breast.

Einstein’s Unified Field Theory Realized? New Theory Unites Electromagnetism and Gravity Through Geometry

Micah Hanks·April 16, 2025

Researchers say they may have achieved Einstein's vision of a "unified field theory" that can unite two of nature's fundamental forces.

Colossal Squid Captured in First Confirmed Footage of One of the Deep Ocean’s Most Elusive Giants

Micah Hanks·April 16, 2025

Scientists say they have captured the first confirmed live footage of the colossal squid, one of nature’s most elusive, gigantic creatures.

A Mysterious Fossil from an Unknown Humanlike Species Once Baffled Scientists. Now We Know What It Is.

Micah Hanks·April 16, 2025

A once-mysterious fossil of an early hominin that walked the Earth alongside early modern humans has now been identified as Denisovan.

Chasing Shadows: New Breakthrough Brings Elusive Neutrino Mystery Into Focus

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 16, 2025

Physicists at KATRIN in Germany have found an upper limit to the mass of the neutrino, a subatomic particle of the Standard Model.

A Long-Dormant Supermassive Black Hole Has Awakened, and It’s Doing Something Extreme and Unusual

Ryan Whalen·April 15, 2025

A supermassive black hole that scientists have nicknamed "Ansky" is now awake after a long dormant period, emitting powerful X-ray flares. 

The “Holy Grail” of Neuroscience? Researchers Create Stunningly Accurate Digital Twin of the Brain

Tim McMillan·April 15, 2025

Harnessing the power of AI, scientists have created a highly accurate "digital twin" of the brain in pursuit of neuroscience's "holy grail."

IARPA Research Achieves the Impossible in New Breakthrough Revealing the Brain’s Biggest Mysteries

Tim McMillan·April 14, 2025

New research by IARPA has achieved the "impossible," providing the most detailed map of brain activity to date.

“Quantum-Level Perspective” of Subatomic Particle Sprays Are Revealing New Quantum Secrets

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 12, 2025

Physicists studied proton interactions at the Large Hadron Collider to see if they could find quantum entanglement as a result.

“This is Something We Did Not See Coming.” New Physics from Odd Shapes Predicts what Appears as Random Motion

Ryan Whalen·April 11, 2025

Basic physics quickly gets messy in an irregular world, scientists discover in new research on the old problem of a ball rolling downhill.

Previously Unknown Ancient Human Lineage Discovered in Libyan Rock Shelter

Ryan Whalen·April 10, 2025

Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa roughly 50,000 years ago, but scientists have now discovered that some chose to remain behind.

Curious Grad Student Accidentally Discovers Shape-Changing Liquid That Bends the Laws of Thermodynamics

Ryan Whalen·April 9, 2025

Bendng the laws of thermodynamics, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have discovered a surprising "shape-changing liquid."

Strange “Supermazes” Are Stretching Our Understanding of Black Holes Beyond General Relativity

Micah Hanks·April 9, 2025

Physicists are reshaping our understanding of black holes in new research that maps theoretical structures within them known as “supermazes.”

Chew on This: Natural Bean Gum Could Help Stop the Spread of Flu and Herpes Viruses

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 9, 2025

Researchers created a chewing gum from lalab beans that has antiviral properties to help fight herpes and influenza strains.

Life on Titan? Scientists Are Rethinking Whether Alien Life Could Thrive on Saturn’s Mysterious Icy Moon

Ryan Whalen·April 8, 2025

A new study challenges past optimism scientists have expressed about whether life could exist on Saturn's moon Titan.

“Fiendish” Martian Dust Devils Dancing on the Red Planet Engage in Cannibalism as NASA’s Perseverance Rover Looks On

Micah Hanks·April 8, 2025

New images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover reveals a Martian dust devil as it "cannibalizes" another of its kind.

Breakthrough Prize 2025: What to Know About the Awards Dubbed ‘Oscars of Science’

Chrissy Newton·April 7, 2025

The 11th annual Breakthrough Prize recently honored pioneering researchers alongside Hollywood icons in a star-studded ceremony in Santa Monica.

The Dire Wolf, an Extinct Canine that Roamed Prehistoric America, Has Been Resurrected

Micah Hanks·April 7, 2025

The dire wolf has been resurrected in a remarkable achievement by Texas-based biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences.

Hot Quantum Physics: Scientists Create Schrödinger’s Cat at Higher Temperatures

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·April 7, 2025

Researchers have found they can create quantum cat states at warmer temperatures, making these systems more robust to noise.

Neuroscientists Unveil Digital ‘Translator’ to Map the Mind Like Never Before

Chrissy Newton·April 5, 2025

UCLA Health researchers have developed a new “digital toolbox” for brain network studies that allows them to map the mind like never before.

Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Photon Router Transforms Microwave Qubits into Light Pulses

Ryan Whalen·April 2, 2025

A quantum computer breakthrough was made by Harvard physicists with a photon router, a powerful optical interface for quantum networks.