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Antarctica's soil microbes

A Discovery Hidden in Antarctica’s Soil is Unlike Anything Found Elsewhere on Earth, Challenging Past Assumptions

Christopher Plain·September 1, 2026

Scientists studying samples of microbes locked in Antarctica's soil have found something that could completely upend previously held beliefs.

staples arch

Material Scientists Just Created a Revolutionary New Building Material Based on a Tangled Ball of Staples

Ryan Whalen·June 18, 2026

A new material, inspired by the frustrating strength of a tangled ball of staples could be the future of flexible, adaptable design.

MOCHI frozen smoke

Breakthrough Transparent Material, MOCHI, Could Replace ‘Frozen Smoke’ as the Ultimate Heat Stopper

Christopher Plain·December 12, 2025

A new window-covering material called MOCHI that is almost completely transparent but blocks heat could significantly reduce on energy usage.

“We Used to Think Life Had to Start Completely from Scratch”: New Evidence Shows Biomolecules May Have Origins in Earth’s Atmosphere

Christopher Plain·December 3, 2025

New experiments show that biomolecules the form the basis of all life were present in the Earth's atmosphere before the first life existed

time crystal

“Everything is Born out of Nothing”: Scientists Release Video of First-Ever Visible ‘Time Crystal’

Christopher Plain·September 10, 2025

Scientists have released a video showing the world's first ever 'visible time crystals' that continue to move and change shape over time.

random number generator quantum entanglement

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.

gravitational waves

Quasars May Help Detect Gravitational Waves from Ancient Black Hole Collisions, This Astrophysicist Says

Christopher Plain·May 13, 2025

An astrophysicist has proposed a new method for detecting slow-moving gravitational waves using light from distant quasars.