Scientists Discover an Astronomical ‘Rosetta Stone’ for Decoding Mysterious Cosmic Signals Christopher Plain·June 3, 2026Scientists claim to have discovered an astronomical 'Rosetta Stone' for mysterious cosmic signals that have perplexed astronomers for decades.
“A Microcosm of Life Itself”: Archaeologists Use ‘Radioactive’ Method to Date Historic Coral Polynesian Structures Christopher Plain·March 28, 2026Scientists have revealed a new timeline for historic coral structures in French Polynesia thanks to the modern uranium-thorium dating method
“Tectonics, Climate, and Life Co-Evolved Through Deep Time”: How a Supercontinent Breakup Produced All Complex Life on Earth Ryan Whalen·November 12, 2025All complex life on Earth may be the result of plate tectonics tearing apart the ancient supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago.
Breaking Physics? Scientists Defy Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle in Landmark Experiment Christopher Plain·September 25, 2025Scientists reveal unprecedented ability to "side-step" the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle by simultaneously measuring location and momentum
Artifacts Discovered in 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age ‘Ice Cave’ Could Rewrite Human History Christopher Plain·June 21, 2025Artifacts found in a 20,000-year-old ice age 'ice cave' in Australia's remote Blue Mountains named Dargan Shelter could rewrite human history
Astronomers Detect Unusual Radio Signals From Nearby Magnetar That Are ‘Behaving in Complex Ways’ Christopher Plain·April 13, 2024Astronomers say they have detected unusual radio signals behaving in complex ways coming from Earth's closest magnetar.
Unbreakable Barrier Broken: New “Superlens” Technique Will Finally Allow Scientists to See the Infinitesimal Christopher Plain·October 18, 2023researchers trying to see things smaller than the best modern optical microscopes have developed a superlens technique without a superlens.
Simulated Chemical Reaction ‘Magically’ Slowed by 100 Billion Times by Using Quantum Technologies Christopher Plain·August 30, 2023The seemingly magical properties of a quantum computer allowed researchers to slow down a simulated chemical reaction by 100 billion times.