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A conceptual visualization of an Einstein-Rosen bridge as a mirror-image connection between two opposing arrows of time in curved spacetime.

Wormholes are not shortcuts through the universe, but bridges between the future and the past

March 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
An automated robotic assembly line inside Xiaomi's "lights-out" Smart Factory in Beijing, showing robotic arms assembling flagship smartphones.

Goodbye to human assembly lines: China now has a dark factory that manufactures one smartphone per second, 24 hours a day, without a single worker

March 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A healthy elderly person enjoying a balanced meal containing a variety of protein sources and vegetables.

A study suggests that people who eat meat are more likely to live to 100… but there is a big “but” that almost no one mentions

March 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Reconstruction of Alnashetri, a small dinosaur from Patagonia that is key to understanding alvarezsaurs

It was the size of a crow and weighed less than 2.2 pounds; it lived 90 million years ago, and its nearly intact skeleton could finally resolve one of the most contentious debates in paleontolog

March 26, 2026 at 5:24 AM
A high-output Kawasaki KG-series gas engine modified for 30 percent hydrogen co-firing in an industrial power plant setting.

Japan takes a step that seemed impossible just a few years ago and launches the first commercial engine capable of generating electricity with 30% hydrogen

March 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A sensor patch worn on a finger that can generate electricity from sweat for battery-free wearables

No more dead batteries: Japanese scientists have developed a sensor that generates electricity from sweat

March 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sailing in Panamanian waters during a visit that has reignited the environmental debate

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is scheduled to arrive in Panama between March 29 and April 2 with some 6,000 people on board for a military port call that has also raised concerns about noise, waste, and emissions

March 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A digital rendering of a hazy, deoxygenated future Earth orbiting a brightening Sun, illustrating atmospheric collapse.

The Earth could enter a phase with a weakly oxygenated or anoxic atmosphere, which would be a major red flag for our search for life on exoplanets

March 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Bottle of alpine viper grappa with a preserved snake inside on display

The strange Alpine drink that contained a whole viper, which was sold as a remedy for centuries and for which between 600 and 800 snakes were used each year in the 18th century

March 25, 2026 at 3:46 AM
NASA Artemis II astronauts standing beside the Orion spacecraft during mission preparations for the crewed flight around the Moon

NASA is once again “flying around the Moon” with four astronauts and a 10-day mission, the first dress rehearsal since 1972, putting Artemis III in the spotlight

March 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Map of Doggerland between Britain and mainland Europe with a highlighted outline and arrow

Scientists have found ancient DNA in 252 samples taken from the seafloor and have discovered that, 16,000 years ago, a lush and vibrant land existed beneath the North Sea

March 24, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Scientists identify OTULIN as a key switch in brain aging, showing it can shut down tau linked to Alzheimer’s disease

The master switch of brain aging has just been discovered: a protein called OTULIN which, when activated, causes the tau protein (the nightmare of Alzheimer’s) to collapse like dominoes

March 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Rendering of Trojena freshwater lake surrounded by mountains and dam structures in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is building a 1.7-mile-long artificial lake in the middle of the desert, featuring three giant dams and a $4.7 billion investment, which will yield 90,000 cubic meters of water per week without significantly impacting the environment

March 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Aerial rendering of the Pinglu Canal with locks, cargo ships and surrounding green hills in China

China is building a massive 83-mile canal to transport goods directly from the interior to the sea, and the project’s scale explains why half the world is watching it closely

March 24, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Ocean sunfish floating near the surface of the sea

What seemed like a routine walk along the coast of Ravenna ended with the discovery of a giant sunfish, 8.2 feet long and weighing 882 pounds, that washed up dead on a beach in Italy; its mysterious death has baffled scientists in the Adriatic

March 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Ancient human footprints preserved in sediment at White Sands National Park, the controversial tracks dated to roughly 21,000 to 23,000 years ago

These human footprints found in the desert of the United States are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old and are generating considerable controversy among archaeologists

March 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Herd of European bison standing in a grassy field in Romania, illustrating the rewilding project linked to rising plant biomass

Bison are released in Romania, with results that surprise even zoologists, as the plant biomass in the area increases by 30%

March 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Aerial view of La Serena reservoir and dam in Spain, where floodgates were opened during a rare high-water event

Spain’s largest reservoir opens its floodgates in a historic event: this has only happened four times in its 35 years of service

March 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ancient iron surgical tool used for trepanation discovered at an Iron Age Celtic site in Poland

A 2,300-year-old Celtic “medical instrument” has been found in Poland, and evidence points to cranial surgery being performed in the middle of the Iron Age

March 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Cow using a broom to scratch its back, demonstrating tool use behavior observed by scientists

A cow scratches its back with a broom and proves that we have been wrong for more than 10,000 years

March 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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