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Hydrokinetic turbines installed in the Rhine River generating electricity from flowing water without a dam

Germany is already testing a power plant on the Rhine equipped with 124 invisible turbines that continues to operate even after sunset and when the wind dies down

April 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Artist’s illustration of a magma ocean exoplanet with a glowing molten surface and thick sulfur-rich atmosphere

Scientists reveal a new class of hellish planets with a permanent ocean of magma

April 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Fossil of the oldest known docodontan from Greenland, linked to Nujalikodon cassiopeiae and early mammal evolution

Scientists have identified a tiny creature, just 0.06 inches long and 200 million years old, hiding in an ancient burrow in Greenland; it lived at a time when dinosaurs already ruled the Earth

April 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Chimpanzee examining a crystal object, reflecting observed attraction to geometric and transparent materials

What these chimpanzees did with some pieces of glass suggests a story that began millions of years ago

April 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Close-up of stingless guard bees at the entrance of their nest in Kerala, India

He is only 14 years old, used a 10-year-old camera, and won the world’s most important macro photography contest with a photo of bees in India

April 25, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Concept rendering of the U.S. Air Force F-47 sixth-generation fighter under development as part of the NGAD program

The United States is accelerating the development of the F-47: the sixth-generation fighter is on track to take flight in less than two years, and its 2028 debut is already causing concern around the world

April 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Advanced aluminum material structure representing a new catalyst alternative to rare and expensive critical metals

Goodbye to dependence on critical metals: scientists create a new form of aluminum that defies what we thought was possible and could make the industry of the future more affordable

April 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A complex, high-tech superconducting particle accelerator used for researching the reduction of long-term nuclear waste.

Goodbye to 100,000 years of nuclear waste: a project using particle accelerators promises to reduce the radioactive nightmare to just a few centuries

April 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A massive, twin-hull semi-submersible research platform floating in the ocean, designed by China for deep-sea exploration.

China launches a floating island unlike anything seen before and takes a giant step toward dominating deep-sea research

April 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Kawasaki hydrogen facility with spherical storage tank and industrial equipment, illustrating Japan’s push to use hydrogen in commercial power generation.

In 2026, Japan will launch the first commercial engine that generates electricity by burning a mixture containing up to 30% hydrogen, with a warranty and upgrade option, after 11 months of testing in Kobe and with the promise of decarbonization without changing the pipes

April 23, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Artist’s impression of a blue jet lightning discharge rising from a thunderstorm as seen from the International Space Station.

NASA is monitoring storms from the International Space Station, and what it’s observing about blue jets, sprites, and ELVES could forever change the way we predict extreme weather events

April 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A side-by-side comparison of a standard coastal elevation map and an adjusted map showing significantly higher sea levels and flood risks.

An error in hundreds of sea level studies could change the map of coastal risks

April 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Surface fault rupture and ground damage from an earthquake in California showing lateral displacement

California may be overlooking a type of earthquake that is much more destructive than it appeared

April 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant reactor facilities in Japan during restart operations

The world’s largest nuclear reactor is back online, and its reopening raises an uncomfortable question about the world’s energy future

April 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Visitors feed a giraffe at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas

A zoo in the United States is building a $46 million African savanna, and the most striking feature isn’t the giraffes or the rhinos, but a hotel with a direct view of the habitat

April 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Robert Frost outdoors in winter in a portrait of the American poet

A quote attributed to Robert Frost has been circulating in offices around the world for decades and remains unsettling for one reason: his explanation of when the brain stops thinking has lost none of its power

April 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Astronaut photo of Salinas Las Barrancas in Argentina, a heart-shaped pink salt lake seen from the International Space Station

NASA observes Argentina from the International Space Station and detects a gigantic pink heart nearly 10 kilometers wide, whose color does not have as romantic an origin as it seems

April 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton showing foot structure linked to bird-like toe walking gait in new study

Goodbye to the T. rex from “Jurassic Park”: a new study argues that it didn’t run like a giant reptile, but with a gait much more similar to that of an ostrich

April 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Seismic map of Northern California showing earthquake activity near the Mendocino Triple Junction and hidden fault structures

What appeared to be a simple union of plates in California hides a much more chaotic system, and these small earthquakes have just exposed it

April 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Workers operate industrial machinery processing banana pseudostems into fiber pulp for tissue paper production inside a large factory

The thousands of tons of banana pseudostems left rotting after each harvest are now being transformed into tissue paper and packaging materials, while a simple process using sodium hydroxide at 230°F is achieving pulp yields of up to 44 percent in April 2026 trials

April 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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