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Student working in a laboratory while conducting research to recreate cosmic dust and study the origins of life’s ingredients

A student has created cosmic dust in the laboratory and may have revealed how the ingredients for life on Earth came about

April 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Dwingeloo radio telescope detecting Voyager 1 signal from deep space nearly 25 billion kilometers from Earth

A group of amateur astronomers has just “heard” a signal from 25 billion kilometers away, confirming that Voyager 1 is still transmitting from the outer reaches of the Solar System

April 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS showing its nucleus and gas plume with unusual methane and carbon dioxide composition.

The more 3I/ATLAS is observed, the stranger it becomes. It now measures 2.6 km and its composition baffles even the experts

April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Laboratory research image representing cartilage regeneration and protein inhibition linked to osteoarthritis treatment

Scientists discover the protein that “deactivates” cartilage regeneration and manage to reverse wear and tear in aging joints

April 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Concept illustration of asteroid mining and lunar resource extraction as part of China’s long-term space development strategy

China has set itself the goal of “dominating” the Solar System by the year 2100, and what is most surprising is that it will begin as early as 2026-2030 with mining operations near Earth

April 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Mars atmosphere showing a dust storm lifting water vapor high above the surface in a scientific visualization

Scientists detected a “sudden burst” of vapor on Mars, and what is disturbing is that it occurred when the water was supposed to be “safe” underground

April 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Large fragment of the Aletai iron meteorite seized by Russian customs after smugglers attempted to export it as a garden sculpture.

Russia intercepts a 2.8-ton fragment of the Aletai meteorite, valued at $4.2 million, which was being smuggled out of the country disguised as a simple garden ornament

April 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Illustration of an asteroid approaching the Moon near Tycho crater with a potential impact flash visible from Earth

An asteroid about 60 meters in diameter, equivalent to a 15-story building, could strike near Tycho and cause a flash visible to the naked eye for 200-300 seconds

April 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Wet magnetic cement mixture being poured during a wall-finish demonstration for movable no-drill storage

A 29-year-old man wants to put an end to holes in walls with an idea that could transform rental housing

April 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Betel leaf with white lime paste and chopped areca nut held in hands, linked to ancient betel chewing in Asia

The remains found in the teeth of a woman from 4,000 years ago could change what we know about betel consumption in Asia

April 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Barista handing a cup of coffee to a customer, illustrating research on coffee’s surprising effect on the gut microbiota

An epidemiologist who has been studying the gut for 30 years confirms that coffee has a surprising effect on the microbiota

April 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Tiny dwarf shrew perched on a blue gloved hand after being identified as a new 3-gram species in Ethiopia

Biologists can’t believe the latest discovery of a tiny new species weighing only 3 grams: “Flat head, hairy tail, and the weight of a sugar cube”

April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Composite space image showing a faint circled object inside a purple dark matter-rich region, linked to the Cloud 9 discovery

Astronomers suspect they have discovered an object that could reveal one of the greatest mysteries of the universe

April 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Pod of dolphins swimming at the ocean surface, marine mammals known for sleeping with one half of the brain awake

In 1964, scientists discovered that this marine mammal could sleep with half its brain awake, and it is not the only one that hardly ever rests

April 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Whole onion beside a glass bowl of baking soda on a wooden table, ingredients often used in homemade insect bait

It’s not magic or witchcraft, it’s home chemistry that explains why onions and baking soda are used as “bait” and why insects are so attracted to them

April 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Microscope images of Diplolaimelloides woaabi, the newly identified worm species discovered in Utah’s Great Salt Lake

A tectonic plate that had been “dead” for 200 million years has just reappeared beneath western North America, and scientists say it could be increasing seismic risk without anyone noticing

April 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
European eel Anguilla anguilla, a migratory fish now listed as critically endangered after decades of population decline.

The eel, which can grow to over a meter in length and travel thousands of kilometers between rivers and the sea, is critically endangered according to the IUCN, and now the industry fears a total ban

April 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Invisible countertop cooktops arriving in 2026 could upend induction and glass-ceramic stoves.

Say goodbye to the traditional induction cooktop: the invisible cooktop that threatens to replace the classic glass cooktop and is beginning to cast doubt on the future of the induction cooktop as we’ve known it

March 31, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Microbialite-covered shoreline at Utah’s Great Salt Lake, where scientists found a newly described worm species

In 2022, they descended to the bottom of Utah’s Great Salt Lake and found a “worm” that, according to the textbooks, should not exist there and is now officially a new species to science

March 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
JAMSTEC drill ship Chikyu at sea in Japan during research into the fault that triggered the devastating 2011 tsunami

Japan sank to almost 8,000 meters below sea level, and what it found explains why the 2011 tsunami was much worse than anyone imagined

March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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