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Stephen Hawking portrait highlighting his legacy in physics and his reflections on calm and powerful thinking

Stephen Hawking, scientist: “Calm and peaceful people have the strongest and most expressive minds”

March 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Construction crews in hard hats stand inside a large, concrete lined tunnel, a visual of Europe’s hidden underground routes.

Switzerland has excavated a “second country” beneath the Alps: more than 1,400 tunnels and about 1,243 miles beneath the rock to change the climate… without almost anyone noticing when traveling

March 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Transparent deep-sea siphonophore drifting in dark water, showing the gelatinous colonial animal filmed at extreme depth

At a depth of 6,000 meters in Australia, a 15-meter-long organism has been discovered, and scientists admit that they have rarely seen anything like it

March 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Carl Sagan smiling in front of a cosmic background, reflecting on his idea that the universe is indifferent to humanity

Carl Sagan, astronomer: “The universe was not created to accommodate man, nor is it hostile to him. It is indifferent to him”

March 19, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Alaskan Dream cruise ship moored in Alaska waters, representing the small-ship line that suddenly ceased operations before the 2026 season.

A popular Alaska cruise line suddenly closes and cancels all future cruises, leaving reservations, refunds, and questions about what happened just before the season began up in the air

March 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
NASA SR-71 Blackbird flying at high altitude, the legendary aircraft linked to the Japan to California flight that appeared to travel through time

The plane that “traveled through time”: it left Japan on Saturday and arrived in California “on Friday”

March 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre at Giza, Egypt, amid debate over possible underground structures beneath the pyramid complex

What researchers have just discovered beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza could change everything we thought we knew about the only surviving wonder of the ancient world

March 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Chinese lunar lander on the Moon’s surface, linked to the Chang’e mission that returned far-side samples revealing natural nanotubes

An “impossible” material appears on the Moon: Chinese scientists identify single-layer atomic nanotubes and confirm for the first time that they can form naturally

March 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Close-up of metallic californium crystals, the synthetic radioactive material considered one of the most expensive substances on Earth

It’s not gold or diamonds: the most expensive material on the planet costs $27,000,000 per gram

March 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Dusty white 1983 Citroen BX parked outside a house after being stored away for nearly four decades.

He bought a new car, locked it away in a barn for 38 years… and now they open the door: what appears inside looks like something out of a movie

March 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Green plastic rock formations spread across a rocky shoreline, showing fused plastic and sediment on a polluted beach

It is no longer floating trash: “rocks” made of plastic have been discovered that could remain on Earth as fossils of the future

March 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
1948 portrait of Albert Einstein by Yousuf Karsh, showing the physicist seated with his hands clasped beside papers on a table

Albert Einstein: “Strive not to be a man of success, but rather a man of value”

March 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Front and back views of a rare 1943 Lincoln cent, the famous bronze error coin long known as the 1943 copper penny

Millions of people searched for it for decades during the currency changeover, and now one of the world’s most coveted mythical coins, minted in 1943, is back on the market

March 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Concept image of Sentitech’s Domus Sentinela double-dome perimeter security system protecting a large airfield with layered detection zones.

A Spanish startup founded in April 2025 validates in record time an AI-powered perimeter surveillance system with sensor fusion, covering 40 hectares and 2,500 meters in real air traffic and reaching TRL 6 with a “double dome” that detects up to 3 km

March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Colorized microscope image of a tardigrade, the tiny animal whose Dsup protein may protect DNA but also harm cells.

They wanted to equip astronauts with the “armor” of a tardigrade, but DNA gave them a resounding NO: the Dsup protein protects, yes, but in return it can kill cells

March 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Close-up of a small spider with parasitic mite larvae attached around its body, forming a necklace-like cluster.

A spider with a “pearl necklace” has been discovered, and the most disturbing thing is that each pearl is a living parasite attached to its body

March 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Japan’s test ship JS Asuka equipped with a 100 kW naval laser weapon designed to intercept drones and incoming threats.

Japan ups the ante in naval defense and tests a 100 kW laser weapon mounted on a 6,200-ton ship that promises “nearly infinite ammunition” against drones and mortars

March 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Wind turbines across a green field, illustrating Ireland’s renewable energy system and the new battery built to store wind power

Ireland has just launched its first giant four-hour battery, and what is most impressive is not only its size, but also the fact that it can be activated in just a tenth of a second to supply renewable electricity to 10,000 homes when the wind stops blowing

March 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Counter-drone defense system targeting an unmanned aerial vehicle using radar or laser technology near protected airspace.

Anti-drone technologies are multiplying and seem straight out of science fiction (nets, inhibitors, lasers, and much more), but the warning is disturbing: there is no foolproof system, and real defense requires combining several layers, as each drone and each attack breaks part of the plan

March 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Baby holding a smartphone or tablet, illustrating research on early screen exposure and its potential effects on brain development.

A study sounds the alarm for the entire planet: screen time before the age of 2 could accelerate brain maturation and increase the risk of anxiety in adolescence

March 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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