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A view inside the 35-meter-long Ice Memory sanctuary, a snow-carved vault in Antarctica containing rows of archived mountain ice cores.

They dig a “cave” under the snow in Antarctica and create a natural refrigerator at -50 °C that could preserve the Earth’s climate for centuries

March 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A close-up of a laboratory-scale solid-state hydride ion battery prototype developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, connected to a glowing yellow LED.

China strikes a blow in the energy race and presents the first functional hydrogen battery, a solid-state prototype that has already managed to light an LED lamp and threatens to usher in a new era beyond lithium

March 26, 2026 at 12:30 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
Neuroscientist Louisa Nicola explaining the physiological benefits of frequent movement breaks and squats for brain health and glucose control.

Louisa Nicola, neuroscientist: “Doing 10 jump squats every hour exceeds the benefits of a 30-minute brisk walk”

March 26, 2026 at 8:45 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 digital conceptual illustration of a courtroom gavel resting on a mountain of glowing, binary-coded documents representing AI-generated legal filings.

AI is no longer just a simple writing aid, and 2026 could be the year when courts, universities, and the media are inundated with a flood of texts that can no longer be processed in time

March 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A specialized hot-water drill system and sediment coring rig positioned on the vast, flat expanse of the Crary Ice Rise in West Antarctica.

They drill through 1,716 feet of ice with water at 167 °F and lower a drill bit to recover sediments that could originate from ice-free periods in Antarctica

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
View of Earth showing a green wave moving northeast to illustrate global changes in vegetation

Earth’s “green wave” is changing course, and scientists are already observing a global shift toward the northeast that could accelerate over the course of this century

March 25, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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 Chinese "Jetank" (Jiutian) heavy-lift drone on a runway, featuring a 25-meter wingspan and 12-hour endurance.

China already has a giant drone with the payload capacity of a manned fighter jet, and what’s most unsettling is that the “Jetank” can launch entire swarms into the air

March 25, 2026 at 12:30 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
Physicist Stephen Hawking using his specialized communication system to deliver a lecture on the future of humanity and space exploration.

Stephen Hawking, physicist: “I don’t think humanity will survive the next thousand years”

March 25, 2026 at 10:15 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
A high-resolution macro photograph of a Hallucigenia fossil from the Burgess Shale, showing its signature spikes and tubular body.

The specimen they described in 1977 returns to the scene almost 50 years later and solves the mystery of the diet of the ocean’s strangest creature

March 25, 2026 at 6:30 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
Dog raising its paw toward a person, illustrating the canine gesture that can signal attention, affection, stress, or communication

If your dog touches you with its paw, it’s not a coincidence. The real message may surprise you, and it’s not always “I want you to pet me”

March 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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
Drone flying above a packed soccer stadium at night, illustrating anti-drone security technology for major events like the 2026 World Cup

The United States is investing $115 million in anti-drone technology to protect the 2026 World Cup and its 250th anniversary from a threat that is changing security forever

March 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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