Science
Discoveries and breakthroughs that expand our understanding of the universe.
A Tiny Device Brings Quantum Entanglement to Room Temperature
Stanford researchers built a nanoscale device that uses “twisted light” to entangle the spin of photons and electrons at room temperature, a step toward quantum technology that no longer needs near-absolute-zero cooling.
Scientists Build a New Phase of Matter From Silver Nanoparticles
By stacking custom-shaped silver nanoparticles like microscopic building blocks, researchers at Brown and Michigan captured a long-theorized in-between crystal phase that shows quantum light-matter coupling at room temperature.
Webb Telescope Solves Saturn’s Decades-Long Spin Mystery
Using JWST, scientists at Northumbria University explained why Saturn seemed to change its spin: the planet itself never sped up or slowed down, but high-altitude winds powered by its aurora shifted the signal astronomers were measuring.
A New Patagonian Dinosaur That May Have Fished Like a Heron
Argentine paleontologists described Kank australis, a roughly 70-million-year-old raptor-like dinosaur from Patagonia whose long, flexible neck suggests it hunted fish much like a modern heron.
A Quiet Cemetery Hides Millions of Helpful Wild Bees
Cornell scientists found an estimated 5.5 million ground-nesting wild bees beneath a New York cemetery, one of the largest such aggregations ever documented, and a powerhouse of pollination for nearby orchards.
An Engineered Vitamin K May Help the Brain Grow New Neurons
Japanese researchers engineered hybrid vitamin K compounds, one about three times better than natural vitamin K at coaxing neural stem cells into becoming neurons, hinting at future regenerative treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Webb Telescope Watches Rock Clouds Form and Vanish on a Distant World
Using JWST, astronomers watched mineral “rock clouds” gather on the morning side of the hot giant planet WASP-94A b and clear away by evening, the first time such a daily weather cycle has been directly traced on an exoplanet.
A Sea Slug Smaller Than a Sesame Seed Is a Brand-New Species
Off the coast of Taiwan, scientists identified Thecacera sesama, a black-and-yellow nudibranch under three millimeters long, first spotted by an undergraduate diver and confirmed as new to science.
A Simple Nasal Spray Reverses Signs of Brain Aging in the Lab
Texas A&M researchers developed a nasal spray of stem-cell–derived particles that, in animal studies, calmed chronic brain inflammation and restored memory after just two doses, with benefits lasting months.
A Tiny Blue Octopus Found in the Deep Sea Off the Galápagos
Scientists described Microeledone galapagensis, a golf-ball-sized blue octopus found nearly 1,800 meters down near the Galápagos, a single specimen so unusual it forced researchers to revise a whole octopus family.
Scientists Discover More Than 1,100 New Ocean Species in a Single Year
The global Ocean Census initiative identified 1,121 new marine species between mid-2025 and mid-2026, a 54% jump over the year before, from glowing worms and cave shrimp to a red-eyed dwarfgoby.
A Cleaner, Faster Way to Pull Lithium for EV Batteries
Columbia engineers developed a temperature-sensitive solvent that pulls lithium directly from salty brines without giant evaporation ponds, working even on low-grade sources and selecting lithium up to ten times more readily than competing salts.
A Clever Coating Pushes Tandem Solar Cells Toward Higher Efficiency
Chinese researchers reached 32.89% certified efficiency in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell using a “peak-selective passivation” trick, with the device keeping about 90% of its performance after 1,000 hours of operation.
MIT Finds an Everyday Amino Acid That Helps the Gut Heal Itself
MIT scientists found that cysteine, an amino acid common in meat, dairy, legumes and nuts, strongly stimulates intestinal stem cells to regenerate, helping mice recover from radiation-induced gut damage.
NASA’s Next Great Space Telescope Is Running Ahead of Schedule
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, built to survey dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets across enormous swaths of sky, could launch as early as September 2026, well ahead of its original deadline.
Ethiopian Fossils Show Two Human Relatives Lived Side by Side
Thirteen fossil teeth from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia, show that early Homo shared the landscape with a previously unknown Australopithecus species nearly 2.8 million years ago, reinforcing the idea that human evolution was a branching bush rather than a straight line.
A Hopeful Year for the Critically Endangered Right Whale
NOAA Fisheries reported that 23 North Atlantic right whale calves were born during the 2026 calving season, the highest number since 2009 and a welcome sign for one of the world’s most endangered large whales.
NASA’s Psyche Probe Slingshots Past Mars on Its Way to a Metal World
On May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft swung within about 4,500 kilometers of Mars in a gravity-assist flyby, borrowing the planet’s pull to steer toward the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche, where it is due to arrive in 2029.
A Hidden Mathematical Pattern Found in a Houseplant’s Leaves
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory discovered that the veins and pores of the Chinese money plant form a Voronoi diagram, a precise geometric pattern that the plant builds without ever measuring a distance.
Hubble Captures a Giant, Chaotic Nursery Where Planets Are Born
NASA’s Hubble took the most detailed visible-light images yet of an enormous planet-forming disk around the star nicknamed “Dracula’s Chivito,” revealing a structure 40 times wider than our solar system and far more turbulent than expected.
Webb Finds a Giant Early Galaxy That Simply Doesn’t Spin
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found that XMM-VID1-2075, a massive galaxy from less than two billion years after the Big Bang, shows no sign of rotation, a surprise that may point to a head-on collision of two counter-spinning galaxies.
A New Long-Necked Dinosaur from Brazil Reveals an Ancient Land Bridge
Researchers in northeastern Brazil identified Dasosaurus tocantinensis, a roughly 20-meter, 120-million-year-old sauropod whose closest known relative lived in what is now Spain.
Nine Weeks of Immunotherapy Keeps Colon Cancer Patients Relapse-Free
In a UK-led trial, colon cancer patients with a specific genetic subtype who received just nine weeks of the immunotherapy pembrolizumab before surgery have stayed cancer-free for nearly three years, with zero relapses so far.
A New AI Sifts NASA Data and Confirms Over 100 Hidden Planets
A machine-learning tool called RAVEN combed through NASA’s TESS data and validated 118 new exoplanets plus more than 2,000 promising candidates, including rare ultra-fast and “Neptunian desert” worlds.
Astronomers Complete the Largest 3D Map of the Universe Ever Made
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument finished its five-year survey ahead of schedule, charting more than 47 million galaxies and quasars to build the largest high-resolution 3D map of the cosmos to date.
Webb Spots Water-Ice Clouds Drifting Over a Giant Alien World
The James Webb Space Telescope detected unexpected water-ice clouds in the atmosphere of Epsilon Indi Ab, a giant planet several times the mass of Jupiter, offering a rare close look at weather on a distant world.
Breakthrough Prize 2026: Six $3M Awards Honor Gene Therapy, Sickle Cell and ALS Science
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation awarded six $3 million prizes on April 18, 2026, recognizing pioneers who restored sight through gene therapy, cured sickle cell disease and mapped the genetic roots of ALS.
Northwestern Engineers Print Artificial Neurons That Communicate With Living Brain Cells
A study published April 15 in Nature Nanotechnology shows printed neurons made from molybdenum disulfide and graphene that can trigger lifelike spike, burst and continuous firing patterns in mouse brain slices — a step toward better neural prosthetics.
Electrons in Graphene Flow Like a Frictionless Fluid, Defying a Century-Old Law of Physics
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and Japan's NIMS reported a 200-fold deviation from the Wiedemann–Franz law: electrons in ultraclean graphene at the Dirac point behave as a near-perfect Dirac fluid.
A Tiny Capsule Tweak Powers a New Fusion Energy Record
The National Ignition Facility produced a record 8.6 megajoules of fusion energy, more than four times the laser energy delivered, thanks to a refined fuel-capsule design.
In Graphene, Electrons Were Seen Flowing Like a Perfect Liquid
Scientists in India and Japan watched electrons in ultraclean graphene flow collectively like a nearly frictionless liquid, breaking a century-old physics law by a factor of over 200 and opening a new window onto exotic quantum matter.
From a Teenager in the Bronx to the World's Greatest Science Communicator: How Carl Sagan Changed Neil deGrasse Tyson's Life — and Millions of Young People
On a snowy December day in 1975, Carl Sagan personally invited a 17-year-old aspiring astronomer to Cornell. That afternoon shaped Neil deGrasse Tyson's life — and sparked a chain reaction of science inspiration that continues today through the Carl Sagan Institute.
Artemis II Crew Splashes Down After Historic Moon Flyby
The four-member Artemis II crew safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, becoming the first humans to travel toward the Moon in over 50 years.
Astronomers Confirm Super-Earth in Habitable Zone Just 10.7 Light-Years Away
Astronomers confirmed GJ 887 d, a super-Earth with about 6 Earth masses orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf star, making it the second-nearest known habitable-zone exoplanet.
Artemis II Launches First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo 17 in 1972
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon — the first crewed voyage beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Mark 20-Year Milestone With New Blindness Treatment
Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka reflects on 20 years of iPSC research as the technology now enables corneal cell transplants to treat blindness, eliminating the need for embryonic stem cells.
Scientists Create Revolutionary "Phonon Laser" That Manipulates Sound at Quantum Level
Researchers have taken lasers beyond light into the realm of sound, creating a breakthrough phonon laser that manipulates tiny vibrations at the quantum level, potentially transforming gravity measurement and smartphone technology.
AI Designs Synthetic DNA Molecules That Successfully Control Gene Expression in Living Cells
In a world first, researchers have used generative AI to design synthetic DNA molecules capable of controlling gene expression in healthy mammalian cells, opening new frontiers for precision cancer therapy.
CERN Discovers New Pentaquark State That Could Rewrite Our Understanding of Exotic Matter
Physicists at CERN's LHCb experiment have identified a never-before-seen pentaquark configuration, providing crucial evidence for how quarks bind together in exotic combinations beyond ordinary protons and neutrons.
James Webb Telescope Confirms Water Vapor in Atmosphere of Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planet
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor in the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1e, marking the first confirmed detection of water on a rocky planet in a star's habitable zone outside our solar system.
Scientists Create First Lab-Grown Oesophagus That Restores Normal Function
Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London have created the first lab-grown oesophagus, demonstrating it can safely replace a full section of the organ and restore normal function without immunosuppression.
MIT Physicists Build Terahertz Microscope That Reveals Hidden Quantum Motions in Superconductors
MIT physicists have built a powerful new microscope that uses terahertz light to uncover hidden quantum motions inside superconductors, opening new pathways for understanding and developing room-temperature superconducting materials.
Forty Migratory Species Win New International Protection
At the CMS COP15 summit in Brazil’s Pantanal, 132 countries and the European Union approved international protection for 40 migratory species, from the snowy owl and giant otter to the great hammerhead shark.
Antimatter Transported by Road for the First Time in Historic CERN Experiment
Scientists at CERN have successfully transported 92 antiprotons by truck across the laboratory's site in Geneva, marking the first time antimatter has ever been moved outside a laboratory setting. The breakthrough opens new possibilities for ultra-precise physics measurements.
AI System Reads and Diagnoses Brain MRIs in Seconds with 97.5% Accuracy
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created Prima, an AI vision-language model trained on over 200,000 MRI studies that can interpret brain scans in seconds, identify more than 50 neurological conditions, and flag emergencies for immediate specialist attention.
LHCb Collaboration Discovers New Proton-Like Particle with Two Charm Quarks
Physicists at CERN's LHCb experiment have discovered the doubly charmed baryon, a new particle containing two charm quarks and one down quark. The discovery was confirmed with over 7 sigma statistical significance using Run 3 collision data.
Scientists Create First Lab-Grown Oesophagus in Breakthrough for Children's Surgery
Researchers from UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital have created the first lab-grown oesophagus that safely replaces a full section of the organ and restores normal swallowing function — without requiring immunosuppression.
Twenty-Four New Deep-Sea Species Include a Rare New Branch of Life
Scientists studying the Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone described 24 new amphipod species, including an entirely new superfamily, a discovery a co-lead called “incredibly exciting.”
Groundbreaking Stem Cell Treatment for Spina Bifida Shows Remarkable Results
A new in-womb treatment using stem cells from the mother's placenta to treat spina bifida has shown significant potential in improving children's mobility and quality of life, according to research published in the Lancet.
Milky Way Captured in Unprecedented Detail by ALMA Telescope
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile has captured a striking new image of the Milky Way's galactic center near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, revealing structures never seen before.
Webb Telescope Finds a Surprising Atmosphere on an Ancient Super-Earth
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detected a thick, water-rich atmosphere around TOI-561 b, a scorching rocky world once thought too extreme to keep any gas at all.
Tandem Perovskite Solar Cells Surpass 34% Efficiency, Poised to Transform Renewable Energy
Hybrid perovskite-silicon solar cells have reached power conversion efficiencies over 34%, far surpassing conventional silicon panels at 24%. The first commercial versions are expected to reach the market in 2026.
Chile Becomes First Country in the Americas to Eliminate Leprosy
The World Health Organization has verified Chile as the first country in the Americas, and only the second globally, to eliminate leprosy — a landmark public health achievement decades in the making.
New Single-Atom Catalyst Converts CO2 into Methanol with Record Efficiency
Researchers have engineered a cutting-edge catalyst using single indium atoms that converts carbon dioxide into methanol more efficiently than ever before, opening new pathways for carbon capture and green fuel production.
Renewable Energy Named Science's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year as Solar and Wind Surpass Coal Globally
The journal Science named the global renewable energy surge its 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. For the first time, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, with solar and wind growing fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity demand in the first half of the year.
A Sunlight-Powered Catalyst Turns Plastic Waste Into Vinegar
Researchers developed an iron-doped carbon nitride catalyst that uses sunlight to break down common plastics and convert the resulting carbon dioxide into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, all at room temperature and normal pressure.
UK Biobank Completes Unprecedented Human Body Atlas With Over One Billion Medical Scans
The UK Biobank completed over one billion medical scans from 100,000 volunteers, creating the most comprehensive atlas of the human body ever assembled. Early analysis revealed that heart disease and brain disease often co-occur, suggesting cardiovascular health may protect against dementia.
Physicists Set a New Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Record
University of Houston researchers raised a mercury-based ceramic to superconduct at 151 Kelvin without sustained pressure, the highest ambient-pressure transition temperature ever recorded.
DNA Reveals Hidden Species Among Borneo’s “Fanged Frogs”
By sequencing more than 13,000 genes, scientists found that Borneo’s fanged frogs, long treated as one species, actually comprise six or seven distinct species, a finding that helps target conservation more accurately.
Scientists Complete First Atlas of Every Cell Type in the Human Brain
An international consortium published over 21 papers mapping more than 3,000 cell types in the human brain, creating the most detailed atlas of the organ ever produced and opening new avenues for treating neurological diseases.
Astronomers Confirm Super-Earth in Habitable Zone Just 10.7 Light-Years Away
Astronomers have confirmed GJ 887 d, a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf star, making it the second-nearest known habitable zone planet to our solar system.
Harvard and MIT Achieve First Error-Corrected Quantum Computing With 48 Logical Qubits
Researchers at Harvard and MIT demonstrated error-corrected quantum computing using 48 logical qubits on a 280-qubit processor, a major milestone toward practical quantum computers that could revolutionize drug discovery and materials science.
New Sodium-Ion Battery Stores Twice the Energy and Can Desalinate Seawater
Scientists have made a surprising breakthrough in sodium-ion battery technology by keeping water inside a key battery material instead of removing it, dramatically boosting performance and opening the door to both affordable energy storage and seawater desalination.
Breakthrough CRISPR System Could Reverse the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a novel CRISPR-based genetic cassette that can spread between bacteria to actively dismantle antibiotic resistance genes — offering a powerful new weapon against the growing superbug crisis.
A Tiny Reef Fish Shows Surprising Signs of Self-Awareness
In new mirror experiments, cleaner wrasse spotted and removed fake parasites within an hour and even “tested” their reflections by dropping food, hints of a self-awareness once thought limited to a few brainy mammals.
Ocean Expedition Discovers 120 New Bioluminescent Species in the Deep Sea
An international research cruise has catalogued over 120 previously unknown deep-sea organisms that produce their own light, reshaping our understanding of ocean ecosystems.
Room-Temperature Superconductor Independently Verified by Five Labs Worldwide
A hydrogen-rich compound maintains zero electrical resistance at 22 °C and near-ambient pressure, confirmed by independent teams across five countries.
Brain-Inspired Neuromorphic Computers Can Now Solve Complex Physics Equations
Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. This breakthrough could revolutionize scientific computing while dramatically reducing energy consumption.
UK Gene Therapy Breakthrough Slows Huntington's Disease Progression by 75%
UK doctors have reported a breakthrough in treating Huntington's disease, with a new gene therapy able to slow its progression by 75 percent. The treatment targets the faulty gene responsible for the devastating neurodegenerative condition that affects around 30,000 people in the UK alone.
Brazilian Molecule Polylaminin Could Reverse Spinal Cord Paralysis — Clinical Trials Approved
After nearly three decades of research, Brazilian scientists have developed polylaminin — a stabilized form of a natural human protein that acts as a scaffold for nerve regeneration. ANVISA has approved Phase 1 clinical trials, and early results, including a tetraplegic woman regaining arm movement within days, have been described as unprecedented.
Global Ocean Treaty Enters Force High Seas 2026
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Stanford Breakthrough in Optical Cavities Could Help Quantum Computers Scale Up
Stanford researchers created miniature optical cavities that efficiently collect light from individual atoms, enabling many qubits to be read simultaneously. This light-based approach could solve one of the biggest barriers to building large-scale quantum computers.
Quantum Computer Discovers New Antibiotic in Record Time
A quantum computer has discovered a promising new antibiotic compound in just 48 hours, a process that traditionally takes years of laboratory work.
Fungi Are Becoming Invaluable First Responders in Environmental Crises
When environmental disasters strike, live fungi are helping to quickly clean up everything from oil spills to toxic runoff through mycoremediation.
AI Discovers New High-Temperature Superconductor Material
Artificial intelligence has discovered a revolutionary new superconductor material that works at much higher temperatures, potentially transforming energy transmission and electronics.
DNA Confirms Dragon Man Skull Belonged to Mysterious Denisovan Lineage
Researchers have finally confirmed with DNA evidence that a 146,000-year-old skull known as "Dragon Man" belonged to a Denisovan, putting a face to one of our long-lost human relatives.
World's First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving in the Ocean
A trailblazing attempt to repopulate the ocean with sharks born from surplus aquarium eggs is expanding marine conservation.
Moss Spores Survive 9 Months on the Outside of the Space Station
The reproductive spores of a moss species were able to survive the vacuum of space during a 9-month stint outside the International Space Station, returning with an 86% germination rate.
Self-Healing Roads: Scientists Develop Asphalt That Repairs Itself
Researchers have created a revolutionary self-healing road surface inspired by nature, using plant-based spores packed with recycled oils that seal fractures when compressed.
Fusion Reactor Achieves Sustained Net Energy Gain for First Time
Scientists have achieved a sustained net energy gain from nuclear fusion for the first time, marking a historic milestone toward unlimited clean energy.
James Webb Confirms a Bright Galaxy Just 280 Million Years After the Big Bang
A newly confirmed galaxy, MoM-z14, pushes the observable universe record even closer to the beginning — and challenges what astronomers expected to see so early.
Scientists Develop Heat-Resistant Coral That Survives Warming Oceans
Marine biologists have developed heat-resistant coral varieties that can survive in waters up to 3°C warmer, offering hope for reef conservation as oceans warm.
NASA Discovers New Minerals on Mars That Could Indicate Past Water Activity
NASA announces the discovery of vivianite and greigite on Mars, minerals that form in the presence of water and could provide clues about the planet's wet past.
Citizen Scientist Spots Earth-like Planet — Now Astrophysicists Will Focus Telescopes on It
A volunteer scanning NASA data discovered a potentially habitable exoplanet that professional astronomers had missed, and now the world's most powerful telescopes will investigate it.
Gene Therapy Helps People Born Deaf Hear for the First Time
Revolutionary gene therapy treatment has successfully helped people born with genetic hearing loss to recover some of their hearing, marking a new era in treating hereditary deafness.
Spider-Inspired Design Makes Metal Tubes 'Unsinkable' — A Maritime Engineering Breakthrough
Engineers have created metal tubes that cannot sink by mimicking the water-repelling hairs on spider legs, potentially revolutionizing ship safety.
Star's Final Breath Appears Like Columns of Smoke in Breathtaking James Webb Image
The James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning new details of the Helix Nebula, revealing the dying breaths of a star transforming into raw ingredients for new worlds.
Cherry Crops Kept Safe from Diseases Thanks to Tiny Kestrel Hawks in Michigan
Farmers in Michigan are using American kestrels — the smallest falcons in North America — to naturally protect cherry orchards from birds that spread disease.
Japanese Researchers Make Astonishing Progress Toward Lab-Grown Teeth
A team in Japan has entered clinical trials for a drug that stimulates the growth of new teeth in adults who have lost them. If successful, it could eventually replace dentures and implants for millions of people worldwide.
MIT Technology Review Names 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026
The 2026 list spotlights sodium-ion batteries, generative AI coding assistants, next-generation nuclear reactors and AI companions — each already reshaping how the world works, learns and cares for itself.
Rubin Observatory Spots a Record-Breaking, Fast-Spinning Asteroid
In just its early observations, the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory found asteroid 2025 MN45, which spins once every 1.88 minutes, the fastest known for its size, alongside about 1,900 new asteroids.
Scientists Discover Two New Subtypes of MS in Exciting AI-Powered Breakthrough
Using artificial intelligence, researchers identified two previously unknown subtypes of multiple sclerosis, paving the way for personalized treatments.
Renewable Energy Named 2025 Breakthrough: China Installed Equivalent of 100 Nuclear Plants in Solar and Wind
Science Magazine declared the unstoppable rise of renewable energy as 2025's Breakthrough of the Year, with China installing record-breaking solar and wind capacity.
Captive-Bred Axolotls May Save Their Wild Cousins From Extinction
A new conservation study offers hope for wild axolotls facing extinction: captive-bred populations retain enough genetic diversity to potentially replenish their wild counterparts in Mexico.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Completed: It Will Scan the Entire Sky Every Three Days
The revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is now operational, equipped with the Simonyi Telescope that will scan the entire visible sky every three days.
Ozone Hole Smallest in Six Years, Confirming Long-Term Recovery Trend
Scientists announced that the ozone hole over Antarctica was its smallest in six years in 2025, continuing a long-term healing trend driven by the Montreal Protocol.
David Liu Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Revolutionary Gene-Editing Platform
Harvard chemist David Liu received the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for developing base editing and prime editing, precision gene-editing tools that can correct mutations without cutting DNA.
Webb Captures a Puffy Planet Shedding Its Atmosphere in Real Time
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team watched the low-density planet WASP-107b lose helium into a vast cloud stretching nearly ten times the planet’s radius.
Anti-Aging Drug Regrows Knee Cartilage in Major Breakthrough That Could End Knee Replacements
A Stanford Medicine-led study found that blocking an aging protein regrows knee cartilage in old mice, with human tissue also responding to the treatment.
IBM Unveils New Quantum Chips on the Path to Fault Tolerance
IBM introduced its 120-qubit Nighthawk processor and an experimental chip called Loon, and reported decoding quantum errors in real time, a key step toward fault-tolerant computing.
Revolutionary Eye Implant Allows Blind People to Read Again
A groundbreaking retinal implant paired with video-recording glasses has enabled 84% of participants with untreatable macular degeneration to read again.
Scientists Treat Huntington's Disease for the First Time Using Gene Therapy
In a historic medical breakthrough, gene therapy has been used to significantly slow Huntington's disease for the first time.
Mammoth Remains Yield the Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Yet
Researchers recovered microbial DNA more than a million years old from mammoth remains, identifying bacteria that lived alongside the animals and offering a new window into ancient health.
Histotripsy: Scientists Use Sound Waves to Destroy Tumors Without Surgery
Researchers at the University of Michigan are advancing histotripsy, a non-invasive technique that uses focused sound waves to mechanically destroy tumors without cutting into the body.
Living Colossal Squid Filmed for the First Time in the Deep Southern Ocean
Scientists aboard the research vessel Falkor (too) captured the first confirmed footage of a living colossal squid in its natural habitat — a translucent juvenile gliding 600 meters down near the South Sandwich Islands, exactly a century after the species was named.
Scientists Turn Industrial Waste into Batteries for Storing Renewable Energy
Northwestern University researchers transformed an industrial waste product into a battery for storing sustainable energy, opening the door for redox flow battery technology.
Lenacapavir: Revolutionary HIV Prevention Drug Named 2024 Breakthrough of the Year
A twice-yearly injection of lenacapavir provided 100% protection against HIV in clinical trials, marking a potential turning point in the fight against AIDS.