A group of undergraduate students pulled off something remarkable: they built their own dark matter detector and used it to probe one of physics’ biggest mysteries。 Working with limited resources but plenty of creativity, they designed a stripped-down experiment to hunt for axions — hypothetical particles that could make up dark matter
The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers。 The Linux vulnerabilities have been patched—but many machines remain at risk
From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children
As the Moon swallowed the Sun during the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse, something remarkable happened on the ground—cities went eerily quiet。 Scientists analyzing seismic data found that human-generated vibrations, usually caused by traffic, construction, and daily activity, dropped sharply during totality。 The effect was so pronounced that it
The mysterious collapse of the Maya civilization may not have been driven solely by drought after all。 New evidence from lake sediments in Guatemala reveals that one key city, Itzan, enjoyed a stable climate even as its population abruptly vanished。 Instead of environmental collapse, the findings point to something more complex: a tightly interconn
A newly discovered prehistoric mammal may hold clues to how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction。 The tiny species, Cimolodon desosai, lived 75 million years ago and had traits—like a small body and varied diet—that likely boosted survival odds。 Found in Baja California, the fossil includes rare skeletal remains that reveal how it moved an
This all-in-one indoor-outdoor projector from Anker is compact, affordable, and water-resistant—but not cinema quality
Nearly 100 million years ago, snakes weren’t the sleek, limbless creatures we know today—they still had hind legs and even a cheekbone that has almost vanished in modern species。 A remarkably preserved fossil of Najash rionegrina from Argentina has reshaped how scientists think about snake origins, suggesting early snakes were large, wide-mouthed p
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A team at King’s College London has created a powerful new aluminum compound capable of doing the work of expensive rare metals。 Its unique triangular structure gives it remarkable stability and reactivity, allowing it to drive chemical reactions in ways never seen before。 The discovery could lead to greener and far more affordable industrial proce
A 150-year-old rule in geometry has been proven wrong。 Mathematicians found two different doughnut-shaped surfaces that look identical when measured locally but are actually different overall。 For decades, researchers suspected this might be possible but couldn’t prove it—until now
In a striking glimpse into extreme physics, scientists have captured the split-second chaos that unfolds when powerful laser flashes blast matter into a superheated plasma。 By combining two cutting-edge lasers, researchers were able to track how copper atoms lose and regain electrons in trillionths of a second, creating and dissolving highly charge
The famous mezcal “worm” has long puzzled scientists, but DNA testing has finally cracked the case。 Researchers found that all sampled larvae were actually agave redworm moth caterpillars—not a mix of species as once believed。 While the discovery clears up a long-standing mystery, it also raises concerns about sustainability
A new quantum sensing approach could dramatically improve how scientists measure low-frequency electric fields, a task that has long been limited by bulky setups and blurry resolution。 Instead of relying on traditional vapor-cell methods, researchers developed a system using chains of highly sensitive Rydberg atoms that respond collectively to elec
Researchers have shown that blending quantum computing with AI can dramatically improve predictions of complex, chaotic systems。 By letting a quantum computer identify hidden patterns in data, the AI becomes more accurate and stable over time。 The method outperformed standard models while using far less memory
Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids—and on peroxisomes to process them。 Researchers discovered that the protein PEX11 not only helps these structures divide but also controls their size during early growth。 When key genes were altered, peroxisomes grew abnormally large, suggesting internal vesicles normally keep them in
A mysterious “golden orb” found more than two miles deep in the Gulf of Alaska left scientists baffled for over two years, sparking wild speculation about its origins。 After an intensive investigation combining deep-sea expertise, microscopic analysis, and advanced DNA sequencing, researchers finally cracked the case。 The strange object turned out