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Seven new frog species were hiding beneath Madagascar’s forest floor
International researchers identified seven previously unknown frog species in Madagascar, revealing greater diversity among diamond frogs than previously understood and advancing conservation efforts.
‘A glorious dawn launch’: NASA’s newest space telescope has left the Earth
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, beginning a million-mile journey to study dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets.
Scientists discover a massive heat anomaly deep inside Mars
Scientists have discovered a massive heat anomaly deep inside Mars, with the southern hemisphere’s interior significantly warmer than the north, offering new insights into the planet’s geologic history and potential past habitability.
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes found at Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Researchers identified over 360 previously undetected glacial earthquakes in Antarctica between 2010 and 2023, primarily near the Thwaites Glacier, which could inform predictions of future sea-level rise.
IBM quantum computer solves classically intractable problem in 15 minutes
IBM and University of Chicago researchers demonstrated quantum advantage by solving a classically intractable problem in 15 minutes using 70 logical qubits and new error correction techniques.
This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole
Researchers have derived the first exact mathematical formula describing how microscopic black holes could form when spacetime enters a critical state and organizes into a crystal-like pattern.
1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a surprisingly large human relative
Fossil footprints from northern Kenya dating 1.4 million years ago reveal eight members of an extinct human relative species were larger than previously estimated from skeletal remains.
The universe has plenty of hydrogen. So why is star formation collapsing?
Star formation has declined sharply over the past 4.5 billion years, but neutral hydrogen supplies have remained relatively stable, according to observations from FAST and DESI.
Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces ‘catastrophic’ cuts
Britain faces potential cuts to particle physics research involving the Large Hadron Collider and major astronomy projects, raising concerns about the country’s scientific competitiveness and future research capabilities.
World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
Global ocean surface temperatures reached a record 21.1°C, surpassing the previous peak from March 2024, driven by human-caused climate change and the developing El Niño weather system.
Sand overextraction weakening riverbanks as concrete demand soars
Surging concrete demand has driven sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds at unsustainable rates, weakening riverbanks and degrading water quality across Asia and Africa.
Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear
Swiss researchers enlisted 1,000 volunteers to bury cotton underwear in soils across the country, using decomposition rates as an indicator of soil organism activity and ecosystem health.
Australia’s red soil may be hiding a massive clean energy source
Researchers at an Australian university discovered that iron-rich magnetite deposits in Western Australia may naturally generate hydrogen underground, potentially supporting a future clean energy industry.
The universe is still speeding up, but nobody knows why
An international team of astrophysicists rejected claims that cosmic expansion is slowing, affirming that dark energy continues driving accelerating expansion of the universe.
Scientists turn one of the hardest plastics to recycle into high-performance engine lubricant
Virginia Tech researchers developed a method to convert polyvinyl chloride, one of the hardest plastics to recycle, into polyalphaolefin for use in engine lubricants and other industrial applications.
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
Winter storms swept northern Chile in August 2026, bringing unusual snow to the Atacama Desert and affecting major astronomical observatories and coastal communities.
A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
Computer models reveal the African Superplume, a vast upwelling of hot mantle material deep within Earth, is causing unusual deformation patterns beneath the East African Rift System.
Scientists discover why snake embryos twist into spirals
An international research team has discovered that snake embryos coil into spirals because their rapidly lengthening bodies are mechanically constrained by a slower-growing gut structure.
How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again
A forested island in British Columbia’s Williston Reservoir was spotted by boaters in early August, then disappeared from satellite imagery before officials located it again drifted toward shore.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is ready to hunt thousands of alien worlds
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been enclosed in its Falcon Heavy rocket fairing at Kennedy Space Center, with launch targeted for late August. The observatory will search for thousands of exoplanets and investigate dark matter and dark energy.
NASA just used satellites and debris to navigate without GPS
NASA’s Starling mission has demonstrated FALCON, a navigation system that allows satellites to determine their orbital position using other space objects as reference points instead of relying on GPS signals.
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Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
Scientists in Sweden has made a material that challenges spider silk as the strongest bio-based material
The challenge of producing a bio-based material that can compete with the strength spider dragline silk has since long been pursued, primarily by trying to make fibers synthetically from silk. Now, by using nanocellulose, the component that makes trees and plants...