The world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment has crossed another major milestone. ITER, the massive international fusion project under construction in Cadarache, has received the final components needed to assemble the central solenoid — the enormous...

Imagine hearing a deep, persistent humming noise at night that nobody around you can detect. Not your family. Not your neighbors. Not even sensitive recording equipment. For a small percentage of people around the world,...

A new quantum-inspired algorithm is reshaping how scientists study advanced materials—solving problems in seconds that would overwhelm even the most powerful supercomputers. Developed by researchers at Aalto University, the method could accelerate discoveries in superconductors,...

For decades, geologists have tried to access one of Earth’s most inaccessible layers—the mantle. Now, a breakthrough has delivered a rare prize: a 4,160-foot section of mantle rock, recovered from deep beneath the ocean floor....

A new study is reshaping how scientists think about one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: dark matter. Researchers suggest that stochastic gravitational waves—ancient ripples in spacetime from the early universe—may have generated low-mass particles that...

A newly studied megalithic tomb near Paris is reshaping what we know about life—and collapse—in prehistoric Europe. At a burial site in Bury, France, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that two entirely different communities used the...

For decades, geologists have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: if the Colorado River is at least 11 million years old, why does its path through the Grand Canyon appear much younger? New research published...

In 2023, a strange golden object discovered deep beneath the waters of the Gulf of Alaska captured global attention. Dubbed a “golden egg” because of its smooth, rounded shape and metallic sheen, the object puzzled...

A wave of bright fireballs streaked across skies worldwide in March and early April, sparking confusion and, in some places, outright alarm. Now, a NASA researcher say those sightings were not random. They were part...

It sounds like the opening line of a sci-fi thriller: the sun dims, Earth shivers, and no one saw it coming. But new research suggests that, in a scientific sense, something close to that has...