Category: Science

Life on Earth could continue for another 1.8 billion years, according to new research. This figure, which is based on complex climate models, is far

Network latency in bitcoin mining is driving massive energy waste ‪—‬ the annual equivalent of the total generation capacity of Switzerland’s entire hydroelectric power system

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful atom smasher, has entered a planned four-year shutdown that will upgrade it to its

Quick facts What it is: RAD-Bow-And-Arrow Radio Galaxy Where it is: 2 billion light-years from Earth When it was shared: June 22, 2026 The universe

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster.

Two lumps of potato discovered in a roughly 500-year-old Inca storage room in Peru are a rare find: freeze-dried potatoes predating the Spanish invasion, a

Trees in China that were planted as part of huge reforestation projects appear to grow faster than those in natural forests, a new study finds.

A breakthrough in photonic chips could make large, costly, ultrafast lasers dramatically smaller, leading to portable and affordable imaging, diagnostic and information-processing devices, researchers say.

Euplotes gigatrox’s shape-shifting may reveal how early life learned to act in surprisingly complex ways.

New experiments show that octopuses can understand where an item is based solely on its reflection.

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Toussidé volcano, Chad [21.03731548, 16.47357325] What’s in the photo? The petrified remains of ancient lava and a skull-like caldera Who

A Chinese system has become the world’s most powerful supercomputer, surpassing American machines for the first time since 2021. LineShine, installed at China’s National Supercomputing

Renaissance painter Jan Brueghel the Elder painted a bat eating a bird — 400 years before scientists would document the behavior.

Reassuring evidence on acetaminophen’s safety in pregnancy keeps growing, with another study that compares siblings with different prenatal exposures.