Scientists say Beefalo are all beef, no -alo. Breeders disagree
A whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a new study reports.
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‘Time was speeding up, slowing down, or even stopping’: Physicist demonstrates a key theory of time by building a ‘mini-universe’ in his lab
For the first time, a physicist has experimentally watched time emerge from within an isolated quantum system — by creating a “mini-universe.” This bizarre experiment
2,500-year-old tomb of a ‘warrior prince’ with chariot and helmet discovered on Italy’s Adriatic coast
Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed the royal tomb of a pre- Roman “warrior-prince” along with the remains of his chariot and weapons. The tomb was
Euclid telescope discovers the 2 most ancient monster black holes in the universe — each brighter than a trillion suns
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has spotted 31 previously unknown quasars dating to the universe’s earliest chapter, including the two oldest ever
Colorful ‘painting-like’ ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure the Bahamas — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas [23.547188707, -76.46352937] What’s in the photo? Submerged sandbanks and seagrass beds in shallow water Which satellite
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s survey of space and time will ‘be remembered 100 years from new,’ chief scientist Tony Tyson says. Here’s why.
On a dark mountaintop in Chile, the world’s largest digital camera has begun filming its masterpiece. This Tuesday (June 30), scientists with the Vera C.
Scientists just created the most lifelike cell ever made in a lab — here’s what it could accomplish
Scientists say they have built a “synthetic cell” that can eat, grow and divide in a way that’s remarkably similar to living cells. The research
Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds
Deep in a limestone cave on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that Neanderthals and the modern humans who moved in later left behind
Heart issues tied to ‘microdamage’ in the brain might raise risk of memory loss, study hints
Scientists uncovered a link between mild heart trouble and microscopic signs of brain damage that may raise the risk of memory problems down the line.
NASA Takes Flight For America’s 250th
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the
Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’
More than 30 years ago, researchers discovered that hypothetical computers based on the laws of quantum physics would be able to rapidly solve difficult math
‘A new way to study the edge of a black hole’: Physicists just got the closest-ever look at a black hole’s event horizon
Scientists have found evidence that gravitational waves from a spectacular black hole collision carry signals from the very edge of the newly formed black hole.
Diagnostic dilemma: Huge mass in woman’s stomach was likely caused by Ozempic-style drug — and dissolved with diet soda
The patient: A 63-year-old woman in Massachusetts The symptoms: The patient went to the emergency department after experiencing nausea and vomiting for about a month
First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise — but there’s a big catch
A simple method to thicken Arctic sea ice has shown promising results in its very first field experiment, performed in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Researchers