Scientists demonstrate sustained operation of the world’s first self-regulating nuclear clock
A thorium-229 nuclear clock in Vienna ran for more than 24 hours without intervention, automatically correcting its laser…
Jonathan the tortoise: Oldest land animal may hold longevity clues
A new genetic analysis has revealed potential clues to the longevity secrets of a giant tortoise named Jonathan,…
On this day in space! Oct. 9, 1992: Peekskill meteorite lands in New York after streaking through the atmosphere
On Oct. 9, 1992, a space rock the size of a bowling ball fell out of space and…
Wall Street fears ‘doom loop’ as ‘France is veering toward a full-blown civil crisis’
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Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars
A new genetically engineered microbe may one day help humanity settle Mars, a nonprofit biotechnology research startup suggests.…
General Fusion hits world-first 1 keV milestone with plasma squeeze
Scientists have superheated a trapped plasma to more than 12 million degrees Celsius (21.6 million degrees Fahrenheit). This…
Take a Closer Look at Bears, Birds, and Blooms From Nat Geo’s Photo Editors
A Day at the ShipyardWhile snapping pictures at a shipyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, photographer GMB Akash could hear…
Quantitative Analysis Challenges for GLP-1 Peptides
Having covered qualitative characterization, the panel turns to a different challenge: what changes when the goal shifts to…
How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find | Plants
A chance social media encounter has led to the race-against-time discovery of a new species of giant waterlily…
The Milky Way glows over telescopes in the Atacama Desert photo of the day for Oct. 9, 2026
The Milky Way over the La Silla Observatory. (Image credit: J. Rodrigues/ESO) Dark clouds swirl across a sky…
Quantum X Labs Seeks Patent for Structured-Beam Atom Cooling System
Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has filed a USPTO patent application for a structured-beam Zeeman slower and atomic…
How to see whales in Vancouver without leaving the land
He’s created a guide to land-based whale watching. When imagining whale watching in B.C., visions of orange zodiacs bouncing…