Physicists Created an ‘Electron Lighthouse’ That Steers Current With Light
The flow of electrons powers our modern lives. From household conveniences like the indispensable air fryer to the…
Physicists Find a Way to ‘Split’ Particles of Light in Half to Make Infinite Photons
Photons act in freaky ways that remind us that nothing is as it seems at the smallest scales…
Longer lives, worse health? Scientists uncover troubling trend across generations
People across the world are living longer, but they’re also spending more years coping with ill health, a…
Underwater drones find Benin coral reef long presumed dead, and it’s teeming with life
A coral reef off the coast of Benin that scientists had long assumed was dead has been found…
Why Tanzania’s new research framework for traditional medicine is a game-changer
As the world continues to grapple with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, the search for new, affordable, and…
China’s ByteDance discovers new scaling law that could sustain AI boom
Researchers at TikTok parent ByteDance have discovered a new scaling law governing how fast artificial intelligence agents can…
Physicists Discover Superconducting States That Get Stronger Under Conditions Meant to Kill Them
Superconductivity, the ability for materials to conduct electricity with zero resistance, is a valuable scientific treasure. Researchers have…
For the first time, ancient human DNA turns up on a Portugal cave wall
Researchers have, for the first time, recovered ancient human DNA directly from cave walls, with one key sample…
Airborne study suggests tropical forests are absorbing less air pollution than models predict
Climate models have often treated tropical forests as a major brake on carbon pollution. New findings from an…
UK scientists discover protein that enables chemotherapy to target tumors and spare healthy cells
A newly identified protein may eventually let chemotherapy hit tumors harder without causing as much damage to healthy…
Study suggests four-winged raptor preyed on early birds in China
While studying ancient bird remains in China’s Changma Basin, researchers kept finding broken bones packed into odd, pellet-like…
The Drug That Bought My Father More Time Didn’t Happen by Accident
I still remember the day my father and I sat in his oncologist’s office and first heard the…