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Researchers Used 3D Tech to Rebuild the Parthenon’s Lighting and Discovered It Was Nothing Like We Imagined

The classical assumption of how light and shadows danced in the Parthenon is all wrong.

Cells Might Be Doing Quantum Computing. Life on Earth Has Performed 10⁶⁰ Logical Operations

A new study suggests life may compute far faster — and deeper — than we ever imagined.

AI and Brain Scans Reveal Why You Struggle to Recognize Faces of People of Other Races

Sometimes, the face in front of us isn’t the one our brain is seeing

Mysterious Stone Circles on Remote Scottish Island May Have Been Home to Humans Before Stonehenge Existed

Scientists think Ice Age humans crossed to this Scottish island and stayed.

What It’s Like to Live With Face Blindness: When Every Face Looks Like a Stranger

A new study reveals the exhausting reality behind developmental prosopagnosia and how society often overlooks it.

A New AI Tool Can Recreate Your Face Using Nothing But Your DNA

New AI built by Chinese scientists can create 3D faces from DNA with alarming accuracy.

People Living Near Golf Courses Face Double the Risk of Parkinson’s

The strong pesticides sprayed on golf courses leech into the groundwater and scientists suspect this could increase the risk of Parkinson's.

Scientists Find CBD in a Common Brazilian Shrub That's Not Cannabis

This wild plant grows across South America and contains CBD.

Spruce Trees Are Like Real-Life Ents That Anticipate Solar Eclipse Hours in Advance and Sync Up

Trees sync their bioelectric signals like they're talking to each other.

The Haast's Eagle: The Largest Known Eagle Hunted Prey Fifteen Times Its Size

The extinct bird was so powerful it could kill a 400-pound animal with its talons.

This Bold New Theory Could Finally Unite Gravity and Quantum Physics

A bold new theory could bridge quantum physics and gravity at last.

At 99, David Attenborough Releases "Ocean", The Most Urgent Film of His Life — and It Might Be His Last

Saving the ocean could be the only way

AI Reveals Title and Author of Scroll Burned by Vesuvius That No One Could Read for 2,000 Years

A particle accelerator and AI helped scholars read a scroll buried since 79 AD.

Tesla’s Sales in Europe Are Plummeting Because of Elon Musk's Borderline Fascist Politics

Tesla’s sales plunge across Europe as EV buyers turn elsewhere

Mathematicians Just Solved a 125-Year-Old Problem That Unites Three Major Theories of Physics

A new mathematical proof connects atoms to ocean waves and jet streams.

Archaeologists Discover 1,800-Year-Old Roman Cavalry Horse Cemetery in Germany

These horses served the Roman Empire and were buried with military precision.

Scientists Tracked Countless Outcomes of Spanking Children and Found Zero Benefits. On the Contrary, There Is Only Harm

Even in countries where it’s culturally acceptable, physical punishment leads to negative outcomes.

Oldest Wine in the World Still in Liquid From Found Inside 2,000-Year-Old Roman Funeral Urn With Human Ashes

You wouldn't want to drink from this 2,000-year-old vintage though.

A Mysterious Warrior Society Buried 900 Artifacts on This Hill in Hungary 3,000 Years Ago

The artifacts may help archaeologists learn more about the chaotic transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age.

Scientists Have Taken the First Ever Photos of Atoms Interacting in Free Space

The new quantum microscope shows particles behaving exactly as predicted by theory.

A Former Intelligence Officer Claimed This Photo Showed a Flying Saucer. Then Reddit Users Found It on Google Earth

A viral image sparks debate—and ridicule—in Washington's push for UFO transparency.

This Flying Squirrel Drone Can Brake in Midair and Outsmart Obstacles

An experimental drone with an unexpected design uses silicone wings and AI to master midair maneuvers.

Oldest Firearm in the US, A 500-Year-Old Cannon Unearthed in Arizona, Reveals Native Victory Over Conquistadores

In Arizona’s desert, a 500-year-old cannon sheds light on conquest, resistance, and survival.

This New Atomic Clock Is So Precise It Won’t Lose a Second for 140 Million Years

The new clock doesn't just keep time — it defines it.

Ronan the Sea Lion Can Keep a Beat Better Than You Can — and She Might Just Change What We Know About Music and the Brain

A rescued sea lion is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about rhythm and the brain

Did the Ancient Egyptians Paint the Milky Way on Their Coffins?

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

Dinosaurs Were Doing Just Fine Before the Asteroid Hit

New research overturns the idea that dinosaurs were already dying out before the asteroid hit.

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old Roman military sandals in Germany with nails for traction

To march legionaries across the vast Roman Empire, solid footwear was required.

China Just Made the World's Fastest Transistor and It Is Not Made of Silicon

The new transistor runs 40% faster and uses less power.

The "Bone Collector" Caterpillar Disguises Itself With the Bodies of Its Victims and Lives in Spider Webs

This insect doesn't play with its food. It just wears it.

Giant Brain Study Took Seven Years to Test the Two Biggest Theories of Consciousness. Here's What Scientists Found

Both came up short but the search for human consciousness continues.

Scientists Detect the Most Energetic Neutrino Ever Seen and They Have No Idea Where It Came From

A strange particle traveled across the universe and slammed into the deep sea.

Autism rates in the US just hit a record high of 1 in 31 children. Experts explain why it is happening

Autism rates show a steady increase but there is no simple explanation for a "supercomplex" reality.

NASA Captured a Supersonic Jet Breaking the Sound Barrier and the Image Is Unreal

The coolest thing about this flight is that there was no sonic boom.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spotted Driving Across Mars From Space for the First Time

An orbiter captured Curiosity mid-drive on the Red Planet.

This Solar-Powered Device Sucks CO2 From the Air—and Turns It Into Fuel

Researchers harness sunlight to convert CO2 into sustainable fuel.

A Woman Asked ChatGPT for a Palm Reading and It Flagged a Mole That Might Be Cancer

A viral TikTok recounts the story of a young woman who turned to ChatGPT for love advice but received an unsolicited medical advice instead.

Japan Just Tested a Railgun at Sea Against Hypersonic Missiles and It Could Change Warfare Forever

A new sea trial brings Japan’s electromagnetic railgun closer to frontline readiness.

What happens in your brain when your mind goes completely blank — neuroscientists say it's a distinct mental state

Mind blanking isn’t daydreaming. It's something more akin to meditation — but not quite the same.

The World's Oldest Known Ant Is A 113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant with Scythe Jaws

A remarkable find for ant history was made, not in the field but in a drawer.

Tiny Chinese Satellite Sent Hack-Proof Quantum Messages 12,900 Kilometers Through Space. Is a Quantum Internet Around the Corner?

The US and Europe are now racing to catch up to China.

The People of Carthage Weren’t Who We Thought They Were

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

A Roman gladiator died fighting a lion in England and his 1,800-year-old skeleton proves it

It's the first-ever evidence of man-lion combat found in the Roman period.

Scientists Just Found the Clearest Evidence Yet That Lucid Dreaming Is a Real State of Consciousness

People who are aware they are dreaming show distinct brain patterns.

Drug Regenerates Retina and Restores Vision in Blind Mice

A protein hidden in our eyes may be the reason we can't repair lost vison.

This Stretchy Battery Still Works After Being Twisted, Punctured, and Cut in Half

Not the most energy dense but its ability to withstand abuse is unparalleled.

We Could One Day Power a Galactic Civilization with Spinning Black Holes

Could future civilizations plug into the spin of space-time itself?

Scientists filmed wild chimpanzees sharing alcohol-laced fermented fruit for the first time and it looks eerily familiar

New footage suggests our primate cousins may have their own version of happy hour.

China’s Humanoid Robots Stumble, Break Down, and Finish the World’s First Robot Half Marathon

Bipedal bots compete with humans in first half-marathon race — with a bit of help from duct tape.

Packed Festival Crowds Actually Form Living Vortices -- And You Can Predict Them with Physics

The physics of crows explains why they sometimes move like waves.