Great Barrier Reef Records Highest Coral Cover in 36 Years of Monitoring
Annual surveys show coral recovery exceeding expectations across two-thirds of the reef system.
First Solid-State Battery Factory Opens With 600-Mile Range and 10-Minute Charging
Mass production begins on batteries that could move electric vehicles from early-adopter niche to mainstream default.
Voyager 1 Sends New Data From Interstellar Space, 15 Billion Miles From Home
The 47-year-old spacecraft continues transmitting from beyond our solar system, rewriting what we know about the heliosphere.
Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in 90% of Children in Landmark Clinical Trial
A single treatment restores auditory function in children born with genetic hearing loss, published in Nature Medicine.
Detroit Transforms 200 Vacant Lots Into Urban Farms Feeding 2,000 Families
A grassroots initiative that started with three volunteers has grown into 40 urban farms across the city's east side.
Finland Makes AI Literacy Mandatory Across All Schools
Every student will understand machine learning fundamentals by age 12 under the new national curriculum.
New Quantum Chip Solves in 4 Minutes What Would Take Classical Computers 47 Years
Google's Willow processor demonstrates practical quantum advantage on real-world optimization problems for the first time.
Alzheimer's Blood Test Achieves 95% Accuracy, Eliminating Need for Spinal Taps
A simple blood draw can now detect Alzheimer's disease up to 15 years before symptoms appear, enabling early intervention.
Atlantic Whale Population Rebounds to Pre-Whaling Numbers for First Time
Humpback whale populations in the North Atlantic have recovered to an estimated 93,000, matching 18th-century baselines.
The Wonderfully Weird
The parts of this planet — and beyond — that don't quite make sense
Pentagon's UAP Task Force Releases 12 New Videos of Objects Defying Known Physics
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office confirms the objects exhibit acceleration patterns that exceed current aerospace capabilities.
Earth Hums a Constant Note That Nobody Can Hear
The planet vibrates at 10.68 millihertz, caused by ocean waves hitting the seafloor. We live on an instrument that never stops playing.
Octopuses Deliberately Throw Things at Each Other When They're Annoyed
Marine biologists captured footage of directed silt-hurling. Published in PLOS ONE, the behavior appears intentional and targeted.
Fast Radio Burst From Deep Space Repeats in a Perfect 16-Day Pattern
FRB 180916 sends millisecond bursts of energy from 500 million light-years away on an exact schedule. No natural explanation has held up.
Australian Cockatoos Teaching Each Other to Open Bins — With Regional Techniques
Sulphur-crested cockatoos pass the skill through social learning. Different suburbs have developed distinct opening methods.
The Wow! Signal: 47 Years Later, Astronomers Narrow the Source to a Single Star
New analysis of the famous 1977 signal points to 2MASS 19281982-0521002, a sun-like star 1,800 light-years away in Sagittarius.