Francis Halzen Wins Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for leading IceCube Neutrino Observatory's detection of high-energy neutrinos from space.
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Category: Science
Research, space, climate and the natural world.
How Smoke From Distant Fires Is Changing the Skies Over North America
Scientists are studying how wildfire smoke affects birds and other wildlife, building a new field called smoke ecology.
Newton’s Secret Manuscript Reveals He Calculated the Last Day of Earth Falling in 2060
In 1704, Sir Isaac Newton predicted the world would end in 2060. A letter at Jerusalem's Hebrew University reveals his biblical calculations.
Glasgow built Europe’s leading satellite industry — and now Bavaria wants in
Glasgow builds Europe's small satellites, but Bavaria's €35bn military space bid threatens the city's lead.
Neutrons, Rotating Black Holes, and a Galactic PeVatron at the Center of the Milky Way
A study asks if we can detect the Penrose process, where a spinning black hole loses energy through a twist in spacetime.
AI Agents Find Two Candidates for Room-Temperature Magnetic Semiconductors
AI agents find two room-temp magnetic semiconductors, pairing machine learning design with quantum simulation.
Ancient DNA Narrows Down When People First Reached the Americas
Ancient DNA evidence narrows the window on when people first reached the Americas, suggesting some arrived during the Last Glacial Maximum's extreme cold.
Fossilized Insect Trapped in Amber Identified as an Entirely New Species From the Age of Dinosaurs
Tiny insect frozen in 99-million-year-old amber reveals a new species from the age of the dinosaurs.
Jupiter Vanishes Behind the Moon in Rare Once-in-a-Decade Conjunction
Watch Jupiter vanish behind the moon in a once-in-a-decade occultation. Rise early Tuesday to see the giant planet swallowed by the crescent moon.
Ancient Egyptians Sacrificed Pharaohs’ Servants So They Could Serve Their Kings in the Afterlife
A new study confirms ancient Egyptians sacrificed servants to accompany their dead kings into the afterlife, proving a century-old hunch.
Waste Plastic Yields Carbon Quantum Dots With Emissions Tunable From Deep Violet to Yellow-Green
Waste plastic becomes carbon dots that glow from violet to green, tuned by surface treatment alone.
A Light Switch in the Brain: Nobel Prize Recognises the Alga Protein That Turned Neurons On and Off
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026: three scientists win for turning algae's light-sensing protein into a precise brain switch.