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Scientists transform pee into material fit for medical implantsA new method for chemically altering human urine could be used for producing medical implants and construction materials, scientists claim.
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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warnHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.
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'A completely new phenomenon': Astronomers spot a planet causing its star to constantly explodeAstronomers have spotted an alien planet orbiting so closely to its home star, the planet's magnetic field is triggering massive solar flares to erupt. This is the first time a planet has been seen influencing its host star.
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First-ever evidence of star 'double detonation' captured in stunning imageAn explosion captured in a new image could help astronomers to better understand the "standard candles" at the center of a major cosmological mystery.
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World's oldest rocks could shed light on how life emerged on Earth — and potentially beyondThe rocks could offer insight into Earth's primordial crust and the environment that gave birth to life.
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Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by EinsteinUsing gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is only the third to be found on the outskirts of our galaxy's dense central bulge.
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James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formationNestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected.
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Humanity could be just 3 years away from crossing a dire climate threshold, report warnsRecord carbon emissions mean that the planet's carbon budget could be exceeded in as little as three years, according to a new report.
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DARPA smashes wireless power record, beaming energy more than 5 miles away — and uses it to make popcornThe feat has significant applications for military purposes and space-based solar power.
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SpaceX's Starship explodes on Texas launch pad in 'catastrophic failure' during routine testSpaceX's Starship 36 underwent a "catastrophic failure" on the stand at its Texas launch site, but the latest setback is unlikely to dent the company's ambitions.
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Advanced AI reasoning models generate up to 50 times more carbon dioxide than common LLMsAsking AI reasoning models questions in areas such as algebra or philosophy caused carbon dioxide emissions to spike significantly.
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'People thought this couldn't be done': Scientists observe light of 'cosmic dawn' with a telescope on Earth for the first time everFor the first time, astronomers have used a ground-based telescope to observe polarized microwave light from the universe's earliest epoch. Their observations could give them a better understanding of how the universe evolved.
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Cutting-edge AI models from OpenAI and DeepSeek undergo 'complete collapse' when problems get too difficult, study revealsA new study by Apple has ignited controversy in the AI field by showing how reasoning models undergo 'complete accuracy collapse' when overloaded with complex problems.
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AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convincedAn AI analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, could mean they were composed earlier than experts thought.
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Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?A war of words between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump could lead to significant fallout for U.S.-led space exploration.
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'Meth is what makes you able to do your job': AI can push you to relapse if you're struggling with addiction, study findsIn rare cases where users are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, chatbots consistently learn the best ways to exploit them, a new study has revealed.
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Long, dark 'streaks' spotted on Mars aren't what scientists thoughtA set of dark streaks that regularly wind across the Martian surface are more likely to be formed by dust and wind than by water, a new artificial intelligence analysis has revealed.
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Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle collidersNew calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles.
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Mysterious 'mega-tsunamis' that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satelliteA new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023.
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Catastrophic collision between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not happen after all, new study hintsAstronomers have long predicted that a collision between our galaxy and nearby Andromeda could be inevitable, but new calculations suggest this may be an over exaggeration.
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China begins building AI supercomputer in spaceChina has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists to perform in-orbit data processing.
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Physicists capture 'second sound' for the first time — after nearly 100 years of searchingFirst theorized in 1938, heat's wave-like flow through superfluids, known as "second sound", has proven difficult to directly observe. Now, a new technique has finally done it, and could be used to study neutron stars and high-temperature superconductors.
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Single gene may help explain the plague's persistence throughout human historyAlterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and spread through the ages.
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Strange new object fires radio signals at Earth every 44 minutesASKAP J1832-0911, which is periodically throwing out pulses of radio waves and X-rays, could be a brand-new cosmic object.
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