
First-Ever Antimatter Qubit Could Help Crack Cosmic Mysteries
The first antimatter qubit will help search for differences between matter and antimatter
First-Ever Antimatter Qubit Could Help Crack Cosmic Mysteries
The first antimatter qubit will help search for differences between matter and antimatter
You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories
Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient Arthropods
The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer Ball
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The Impossible Problems Hidden in a Simple Game of Tetris
Organs Age in Waves Accelerating at 50 Years Old
The Sky Is Falling—From Another Star
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The Secret to the Strongest Force in the Universe
Why Aren’t We Made of Antimatter?
What It’s Like to Live and Work on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Were the Wright Brothers First in Flight? Inside a 1925 Dispute
The Surprising Science of Dungeons and Dragons
When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant, Will Any Planet Be Safe?
The future is bright—too bright—for life as we know it once the sun transforms into a red giant star
First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Shown Safe in Early Human Trial
A hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A metabolite has just concluded its first safety trial in humans, getting a step closer to increasing male contraceptive options
The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer Ball
Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game
Why I’m Suing OpenAI, the Creator of ChatGPT
My lawsuit in Hawaii lays out the safety issues in OpenAI’s products and how they could irreparably harm both Hawaii and the rest of the U.S.
Scorching Heat Dome Grips Eastern U.S., with No Relief in Sight
Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come
‘Corn Sweat’ Is Making This Heat Wave Even Worse
Humid heat is blanketing the eastern U.S. this week, exacerbated by “corn sweat” in the Midwest