Quantum computing, biotech, fusion energy, and the scientific discoveries transforming our world.
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Vanderbilt researchers created the first selective compound designed to inhibit TAOK-1, a poorly understood protein connected to Alzheimer's, ScienceDaily reports.
Scientists have identified a molecular switch that may help explain why aging makes the brain more vulnerable to diseases such as ALS and Huntington's, ScienceDaily reports.
Hidden moon ice may reveal itself through the way it bends and reflects vibrations from moonquakes, ScienceDaily reports - the technique could help astronauts locate vital water supplies.
Dark matter particles may exert a hidden force on one another, but its effects are stranger than expected, ScienceDaily reports.
Coastal communities are facing a hidden threat that is making rising seas far more dangerous: the land beneath them is sinking, ScienceDaily reports.
After removing El Nino, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35C per decade over the past ten years - up from 0.2C per decade from 1970-2015.
Two new transits from the James Webb Space Telescope show a stronger-than-expected signal of dimethyl sulfide, a gas produced almost exclusively by life on Earth. Confirmation will require a third transit and a careful false-positive analysis.
Cosmic rays from the binary system are accelerated to at least 30 PeV — 30 times the mainstream theoretical limit — and vary on a 4.8-hour orbital cycle, opening a new field of time-domain astronomy.
The rover found an extensive concentration of polygon-shaped rock patterns in Gale Crater's Valle Grande — the largest such field ever seen in one location — and mission scientists don't yet know how they formed.
Three years of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument suggest the standard cosmological model may need a substantial rewrite — or a careful reanalysis.
Chinese officials confirm an August launch for a next-generation quantum internet satellite, while the original Mozi (墨子号) team receives a major international quantum award for the foundational work that made it possible.
Quantum annealing pioneer D-Wave teams with AT&T to explore how quantum-hybrid computing can optimize telecom network routing, scheduling, and operations at carrier scale.
Two independent teams demonstrated silicon-based quantum processors that run error-correction rounds without real-time help from room-temperature electronics, a milestone for scaling quantum computers.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has published its first official science images, formally opening the ten-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. The 8.4-meter telescope and 3.2-gigapixel camera will produce roughly 20 TB of data every observing night.
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center will build a new hybrid quantum-classical machine integrating quantum accelerators with traditional HPC, while D-Wave and AT&T advance a parallel quantum-telecom track.
A new genome-engineering method lets scientists drop large functional genes into precise locations in tobacco and rice. In a separate advance, an Alzheimer's therapy restores cognition without clearing amyloid plaques.
An exomoon of planetary mass orbiting a brown dwarf has been confirmed beyond a habitable zone for the first time, ending a decade-long hunt and reshaping theories of how satellites form.
A new DeepMind model predicts not just protein structure but drug-binding affinity, cutting early-stage discovery timelines from years to weeks. Three candidates are already entering preclinical trials.
IBM has achieved a landmark milestone with its Condor II processor, crossing the 1,000 logical qubit threshold. This could mark the beginning of practical quantum computing.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems announces a commercial fusion power plant that consistently produces more energy than it consumes. The facility could begin powering the grid by 2030.
A new generation of CRISPR tools can edit individual neurons with unprecedented accuracy, opening the door to treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative diseases.