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Fascinating 'Dark-fly' experiment has finally allowed scientists to measure evolution in real time
Evolution usually occurs so slowly that it's imperceptible to the naked eye. Simple adaptations can take thousands of years to take hold, far too...
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Inside the Student-Led ‘Sustainability Mafia’ That Just Got a Rs 2 Cr CSR Grant From Zerodha
Late one evening in a Bengaluru lab, Vaibhav Sai bent over his notebook filled with complex diagrams and calculations. For months, he had been...
Life After Clearing UPSC: 5 Civil Servants Solving India’s Toughest Local Challenges
Across India, civil servants are quietly leading powerful transformations, not just from behind desks, but by stepping into communities,...
Breakthrough lets scientists watch plants breathe in real time
Scientists have created a new way to watch plants breathe—live and in high definition—while tracking exactly how much carbon and water they...
The one sign that someone is highly intelligent, according to philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) transformed our understanding of the human condition by arguing that people are primarily driven by...
This CRISPR breakthrough turns genes on without cutting DNA
A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act like molecular anchors....
Activists offer $1M to create first-ever Climate Nobel Prize: 'The funds are ready if the Nobel Committee agrees'
Organizers are prepared to cover the prize endowment if the Nobel Committee recognizes the award.
Quantum structured light could transform secure communication and computing
Scientists are learning to engineer light in rich, multidimensional ways that dramatically increase how much information a single photon can...
Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think
Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own....
Scientists find a safer way for opioids to relieve pain
Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that...
The best new science fiction books of January 2026
Big hitter Peter F. Hamilton has a new sci-fi novel out this month – and Booker winner George Saunders ventures into speculative fiction with his...
The hidden timing system that shapes how you think
The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it pulls this off....
Vincent von Thien designs Trader HiFi cafe as a "space that celebrates sound"
A cork-clad DJ booth forms the centrepiece of this coffee shop in Hamburg, which its owner Vincent von Thien has designed to evoke the relaxing...
University in China Begins Installing World’s Strongest Gravity Centrifuge to Compress Space and Time
What can you do if you want to test a dam, railway line, submersible, or a space capsule’s resistance to gravitational force without risking the...
These dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping
Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up...
300,000 Wondrous Nature Illustrations Put Online by The Biodiversity Heritage Library
Are we truly in the midst of a human-caused sixth mass extinction, an era of “biological annihilation”? Many scientists and popular science...
Think you make 200 food choices a day? Think again
The idea that we make over 200 unconscious food choices a day has been repeated for years, but new research shows the number is more illusion than...
27-Foot-Tall Buddha Sculpture Will Grace the High Line in NYC
27-Foot-Tall Buddha Sculpture Will Grace the High Line in NYC This spring, a towering sandstone Buddha will rise above Manhattan on the High Line...
Indigenous Wisdom Offers Path Forward for Global Food Systems Reform
Research with Yucatec Maya farmers demonstrates the importance of intercultural knowledge co-creation in developing regenerative food systems. The...
SETI watched a pulsar flicker for months and found space keeps shifting
A distant pulsar’s radio signal flickers as it passes through space, much like stars twinkle in Earth’s atmosphere. By monitoring this effect for...
Birds-of-Paradise Flashy Feathers also Glow in Biofluorescence, Surprise Discovery Demonstrates
Birds-of-paradise have long dazzled us with their incredibly vibrant and varied plumage, but researchers studying the group have recently made an...
What I Learned About Love and Worth When Money Was Gone
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” ~Oprah Winfrey The fluorescent lights...
The best new popular science books of 2026
Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, says culture editor...
Our Biggest Food Justice Stories of 2025
As a central tenet of our work, we focus on stories that highlight those issues. A fair and equitable society requires universal access to healthy...
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