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As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it. -
Archeologists say they have solved the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved monoliths scattered across high-altitude slopes and pastures where no ancient settlements ever existed. It's a story of worship and water. -
In what could be an industry shifting breakthrough, researchers have created a screen about the size of a human pupil with a resolution that breaks through the limits of pixels. The invention could radically change virtual reality and other applications.
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Leaf-scan tells farmers when fruit is ripe – without destroying it
December 20, 2025 | Ben CoxworthIn order for farmers to know if their fruit is ripe, they have to pick and analyze pieces of that fruit, reducing their yields. Utilizing a new technique, however, they could soon leave all the fruit intact, analyzing the leaves beside it instead. -
For longer-lasting, eco-friendlier asphalt ... just add algae
December 19, 2025 | Ben CoxworthNobody likes potholes, nor do they like the environmental damage associated with the petroleum utilized in traditional asphalt bitumen. That's why scientists are now looking at replacing the latter with a binder derived from algae. -
Saturnian moon may be the solar system's biggest slushie
December 18, 2025 | David SzondyAccording to NASA, Saturn's moon Titan may be the most fantastically large slushie of all time. Based on a reexamination of data from the Cassini probe collected in 2012, the moon's long-suspected global ocean may actually be a slurry of ice and rock. -
Discarded mussel shells may be diverted from landfills – to sandblast jeans
December 18, 2025 | Ben CoxworthThe tons of discarded mussel shells generated by the seafood industry may be organic, but they're still very slow to biodegrade in landfills. They may soon find new life, however, sandblasting jeans in the textile industry. -
Airless wheel can change shape and drive through fire
December 17, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalOne of the big challenges in building a space rover is ensuring it doesn't break down out there. Aerospace engineers have designed a flexible wheel for rovers that doesn't require an air-filled tube, can change its size, and can take a real beating. -
Mystery behind the collapse of the ancient Harappan empire finally solved
December 15, 2025 | Jay KakadeThe culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries to Mesopotamians and Egyptians, has finally been identified: a series of severe droughts that dried rivers 4,000 years ago. -
Rose-oil glue sticks and unsticks at the flick of a light switch
December 15, 2025 | Ben CoxworthElectronics that can't be easily dismantled for recycling aren't very eco-friendly, nor are petroleum-based adhesives. Scientists have set about addressing both issues, by developing a switchable adhesive made mainly of rose oil. -
Most radioactive site in US is moving on from the Manhattan Project
December 14, 2025 | Chelsea HaneyA nuclear production facility in Washington state, called the Hanford site, once forged the plutonium that reshaped the world. Now it’s forging glass; a quiet act of undoing at one of Earth’s most contaminated sites. -
First-ever footage: Orcas use dolphins as 'radar-equipped scouts'
December 12, 2025 | Michael FrancoFor the first time ever, a unique cooperative hunting arrangement between dolphins and orcas has been documented. Researchers believe killer whales find salmon by tailing dolphins, who in turn benefit from bite-sized fish pieces. -
Trees hold the secret to the deadly plague that ripped through Europe
December 11, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonDeep in the growth rings of Pyrenean trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in motion – a direct link between a sudden climate shift and the plague’s arrival in Europe, where it killed millions between 1347 and 1353.
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