Alien Phone Calls Could Be Quantum, And We're Not Ready to Hear Them

If quantum communication exists, that could be a win for advanced technologies on our planet, but the process would make it impossible for us to detect it without some serious equipment upgrades.

Strange Discovery Finds Earth's Crust 'Dripping' Into The Planet's Belly

Crinkles and divots in the surface of Earth on Türkiye's Central Anatolian Plateau are the smoking gun for a newly discovered class of plate tectonics.

Scientists Find Corals With a Secret That Could Aid Reef Conservation

Surprising new evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals was discovered recently. As the world's oceans warm, these differences are important.

Scientists Grew Microbes in a Lab Experiment, And They Evolved a New Sense

Bacteria can develop a heightened new sensitivity to acid levels when exposed to different environmental extremes in the laboratory, a new study shows.

World's Oceans on Verge of Being Too Acidic to Sustain Life

Even with rapid emission cuts, some level of continued acidification may be unavoidable due to the CO2 already emitted and the time it takes for the ocean system to respond.

Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'Carousel Lens'

A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity to study cosmology.

Human genome stored on ‘everlasting’ memory crystal

UK scientists have stored the full human genome on a 5D memory crystal - a revolutionary data storage format that can survive for billions of years.

There may be more water on the Moon's surface than we previously thought

This means that astronauts may not be tied to visiting the lunar south pole on future missions to acquire water. Instead, they may be able to find water everywhere on the Moon.

Astronomers create first detailed map of sun's coronal magnetic fields

Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona.

An Extreme Solar Storm Could Wreak Havoc on The Modern World

Extreme solar storms could spell disaster for our highly technological society because they have the potential to damage satellites and bring down communications networks and global electricity grids.

Entire Swarm of Black Holes Detected Moving Through The Milky Way

A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes.

Scientists Suggest Tiny Black Holes Are Regularly Cruising Through Our Star System

Researchers at MIT suggest that the microscopic "primordial black holes" could be blasting through our solar system at least once a decade.

Robotaxis Are Giving 100,000 Rides a Week. It'll Soon Be More.

Commerical self-driving cars are no longer a fantasy. Tens of thousands of paying customers are trusting them for rides on congested city streets.

Sea surface temperature record in the southwestern Pacific

The sea surface temperature in the Fijian archipelago in the southwestern Pacific is now at its maximum for more than 600 years.