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Scientists made people see a colour that has never existed before
UC Berkeley researchers used laser pulses aimed at individual cone cells to produce a visual experience impossible with any natural light — calling it "olo."
Webb's deepest image yet reveals 10,000 unseen galaxies
A single 120-hour exposure captured more galaxies than any previous observation — reshaping models of early universe formation.
A bacteria that eats plastic and produces energy as a byproduct
Engineered microbes break down PET plastic while generating electrical current — a potential two-in-one solution to global plastic pollution.
Room-temperature superconductor claim survives independent testing
After years of contested results, an independent lab confirmed anomalous conductivity at ambient conditions. The physics world is watching closely.
AI discovers 2 million new antibiotic compounds in 48 hours
A generative model trained on protein structures proposed millions of novel molecules, many active against drug-resistant bacteria.
The proof that broke a 60-year-old conjecture
A 27-year-old mathematician solved one of number theory's longest-standing open problems using a surprisingly simple approach that experts missed for decades.
Carbon capture just crossed the cost threshold that changes everything
Direct air capture dropped below $200 per tonne — the level economists say makes it commercially viable at scale for the first time.
Mini-kidney grown from stem cells filters blood in a dish
Edinburgh researchers created organoids that perform real filtration — a landmark step toward lab-grown organs for transplant patients.
A paralysed man composed music using only his thoughts
A BCI implant decoded imagined finger movements to produce an original melody — performed live before an audience for the first time.
Matter observed as liquid and solid simultaneously for the first time
Physicists created a "supersolid" state in ultracold gases where particles share properties of both phases at the quantum level.
AlphaFold 3 predicts drug-protein interactions with lab-grade accuracy
DeepMind's model extends beyond structure to binding — potentially accelerating the drug discovery pipeline by a decade.
A molecule that repairs DNA damage in living cells
MIT chemists designed a small molecule capable of reversing oxidative DNA damage — a potential path to new cancer therapies.