After 96 Years, Archaeologists Finally Found the Missing Part of a Legendary Statue
In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some ...
An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity
This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.
A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations
A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands ...
Boy, This New Single-Seater Flying Car Sure Is Exciting! Too Bad It Will Never Take Off.
The claimed fix-all for unclogging road traffic sounds brilliant, but here’s why the idea could face considerable headwinds.
Scientists Found a New Form of Matter That’s Half-Ice, Half-Fire—With Incredible Quantum Implications
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered a new phase a matter called ...
A Shocking Discovery Shows Dark Energy Is Weakening—and We Might Be Wrong About How the Universe Ends
Not everything we knew about the universe is wrong. But not not everything. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) ...
These Floating Nuclear Reactors—Powered by Salt—Could Supercharge America’s Electrical Grid
The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...
A Metal Detectorist Went Digging for Fun—and Discovered a 2,000-Year-Old Trove of Ancient Artifacts
A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.
Scientists Developed a Concrete That’s A Step Further Than Carbon Neutral: Carbon Negative
The concrete industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, but a new study says that it could ...