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Supermassive Black Holes Can Strip Habitability From Distant Exoplanets

New research from Florida Institute of Technology finds active galactic nuclei can destroy planetary atmospheres far beyond what supernovae alone can reach.

May 25, 2026

Ming Dynasty Surgical Tools Show World's First Chemical Evidence of Topical Anesthetic

Researchers used laser-based microscopy to identify aconitine residue on 600-year-old scissors and tweezers from a physician's tomb in Jiangyin, China.

May 25, 2026

Wi-Fi Routers Found Vulnerable to a New Form of Passive Surveillance

Security researchers identified a method that works against most modern routers and could allow attackers to track people without accessing any encrypted data.

May 25, 2026

Huawei Reveals Chip Design Breakthrough While Operating Under U.S. Sanctions

The Chinese technology company announced a new scaling law and manufacturing techniques it says narrow the gap with leading chipmakers TSMC and Samsung.

May 25, 2026

Scientists Urge G7 Leaders to Act on Accelerating Arctic Warming

A group of researchers submitted formal recommendations to G7 governments ahead of an upcoming summit, citing the pace of change in the Arctic region.

May 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV Releases 42,300-Word Encyclical Demanding AI Regulation

The document, titled Magnifica Humanitas, calls for human control over weapons decisions and protection of workers displaced by artificial intelligence.

May 25, 2026

Graphene Quantum Dots Reduce Toxic Protein Clumps Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Researchers administered the nanoscale carbon particles through the nose in mice and found significantly reduced protein aggregates in the brain.

May 24, 2026

Google Overhauls Search Interface With AI Agents and Conversational Tools

At its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash as the new default search engine and introduced an expanded intelligent search box.

May 24, 2026

Beluga Whales Pass Mirror Self-Recognition Test for First Time

Two whales at a New York aquarium displayed the behavioral hallmarks of self-awareness in hours of underwater video footage analyzed in a new study.

May 24, 2026

Astronomers Find 77 Hidden Quasars From the Early Universe

The discovery more than doubles the known population of heavily reddened quasars and includes the first seven ever found within 2.1 billion years of the Big Bang.

May 24, 2026

Ansel Adams Trust Condemns Unauthorized AI Colorization Of Iconic Photograph

A gallery allegedly displayed and then continued promoting an AI-generated color version of Adams' "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" after being formally told to stop.

May 23, 2026

Vanderbilt Framework Cuts Child Development Testing Time To Eight Minutes

A new approach published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly lets researchers assess four skill areas without sacrificing validity or reliability.

May 23, 2026