The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

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The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs — the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics — and a research team including faculty at ...

This report identifies innovative, emerging scientific advances for making the U.S. food and agricultural system more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. This report explores the availability of ...

An international team has demonstrated a new method for producing the most intense light ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have changed our world for the better. Advances in medicine have allowed for ...

It was a tough year for science in the U.S. Thousands of research grants, including more than 3,800 from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation alone, were frozen or ...

Researchers have reported three significant deep-sea breakthroughs: a thriving subseafloor ecosystem within volcanic crust, the resolved identity of the 'golden orb,' and fossil evidence of colossal ...

It was a tough year for science in the US. Thousands of research grants, including more than 3,800 from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation alone, were frozen or ...

Researchers have figured out how to create a gas that, when cooled to freezing temperatures, will not experience resistance or diffusion. The atoms in this gas do not abide by the usual ballistic or ...

Jan. 31, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...