The Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment team wins the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for groundbreaking precision measurements of the muon’s magnetic moment, hinting at possible new physics beyond the Standard Model.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the rocket’s first flight in 18 months and deploying the Viasat-3 F3 communications satellite.
The US FDA has announced plans to introduce AI and real-time data technology to accelerate drug clinical trial approvals, marking a fundamental shift in drug development regulatory processes.
Satellite data shows tropical rainforest loss declined by approximately 36% in 2025, but scientists warn that climate change and the El Niño weather pattern could increase the risk of devastating forest fires.
Humanoid robots set a new half-marathon record in Beijing with a winning time of 50:26, surpassing the human world record. Unitree’s H1 robot has reached sprint speeds of 10 m/s, closing in on Usain Bolt’s 100m world record.
David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to conceal emails and records related to COVID-19 research to evade congressional inquiries.
New research reveals that wolves living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have evolved genetic resistance to cancer, with their population now approximately 7 times what it was before the 1986 nuclear disaster.
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have observed wave-like interference in positronium for the first time, a breakthrough that opens new avenues for antimatter research and potential tests of gravitational effects on antimatter.
A clinical trial at São Paulo State University in Brazil found that a daily supplement of 2,000 IU vitamin D increased the rate of complete tumor disappearance after chemotherapy from 24% to 43%, suggesting an affordable intervention that warrants further investigation.
Former NIH official and senior Fauci adviser David Morens has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of concealing email records related to COVID-19 origins research.