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An image of the baby boy (Image source: Dr. David Gordon and Rejoice fertility; cropped)

Woman gives birth to baby conceived 31 years ago, thanks to cryopreservation

On July 26, an Ohio couple welcomed a baby boy from a frozen embryo that was conceived back in 1994 — nearly 31 years ago. The embryo was in storage for 11,148 days, beating the previous record of 10,905 days.
Chibuike Okpara, 05 Aug 2025 15:09
 A person receiving an injection in the arm (Image source: Mufid Majnun via Unsplash; cropped)

Clinical trial: Gene therapy may spare some diabetic patients from frequent DME injections

Biotech company 4DMT is testing a gene therapy that can remove the burden of regular eye injections in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). The therapy is showing encouraging results, and it could be the next big thing in e...
Chibuike Okpara, 05 Aug 2025 04:30
An artistic image of a brain (Image source: Shawn Day via Unsplash; edited)

The brain has separate systems for solid objects and oozing fluids, MIT finds

In a recent study, a team of MIT neuroscientists has discovered that the brain has dedicated regions for processing solid “things” like a ball and flowing “stuff” like water. This finding could inspire the development of robots th...
Chibuike Okpara, 05 Aug 2025 01:37
AI, genetic engineering, quantum computing, clean energy and humanoid robotics signal a bright future. (Image source: ChatGPT)

5 trailblazing technologies primed to supercharge humankind by 2035

CheckMag Over the next decade, these five transformative tech fields are poised to reshape human society and AI is at the center of all. The possibilities are staggering and humankind could solve pressing issues related to climate change a...
Bogdan Solca, 04 Aug 2025 21:56
Microsoft Copilot study: AI automation influences knowlege workers more than is commonly assumed. (Image source: Alexandra Koch on Pixabay)

Microsoft Copilot study: Knowledge-based jobs more affected by AI automation than expected

Generative AI isn't really replacing simple, manual tasks. Instead, AI automation is primarily affecting traditional knowledge-based jobs, according to a nine-month analysis of real-world user interactions with Bing Copilot.
Ulrich Mathey, 04 Aug 2025 20:35
Figure founder Brett Adock shows the 02 loading the washing machine. (Image source: Brett Adcock via X / formerly Twitter)

Humanoid robot that helps around the house: Figure 02 demonstrates laundry skills

When it comes to the mundane tasks humanoid robots might handle for us soon, the possibilities are broad. Doing laundry is probably high on many people's wish lists. Figure 02 shows a glimpse of how this could look in a video shar...
Marius Müller, 04 Aug 2025 15:59
Pictured: Scientist John Sandusky amid heliostats at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility, New Mexico. (Image source: Craig Fritz)

This researcher wants to use solar thermal mirrors to track space objects in the night sky

A Sandia Labs researcher has proposed using idle heliostat mirrors at night to detect asteroids and lost spacecraft by tracking frequency shifts in reflected starlight instead of using traditional imaging.
Anubhav Sharma, 04 Aug 2025 09:30
An image of the Perseids over china (Image source: Xiang Zhan and Beijing Planetarium)

Bad news: The best meteor showers of the year will be mostly blocked by the moon

The much-anticipated Perseids shower will not be as enjoyable this year, thanks to an 84-percent-full moon on its peak night. Stargazers may be left with only a few bright meteors for viewing pleasure.
Chibuike Okpara, 04 Aug 2025 04:10
Plastic bottles (Image source: tanvi sharma via Unsplash)

Plastic health crisis fuels urgency for treaty as industry pushes back

Plastics are now tied to serious health effects across all stages of life, from developmental damage in infants to cancer risks in adults. Yet as global talks move toward a plastics treaty to curb production and protect public hea...
Sebastian Jankowski, 04 Aug 2025 02:58
The Crew-11 astronauts undergoing training in Florida (Image source: SpaceX)

Crew-11 arrives at the International Space Station after previous launch was cancelled

After bad weather conditions scrubbed its first launch attempt, Crew-11 has finally arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), marking a start to the long-duration multi-purpose mission aboard the orbital outpost.
Chibuike Okpara, 03 Aug 2025 10:20
The James Webb Space Telescope (Image source: NASA)

100-hour-long exposure: ESA releases the sharpest image of the Ultra Deep Field

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a look at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field — one of the most iconic regions of the sky. The resulting image, showing thousands of distant galaxies, can help astronomers study how galaxies for...
Chibuike Okpara, 03 Aug 2025 06:10
A decorative image that spells out "AI" (Image source: Steve Johnson via Unsplash; cropped)

AI upgrade: New algorithm could lead to cheaper, more accurate and light-weight AI models

Researchers at MIT say they have created the first provably efficient algorithm for training AI to understand symmetry in data, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful and accurate models for scientific discovery.
Chibuike Okpara, 02 Aug 2025 23:44
An image showing stem cells obtained from a woman's skin (Image source: UCLA via CIRM)

Successful human trial: Scientists program cancer-fighting T cells that self-replicate

In a first-in-human trial, UCLA scientists have shown that a tandem therapy using engineered stem cells can create a renewable source of cancer-fighting T cells that show no signs of exhaustion, a key limitation of current treatme...
Chibuike Okpara, 02 Aug 2025 19:15
NASA engineers installing the sunshield on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Image source: NASA and Sophia Roberts)

NASA installs an extremely powerful sunshield with 427º-F difference in temperature

NASA recently installed a powerful “sunblock” on the Roman Space Telescope. This shield has an astounding ability to protect the telescope from the Sun's heat and light. The outside of the shield can get to be hot enough to boil w...
Chibuike Okpara, 02 Aug 2025 06:06
Birds can store data (image source: Benn Jordan YouTube channel)

Starling replicates spectrogram image, demonstrates audio-based data transfer

A European Starling named “The Mouth” has successfully replicated a spectrogram image using its voice alone, effectively demonstrating a form of acoustic data transfer. Captured using a 192kHz/32-bit ultrasonic recording setup, th...
Sebastian Jankowski, 02 Aug 2025 03:27
An infographic showing some potential applications of MUSAS (Image source: Giovanni Traverso; edited screenshot)

Breakthrough: Non-invasive adhesive can stick to stomach lining and deliver drugs internally

Inspired by the remora fish, MIT researchers have created a novel adhesive device that can stick to wet, soft surfaces, promising a non-invasive technology for delivering drugs inside the stomach, monitoring diseases like acid ref...
Chibuike Okpara, 01 Aug 2025 22:37
NISAR's launch vehicle lifting off from Satish Dhawan Space Center (Image source: ISRO)

NISAR satellite launches: Set to capture more details of Earth than any satellite before it

With the launch of the NISAR satellite, NASA and ISRO are pushing the boundaries of Earth observation. The satellite will monitor nearly all of Earth’s land and ice surfaces, capturing unprecedented data that will deepen our under...
Chibuike Okpara, 01 Aug 2025 15:36
An airbone drone carrying the parachute (Image source: NASA and Christopher LC Clark; cropped)

Video: NASA is testing supersonic parachute delivery for Mars landings

In a recent flight test, NASA successfully deployed a parachute equipped with sensors — a key step in a project designed to gather critical data for building safer parachutes for future Mars missions.
Chibuike Okpara, 01 Aug 2025 14:44
The Airbike can achieve a speed of upt to 102 kiometres per hour.  (Image source: Screenshot of Volonaut testing video)

A flying bike: Airbike released, promising speeds up to 102km/h

By 2026, the company Volonaut expect to send the first orders of the Airbike. The bike uses a jet propulsion system and an onboard stabilisation system that allows for a vertical takeoff and landing and manoeuvrability.
Daniela Morales Soler, 01 Aug 2025 12:23
An image showing an ocean with a cloudy sky. (Image source: Kellie Churchman - Pexels)

This animal could rule the Earth when mankind becomes extinct

If man were to disappear from the face of the Earth, an animal could, after millions of years, rule our planet. And it may well surprise you, even if it has a few predispositions to do so.
Alexis Stegmann, 01 Aug 2025 11:26
Mid-infrared image of planetary nebula NGC 6072 (Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; cropped)

NASA’s Webb spots bizarre anomaly in a dying star’s nebula

Images of the planetary nebula NGC 6072 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the unexpected. The near- and mid-infrared images show a messy scene that could provide more insight into the behavior of dying stars.
Chibuike Okpara, 01 Aug 2025 07:09
Turning mercury into gold (image source: ChatGPT DALL·E)

Gold from mercury? How a tokamak fusion reactor may generate precious metal through neutron transmutation

Fusion startup Marathon Fusion claims its theoretical reactor design could generate up to 3000 kg of gold per year by converting mercury inside a layered neutron blanket. The process would also produce tritium fuel for deuterium-t...
Sebastian Jankowski, 01 Aug 2025 01:48
An illustration of MIT's double-slit experiment (Image source: the researchers; cropped)

MIT experiment proves Einstein wrong in century-old quantum debate

Using individual atoms as the smallest possible slits, MIT physicists have performed the most precise version of the famous double-slit experiment to date, confirming a key principle of quantum mechanics and settling a historic de...
Chibuike Okpara, 30 Jul 2025 23:07
Pictured are JWST, Hubble, Chandra, and Swift space telescopes (Image source: NASA; edited)

NASA telescope to detect 10× more supernovae than JWST, Hubble, and others combined

A survey by NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could reveal deep secrets about the universe, even ones that scientists probably have not even thought about. The survey, expected to reveal around 100,000 celestial ex...
Chibuike Okpara, 30 Jul 2025 16:42
An image showing a lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Image source : National Parks Exploration Series: Yellowstone - Amazon Prime Video)

AI reveals a significant number of earthquakes beneath Yellowstone

Artificial intelligence provides numerous aids in various fields of activity. Recently, researchers have discovered intense seismic activity in Yellowstone National Park with the help of this technology.
Alexis Stegmann, 30 Jul 2025 11:09
An image of an ASIMO robot developed by Honda (Image source: Possessed Photography via Unsplash; cropped)

MIT's AI-powered 'autonomous lab' could lead to better batteries and solar panels

An autonomous AI and robotics platform developed at MIT can invent and test 700 new materials a day, a process that could dramatically accelerate the creation of improved battery electrolytes, safer drug-delivery systems, solar pa...
Chibuike Okpara, 30 Jul 2025 05:55
The Falcon 9 rocket a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the launch on its way to the launch pad (Image source: SpaceX)

NASA's SpaceX Crew 11 and rocket are now ready for launch

With the crew's arrival at the launch site and their rocket now vertical on the pad, all major preparations are complete for the upcoming long-duration science mission to the International Space Station.
Chibuike Okpara, 29 Jul 2025 23:59
The aircraft body model hanging 35 feet in the air (Image source: NASA and Mark Knopp; cropped)

Video: NASA conducts drop test with an air taxi model to access safety and help set standards

In a bold step toward the future of air taxis, NASA has successfully conducted a full-scale crash test of a model aircraft, generating critical safety data to help the industry design and certify a new generation of electric aircr...
Chibuike Okpara, 29 Jul 2025 22:10
An image of Beltegeuse and its companion star, Siwarha (Image source: NASA, JPL, and NOIRLab; cropped)

After 100+ years of searching, NASA gets the clearest of image of Beltegeuse's companion

After over a hundred years of speculation, NASA has finally discovered the companion to Betelgeuse, the tenth-brightest star in the sky. The important discovery was made using a ground-based telescope equipped with a powerful high...
Chibuike Okpara, 29 Jul 2025 20:26
A representation of the satellite constellation that will be sent into space by Reflect Orbital. (Image source: Reflect Orbital)

A huge mirror will be sent into space to redirect its light back to Earth

Solar energy is becoming increasingly present in our daily lives, and startup Reflect Orbital understands this well. The company plans to deploy mirrors in space to redirect sunlight to Earth without interruption.
Alexis Stegmann, 28 Jul 2025 19:03
A SpaceX satellite orbiting Earth. (Image source: SpaceX - Pexels)

A satellite used AI to carry out a mission in space autonomously, without human intervention

Recently, a satellite successfully completed a mission autonomously in just 90 seconds, without human assistance. This is a major breakthrough thanks to artificial intelligence, which could help scientists in the near future.
Alexis Stegmann, 28 Jul 2025 14:06
An illustrative image showing a chip with a high clock speed (Image source: AI-generated image)

Smartphones could become far more powerful, compact, and energy-efficient, thanks to major breakthrough

Researchers at UCLA have developed a new method to create highly magnetic semiconductors, a foundational breakthrough that could pave the way for a new generation of spintronic devices that are more powerful and energy-efficient.
Chibuike Okpara, 27 Jul 2025 09:11
NASA's official logo (Image source: NASA)

NASA tests new americium-based nuclear power for deep space missions

NASA is pushing the boundaries of deep space exploration with a new fuel — americium-241. This new heat source fuel could provide a reliable, long-lasting option to support long space travels in very extreme environments.
Chibuike Okpara, 27 Jul 2025 06:32
A zoomed-in image of Uranus, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI; cropped)

NASA corrects major error: Uranus does emit more heat than it receives from the Sun

New analysis of decades of observational data has overturned a long-held belief based on a 1986 flyby, with researchers confirming Uranus has its own internal heat source, a finding that reshapes our understanding of the ice giant...
Chibuike Okpara, 27 Jul 2025 04:30
An image of a young black man (Image source: Elizeu Dias via Unsplash; cropped)

Why Black Americans face higher colorectal cancer rates and what researchers say can help

New research finds that stark disparities in colorectal cancer outcomes are driven almost entirely by social and economic factors, not biology, and outlines a clear, two-part strategy to address the issue.
Chibuike Okpara, 27 Jul 2025 02:29
A conceptual image of the NISAR satellite in orbit over California (Image source: NASA and JPL-Caltech; cropped)

New US-India satellite can predict landslides with inch-perfect mapping of land and ice surfaces

A pioneering U.S.-India satellite mission called NISAR is set to launch, promising to deliver critical data that will help scientists and governments monitor natural disasters, manage crops, and track the impacts of climate change...
Chibuike Okpara, 26 Jul 2025 18:45
The Unitree R1 will be available starting at $5,900, making it potentially appealing to private users. (Image source: Unitree via YouTube)

Humanoid robot for consumers: Unitree R1 launches starting at US $5,900

With the R1, Chinese company Unitree Robotics is launching a humanoid robot priced within reach for private users. However, its practicality in everyday life remains to be seen.
Marius Müller, 26 Jul 2025 13:02
A composite image showing a section of the interstellar medium X-rayed for sulfur (Image source: DSS, DECaPS, eRosita, and NASA; cropped)

Japanese-led XRISM makes first-ever direct detection of sulfur in two states

In a groundbreaking discovery, Japan-led XRISM, in collaboration with NASA, and with contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA), has detected sulfur in the Milky Way in states never seen before. The discovery is expanding ...
Chibuike Okpara, 26 Jul 2025 09:34
A spaceship flying past a planet. (Image source: Andrej Sachov - Unsplash)

This Harvard physicist believes that the object crossing our solar system is an alien probe

Following its discovery on July 1, the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS has a number of characteristics that are not yet fully understood. And in view of this, Avi Loeb, a professor at Harvard University, has no hesitation in...
Alexis Stegmann, 25 Jul 2025 18:43
Autonomous AI cyberattacks have become a reality (Image source: DallE 3)

AI cyberattacks: LLMs can plan and execute cyber operations autonomously

In collaboration with Anthropic, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that large language models (LLMs) are capable of independently planning and executing complex cyberattacks on enterprise networks. This unsettli...
Ulrich Mathey, 25 Jul 2025 14:00
WhoFi can identify people within a Wi-Fi area with an accuracy of 95.5%. (image source: DallE3)

Wi-Fi radiation as a spy: New ‘WhoFi’ technology detects people without cameras

Many people believe they can avoid surveillance by staying away from smartphones, cameras or smartwatches. However, Italian researchers have developed a system that can identify individuals within a Wi-Fi area without using any ca...
Marius Müller, 24 Jul 2025 15:34
Artist's rendering of red dwarf star L 98-59. (Image source: Benoît Gougeon, University of Montreal)

A near-Earth exoplanet could potentially harbor life

A near-Earth exoplanet could harbor life because it lies in its star's habitable zone. But further studies are needed to answer this mystery and potentially discover life elsewhere in the universe.
Alexis Stegmann, 24 Jul 2025 10:56
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s TRACERS (Image source: SpaceX)

NASA launches 5 satellites loaded with new tech into orbit using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

NASA launches 5 satellites into earth orbit after the previous attempt was cancelled due to the FAA's concern regarding the airspace. The launch includes 5 satellites from 4 different missions: TRACERS, PExT, Athena EPIC, REAL.
Chibuike Okpara, 24 Jul 2025 09:38
NASA's official logo (Image source: NASA)

NASA shares how it fixed spacecraft's camera from 370 million miles away

NASA’s experimental technique to rescue Juno spacecraft’s camera far away in Jupiter’s orbit resulted in groundbreaking success, as presented during a technical session on July 16. The long-distance save is providing insights into...
Chibuike Okpara, 24 Jul 2025 05:35
A conceptual image of planet TOI 1227 b and its star (Image source: NASA, CXC, SAO, and M. Weiss; cropped)

This planet is being eaten by its own star and at an insane rate

Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that a “baby” planet, just 8 million years old, is being violently stripped of its atmosphere, shrinking from the size of Jupiter down to a small, barren planet.
Chibuike Okpara, 24 Jul 2025 02:06
An image of a woman flossing. Dental flossing could become a new means of vaccination (Image source: AI-generated image)

Researchers successfully test needleless vaccination using dental floss

A group of researchers has successfully tested a novel means of vaccination using dental floss — leveraging the permeable area between the teeth. The researchers flossed some mice using dental floss coated with inactive flu virus,...
Chibuike Okpara, 23 Jul 2025 04:11
An image that shows the night sky with the Milky Way. (Image source: Vikash Singh - Pexels)

The star that was supposed to explode is no longer alone

The star Betelgeuse, located in the Orion constellation, has a companion orbiting close to it. And while the discovery is fascinating, its fate seems to be a sad one.
Alexis Stegmann, 22 Jul 2025 14:42
DARPA achieved conversion efficiencies of approximately 20%. Refference image. (Image source: Pexels, Burak The Weekender)

Wireless electricity transmission achieves a new milestone: The longest distance to date

A US military defense agency could transmit energy across 8.6 kilometres during 60 seconds. This marks the longest distance achieved in laser wireless transmission. The agency used an infrared laser beam to transmit 800 watts of e...
Daniela Morales Soler, 21 Jul 2025 21:16
An image showing an object with a tail behind it. (Image source: Robert Lea - Canva)

An interstellar visitor could soon be visible to the naked eye in the night sky

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is currently crossing our solar system at high speed. And it could well be visible to the naked eye as it passes.
Alexis Stegmann, 21 Jul 2025 21:03
An image showing shooting stars in the night sky. (Image source: Felix Kiss - Pexels)

Three celestial shows will take place this summer and are not to be missed

Three celestial shows will take place in the night sky this summer. But watch out, because one of the most important of them may be spoiled by the Moon.
Alexis Stegmann, 21 Jul 2025 20:01

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