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Ending Leap Seconds: Could Time Go Negative?
A bold proposal to end leap seconds could let UTC diverge from Earth’s rotation for hours, reducing long-term risk to infrastructure while introducing new timing challenges.
BepiColombo nears Mercury: ESA-JAXA mission reaches final phase
BepiColombo nears Mercury after a decade of journey, with final orbital insertion and science ready to begin.
Are Stronger El Niños Linked to Climate Change?
A 1,000-year record preserved in Galápagos corals suggests strong El Niño events have become more frequent as the planet has warmed. The findings add to evidence that climate change may be altering one of Earth’s major climate patterns.
Cyborg Roaches: Rescue Tech or Sci-Fi Dream?
Cyborg cockroaches could steer, immobilize, and deliver life-saving drugs in disaster zones, offering a potential leap in rescue medicine.
Small-scale gravity, big implications
Detecting gravity at the quantum level moves from theory to testable experiments, reshaping our view of spacetime and the universe.
Roman Telescope launches: Big sky survey begins
Roman telescope launches, opening new horizons in exoplanet imaging and cosmic mapping, as part of NASA’s open-data, multi-telescope network.
Structured research workflow: From topic to testable question with AI
AI-assisted research training shows how to embed AI in learning to improve critical thinking and create verifiable, evidence-based research questions.
Cooling tech that runs on waste heat: Zero-energy elastocaloric breakthrough
A new study demonstrates electricity-free elastocaloric cooling using nickel-titanium foils, hinting at scalable, waste-heat powered datacenter cooling.