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A Madison-based fusion startup and one of Wisconsin’s largest utilities are teaming up to explore building a commercial fusion power plant in the state. Realta Fusion and Madison Gas and…

A new analysis led by researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, together with Professor Subir Sarkar of the University of Oxford, is challenging one of the central…

More than 180 million years after the supercontinent Gondwana’s breakup, scientists are still learning the true reach of this prehistoric landmass that once stretched across the globe. By analyzing more…

For the first 20 years of Star Trek’s existence, the entire canon consisted of 79 episodes of the classic show, which fans held up as a kind of modern scripture….

Comet 3I/ATLAS is continuing to surprise astronomers. New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is…

Global warming will soon cross a critical threshold, surpassing a dangerous limit set years ago, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found. But experts say it’s still possible to…

The Denisovans are considered one of modern humans’ closest ancient ancestors, yet we know very little about how they looked or lived. But new analyses of remains from Bianfu Cave…

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SuperCritical Materials Corp (“SuperCritical Materials” or “SUPC”) announced today that Mitchell P. Goldstein has joined its Board of Directors, where he will…

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the “strongest hints yet” of extraterrestrial life on…

Medical experts in the US have expanded their recommendations for who should receive migraine treatment and what preventative drugs they should be prescribed. A panel of experts has systematically analyzed…

Could lasting love have a mathematical formula? Researchers who have studied romantic relationships for decades say that the way feelings change over time may follow patterns that can be modeled…

One of the world’s most popular foods may be quietly changing how our brains function. Red tomatoes contain a bright pigment called lycopene, a potent antioxidant that can cross the…

Scientists have long known that women’s brains undergo substantial remodeling during puberty and pregnancy. These moments of hormonal upheaval are linked to a rewiring of neural networks and reductions in…

HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Indian deep-tech company Hylenr Technologies has reported evidence of elemental formation, including rare-earth species, inside engineered Lattice structure systems — opening a radically…

Water is one of the most commonplace, essential substances in the human world. We literally can’t function without its properties as a near-universal solvent. It falls from the sky. We…

Starting statin treatment soon after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis was associated with a reduced risk of developing dementia, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2026 and published in…

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On September 2, 2026, Tennessee made nuclear energy history. The Department of Environment and Conservation handed Type One Energy the first commercial fusion machine operating license in the state —…

Removing safety guardrails that stop artificial intelligence (AI) from claiming that it’s conscious also makes it more prone to express belief in vampires, karma and ghosts, a new study finds….

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), widely used to treat diabetes and support weight loss, may also have benefits for mental health, particularly among people with bipolar disorder, according to new…

You may think you made a decision to read this article, but did you, really?  What we consider to be making a decision might in fact be a different kind…

Pineapple on pizza and rain on weekends shouldn’t exist on Earth, yet somehow they do. And a mysterious cosmic particle that was detected in 2022 shouldn’t have made it to…

An international team of scientists has identified more than 1,200 genetic variants associated with the Big Five personality traits. The findings also suggest that many of the same genetic patterns…

Add ThinkChina as a preferred source A look at the Comprehensive Research Facility for Key Systems of the Fusion Reactor (CRAFT) in Hefei, China, taken on 5 September 2026. (CNS)…

For the second time ever, someone has solved one of the seven Millennium Problems—math’s biggest targets, each worth a $1-million prize. But unlike the first time, that someone is an…

Atlases have long helped humans navigate unfamiliar terrain. And now a new atlas from Google DeepMind aims to better map the terrain of our biology: the human genome. On Tuesday…

An international team that includes Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has directly observed a long-predicted gravitational effect in a falling quantum object for the first time. The finding…

A fatal asthma attack appears to be a disaster contained entirely within the chest. The airways tighten, their lining swells, and mucus crowds the little space that remains. The lungs…

BERLIN — An eerily lifelike humanoid robot made by Chinese technology company Xpeng has now entered mass production, company representatives revealed. They say it’ll be the first such machine to…