Cockroach Milk, How to Blow Your Nose, and Mosquito Printers: The Ig Nobels of 2026

Every year, the prizes recognize the weirdest research that often raises some very serious scientific questions.

The mathematicians published machine-checkable proofs. OpenAI announced its result on a call with reporters.
The mathematicians published machine-checkable proofs. OpenAI announced its result on a call with reporters.

OpenAI says an internal model proved that 3D Navier-Stokes can develop a singularity in finite time, using about 10,000 agents over 88 hours. It described the result on a press call and had not published the proof. Tristan Buckmaster and Levent Alpoge,…

Rescue Dog ‘Millie Biscuit’ Highlights Joy Of Adopting Black Dogs

Rescue dog Millie Biscuit helps raise awareness through her social media following about why adopting an older black dog can be so rewarding.

Google’s Atlas of the human genome could pave the way for new treatments
Google’s Atlas of the human genome could pave the way for new treatments

Google DeepMind has unveiled an AI tool that its scientists claim could help unravel the mysteries of the human genome and transform our understanding of biology, accelerating scientific research and ultimately paving the way for new treatments for diseases. The platform, called AlphaGenome Atlas, contains a “predictive map of every possible DNA letter change in […]

2 Habits Of People Who Give The Wisest Advice, By A Psychologist

Wise advice isn’t about having more answers. Psychology research points to two habits that separate advice worth taking from advice that just sounds sure.

The rise of ‘quantum gravity?’ Einstein’s theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time
The rise of ‘quantum gravity?’ Einstein’s theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time

Scientists have spotted the first hints that Einstein’s formulation of gravity operates in the quantum realm.

Possibly 1st-Ever Tornado Watch For Hawaii Due To Hurricane Lowell

Hurricane Lowell is impacting Hawaii. Even a very rare tornado watch was issued. Here’s the latest information on the hurricane and the potentially-historic “watch.”

100 DeepMind agents were told not to cheat. 14% did anyway
100 DeepMind agents were told not to cheat. 14% did anyway

Google DeepMind put 100 AI agents in a room and asked them to prove hard mathematics. One found a way to cheat. Twenty-seven minutes later the entire problem set was gone. The paper, published on arXiv last week by six DeepMind researchers, is a case s…

Northern Lights Alert: Aurora May Reach 20 States Tuesday Night

NOAA forecasts a G1 solar storm Tuesday night, while the UK Met Office sees a chance of G2 conditions that could push the northern lights into 20 U.S. states.

Fossil Shark Scales Reveal A 7,000-Year History Of Shark Populations

What if the sharks we see on a reef today are only a fraction of what that ecosystem once supported?