2026 has quickly become a year of both scientific accomplishments and setbacks. Still, these discoveries offer fascinating possibilities to look forward to.

New scientific research is always being conducted, and revolutionary findings come out more often than we think. These findings can improve the lives of the people around us or provide new insight ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tens of thousands of years ago, our species — Homo sapiens — ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Exploring black holes and diving into the power of memory are just a couple of highlights from the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Science Festival. The weeklong event hopes to ...

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The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

TUCSON, Ariz (KGUN) — We often like to tout Southern Arizona gems that lead the nation or are even unique in the world. This is one of those spaces: Kitt Peak National Observatory You might remember, ...