Scientists just created a Black Hole-like energy system in a lab without moving anything

Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab

Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that produces synthetic ultrafast rotation. The achievement transforms a long-standing theoretical idea into a practical experiment and could inspire new advances in optics, wireless communications, and quantum science.

Researchers Built a Fake AI Society Then Elon Musk's Grok Burned It Down in 4 Days

What would happen if the world was run entirely by AI? Grok would burn it down in four days, if this experiment is anything to go by. Michael Walker explains.

Scientists Confirm Hawking Radiation Backreaction for the First Time in a Lab

An international team confirmed for the first time that Hawking radiation feeds energy back onto the system generating it, validating Hawking's 1974 mass-loss prediction. Published in Nature, the fibre-optic result also opens new questions on the black hole information paradox.

How underappreciated mathematician Emmy Noether helped prove physics' most fundamental theories

Noether's work helped prove the conservation of energy in physics, a key foundation for Einstein's theory of relativity

'A new way to study the edge of a black hole': Physicists just got the closest-ever look at a black hole's event horizon

'A new way to study the edge of a black hole': Physicists just got the closest-ever look at a black hole's event horizon

NASA Is Making a Fifth State of Matter in Orbit

The lab is about the size of a mini fridge, but it’s tackling questions on a cosmic scale.

Vatican Observatory addresses one of science’s greatest enigmas: quantum gravity

A conference addressed the subject of quantum gravity with regard to the incompatibility of quantum mechanics with general relativity, presenting a challenge for researchers to propose solutions. [...]

NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating under isolated conditions expected during crewed missions to the Moon or Red Planet. Insights from this []

Is Automation ‘Distorting’ the History of Scientific Research?

Is Automation ‘Distorting’ the History of Scientific Research? kathryn.palmer Mon, 06/29/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

India Helps Unlock Universe's Secrets, From God Particle To Dark Matter

Buried deep underground, this extraordinary machine has already transformed humanity's understanding of the universe.

Science news this week: Time emerges inside a mini-universe, scientists thicken Arctic ice, and one of the oldest graves of a free Black person in the US found

Science news this week: Time emerges inside a mini-universe, scientists thicken Arctic ice, and one of the oldest graves of a free Black person in the US found

NASA discovered two extremely low-density exoplanets

Astronomers have discovered an unusual system of two giant exoplanets with record-low densities orbiting a single star. According to NASA, this finding could help scientists better understand how planetary systems form and evolve over time, AzerNEWS reports.

The World Is Doubling Down on Climate Business—With Or Without the U.S.

The work goes on, but the U.S. is no longer at the center of the climate universe.

Scientists find a hidden atmosphere around a small world beyond Pluto called ‘2002 XV93’

Scientists find a hidden atmosphere around a small world beyond Pluto called ‘2002 XV93’

Seoul Science High students publish black hole research in international journal

Three students at Seoul Science High School have published a paper on black hole thermodynamics in an international science journal, a rare achievement for high school researchers working without university or outside institutional support. The paper, titled “A Constraint-Free Formulation of Black Hole Thermodynamics from the Field Equations,” was published in the International Journal of Modern Physics D. It examines the relationship between black hole thermodynamics and gravitational field equ

Catalan scientists recruit 5,000 volunteers for world-first study into how a total solar eclipse affects the human body – here’s how to take part

SCIENTISTS in Catalunya have launched a massive citizen science experiment to study for the first time how a total solar eclipse affects the human body. The initiative, known as Project

The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei of a radioactive element

Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery

The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space-time could present an answer

White House picks Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories to lead new UFO council

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs.

Space-themed virtual reality exhibit opens in downtown San Antonio

A new interactive exhibit is bringing the cosmos to downtown San Antonio. Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience opened Thursday, July 2, at the Shops at Rivercenter, offering a virtual-reality journey through space designed to bring scientific discovery to the public. The new exhibit, developed with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory research center, lets visitors explore galaxies, [] The post Space-themed virtual reality exhibit opens in downtown San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Under Zelensky US biolabs in Ukraine start to conduct human experiments — politician

Viktor Medvedchuk noted that human experiments began in 2019

Computer scientists are rushing to tame tame AI's voracious appetite for energy

Computer scientists are rushing to tame tame AI's voracious appetite for energy

I’d Rather Risk Cancer Than See AI Move This Fast

On a fall afternoon 15 years ago, I met an idealistic researcher outside a Stanford coffee shop to discuss our shared dream: using AI to detect cancer. He had wiry hair, a penchant for talking with his hands, and a reputation for brilliance. He worked at a research lab that developed early screens for cancer; []

Controversial Harvard astrophysicist to lead team studying UFO security risks

The White House has tapped Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, to lead a team of scientists who will study the national security risks of UFOs. Loeb gained attention in 2017 for proposing that an interstellar object that passed near Earth, which many scientists thought to be a comet or ice chunk, could be a thin []...Click to read more

The Gas Embolism: Understanding the coming energy collapse

(NaturalNews) The Gas Embolism: How the World's Energy and Sanity Are About to Burst points out that the global energy supply chain operates like a fragile, j...

Thanks to AI, a Chinese startup has figured out the priciest fusion energy bottleneck

Fusion energy has spent decades trapped in an expensive cycle of trial and error. Now, a Chinese startup believes AI-powered simulation software could dramatically accelerate reactor development by helping scientists test designs virtually before committing to costly real-world experiments.

The New Anthropic Tool That Could Change How Drugs Are Developed

Introducing Claude Science, the AI platform designed to expedite the discovery of promising new therapies. Anthropic will also use it in-house to pursue innovative treatments for ‘neglected’ diseases.

Meet Biomni: the free powerful biomed AI agent turning data into hypotheses

A Stanford University-led team including two Chinese researchers said they built the first general-purpose biomedical AI agent capable of working alongside human scientists, taking on complex tasks that once required groups of specialists. Jure Leskovec, a Stanford computer science professor who supervised the work, said the agent had been released as an open-source system with a web interface so that biologists could use it without writing code. “We have over 10,000 scientists all over the...

Gaining Experience from World History

Photo Credit: PerchanBy William R. HawkinsHistory is the experience of people tackling challenges from which we learn what works and what does not.

Medical Revolution as Humanoid Robots Perform First of Its Kind Surgery

In a historic medical-technological milestone, U.S. researchers successfully complete surgeries using remotely controlled humanoid robots, opening the door to nomadic operating rooms despite ongoing challenges.

Mars clues, supercomputers and 'spring-loaded' spiders: What science revealed in June

A roundup of this month's major scientific and technological discoveries

Nvidia gets all agentic about supercomputing for scientific research

Tireless AI agents could help scientists do research humans alone can't, says GPU giant

What is antimatter propulsion? Futuristic space tech backed by Elon Musk & NASA’s Jared Isaacman

Researchers have suggested that antimatter-powered spacecraft could theoretically reach a significant fraction of the speed of light, making journeys to nearby star systems more realistic.

Trump Signs Orders to Boost Development in Quantum Computing

The plan is to develop the world’s first quantum computer capable of powering advanced scientific research by 2028.

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases.