Science

Verified records of scientific discoveries, research developments, and advancements across fields such as space, biology, physics, and environmental science. This category documents factual scientific progress without interpretation or opinion.

1822: Egyptian Hieroglyphs Are Deciphered

Jean-François Champollion’s breakthrough revealed that ancient Egypt’s mysterious symbols could represent sounds as well as ideas,…
Could AI Discover New Laws of Physics?

Machine learning is already recovering equations, exposing unexpected forces and designing experiments. The harder question is…
1991: Ötzi the Iceman Emerges From the Ice

A chance discovery high in the Alps revealed a man preserved for more than 5,000 years,…
Can Vaccines Prevent or Treat Cancer?

Vaccines already prevent some cancers and one therapeutic cancer vaccine is approved in the United States.…
AGI and the Future of Humanity

Artificial general intelligence could accelerate science and productivity on a historic scale. The same capabilities could…
AI Is Learning to Smell

Machine learning can now predict how some molecules may smell and help electronic noses recognize chemical…
2008: The Large Hadron Collider Comes to Life

A proton beam completed its first journey around the world’s largest particle accelerator, beginning an experiment…
Can Scientists Really Bring Extinct Animals Back?

From mammoth-like elephants to gene-edited wolves and efforts to recreate the dodo, biotechnology is making “de-extinction”…
What Lives in the Deepest Parts of the Ocean?

Nearly 11 kilometres beneath the Pacific, crushing pressure, permanent darkness and scarce food create one of…
What Is Consciousness? Why Science Still Can’t Fully Explain It

Brain imaging, anesthesia and studies of severely injured patients are revealing when consciousness appears and disappears,…
What Happens in the Brain During Déjà Vu?

The sudden feeling that a new moment has happened before appears to involve the brain’s familiarity…
What Happens If You Fall Into a Black Hole?

Crossing a black hole’s event horizon would permanently cut you off from the outside universe, but…