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Scientists Find Faintest Exoplanet Ever Seen From Earth
Two independent teams — one using JWST, one the Very Large Telescope — confirmed Beta Pictoris d, a gas giant that had hidden in telescope images for over a decade.
Technology
New Material Pulls 2 Liters of Water From Dry Air Daily
Researchers at Kiel University have scaled up a material that harvests drinking water from air at just 18% humidity — and it's factory-ready at $12 per kilogram.
Science
New Colobus Monkey Species Discovered in DR Congo Forest
Scientists confirm Colobus congoensis — a new African monkey species hidden in DR Congo for decades, with distinctive pinkish-orange lips unlike any known primate.
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Copenhagen Is the World's Most Liveable City — Again
The EIU's 2026 Global Liveability Index crowns the Danish capital for another year, earning perfect scores in education, infrastructure, and stability — as Asian cities surge up the rankings.
Technology
Solar +30%, Batteries +66%: Renewables Hit a Tipping Point
The Energy Institute's annual global power review finds renewables met the entire 3% rise in world electricity demand in 2025 — the first time clean energy has fully absorbed new global growth.
Science
New Blood Test Detects Womb Cancer With 99% Accuracy
The PinPoint AI test, trialled on 16,481 women in Yorkshire, could spare thousands from invasive ultrasound exams while detecting gynaecological cancer with near-perfect reliability.
Science
New England Forests Called Greatest Recovery in History
Scientists at the Woodwell Climate Research Center say New England's comeback — from 90% deforested to 60% forested today — is the most remarkable forest recovery ever recorded.
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Oxford's Malaria Vaccine Wins Top European Inventor Prize
Sir Adrian Hill's R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine — up to 80% effective and under €3 per dose — earned him the 2026 European Inventor Award.
Technology
World's Largest Telescope Hits Major Milestone in Chile
ESO's 39-meter Extremely Large Telescope clears a landmark construction hurdle, bringing humanity's biggest eye on the sky closer to first light.
Science
Rubin Observatory Begins 10-Year Cosmic Survey
The world's most powerful survey telescope opened its eye on the southern sky on June 30 — beginning a 10-year census of billions of stars and galaxies.
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American Woman Rows 2,400 Miles Solo Across the Pacific
Kelsey Pfendler, 32, rowed solo from Monterey to Hawaii in 43 days — becoming the first American woman and fastest female ever to cross the Pacific alone.
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Ahmedabad Sets World Record: 361,000 Saplings in One Hour
Using the Miyawaki method, 25,000 volunteers planted 35 native species across 76,000 square meters of urban land in just 60 minutes, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Science
31 Oldest Quasars Ever Found: Universe Was Just 5% Its Age
ESA's Euclid telescope discovered 31 ancient quasars — two formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang, the oldest ever observed, shining with the light of a trillion suns.
Technology
Scientists Crack Solid-State Battery's Dendrite Problem
Max Planck researchers identified exactly how soft lithium dendrites shatter ceramic electrolytes — a discovery that could triple EV range and make batteries far safer.
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North Carolina Budgets $10.2M for Wildlife Crossings
With $10.2M in new state funding, North Carolina will build animal bridges and culverts to protect both wildlife and motorists from dangerous road collisions.
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2026 World Cup Hits 3,000th Goal and Record 6.25M Fans
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already set two all-time records: the 3,000th goal ever scored in tournament history, and 6.25 million fans attending — the largest in World Cup history.
Technology
Metamaterial MRI Upgrade Sharpens Brain and Eye Scans
Scientists redesigned a key MRI antenna component using metamaterials, delivering sharper images of the brain and eye on existing scanners — no expensive hardware replacement needed.
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Australia's Numbat Upgraded From Endangered After 40 Years
Australia's iconic numbat has been officially downlisted from Endangered to Near Threatened, with numbers rebounding from just 300 in the 1970s to around 3,000 today.
Science
Frog Gut Bacterium Wipes Out Colorectal Tumors in Mice
Researchers in Japan isolated a naturally occurring gut bacterium from tree frogs — and a single injection eliminated all colorectal tumors in mice, with no recurrence.
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Summer McIntosh Erases Swimming's Last Super-Suit World Record
Canada's Summer McIntosh swam 2:01.65 in the 200m butterfly, ending the oldest women's world record in swimming — the last of the controversial super-suit era marks.
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World's Smallest Pig Returns to the Wild in Historic Assam Release
Jersey's Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has released 15 endangered pygmy hogs into Assam's Manas National Park, a milestone in a 30-year effort to save the species.
Technology
Quantum Computers Just Cracked a Key Fusion Fuel Puzzle
IBM, Oak Ridge National Lab and Cleveland Clinic used a quantum computer to model nine configurations of FLiBe, a key candidate material for making tritium fusion fuel.
Science
Harvard Turns a Silicon Chip Into a DNA Writing Machine
A new Harvard-led chip can synthesize 64 DNA sequences at once using water and enzymes instead of harsh solvents, opening a cleaner path to biotech-grade DNA.