Good news this week.

Researchers exploring 4,000 meters below the Pacific found two dozen new creatures — one so unique it belongs to a previously unknown branch of the animal kingdom.

The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics honors hundreds of scientists at CERN, Brookhaven and Fermilab for measuring the muon's magnetic moment to unprecedented precision.

The Kenyan star sliced 57 seconds off the iconic course record to defend his title, while Sharon Lokedi swept the women's race for back-to-back wins in Boston.

The 24-year-old Indian grandmaster scored 8.5/14 to win the FIDE Women's Candidates outright and earn the right to challenge world champion Ju Wenjun.

The "Oscars of Science" awarded $18.75 million to researchers who developed gene therapies for inherited blindness and sickle cell disease, plus breakthroughs in physics and math.

A landmark UNESCO report finds animal populations inside its 759 Man and Biosphere reserves remain stable, while global wildlife has dropped 73% since 1970.

For a half-hour on Wednesday, 98.8% of the electricity flowing through the UK's national grid came from carbon-free sources — a new record as gas fell to its lowest share ever.

Researchers named the new Sichuan snake species Trimeresurus lii — the Huaxi Green Pitviper — honoring the philosopher Laozi after DNA analysis revealed it had hidden in plain sight for decades.

A new Ember report shows renewables added more power in 2025 than the world's entire rise in electricity use — a historic tipping point in the energy transition.

Fifty years after scoring gymnastics' first-ever Perfect 10 at Montreal 1976, the Romanian icon received the sport world's highest honor in Madrid.

Engineers at Northwestern have built a soil-powered fuel cell that uses natural bacteria to generate steady electricity for underground sensors — no batteries, no solar panels, no recharging required.

The U.S. community solar sector has officially surpassed 10 gigawatts of installed capacity, enough to power roughly 1.8 million homes.

The Arizona State junior clocked a world-leading 44.29 at the Mt. SAC Relays, breaking a 58-year-old Sun Devils program record set in 1968 — and the NCAA's fastest time this season.

Chinese researchers unveiled an imaging method that captures both brightness and structural change in a single shot at femtosecond speeds — opening a new window on ultrafast science.

A £1 million UK government plan could see juvenile golden eagles released in England as early as next year, ending a 150-year absence from the country's skies.

The company's 2026 Environmental Progress Report details record recycled content, a 70% water-reuse anodization process, and emissions down 60% since 2015.

A humanoid robot named Lightning blazed through Beijing's half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — nearly seven minutes faster than the human world record.

Victor Wembanyama's first NBA playoff game was one for the books: 35 points, three 3-pointers, and a new San Antonio Spurs franchise record — all with Tim Duncan watching from courtside.

A new NOAA assessment finds most sea turtle species are recovering, with green turtles showing an especially strong comeback — proof that long-running conservation laws are working.

Google Cloud Next 2026 introduced TPU 8t and TPU 8i — two custom chips for training and inference that promise up to 2x better performance per watt and support pods of 1,152 chips.