BreakingJames Webb captures oldest galaxy — 13.4 billion light-years away
ScienceFusion energy record: 70 seconds of sustained plasma achieved
Tech1,000-qubit quantum processor breaks computational barrier
HealthAlzheimer’s drug reduces cognitive decline 35% in Phase 3 trials
ClimateAntarctic ice shelf calves iceberg twice the size of London
BreakingJames Webb captures oldest galaxy — 13.4 billion light-years away
ScienceFusion energy record: 70 seconds of sustained plasma achieved
Tech1,000-qubit quantum processor breaks computational barrier
HealthAlzheimer’s drug reduces cognitive decline 35% in Phase 3 trials
ClimateAntarctic ice shelf calves iceberg twice the size of London
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6–8 minutesLearned Helplessness: The Experiment That Explains Why People Stop Trying
The door was open. One low barrier, one step, and freedom on the other side. They didn’t take it — most didn’t even look for it. In 1967 a psychologist stumbled onto the hidden mechanism behind one of the most misread human behaviors there is, and it has almost nothing to do with willpower. Read more
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5–7 minutesDoes the Present Moment Actually Exist? Physics Says Maybe Not
You are reading this right now. Nothing feels more certain. And yet physics has no equation for “now” — no variable, no coordinate that marks the present as special. When scientists actually try to locate the present moment in the structure of reality, they find something deeply unsettling: it may not be there at all. Read more