Apr 24th, 2026 - NASA scientist says a mysterious "fifth force" may be hiding in our solar system Astronomers are grappling with a cosmic mystery: Why does the Universe behave differently on massive scales compared to our own solar system? While distant galaxies reveal clear signs of something bending the rules of gravity—often attributed to dark energy or a hidden "fifth force"—everything nearby seems to follow Einstein's playbook perfectly. A force refers to an action that can cause an object to change its velocity or its shape, or to resist other forces, or to cause changes of pressure. Dark ... [Read More]

Apr 24th, 2026 - It took more than two years, but we can finally rest easy that it's not the contorted remains of an alien creature. Reading time 3 minutes A strange, mound-shaped object was found at the bottom of the ocean in 2023, and scientists had no idea what it was. After years of running tests and working with hundreds of samples, a team of researchers has finally solved the puzzle. And no, it's not weird alien stuff. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed the results of its years-long search for the identity of the golden orb, which turned out to have once been part ... [Read More]

Apr 23rd, 2026 - Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas Giant octopuses may have ruled the ancient oceans 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed, according to new research. Some of the earliest octopuses are believed to have been powerful predators equipped with strong arms for grabbing prey and beak-like jaws for munching on the shells and bones of other animals. A new study of some remarkably well preserved jaws suggest they reached up to 19 metres, potentially making them the largest invertebrates ever known to scientists. For decades, palaeontologists believed that the largest ... [Read More]

Apr 23rd, 2026 - MACAPA, Brazil (AP) — Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest has long brought deforestation that threatens the people who live there . The same roadwork, however, has also allowed archaeologists to get glimpses of the region's past long before Europeans arrived to reshape it. The construction often requires archaeological surveys before the paving starts, and some of the latest discoveries have emerged along the BR-156 highway in Brazil's northern state of Amapa. Among the findings so far from nine dig sites: pottery vases that may be funerary urns, as well as small artifacts that ... [Read More]

Apr 23rd, 2026 - Cybersecurity professionals have long had high hopes for a quantum Internet, given that any attempt to intercept data alters it, which exposes the intrusion. This basic principle of physics positions quantum networking as a potential structural shift in cybersecurity. New research from New York University, in collaboration with Qunnect and Cisco, brings that concept closer to reality. The team has demonstrated that entangled quantum signals can be distributed across multiple nodes using existing fiber infrastructure in New York City, marking a transition from laboratory experiments to ... [Read More]

Apr 23rd, 2026 - Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system, astronomers reported Thursday. Comet 3I/Atlas is only the third interstellar visitor to be confirmed and quite possibly the oldest. Scientists estimate it could be up to 11 billion years old, more than twice as old as the sun. A team led by the University of Michigan used the ALMA observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert ... [Read More]

Apr 23rd, 2026 - Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE's coverage of HPE World Quantum Day Quantum computing, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing will play complementary roles in driving the next era of technology innovation. That is, if the industry can figure out a way to open doors and more easily enable development work beyond quantum specialists. Speaking with theCUBE's enterprise editor, Paul Gillin (pictured, left), as part of an AnalystANGLE segment during the HPE World Quantum Day event , Dave Vellante (right), chief analyst at theCUBE Research, explained that quantum, ... [Read More]

Apr 23rd, 2026 - The Natural History Museum in London has discovered a previously unknown species of coelacanth from fossil remains that date back about 150 years (Macropoma gombessae). The new coelacanth is important because it helps to fill in a huge evolutionary gap of about 50 million years for coelacanths, one of the world's most recognised 'living fossils.' According to the study published by the University of Portsmouth, the fossil was reevaluated by Former University of Portsmouth palaeontology student Jack L. Norton while examining historical collections that he had already been studying for several ... [Read More]