Discovery

Scientific laboratory equipment used for precision research.

October 28, 2026

Northwestern Physicists Trap a Single Antimatter Positron for Months

Scientists at Northwestern University have managed to trap a single particle of antimatter and hold it for months without it vanishing. The result was published in Physical Review Letters on October 21,

A small vessel on Lake Superior under open sky.

Nature·News

A 9-Year-Old Looked Into Lake Superior and Found a Tugboat That Has Been Underwater Since 1951

A 9-year-old spotted the 1923 steam tug A.H. Pitz in Lake Superior's shallows near Camp Amnicon. Low lake levels exposed it for the first time since 2001.

October 26, 2026

A Single Positron Stayed Trapped for Months—What Physicists Can Test Next

Science·Technology

A team at Northwestern University has held a single positron—one particle of antimatter—in a controlled trap for several months. This is not a step

A Satellite Image From 2015, a Dive Team in 2026, and One Question Left to Answer: Is the Taraia Object Earhart’s Aircraft?

Archaeology·Discovery·History·Science

A 17-person research team from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute arrived at Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific on October 12, 2026, beginning

Landscape view of the Durupinar formation area in eastern Turkey with rugged terrain visible.

News·Science·World

‘May Be Petrified Wood’: Drill Breaks Deep at Turkey’s 157-Metre Site

An international research team began core drilling at the Durupınar formation in eastern Türkiye on September 23, 2026. During drilling, a percussion bit broke after encountering a very hard layer about 4

Rahul Somvanshi

September 24, 2026

An ancient Roman amphora of the type used to carry wine and oil

Nature·News·Science

2,400-Year-Old Shipwrecks Found in Mediterranean: Ancient Wine Jars Reveal Trade Secrets

Two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Mediterranean Sea are giving archaeologists rare glimpses into how people traded goods thousands of years ago. One wreck off Greece held cargo from around 400 BCE,

Govind Tekale

August 28, 2026

Helicopter crew from the New Mexico National Guard lifts a large dinosaur fossil specimen during an excavation in the San Juan Basin.

Discovery·Paleontology·Science·USA

Hidden for 21 Years: How a New Mexico Fossil Just Rewrote the Dinosaur Family Tree

A New Mexico fossil found in 2005, misidentified for 12 years, is now Dinevenator robustus — a new troodontid genus that overturns the dinosaur family tree.

Govind Tekale

August 16, 2026

The historic Old Schools building complex at the University of Cambridge, with distinctive medieval stone architecture and arched windows

News·UK·World

Cambridge Professor Jason Arday Dies at 41 After Plagiarism Row, Family Cites Misinformation Campaign

A Cambridge professor who became the university’s youngest-ever Black professor has died at 41, after resigning amid allegations of plagiarism that friends say left him devastated. Jason Arday, 37 when he reached

Govind Tekale

August 16, 2026

A scattered collection of ancient gold coins of varying sizes, partly embedded in soil and partly gleaming on a dark surface, with visible patina and wear

Business·News·World

Belgian Workers Find Euro9M Gold Hoard Hidden in Brewery Wall After Sewer Pipe Discovery

Construction workers expected an ordinary Tuesday. Instead, they found a fortune. This week, in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde in Belgium’s East Flanders region, a drilling crew laid bare a life-changing mystery—hundreds of gold coins and

Govind Tekale

August 16, 2026

Curiosity rover image of hexagonal mud cracks at the Pontours site, Gale Crater, Mars.

Discovery·Science·Space

NASA Curiosity Rover Discovers Ancient Mud Cracks on Mars After More Than 13 Years of Exploration

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered striking polygonal mud crack formations on Mars after more than 13 years of surface exploration, providing strong new evidence of ancient wet-dry cycles.

Sonali Tiwary

July 31, 2026

Historical artwork by James Jacques Joseph Tissot depicting Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, a 19th-century artistic interpretation of the ancient sanctuary that archaeologists continue to investigate at the Shiloh excavation site.

Archaeology·Discovery·History

Ark of the Covenant: Archaeologists Uncover Possible Tabernacle Site at Ancient Shiloh, Along With Priestly Artifacts

Excavators at Tel Shiloh in Israel uncovered a monumental Iron Age structure matching the biblical Tabernacle's proportions, along with altar horns, murex shells, and priestly artifacts.

Karmactive Staff

July 23, 2026

Scientist holding golden orb specimen in lab identified as base of deep-sea anemone Relicanthus daphneae

Discovery·Marine Life·Ocean·Science

NOAA’s Deep-Sea Golden Orb Identified After 2.5 Years as Base of a Giant Anemone With 7-Foot Tentacles

Golden Orb Identified as Deep-Sea Anemone Base by NOAA Scientists Lab specimen of the golden orb at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. (Photo: NOAA Fisheries, Public Domain) Ocean Discovery The

Rahul Somvanshi

April 24, 2026

Health·News·USA

US Millennials and Gen X Face a Surge in Cancer Risk with 17 Types Showing Significant Increases, Study Reveals Alarming Trend

The sudden surge of cancer cases in the USA has led to an unsettling discovery. A new study by the American Cancer Society has revealed how US individuals from Generation X and

Karmactive Teamand

Smeeti Bhanu

August 24, 2024

Health

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough 2024: How RNA Interference Unlocks New Treatment Paths

With an emphasis on RNA interference, a ground-breaking Northwestern Medicine study that was just published in Nature Communications offers a fresh perspective on neuronal death in Alzheimer’s disease. The important role that

Karmactive Team

January 23, 2024