2025 was a year of turmoil for many scientists — particularly in the United States, where job cuts and budget slashing have left many reeling. But it was also a year of promising advances in fields ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype we look at the biggest tech breakthroughs of 2025–and the year’s best music. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. Despite political and economic ...

In 2025, physicists spotted a paradigm-shifting new black hole, doubled down on weakening dark energy, and discovered that the Earth’s deep interior may be more connected than previously thought, ...

The outgoing year was a mixed one in the fight against global warming. While some countries, including the UK, continued to make positive steps towards net zero, the return of Donald Trump to the ...

A landmark real-world experiment gave the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccine could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, finally giving concrete data to ...

PGM Precision developed a heat-resistant, flame-retardant fabric that camouflages the infrared signature of personnel, vehicles, and weapons.(PGM Precision) Every year, the Pentagon promises us ...

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Golden apple snails have eyes that are similar to humans’—and they can regenerate an amputated eye in just a month. Scientists uncovered a gene related to that process, laying the groundwork for more ...

Dr. Simon Grelet, with the University of South Alabama's Mitchell Cancer Institute, has identified a novel mechanism by which neurons transfer mitochondria — the cell’s energy-producing structures — ...

We certainly saw some major health-related breakthroughs in 2025, including a universal cancer vaccine and human trials for the world's first treatment to reverse spinal cord injuries. But the year ...