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The physics experiment that rewrote our understanding of antimatter

The ALPHA-g experiment at CERN confirmed that antimatter falls downward under gravity.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min . Read story
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The brain implant that restored speech to a stroke patient after six years of silence

A BCI developed at UC San Francisco decoded intended speech from a paralyzed patient at 97% accuracy.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission gets a last-minute rescue plan from SpaceX

After the original architecture was cancelled over cost overruns, a joint NASA-SpaceX proposal using Starship has been accepted for preliminary study.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
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Commonwealth Fusion’s magnet achieves 20 Tesla — the threshold for net energy gain

The Cambridge-based fusion startup hit the magnetic field strength required for its SPARC reactor design.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
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A new longevity drug shows 23% lifespan extension in primate trials

A senolytics compound developed by a Stanford spinout produced statistically significant lifespan extension in rhesus macaques.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
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JWST captures what may be the oldest galaxy ever observed, pushing cosmological models

Astronomers have identified a galaxy candidate just 300 million years after the Big Bang — far earlier than models predicted structure could form.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min