Muon g-2 Physicists Win $3M Breakthrough Prize for Precision Record
The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics honors hundreds of scientists at CERN, Brookhaven and Fermilab for measuring the muon's magnetic moment to unprecedented precision.
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Golden Eagles to Return to English Skies After 150 Years
A £1 million UK government plan could see juvenile golden eagles released in England as early as next year, ending a 150-year absence from the country's skies.
Apple Hits 100% Recycled Materials in Three Categories — a First
The company's 2026 Environmental Progress Report details record recycled content, a 70% water-reuse anodization process, and emissions down 60% since 2015.
Nadia Comăneci Wins Laureus Lifetime Award, 50 Years After Her Perfect 10
Fifty years after scoring gymnastics' first-ever Perfect 10 at Montreal 1976, the Romanian icon received the sport world's highest honor in Madrid.
Vaishali Rameshbabu Wins Chess Candidates, Will Challenge for World Title
The 24-year-old Indian grandmaster scored 8.5/14 to win the FIDE Women's Candidates outright and earn the right to challenge world champion Ju Wenjun.
US Community Solar Passes 10 GW — A Clean Energy First
The U.S. community solar sector has officially surpassed 10 gigawatts of installed capacity, enough to power roughly 1.8 million homes.
2026 Breakthrough Prizes Honor Gene Therapy Pioneers
The "Oscars of Science" awarded $18.75 million to researchers who developed gene therapies for inherited blindness and sickle cell disease, plus breakthroughs in physics and math.
Robot Beats Human Half-Marathon Record in 50 Minutes
A humanoid robot named Lightning blazed through Beijing's half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — nearly seven minutes faster than the human world record.
Rihanna Becomes First Woman of Color to Win Edison Achievement Award
The Fenty Beauty founder was honored for reshaping the beauty industry through inclusive innovation — the award's first recognition of a woman of color in nearly four decades.
Record Store Day 2026: Bruno Mars, 350+ Vinyl Releases Tomorrow
The 19th annual celebration of indie record shops arrives Saturday with Bruno Mars as ambassador, Robert Plant as Record Store Legend, and over 350 exclusive pressings.
IonQ Links Two Quantum Computers With Light for the First Time
The quantum computing company photonically connected two independent trapped-ion systems using entanglement — a first for commercial quantum hardware.
Mini CRISPR System Jumps From 10% to 90% Gene Editing Efficiency
NIH-funded researchers at UT Austin engineered a compact CRISPR enzyme small enough for targeted delivery inside the body — and it edits genes with up to 90% accuracy.
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