Innovation

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A split image contrasting a broken high-tech medical scanner in a rural clinic with a scientist using simple tools like a magnifying glass in a bright lab.

Simplest tools prove best for field and lab breakthroughs

At rural African clinics, 70% of high-tech diagnostic equipment donated by aid organizations becomes non-functional within two years.

Aram Sarkisian·June 15, 2026

Futuristic laboratory with holographic data streams showcasing molecular structures, symbolizing AI-driven scientific discovery and exponential progress.

Health & Medicine

AI Research: Four Decades of Progress and Future Outlook

AI-driven material science recently discovered 5 new superconductors in 18 months, a feat estimated to take human researchers 200 years, according to MIT Lab Report.

Aram Sarkisian·June 12, 2026

A symbolic split image showing Poland's booming economy contrasted with underfunded science and a struggling PhD student receiving a low stipend.

Explainers

Poland's economy booms, but science funding lags behind

Despite Poland's economy growing by an estimated 3.

Aram Sarkisian·May 26, 2026

Astronaut on Mars using a purple plasma beam device to sterilize fabric, with Martian landscape in the background.

Cosmos & Space

Plasma beam tech could revolutionize Mars laundry

A purple plasma beam reduced spore colonies on cotton fabric from 250,000 colonies per milliliter to about 60,000 in recent tests, according to New Scientist .

Aram Sarkisian·May 25, 2026

A happy, healthy dog with fresh breath, as a veterinarian prepares to administer a new oral spray for canine halitosis.

Cosmos & Space

Scientists Unveil Oral Spray to Combat Dog Bad Breath

After years of expensive dental cleanings and awkward social encounters, a new oral spray containing a novel bacteriophage cocktail has shown an 85% reduction in canine bad breath in clinical trials.

David Grossman·May 21, 2026