An AI Formalized and Verified Fermatβs Last Theorem in 11 Days, a Task Expected to Take Years ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 8 September 2026 at 19:47 Claude did not rediscover the proof. It made the existing one machine-checkable.
Scientists Discover Bacteria That Can Make Testosterone Near the Prostate, With Potential Implications for Cancer ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 8 September 2026 at 19:20 A newly discovered bacterial pathway turns a common steroid precursor into testosterone.
Every Toilet Flush Can Send a Cloud of Microbes into the Air That Can Reach Your Breathing Zone ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 7 September 2026 at 21:27 The plume can reach breathing height, but the actual infection risk remains uncertain.
This Giant Inflatable Robot Ball Could Roll Into the Moonβs Darkest Craters ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 7 September 2026 at 20:30 RoboBall is built to tumble where ordinary lunar rovers may not survive.
15,000-Year-Old Cave Art in Ireland Could Push Back Human Arrival on the Island by Thousands of Years ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 7 September 2026 at 17:06 Ancient Irish cave art may reveal a lost Ice Age route from Wales.
Your Smartwatch Is Probably Lying About How Many Calories You Burned, Finds Study That Put Popular Brands to a Lab Test ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 4 September 2026 at 23:42 Popular watches often misjudge workout calories. Errors grow as body fat rises.
Iron Man-inspired material made from DNA and glass is 5x stronger than steel β and 4x lighter ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 10 August 2026 at 22:55 Regular glass is brittle and fragile. But pure glass coated on DNA is a different beast entirely.
Archaeologists find surprisingly well-preserved 8,600-year-old bread in Turkey ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 7 August 2026 at 16:26 An unfinished Neolithic loaf may be the oldest fermented bread ever identified.
A London Dentist Just Cracked a Geometric Code in Leonardoβs Vitruvian Man ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 6 August 2026 at 11:00 A hidden triangle could explain one of da Vinci's greatest works.
Scientists finally find a way to recycle plastic indefinitely ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 16:21 Researchers redesigned a hard plastic so it can be broken down and rebuilt.
Ancient Iberians Nailed Skulls to Walls β Why, Though? ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 14:50 The Iron Age skull could have been nailed to either instill fear or rever the dead.
Tennis May Add Nearly 10 Years to Your Life and Most People Are Ignoring It ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 14:47 Could a weekly match on the court be the secret to a longer, healthier life?
Cannabis Did Not Always Produce THC and This Study Shows How Evolution Figured It Out ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 14:41 Ancient enzymes reveal how evolution shaped cannabis chemistry, and how scientists may harness it.
Why the Iran War Hasnβt Caused the Biggest Energy Crisis in History Like We Were Told β Yet ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 14:36 The world has found ways to adapt without crude from the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say that wonβt last.
Scientists Discovered a New Type of Rock Made Out of a Gemstone Mineral Inside a Martian Meteorite ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 14:35 This is the first evidence that the mineral garnet may have been formed within the crust of Mars itself, heralding clues to the planetβs complex history.
The Hiroshima Bomb Created a Strange Alloy Never Seen on Earth From Vaporized Buildings and Metal ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 31 July 2026 at 00:55 A microscopic grain preserved an atomic structure created inside Hiroshimaβs fireball.
Archeologists Found a Roman Military Camp Hidden 7,000 Feet Up in the Swiss Alps for 2,000 Years ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 30 July 2026 at 23:51 Laser scans revealed a Roman stronghold overlooking the battlefield where an Alpine people lost their freedom.
Can Godzilla Explain Donald Trump? A Political Scientist Thinks So ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 30 July 2026 at 19:09 Cult classic Japanese monster films offer an unusual map of Trump-era politics.
Scientists Tracked Penguin Poop From Space and Noticed a Troubling Antarctic Shift ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 30 July 2026 at 17:45 Long-term records documenting the colors of penguin guano shed light on how declining sea ice may be affecting penguin diets.
Stonehengeβs Altar Stone May Have Traveled Partway on a Glacier from Scotland Before People Took Over ZME Science By: Tibi Puiu 29 July 2026 at 22:14 A glacier may have shortened the journey, but humans still moved the six-ton stone in place.