A new cosmic model puts the end of the universe on a shorter clock, with all matter and space-time collapsing instead of fading away

A new dark energy model suggests the universe may eventually stop expanding and collapse in a giant Big Crunch.

A 4,000-km pipe network under the Sahara turned desert into farmland, but its hidden water reserve could run out within decades

Libya’s giant Sahara pipeline transformed desert farming, but the fossil water feeding it may not last forever.

A hidden Bluetooth setting can change how your phone sends sound, and many users never activate it before blaming their headphones

Many people blame their wireless headphones when music sounds flat, thin, or strangely compressed. Sometimes, that is fair.

The first carbon-neutral concrete bridge has opened, and its strangest feature is hidden inside: 66 kg of CO₂ trapped forever

A Dutch bridge built with carbon-storing concrete traps CO2 inside its structure instead of releasing it into the air.

They found a 1,200-year-old manuscript in Rome, and one poem inside is forcing scholars to rethink the origins of English literature

A forgotten manuscript in Rome may reshape the story of English literature with a rare copy of Caedmon’s Hymn.

It looked like ruins under the Mediterranean, but archaeologists found 22 massive pieces of a lighthouse lost for more than 1,600 years

Archaeologists recovered 22 giant blocks from the lost Lighthouse of Alexandria after more than 1,600 years underwater.

The world’s longest multimodal bridge just opened, and its 200-year design sends a brutal message to cities still built around cars

Helsinki’s giant new car-free bridge is designed to last 200 years while prioritizing trams, bikes, and walkers.

Millions of phones slow down for a reason users rarely see: deleted files can keep filling memory from hidden trash folders

Deleted photos and videos may still be filling your phone storage through hidden trash folders and app caches.

The family behind Lego has expanded its farmland empire beyond 800 hectares, and the price per hectare says something bigger about land

The Lego family expanded its Danish farmland holdings again, highlighting how valuable productive land has become.

Undersea tunnels depend on a seal most drivers never see, and new data suggests it may age worse than engineers expected

Underwater tunnels are among the most impressive pieces of modern engineering. They sit under rivers, bays, and coastal ...

A new kind of thrust has appeared in the lab: lasers, metasurfaces, and objects moving without engines or a drop of fuel

Moving an object without touching it sounds like the kind of thing you would expect in a sci-fi movie. Yet researchers at ...

A trade-in push for old cars could put factories back to work, but only if buyers are tempted enough to leave their aging vehicles

Thailand wants drivers to scrap aging vehicles, but the success of the plan may depend on factory jobs and pickups.