Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Physicists at CERN have transported antimatter for the first time ever, moving 92 antiprotons in a specially designed magnetic bottle carried by truck on a 30-minute journey around the laboratory's campus outside Geneva.^[1]

Scientists have discovered a new species of rhinoceros in the Canadian High Arctic, with a remarkably well-preserved 23-million-year-old fossil skeleton revealing that rhinos once lived far farther north than expected and reshaping understanding of how these animals migrated between continents.^[2]

Astronomers have finally solved a 50-year-old mystery about red giant stars, using supercomputer simulations to discover that stellar rotation plays a powerful role in mixing elements from the stars' deep interiors to their surfaces.^[3]

Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a promising new method for delivering insulin orally using a cyclic peptide that can pass through the small intestine, potentially replacing daily injections for millions of diabetes patients who have relied on needles for over a century.^[4]

NASA has released new Hubble Space Telescope images of the Crab Nebula taken 25 years after the iconic observatory first observed it, revealing that the nebula formed by a supernova nearly a millennium ago is still visibly expanding.^[5]

Meteorite hunters continue to search across Ohio for fragments of an estimated 7-ton space rock that crashed through Earth's atmosphere on March 17, producing a dazzling fireball visible across multiple states; several fusion-crusted fragments have already been recovered.^[6]

The U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran entered its 25th day as President Trump ordered a five-day postponement of strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure amid claims of productive talks, while Iran denied any direct negotiations were occurring and regional tensions continued with strikes in Lebanon and Gulf states intercepting missiles.^[7]