Over two thousand years ago, queen Cleopatra of Egypt may have reached for a simple bath tool to scrub her skin with loofah. A light spongelike gourd which is treasured in ancient Egypt as a symbol of purity and luxury. Today, that same vegetable is at the center of a surprising new scientific breakthrough. Watch this story to find out more.

Chinese Scientists Claim to Reinvent the Loofah for Stealth Warfare

A new study from Shandong University reveals how a natural antioxidant found in apples — quercetin — may help the body fight cancer. But there’s a twist: gut microbes appear to be the critical link in activating its cancer-fighting potential.
In this video, we break down how the antioxidant works, why gut health matters, and what scientists believe this could mean for future cancer prevention research.
Watch to learn more.

Gut Microbes Play Key Role in Activating Quercetin in Cancer Fight

NASA’s HiRISE camera is about to reveal the sharpest-ever images of 3I/ATLAS, a strange cosmic visitor racing through our solar system. Scientists are divided: comet, rock, or something far more mysterious? As theories intensify worldwide, Elon Musk weighs in with his own reaction. Watch this breakdown of the speculation, science, and global curiosity surrounding 3I/ATLAS.

Musk Responds to Speculation That 3I/ATLAS is an Alien Spaceship

Elon Musk Reacts to Rumors That 3I/ATLAS Is an Alien Spaceship

In Milan, scientists and artists unite to explore masterpieces like never before. The ‘Art From Inside’ exhibition uses medical imaging to uncover hidden layers, revealing the unseen stories behind classic artworks.


Milan’s ‘Art from Inside’ exhibition unveils hidden secrets using medical imaging 

In a groundbreaking breakthrough, American scientists have created functional human eggs using skin cells.
By replacing the DNA in an egg with genetic material from skin, researchers have taken a major step toward fertilisation without a biological mother.
This raises scientific possibilities — and ethical questions — about the future of human reproduction.

Babies could soon be born without biological mothers | Stem cells bring revolutionary change

US scientists have, for the first time, made human embryos using DNA from skin cells and sperm. This new technique could help people with infertility and allow same-sex couples to have genetically related children. The method is still experimental and needs more research before clinics can use it, but it is an important step in reproductive science.


Scientists: Created early-stage Human embryos using skin cells

MIT scientists have created a solar-powered device using advanced MOF material to extract clean water directly from air. This breakthrough could help tackle water shortages worldwide, offering a low-cost, sustainable way to produce drinking water without external energy.

This solar-powered device, developed by an MIT scientist, can extract drinking water from the air using solar energy

A fierce scientific debate is unfolding over controversial climate technologies aimed at saving polar ice. While some researchers are pushing ahead with bold geoengineering experiments in the Arctic, and the focus should stay on cutting carbon emissions. 


Geoengineering plan sparks debate

What unites them is not failure of vision, but the unpredictable risks of human innovation.


7 inventors who died tragically at the hands of their own inventions

Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes is believed to have built a death ray that was used to burn enemy ships. A teenager believes it was real, while most other experts think it was merely mythical. The teen boy built it.

Myth or real? Archimedes DEATH RAY burned ships 1,000 feet away. A teenager recreated it

Earth has some truly breathtaking alien world destinations that will make you question, "Is this place real?" These seven jaw-dropping destinations blur the line between reality and fiction.

These 7 surreal places on Earth that look straight out of  Sci-Fi movie sets

India's contributions to mathematics are well-documented. The concept of zero, the decimal system, algebra, and trigonometry were all developed by Indian scholars centuries before their appearance in the West.

Ancient knowledge, modern evidence: Is Hinduism rooted in science? Here's what scholars are finding

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences (GILD.O), opens new tab lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents.

Breakthrough: US FDA approves twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention

The team started looking for a city named Tharais, which dates back to the Byzantine Empire. The work started in 2021, and after four years of research, the archaeologists think they might have found it.

The lost city of Tharais once part of Jordan's Holy Lands has been found

Scientists have created a violin that is smaller than a single strand of human hair, almost the same size as a speck of dust. You cannot play it, but it is still a standing proof of how much technology has evolved.

Scientists have created a violin the size of a speck of dust. Can you play it?

There are several historical artifacts that continue to challenge modern understanding. Each of them hold clues, but no theory fully explains how or why they were made. 

How were they built? From Giza to Easter Island, 6 ancient mysteries that remain unexplained

A new lifesaver antibiotic has entered the final phase of human testing; this drug could potentially save millions. 

Lifesaving drug enters final phase of testing which could save over a million lives. All you need to know

Axiom-4 will carry a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, where they would stay for two weeks and perform 60 experiments. The astronauts would be flying on the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket and the Crew Dragon capsule.

An out of the world video call: From space, Astronaut Shukla to address Indian students

A study that was published in Geophysical Research Letters by scientists from Kyushu University focusses on these little-understood patches of ionised material that form between 90 and 120 kilometres above sea level.

'Metal clouds': Scientists detect unusual anomaly in Earth’s upper atmosphere caused by solar superstorm

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