Problems get solved every day. Here's how.
As the Trump administration rolls out another heavy-handed Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in a United States city, residents of Charlotte, North Carolina are not going down without a fight.Over the weekend, ICE began deploying to Charlotte in droves, now touting over 250 arrests in th...
New research shows that light’s magnetic field is far more influential than scientists once believed. The team found that this magnetic component significantly affects how light rotates as it passes through certain materials. Their work challenges a 180-year-old understanding of the Faraday Effect a...
The interstellar visitor, known as 3I/Atlas, will be seen just in this instance, never to come back again Nasa released close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is onl...
We’re proud to build cutting-edge, wearable technology that empowers people with disabilities to perform daily tasks with more independence. Our AI glasses – Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta Vanguard, and Meta Ray-Ban Display – allow for hands-free support so you can make phone calls, send text messages, t...
Millions of people around the world lack access to clean potable water, a problem that is only getting worse with rising temperatures and a growing population. Yet, the atmosphere contains six times more water than all the fresh water in rivers, according to scientists’ estimates. Researchers have d...
Join 50,000+ readers who receive our daily digest of the most uplifting stories from around the world.
The performance of "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" took place a few days before the band played its first show in Australia in a decade...
Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical computers cannot handle. The achievement demonstrates a new path toward simulating particle collisions and...
Forget lab-grown burgers. A new genetically tweaked fungus is here, and it s expected to shape the future of sustainable food. Researchers in China have unveiled a modified fungus that not only tastes like meat but also cuts production environmental impact by 61 percent. The Jiangnan University team...
Today, NASA released the most detailed images yet of 3I/ATLAS. The comet is currently traveling through the cosmos and only the third known interstellar object observed in our solar system. During a press conference on November 19, NASA confirmed the icy rock poses no danger to Earth, and contrary t...
An enormous analysis of data from a broad array of participants found an association between multilingualism and cognitive aging...
Brightcast is dedicated to restoring faith in humanity by highlighting the progress, solutions, and kindness that often go unnoticed. We believe in a balanced worldview.
Read our full mission →
Northwestern University engineers have built the first haptic device that reaches human resolution in touch. The ultra-thin wearable, called VoxeLite, recreates tactile sensations with clarity that matches the human fingertip. The team presented it as a comfortable, fingertip-wrapping interface that...
For pet parents, there are dozens of universally adorable situations. When your cat cozies up in your lap and starts "making biscuits," you will likely react with an almost-involuntary "aww." Plus, we all know that any time your dog stretches after a long snooze, you’re legally obligated to announce...
Today, we’re excited to announce SAM 3 and SAM 3D, the newest additions to our Segment Anything Collection. SAM 3 enables detection and tracking of objects in images and video using text and visual prompts, and SAM 3D enables 3D reconstruction of objects and people based on a single image. You can e...
When Robert Therrien passed away in 2019 at 71, he left behind a series of small note cards, each bearing a labeled line drawing. To those closest to him, they felt like legends that, if decoded, might reveal something of the elusive artist’s practice. Many feature recurring forms in his work, like ...
When it comes to mating, female mosquitoes call the shots, researchers report. A female mosquito only gets one shot to get reproduction right: She mates just a single time in her entire life. With the stakes so high, it would make sense for these insects to be quite choosey when it comes to selectin...
Know someone who needs a boost? Share Brightcast with your friends and family.
Generative interfaces: Gemini 3 ditches plain-text defaults, instead choosing optimal formats autonomously—spinning up website-like interfaces, sketching diagrams, or generating animations based on what it deems most effective for each prompt.Gemini Agent: An experimental feature now handles complex...
Anchorage-dependent cells are cells that require physical attachment to a solid surface, such as a culture dish, to survive, grow, and reproduce. In the biomedical industry, and others, having the ability to culture these cells is crucial, but current techniques used to separate cells from surfaces ...
The Ryder Cup is an almost-century-old tournament pitting Europe against the United States in an elite showcase of golf skill and strategy. At the 2025 event, nearly a quarter of a million spectators gathered to watch three days of fierce competition on the fairways. From a technology and logistics ...
A good song can easily get a listener nodding their head or tapping their foot along to the beat. While you may not initially realize you’re doing it, those physical responses to music are still conscious decisions that you can stop whenever you want. According to neuroscientists, however, music als...
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. In mid-October, a mysterious object cracked the windshield of a packed Boeing 737 cruising at 36,000 feet above Utah, for...
