Discoveries and Breakthroughs
New Ice Form Discovered Under Crushing Pressure: A microsecond freeze under crushing pressure has revealed Ice XXI, an entirely new form of water ice. This discovery expands the known phases of ice and contributes to our understanding of physics under extreme conditions.
Big Breakthroughs in Cell Biology in 2025: Researchers highlighted major advancements in cell biology, including the development of stem cell-based embryo models for developmental research outside the mother, and the powerful use of bioinformatics tools to unravel cell subpopulations involved in various diseases, making huge datasets publicly accessible to scientists worldwide.
Early Fire-Starting by Humans Pushed Back by 350,000 Years: A discovery in Suffolk, UK, suggests that humans were using fire to cook and keep warm 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, changing our understanding of early human technological and social development.
