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Celebrities Can Faith Kipyegon or any female runner break the four-minute mile?

In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, a feat long considered impossible. Shortly afterward, Diane Leather achieved a similar breakthrough for…

AI Scientists build the world’s tiniest walking robot measuring just 2 microns Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Scientists just created supercharged lasers that are 1,000,000x more powerful Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking 1,200-mile underwater bullet train will be 10x longer than any other on Earth Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Experimental electric vehicle shatters world record – goes 0 to 60 in less than a second Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Student-made EV shatters the record for the longest-range electric car Joseph Shavit

Discoveries First-time ever: Man swims nonstop for over 51 hours between California coast and Catalina Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking high-speed train just set a new record and could travel fast as an airplane Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Scientists set world record with 50-meter air-guided laser blast Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Drafting can save 3-5 minutes off marathoners’ times, make sub-2 hour finish possible Joseph Shavit

Discoveries The world’s smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot Joseph Shavit

Global Good Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Four British soldiers row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in a record-breaking 41 days Joseph Shavit

Good News After 155 days, 19-year-old pilot becomes youngest woman to fly around the world Joseph Shavit

Discoveries First millipede with more than 1,000 legs discovered Joseph Shavit

Good News Messages of kindness and peace from students around the world stretch 18 miles Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Professor makes breakthrough achievement in quantum computing Joseph Shavit