27th December 2025

A new plant-based plastic that vanishes in seawater

Japanese researchers have created a tough, flexible plastic made from plant cellulose that breaks down quickly and safely in salt water. Unlike most "biodegradable" plastics, it leaves behind no microplastics.

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25th December 2025

Merry Christmas and a happy 2026!

From the staff and contributors at Future Timeline.

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18th December 2025

Lemon-shaped planet found by Webb telescope

Astronomers report the discovery of a bizarre, pulsar-orbiting exoplanet with a lemon-like shape and an atmosphere unlike any seen before.

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17th December 2025

New record for smallest fully autonomous robot

Researchers in the US have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots, measuring just 200 x 300 x 50 micrometres.

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12th December 2025

Somatic mutations may set a hard limit on human longevity

New research suggests that even if we cured almost every aspect of aging, humans might still struggle to live beyond about 150 years, due to the slow and unavoidable accumulation of random DNA errors in our cells.

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10th December 2025

Stopping the swarm: Inside the global race to defeat drones

A guest blog by Richard Fox.

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