The Winners of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair

Welcome to the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair, our annual showcase of researchers who reshaped how we understand the world, tackled problems worth solving, and pushed their fields forward. This year’s winners are bigger and bolder than ever, spanning breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology, new frontiers in space exploration, AI tools reshaping how we understand our planet, and discoveries illuminating ancient texts and the earliest days of the universe. We’re proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual Gizmodo Science Fair, following previous editions in 2023, 2024, and 2025. This year, instead of revealing all the honorees at once, we’ll unveil one winner each weekday until all 10 have been announced. So be sure to check back each day—from now through October 2—to see who we’ve named among this year’s standouts in science. University of Florida and Collaborators For finding the building blocks of life preserved in 3.5-billion-year-old Martian clay. READ MORE Coming soon… To be announced on September 22. Coming soon… To be announced on September 23. Coming soon… To be announced on September 24. Coming soon… To be announced on September 25. Coming soon… To be announced on September 28. Coming soon… To be announced on September 29. Coming soon… To be announced on September 30. Coming soon… To be announced on October 1. Coming soon… To be announced on October 2.