Unknown
Jul 21, 08:00
Everything from cells to stars to particles exists on the edge of chaos
Complex systems, be they living beings or fundamental particles, need to have enough structure to hang together along with unpredictability that can allow for change. Columnist Thomas Lewton explores whether this idea is simply a pattern seen across the cosmos or could be a “theory of everything”
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Everything from cells to stars to particles exists on the edge of chaos. Complex systems, be they living beings or fundamental particles, need to have enough structure to hang together along with unpredictability that can allow for change. Columnist Thomas Lewton explores whether this idea is simply a pattern seen across the cosmos or could be a “theory of everything”
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Complex systems, be they living beings or fundamental particles, need to have enough structure to hang together along with unpredictability that can allow for change.
Theguardian
Jul 21, 04:00
Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode one – green shoots
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode one of this mini-series first broadcast in October 2025, Nicola looks back on her first meeting with O’Braan while working on a feature about tea plantations in the UK. He was selling his award-winning Scottish-grown tea to some of the UK’s finest hotels, but something didn’t quite add up. And Nicola wasn’t the only person taking an interest in his story Clips: BBC, Food.NDTV A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud Continue reading...
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Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode one – green shoots. In episode one of this mini-series first broadcast in October 2025, Nicola looks back on her first meeting with O’Braan while working on a feature about tea plantations in the UK. And Nicola wasn’t the only person taking an interest in his story Clips: BBC, Food.
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Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland.
Bbc
Jul 21, 00:01
Bumblebees are struggling in UK heatwaves - but you can help them
Climate Editor Published 2 minutes ago UK bumblebees could suffer sharp falls in their numbers as heatwaves become more frequent and intense, new analysis suggests.
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Climate Editor Published 2 minutes ago UK bumblebees could suffer sharp falls in their numbers as heatwaves become more frequent and intense, new analysis suggests. The warning comes as Britain emerges from a third heatwave in as many months, with temperatures in the range where bumblebees can struggle to fly without overheating. If they cannot fly, they cannot forage.
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The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Heat shock reveals rapid protein-control system cells may use to survive
The planet is getting hotter, and life will need to adapt to rising temperatures to survive. One way cells adapt to changing conditions is by synthesizing new proteins. That works well when the environment changes slowly, but if a crisis hits, like a sudden temperature increase, cells cannot wait for new proteins to be built. Instead, cells rely on chemical modifications that can rapidly turn proteins on or off, similar to how a light can be turned on or off without having to buy or throw away a bulb each time.
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Heat shock reveals rapid protein-control system cells may use to survive. The planet is getting hotter, and life will need to adapt to rising temperatures to survive. Instead, cells rely on chemical modifications that can rapidly turn proteins on or off, similar to how a light can be turned on or off without having to buy or throw away a bulb each time.
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One way cells adapt to changing conditions is by synthesizing new proteins.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Ancestral variation, not new mutations, may impact survival of species facing climate change
Research co-authored by an Oklahoma Museum of Natural History curator, her graduate student and an international team of scientists has shed new light on the evolutionary "toolkit" animals use to survive environmental change.
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by University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Museum of Natural History This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The study, published in Communications Biology , was led by Marcos da Cruz, a University of Oklahoma Ph.D.
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Research co-authored by an Oklahoma Museum of Natural History curator, her graduate student and an international team of scientists has shed new light on the evolutionary "toolkit" animals use to survive environmental change.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Early career funding improves scientific influence and citations for women
Early-career funding has a bigger impact on women than men when it comes to their careers in science, according to a new study from City St George's, University of London. While the study found that successful applicants in both groups secure more future research funding than unsuccessful applicants, it also found that successful female applicants receive more citations and are cited more often in their field than female applicants who did not receive funding.
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Early career funding improves scientific influence and citations for women. Early-career funding has a bigger impact on women than men when it comes to their careers in science, according to a new study from City St George's, University of London.
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While the study found that successful applicants in both groups secure more future research funding than unsuccessful applicants, it also found that successful female applicants receive more citations and are cited more often in their field than female applicants who did not receive funding.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Carbon nanotube model reveals how smart sensors perform at aircraft-like extremes
Researchers from Skoltech, in collaboration with the Harbin Institute of Technology and Jiangsu University (China), have published a study presenting the first empirical model to explain and predict the sensing behavior of hierarchical tri-phase carbon nanotube systems across a wide temperature range (from -170°C (-274°F) to 90°C (194°F)). The study has been published in the Carbon journal.
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Carbon nanotube model reveals how smart sensors perform at aircraft-like extremes. Researchers from Skoltech, in collaboration with the Harbin Institute of Technology and Jiangsu University (China), have published a study presenting the first empirical model to explain and predict the sensing behavior of hierarchical tri-phase carbon nanotube systems across a wide temperature…
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The study has been published in the Carbon journal.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Molecules stop carbon nanotubes clumping, unlocking record heat-to-electricity performance
QUT researchers have overcome a challenge that has limited next-generation energy-harvesting materials for more than two decades, opening the door to more powerful wearable electronics and new ways of turning wasted heat into electricity. The breakthrough centers on carbon nanotubes, which are flexible, conductive microscopic rods that have long shown promise for wearable technologies but have been difficult to control.
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QUT researchers have overcome a challenge that has limited next-generation energy-harvesting materials for more than two decades, opening the door to more powerful wearable electronics and new ways of turning wasted heat into electricity.
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QUT researchers have overcome a challenge that has limited next-generation energy-harvesting materials for more than two decades, opening the door to more powerful wearable electronics and new ways of turning wasted heat into electricity.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
30,000 people tried for bigamy over the past 400 years in England and Wales, archives reveal
Bigamy has been a rare crime during the past 400 years—and offenders have been harshly punished. It seems likely that no more than 30,000 individuals have ever been tried for bigamy in England and Wales during this period. Most have been convicted, and possible punishment has ranged from execution, branding, whipping, transportation and imprisonment to fines and community service in more recent decades.
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30,000 people tried for bigamy over the past 400 years in England and Wales, archives reveal. It seems likely that no more than 30,000 individuals have ever been tried for bigamy in England and Wales during this period.
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Bigamy has been a rare crime during the past 400 years—and offenders have been harshly punished.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
'Narcissist' bosses are more likely to oppose work from home, studies show. But are they right?
Have you ever wondered why your boss wants you back in the office full-time, rather than allowing hybrid work, where you can combine work from home and in an office? A fascinating study just shed fresh light on this topic.
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'Narcissist' bosses are more likely to oppose work from home, studies show. Have you ever wondered why your boss wants you back in the office full-time, rather than allowing hybrid work, where you can combine work from home and in an office? A fascinating study just shed fresh light on this topic.
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Have you ever wondered why your boss wants you back in the office full-time, rather than allowing hybrid work, where you can combine work from home and in an office?
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
New cell imaging method measures protein folding in living organelles
Protein aggregates are associated with the development of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These are found more often in certain areas of cells known as membraneless organelles. Do these organelles promote this protein clumping, or do they protect the cell by temporarily absorbing the aggregates? Professor Simon Ebbinghaus and Mailin Becker from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, set out to answer this question with their new, self-developed method, "confocal Fast Relaxation Imaging," or cFReI. They report their findings in the journal PRX Life.
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New cell imaging method measures protein folding in living organelles. These are found more often in certain areas of cells known as membraneless organelles. They report their findings in the journal PRX Life.
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Protein aggregates are associated with the development of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Transforming vibrations into clean fuels and chemicals through piezosynthesis
From ocean waves and flowing rivers to the systems used to transport and treat water, vibrations are everywhere. But can vibrations do more than just shake water? Can they split water or drive the production of useful chemicals from water? A research team led by Professor Sai Kishore Ravi from the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has successfully demonstrated how mechanical vibrations can be harnessed to drive the production of useful chemicals from water.
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Transforming vibrations into clean fuels and chemicals through piezosynthesis. From ocean waves and flowing rivers to the systems used to transport and treat water, vibrations are everywhere. Can they split water or drive the production of useful chemicals from water?
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But can vibrations do more than just shake water?
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
One idea, two cosmic mysteries—linking Little Red Dots and globular clusters
A new study led by astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin proposes a theory that could solve two astronomical riddles at once: the nature of Little Red Dots and the origin of globular clusters. Rather than representing distinct objects, the study suggests that one may instead be the ancestor of the other: Little Red Dots are, in fact, an early form of globular clusters. The findings are published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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One idea, two cosmic mysteries—linking Little Red Dots and globular clusters. Rather than representing distinct objects, the study suggests that one may instead be the ancestor of the other: Little Red Dots are, in fact, an early form of globular clusters. The findings are published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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A new study led by astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin proposes a theory that could solve two astronomical riddles at once: the nature of Little Red Dots and the origin of globular clusters.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Unusual three-way bestows magnetic sense to single-celled organism
How do microorganisms orient themselves to find the optimal habitat? Scientists have thoroughly investigated so-called magnetotactic bacteria, which use the Earth's magnetic field as a biological compass. Some eukaryotic single-celled organisms—that is, more complex organisms like ciliates, which, unlike bacteria, have a cell nucleus—also possess this capability. But how they acquire it has largely remained a puzzle.
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Unusual three-way bestows magnetic sense to single-celled organism. Some eukaryotic single-celled organisms—that is, more complex organisms like ciliates, which, unlike bacteria, have a cell nucleus—also possess this capability. But how they acquire it has largely remained a puzzle.
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Scientists have thoroughly investigated so-called magnetotactic bacteria, which use the Earth's magnetic field as a biological compass.
Phys
Jul 20, 22:39
Students enable widespread water monitoring in India
When a local community gets involved in environmental monitoring, its efforts can build awareness of local environmental issues and provide more abundant data than scientists can collect on their own. But how does the quality of the data compare with readings taken by professionals?
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Students enable widespread water monitoring in India. When a local community gets involved in environmental monitoring, its efforts can build awareness of local environmental issues and provide more abundant data than scientists can collect on their own. But how does the quality of the data compare with readings taken by professionals?
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When a local community gets involved in environmental monitoring, its efforts can build awareness of local environmental issues and provide more abundant data than scientists can collect on their own.
Arstechnica
Jul 20, 20:30
The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.
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The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches. The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.
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The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot.
Theguardian
Jul 20, 19:00
Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record
Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’ A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded. In a study published last summer, researchers found that melting sea ice in the Arctic had slowed down over the past 20 years, with no statistically significant decline in its extent recorded between 2005 and 2024. Continue reading...
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Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’ A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.
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Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’ A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.
Jelly-ui
Jul 20, 17:07
Jelly UI: Soft-body physics for native HTML form controls
Jelly UI is a dependency-free Web Components library for soft, tactile product interfaces. Real form controls meet soft-body physics, with dark mode, right-to-left support and WCAG AA color tokens bu…
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Jelly UI: Soft-body physics for native HTML form controls. Jelly UI is a dependency-free Web Components library for soft, tactile product interfaces. Real form controls meet soft-body physics, with dark mode, right-to-left support and WCAG AA color tokens built in.
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Jelly UI is a dependency-free Web Components library for soft, tactile product interfaces.
Unknown
Jul 20, 16:31
Inhaling high dose CO2 clears Alzheimer’s proteins from the brain
Intermittingly inhaling a high dose of carbon dioxide seems to remove the proteins amyloid and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain by boosting its glymphatic system
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Intermittingly inhaling a high dose of carbon dioxide seems to remove the proteins amyloid and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain by boosting its glymphatic system
Theguardian
Jul 20, 15:47
Did you solve it? Do you think like a physicist?
The answer to today’s puzzle Earlier today I set you a puzzle about keeping homes cool in a heatwave. Here it is again with the solution. Imagine a room with a set of curtains. When the Sun is shining, its energy comes through the windows where it is absorbed by the curtains. The curtains get hotter and hotter until they reach a temperature at which they are radiating as much heat as they absorb. The curtains radiate 50 per cent of this heat back towards the window, and 50 per cent of the heat into the room. Continue reading...
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Imagine a room with a set of curtains. The curtains get hotter and hotter until they reach a temperature at which they are radiating as much heat as they absorb. The curtains radiate 50 per cent of this heat back towards the window, and 50 per cent of the heat into the room.
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The answer to today’s puzzle Earlier today I set you a puzzle about keeping homes cool in a heatwave.
Quantamagazine
Jul 20, 15:03
The Organisms That Make Earth’s Harshest Places Home
Extremophiles that thrive in the most unforgiving environments aren’t just biological curiosities. Understanding their resilience has many implications for us. The post The Organisms That Make Earth’s Harshest Places Home first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The Organisms That Make Earth’s Harshest Places Home. Extremophiles that thrive in the most unforgiving environments aren’t just biological curiosities. Understanding their resilience has many implications for us.
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The post The Organisms That Make Earth’s Harshest Places Home first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Phys
Jul 20, 14:00
Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data
Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train artificial intelligence models—and for safekeeping amid U.S. funding cuts.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . And going forward, the researchers are also planning to copy large quantities of datasets from the U.S. The datasets, gathered over decades, contain vital information about Earth systems, including greenhouse gases, clouds, precipitation and ice sheets.
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Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train artificial intelligence models—and for safekeeping amid U.S.
Phys
Jul 20, 14:00
Q&A: How do federal taxes impact local schools and services?
Increases to the standard federal tax deduction implemented in 2018 were made permanent a year ago, and researchers are beginning to understand the downstream effects on state and local governments. The increased deduction meant many taxpayers received a bigger tax break by taking the standard deduction instead of itemizing their expenses, including state and local taxes (SALT). However, a Penn State research team has found that lower-income taxpayers who take the standard deduction have become more likely to vote against local spending for repairing or building infrastructure or other community services.
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Q&A: How do federal taxes impact local schools and services?. The increased deduction meant many taxpayers received a bigger tax break by taking the standard deduction instead of itemizing their expenses, including state and local taxes (SALT).
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Increases to the standard federal tax deduction implemented in 2018 were made permanent a year ago, and researchers are beginning to understand the downstream effects on state and local governments.
Phys
Jul 20, 14:00
Giving bees a probiotic diet could help protect them from extreme temperatures
Honeybees do not like cold weather. When temperatures dip, they can become sluggish and unable to fly. But no matter the conditions in the outside world, they try to keep their hives close to a comfortable 34°C–36°C (93°F–97°F). However, extreme weather, both hot and cold, can overwhelm this internal temperature control and ultimately cut their lives short.
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Giving bees a probiotic diet could help protect them from extreme temperatures. When temperatures dip, they can become sluggish and unable to fly. However, extreme weather, both hot and cold, can overwhelm this internal temperature control and ultimately cut their lives short.
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Honeybees do not like cold weather.
Phys
Jul 20, 14:00
Deep-space CubeSat could stretch solar storm warnings from 15 minutes to 3 hours
Space weather warnings could be received hours before Earth is hit rather than minutes with the help of a miniature UK-built instrument soon to be stationed in deep space. MAGIC (MAGnetometer from Imperial College) is part of the European Space Agency's Heliospheric Pioneer for Solar and Interplanetary Threats Defense (HENON) CubeSat mission, which is scheduled for launch in early 2027.
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Space weather warnings could be received hours before Earth is hit rather than minutes with the help of a miniature UK-built instrument soon to be stationed in deep space. MAGIC (MAGnetometer from Imperial College) is part of the European Space Agency's Heliospheric Pioneer for Solar and Interplanetary Threats Defense (HENON) CubeSat mission, which is scheduled for launch in e…
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Space weather warnings could be received hours before Earth is hit rather than minutes with the help of a miniature UK-built instrument soon to be stationed in deep space.
Phys
Jul 20, 14:00
New machine-learning tool improves accuracy of genomics research
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome and created a machine-learning tool to correct it. The free tool could improve the reliability of both conventional and single-cell data generated using this method, giving researchers a clearer view of how gene activity is controlled in health and disease and providing stronger foundations for future diagnostic and drug-development efforts.
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University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome and created a machine-learning tool to correct it.
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University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome and created a machine-learning tool to correct it.
Phys
Jul 20, 14:00
Prescribed burns may be lethal for lizards
Scientists are calling for wildlife surveys to be conducted within hours of prescribed burns after new research revealed that evidence of animal deaths can disappear in less than two weeks, significantly underestimating the true toll of fire on Australia's wildlife.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Adelaide University researchers monitored prescribed burns in the Mount Lofty Ranges and found that more than half of all lizard carcasses detected during the study were found just 28 hours after fire.
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Scientists are calling for wildlife surveys to be conducted within hours of prescribed burns after new research revealed that evidence of animal deaths can disappear in less than two weeks, significantly underestimating the true toll of fire on Australia's wildlife.
Theguardian
Jul 20, 13:09
‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies
Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to? The last time I saw Laura Grego was in a tent in a baking field on the Welsh borders in May. The conversation on stage ranged from the dangers of space debris to how the law of the sea might pertain to outer space; from our sense of the sacred to our interplanetary futures. At one point Grego, a physicist, said intently, “People have to be aware of what is happening in space. Public knowledge has to catch up.” Three weeks later, SpaceX launched on the stock exchange, temporarily making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. So, I ask her now, what is it that we should all know? Well, she says, the average person’s experience of space is about to change. If, so far, that has been “looking at the stars and being full of wonder, full of connection with the universe”, perhaps noticing the occasional streaking object that was not a shooting star, now “there are plans for tens of thousands more satellites, which would really change your relationship with what you see in the sky”. SpaceX, specifically, has just applied to a federal regulator for permission to launch up to 1m of them. Continue reading...
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‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies. At one point Grego, a physicist, said intently, “People have to be aware of what is happening in space. So, I ask her now, what is it that we should all know?
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So who does space really belong to?
Phys
Jul 20, 12:48
Wealthier North Carolina neighborhoods may be hotspots for insecticide-resistant tiger mosquitoes
The choices people make to control mosquitoes in their own backyards may be helping some of those mosquitoes survive the very insecticides meant to kill them, according to two new studies from North Carolina State University. The paper on the emergence and spatial distribution of resistance appears in Parasites & Vectors. The paper on socioeconomic predictors of resistance appears in Royal Society Open Science.
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Wealthier North Carolina neighborhoods may be hotspots for insecticide-resistant tiger mosquitoes. The paper on the emergence and spatial distribution of resistance appears in Parasites & Vectors. The paper on socioeconomic predictors of resistance appears in Royal Society Open Science.
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The choices people make to control mosquitoes in their own backyards may be helping some of those mosquitoes survive the very insecticides meant to kill them, according to two new studies from North Carolina State University.
Sciencedaily
Jul 20, 12:48
Scientists found two powerful new ways to destroy forever chemicals
Scientists are testing two promising ways to destroy PFAS, the stubborn “forever chemicals” that can accumulate in water and resist normal treatment. One method uses collapsing vapor bubbles to generate extreme heat and reactive molecules, while the other uses cold plasma and rising gas bubbles to pull PFAS to the surface and break them apart.
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Scientists are testing two promising ways to destroy PFAS, the stubborn “forever chemicals” that can accumulate in water and resist normal treatment. One method uses collapsing vapor bubbles to generate extreme heat and reactive molecules, while the other uses cold plasma and rising gas bubbles to pull PFAS to the surface and break them apart.
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Scientists are testing two promising ways to destroy PFAS, the stubborn “forever chemicals” that can accumulate in water and resist normal treatment.
Sciencedaily
Jul 20, 12:48
UCLA scientists develop mineral sunscreen without the chalky white cast
Scientists have redesigned zinc oxide particles to create a mineral sunscreen that protects against ultraviolet radiation without leaving such a noticeable white cast. The SPF 30 formula could make sunscreen easier and more appealing to use across a wider range of skin tones.
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UCLA scientists develop mineral sunscreen without the chalky white cast. Scientists have redesigned zinc oxide particles to create a mineral sunscreen that protects against ultraviolet radiation without leaving such a noticeable white cast. The SPF 30 formula could make sunscreen easier and more appealing to use across a wider range of skin tones.
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Scientists have redesigned zinc oxide particles to create a mineral sunscreen that protects against ultraviolet radiation without leaving such a noticeable white cast.
Sciencedaily
Jul 20, 12:48
Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Scientists restore two hours of sleep without clearing brain plaques
Researchers have uncovered a surprising culprit behind sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease: the brain’s own immune cells. In mice with amyloid plaques, overactive microglia triggered inflammation that kept the brain from getting enough deep, restorative sleep. Temporarily removing most of these cells restored more than two hours of sleep per day, even though the plaques remained unchanged.
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Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Scientists restore two hours of sleep without clearing brain plaques. In mice with amyloid plaques, overactive microglia triggered inflammation that kept the brain from getting enough deep, restorative sleep. Temporarily removing most of these cells restored more than two hours of sleep per day, even though the plaques remained unchanged.
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Researchers have uncovered a surprising culprit behind sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease: the brain’s own immune cells.
Sciencedaily
Jul 20, 12:48
An ordinary laptop solved a problem thought to require a quantum computer
A quantum problem once described as impossible for classical computers has now been solved using relatively modest hardware. Researchers used tensor networks to compress the overwhelming wave function created by hundreds of entangled qubits, allowing some calculations to run on a laptop. Their results matched both theoretical predictions and simulations performed with a quantum computer. The method could open new paths for exploring quantum dynamics and materials.
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An ordinary laptop solved a problem thought to require a quantum computer. Their results matched both theoretical predictions and simulations performed with a quantum computer. The method could open new paths for exploring quantum dynamics and materials.
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A quantum problem once described as impossible for classical computers has now been solved using relatively modest hardware.
Phys
Jul 20, 12:24
How the most widespread parasite on Earth reads its genome
A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised individuals and is a leading infectious cause of blindness in South America. Once it enters the body, it can rapidly multiply, spreading from one cell to the next.
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How the most widespread parasite on Earth reads its genome. A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised individuals and is a leading infectious cause of blindness in South America. Once it enters the body, it can rapidly multiply, spreading from one cell to the next.
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A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised individuals and is a leading infectious cause of blindness in South America.
Phys
Jul 20, 12:24
Where do the world's biggest diamonds come from? Geology now has answers
Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth and include three of the largest diamonds ever recovered: the Cullinan, at 3,106 carats (1.4 pounds), found at the Premier mine in South Africa; the 1,111-carat Lesedi La Rona, discovered at the Karowe mine in Botswana in 2015 and sold for $53 million in 2017; and the 2,492-carat Motswedi (1.1 pounds), recovered from the Karowe mine in 2024.
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Where do the world's biggest diamonds come from? Geology now has answers. They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth and include three of the largest diamonds ever recovered: the Cullinan, at 3,106 carats (1.
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Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed).
Phys
Jul 20, 12:01
Weather and human activity impact lake extremophiles
The Great Salt Lake is separated by a 20-mile (32-kilometer) causeway into a super-salty north arm and a less-salty south arm, with each hosting distinct communities of extremophiles. These organisms mingle at a gap in the causeway, designed to regulate salinity, that has provided microbiologists with an unusual and rich opportunity to study how human activities and weather disturbances affect microbial communities in extreme environments.
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The Great Salt Lake is separated by a 20-mile (32-kilometer) causeway into a super-salty north arm and a less-salty south arm, with each hosting distinct communities of extremophiles. These organisms mingle at a gap in the causeway, designed to regulate salinity, that has provided microbiologists with an unusual and rich opportunity to study how human activities and weather di…
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The Great Salt Lake is separated by a 20-mile (32-kilometer) causeway into a super-salty north arm and a less-salty south arm, with each hosting distinct communities of extremophiles.
Marginalrevolution
Jul 20, 12:00
The Trump administration's Threat to Scientific Research
In The Nationalization of American Science I warned that the Trump administration’s rewriting of the seemingly mundane Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance was a tremendous threat to America’s…
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The Trump administration's Threat to Scientific Research. Many others are now sounding the alarm. Alzheimer’s disease will not be cured by a budget analyst from either political party.
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In The Nationalization of American Science I warned that the Trump administration’s rewriting of the seemingly mundane Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance was a tremendous threat to America’s historically successful decentralized system of science funding.
Unknown
Jul 20, 11:53
Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
Low cloud cover has been expanding since 1979, reflecting more sunlight into space, but scientists expect that trend to reverse and accelerate global warming
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Low cloud cover has been expanding since 1979, reflecting more sunlight into space, but scientists expect that trend to reverse and accelerate global warming
Phys
Jul 20, 11:49
Why AI's environmental footprint won't disappear into orbit
AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch over a million AI data center satellites and ultimately build them on the moon.
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Why AI's environmental footprint won't disappear into orbit. AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch over a million AI data center satellites and ultimately build them on the moon.
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AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space.
Phys
Jul 20, 11:03
Fourth-year vet students reveal clues to horse MEED and dog bone cancer
Texas Tech University's School of Veterinary Medicine fourth-year students Kayden Tanner and Marshall Mays have both been published in international journals after putting hundreds of hours into their research papers.
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by Ashlyn Grotegut, National Institute of Standards and Technology This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Tanner's work on a rare equine disorder—" Genomics in Equine MEED: Whole-Genome Sequencing and Target Mutation Identification "—was published in Animals and selected as the feature article.
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Texas Tech University's School of Veterinary Medicine fourth-year students Kayden Tanner and Marshall Mays have both been published in international journals after putting hundreds of hours into their research papers.
Phys
Jul 20, 10:28
Burnout isn't new: 18th‑century farm records show workers describing the same exhaustion
Nearly 40% of Canadian workers say they feel burned out often or always, according to a 2025 survey by Mental Health Research Canada and Canada Life. The term has become part of a broader lexicon of modern work, alongside quiet quitting, hustle culture and grindset and "taskmasking."
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Burnout isn't new: 18th‑century farm records show workers describing the same exhaustion. Nearly 40% of Canadian workers say they feel burned out often or always, according to a 2025 survey by Mental Health Research Canada and Canada Life. The term has become part of a broader lexicon of modern work, alongside quiet quitting, hustle culture and grindset and "taskmasking."
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Nearly 40% of Canadian workers say they feel burned out often or always, according to a 2025 survey by Mental Health Research Canada and Canada Life.
Phys
Jul 20, 10:06
On the hunt for Earth's first complex life
How life started on our own planet may not seem as interesting as finding evidence of life on Mars or the icy moons Europa or Enceladus. But the search for the first eukaryotes on Earth remains as important to astrobiology as finding life on a far-flung planet. That's in part because, for 90% of Earth's history, life was microbial.
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On the hunt for Earth's first complex life. But the search for the first eukaryotes on Earth remains as important to astrobiology as finding life on a far-flung planet. That's in part because, for 90% of Earth's history, life was microbial.
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How life started on our own planet may not seem as interesting as finding evidence of life on Mars or the icy moons Europa or Enceladus.
Phys
Jul 20, 09:43
Africa's wildfire season is actually getting shorter, scientists think they know why
Africa is home to around 70% of the world's burned area—the total area of land scorched by wildfires each year—making it the planet's biggest wildfire hotspot. Yet despite this, satellite observations have revealed an unexpected trend over the past two decades: The amount of land burned across the continent has been steadily falling.
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Africa is home to around 70% of the world's burned area—the total area of land scorched by wildfires each year—making it the planet's biggest wildfire hotspot. Yet despite this, satellite observations have revealed an unexpected trend over the past two decades: The amount of land burned across the continent has been steadily falling.
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Africa is home to around 70% of the world's burned area—the total area of land scorched by wildfires each year—making it the planet's biggest wildfire hotspot.
Phys
Jul 20, 09:09
How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires
The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . If you have central air conditioning, it should clean the air in your home. Set the air to recirculate and close any vents that pull air from outside if you can.
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The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see.
Phys
Jul 20, 08:23
5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru's Andes region and kills at least 6 people
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, injuring more than 30 and displacing 300, authorities said Sunday.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9:24 p.m., with its epicenter located 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) west-southwest of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province. Peru's National Civil Defense Institute said in a statement the total number of missing is still unknown.
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A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, injuring more than 30 and displacing 300, authorities said Sunday.
Phys
Jul 20, 08:23
Floating igloo leaves France for polar exploration mission
A floating research station resembling a giant aluminum igloo on Sunday set out from France to begin a long-term mission in the Arctic that will see it drift with the polar ice in one of the most hostile environments.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The Tara Polar Station's specific shape enables it to withstand ice pressure and drift for months on end in a controlled fashion with the pack ice to explore biodiversity and the impact of climate change.
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A floating research station resembling a giant aluminum igloo on Sunday set out from France to begin a long-term mission in the Arctic that will see it drift with the polar ice in one of the most hostile environments.
Phys
Jul 20, 08:01
Scientists map how the flu virus rewires the human cell from the inside
Researchers at EMBL Hamburg and collaborators at the Leibniz Research Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) have mapped how the influenza A virus rewires infected human cells in unprecedented detail. To do this, the researchers used a customized experimental workflow to directly observe how proteins interact inside intact infected cells.
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Researchers at EMBL Hamburg and collaborators at the Leibniz Research Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) have mapped how the influenza A virus rewires infected human cells in unprecedented detail. To do this, the researchers used a customized experimental workflow to directly observe how proteins interact inside intact infected cells.
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Researchers at EMBL Hamburg and collaborators at the Leibniz Research Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) have mapped how the influenza A virus rewires infected human cells in unprecedented detail.
Phys
Jul 20, 08:01
AI tool reveals climate shifts may have fueled bursts of bird evolution
University of Michigan researchers have used an AI tool to demonstrate that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid evolutionary bursts and that these bursts frequently coincided with climate shifts throughout Earth's history.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Evolutionary theory predicts that the evolution of organisms occurs in pulsed bursts followed by slowdowns—something researchers have seen hints of in the fossil record.
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University of Michigan researchers have used an AI tool to demonstrate that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid evolutionary bursts and that these bursts frequently coincided with climate shifts throughout Earth's history.
Theguardian
Jul 20, 06:10
Can you solve it? Do you think like a physicist?
A scorching puzzle about heat In a summer heatwave, you keep the curtains drawn all day. It helps keep the room cool. Continue reading...
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A scorching puzzle about heat In a summer heatwave, you keep the curtains drawn all day. It helps keep the room cool. Continue reading...
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A scorching puzzle about heat In a summer heatwave, you keep the curtains drawn all day.
Theguardian
Jul 20, 05:48
Monday briefing: 50 years after Viking landed on Mars, did Nasa overlook evidence of life?
In today’s newsletter: Breakthroughs increasingly hinge not on finding something new, but on recognising what was missed. A leading scientist tells us why it matters Good morning. As Andy Burnham’s search for intelligent life to appoint to cabinet continues (more on that from Libby tomorrow), First Edition sets our sights further afield, to the search for life on another red planet. It’s 50 years to the day since humankind’s first foray on Mars. On 20 July 1976, Viking 1 successfully touched down on the planet in a groundbreaking feat. At least, that’s how Nasa tells the story – technically, the Russians did it first in 1971, but contact with the Soviet Mars 3 was lost in seconds, and only a single fuzzy grey image transmitted back to Earth. UK politics | Andy Burnham is expected to scrap Keir Starmer’s plans for digital ID cards in a “reset of priorities” when he enters Downing Street. The new Labour leader plans to redirect the resources earmarked for the scheme towards tackling the cost of living, his team indicated. Ukraine | Russia has carried out one of its biggest-ever ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, launching a five-hour raid that left at least one person dead and seven injured, with fires and damage across the city. Iran | The US launched a ninth night of strikes targeting Iran early Monday, after announcing the death of another American service member, as the price of Brent crude oil climbed above $90 a barrel, the highest level since June. Africa | Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after the US government introduced travel restrictions, the head of a US charity employing them told Reuters. Europe | Hungary’s president, Tamás Sulyok, has agreed to step down after signing a constitutional amendment passed by the ruling Tisza party of the prime minister, Péter Magyar. Monday | Keir Starmer will visit King Charles to resign as prime minister before Andy Burnham meets the monarch, delivers his first speech as PM, and appoints his cabinet. Wednesday | The third hearing of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, who is facing “narco-terrorism” charges, is set to take place in a New York court. Friday | International criminal court members vote on whether to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan for alleged sexual misconduct, which he denies. Continue reading...
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Monday briefing: 50 years after Viking landed on Mars, did Nasa overlook evidence of life?. A leading scientist tells us why it matters Good morning. It’s 50 years to the day since humankind’s first foray on Mars.
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As Andy Burnham’s search for intelligent life to appoint to cabinet continues (more on that from Libby tomorrow), First Edition sets our sights further afield, to the search for life on another red planet.
Bbc
Jul 20, 05:25
'Hidden time-capsule of UK biodiversity' unlocked
A "hidden" record of UK's historic biodiversity including flowers picked two centuries ago with links to Charles Darwin is being digitised.
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A "hidden" record of UK's historic biodiversity including flowers picked two centuries ago with links to Charles Darwin is being digitised. More than 10,000 dried and pressed specimens held at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) herbarium in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, are being photographed and digitally catalogued to make them more accessible to researchers.
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The specimens with links to Charles Darwin will soon be studied by scientists across the world.
Bbc
Jul 20, 05:23
Going with the flow: Renewable energy battery breakthrough
Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Published 2 minutes ago A 3D-printed battery developed at Queen's University Belfast could "make a genuine impact" on the road to net zero, say…
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Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Published 2 minutes ago A 3D-printed battery developed at Queen's University Belfast could "make a genuine impact" on the road to net zero, say the researchers behind it. Now, scientists at QUB have developed one based on iron, which is much easier to source, and have sent it around the world to help standardise research.
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A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.
Bbc
Jul 20, 05:13
Wolves return to park two years after pack deaths
New Forest Wildlife Park has welcomed the new wolves from France and Belgium.
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Wolves return to park two years after pack deaths. New Forest Wildlife Park has welcomed the new wolves from France and Belgium.
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New Forest Wildlife Park has welcomed the new wolves from France and Belgium.
Theguardian
Jul 20, 04:00
Al-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists For many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlinesThe western reef heron, for example, usually found in Africa and southern Europe, spotted in a seaside town in north Wales in June, which was widely celebrated on birding forums. But a new scourge is threatening to disrupt the fun: AI slop. Continue reading...
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Al-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlinesThe western reef heron, for example, usually found in Africa and southern Europe, spotted in a seaside town in north Wales in June, which was widely celebrated on birding forums. But a new scourge is threatening to disrupt the fun: AI slop.
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Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists For many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail.
Phys
Jul 20, 03:05
Underwater drones discover coral reefs off Benin, long presumed dead, teeming with life
A coral reef, missing and presumed dead, has been found alive and well off the coast of Benin. Surveys in the 1960s, focused on identifying promising fishing areas, flagged a possible deep-water coral reef but assumed it must be dead. Now, using a modern sonar survey and the Deep Sea Camera System provided by the National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab, scientists have found an apparently healthy reef.
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Underwater drones discover coral reefs off Benin, long presumed dead, teeming with life. Surveys in the 1960s, focused on identifying promising fishing areas, flagged a possible deep-water coral reef but assumed it must be dead.
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A coral reef, missing and presumed dead, has been found alive and well off the coast of Benin.
Phys
Jul 19, 23:06
Creating a map of coral distribution with environmental DNA
To track the impacts of environmental change and enable conservation efforts, we must first understand the composition of our ecosystems. A new online resource provides a comprehensive overview of hard coral distribution across the Ryukyu Islands, based on extensive environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis.
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Creating a map of coral distribution with environmental DNA. To track the impacts of environmental change and enable conservation efforts, we must first understand the composition of our ecosystems. A new online resource provides a comprehensive overview of hard coral distribution across the Ryukyu Islands, based on extensive environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis.
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To track the impacts of environmental change and enable conservation efforts, we must first understand the composition of our ecosystems.
Phys
Jul 19, 23:06
Generating red blood cell-like cells from canine induced pluripotent stem cells
Blood transfusions are crucial in human and veterinary medicine, yet human blood reserves are in constant need of donors, while blood bank systems in veterinary care are nearly nonexistent. This leaves canine transfusions largely reliant on donations from healthy dogs, but securing compatible blood remains a major challenge because dogs also have different blood types.
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Blood transfusions are crucial in human and veterinary medicine, yet human blood reserves are in constant need of donors, while blood bank systems in veterinary care are nearly nonexistent. This leaves canine transfusions largely reliant on donations from healthy dogs, but securing compatible blood remains a major challenge because dogs also have different blood types.
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Blood transfusions are crucial in human and veterinary medicine, yet human blood reserves are in constant need of donors, while blood bank systems in veterinary care are nearly nonexistent.
Unknown
Jul 19, 23:01
Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
Many centuries before the advent of agriculture in Norway, ancient people transported fish into mountain lakes to create a source of food, then built wooden traps to catch them
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Many centuries before the advent of agriculture in Norway, ancient people transported fish into mountain lakes to create a source of food, then built wooden traps to catch them
Phys
Jul 19, 22:09
Centuries before farming, hunter-gatherers introduced fish to the Norwegian mountains
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 7,000-year-old fish traps in the mountains of southern Norway, indicating that fish were intentionally introduced to upland lakes by Mesolithic hunter-fisher-gatherers and showing that human management of nature was not limited to agricultural societies.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Instead, freshwater fish were introduced to upstream lakes and rivers by humans, who moved them from their natural habitats to harvest them.
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Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 7,000-year-old fish traps in the mountains of southern Norway, indicating that fish were intentionally introduced to upland lakes by Mesolithic hunter-fisher-gatherers and showing that human management of nature was not limited to agricultural societies.
Phys
Jul 19, 22:09
How the sun goes to 'sleep' could reveal future space weather when it wakes
Scientists have developed a new way to predict the strength of the sun's next activity cycle up to seven years before it reaches its peak.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Using this approach, researchers have made an early prediction for the strength of Solar Cycle 26. A very early prediction shows a moderate Cycle 26 with a sunspot number of around 100–120, similar to or weaker than the current Cycle 25.
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Scientists have developed a new way to predict the strength of the sun's next activity cycle up to seven years before it reaches its peak.
Phys
Jul 19, 21:23
Polish families in Spain navigate cultural identity across generations, study finds
Emigration often means a profound life upheaval. What challenges do Polish families face after moving to Spain? A researcher from SWPS University, in collaboration with her doctoral supervisors and a researcher from the University of Almería, analyzed family dynamics between children and their parents and found that life in a foreign country is not free from intergenerational conflicts. Parents are committed to maintaining contact with their Polish roots, while young people strive to develop their autonomy, and properly nurturing biculturalism turns out to be crucial.
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Polish families in Spain navigate cultural identity across generations, study finds. A researcher from SWPS University, in collaboration with her doctoral supervisors and a researcher from the University of Almería, analyzed family dynamics between children and their parents and found that life in a foreign country is not free from intergenerational conflicts.
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Emigration often means a profound life upheaval.
Phys
Jul 19, 20:03
Dragonfly aerial fights follow some simple rules
Dragonflies are renowned for their remarkable flying abilities. Male dragonflies often compete for territory and mating opportunities, engaging in fascinating in-flight battles. Researchers at Imperial College London and Taipei Zoo recently carried out a study investigating the aerial maneuvers male dragonflies use while fighting competitors and the overall purpose of these battles.
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Dragonfly aerial fights follow some simple rules. Dragonflies are renowned for their remarkable flying abilities. Male dragonflies often compete for territory and mating opportunities, engaging in fascinating in-flight battles.
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Researchers at Imperial College London and Taipei Zoo recently carried out a study investigating the aerial maneuvers male dragonflies use while fighting competitors and the overall purpose of these battles.
Phys
Jul 19, 18:20
Hybrid work blurs the line between work and home—here's how couples can set boundaries
Hybrid work has brought many real benefits. Greater flexibility can make it easier to manage work alongside family responsibilities, personal commitments and other demands. But it has also created new challenges, particularly for professional couples trying to build two careers alongside a shared life.
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Hybrid work blurs the line between work and home—here's how couples can set boundaries. Greater flexibility can make it easier to manage work alongside family responsibilities, personal commitments and other demands. But it has also created new challenges, particularly for professional couples trying to build two careers alongside a shared life.
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Hybrid work has brought many real benefits.
Phys
Jul 19, 18:08
Samples reveal how Earth slows solar wind striking moon's near side
The moon has been bathed in solar wind for billions of years, but the two hemispheres are struck by solar wind of different speeds and energies.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Now, research based on China's Chang'e-6 samples reveals that Earth's magnetosphere has shaped this difference. The study was published in Nature Geoscience .
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The moon has been bathed in solar wind for billions of years, but the two hemispheres are struck by solar wind of different speeds and energies.
Phys
Jul 19, 18:08
Cinematic VR immerses viewers inside the narrative, research shows
Virtual reality and the metaverse are being discussed more and more, but for many people, these concepts still seem foreign, technical and difficult to grasp. At the same time, there is increasing experimentation with storytelling possibilities in which the viewer does not observe the story from a distance but experiences it as if they were right in the middle of the action.
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Virtual reality and the metaverse are being discussed more and more, but for many people, these concepts still seem foreign, technical and difficult to grasp. At the same time, there is increasing experimentation with storytelling possibilities in which the viewer does not observe the story from a distance but experiences it as if they were right in the middle of the action.
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Virtual reality and the metaverse are being discussed more and more, but for many people, these concepts still seem foreign, technical and difficult to grasp.
Phys
Jul 19, 17:22
Quantum entanglement without transport: Leaky qubits offer route around noisy channels
The inevitable leakage of energy and information from a quantum system into its surrounding environment is the enemy of quantum technology. Now, researchers have demonstrated that it can be exploited to generate entanglement—the "resource" that quantum technologies use to perform tasks inaccessible to standard classical technologies.
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Quantum entanglement without transport: Leaky qubits offer route around noisy channels. The inevitable leakage of energy and information from a quantum system into its surrounding environment is the enemy of quantum technology.
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The inevitable leakage of energy and information from a quantum system into its surrounding environment is the enemy of quantum technology.
Phys
Jul 19, 15:36
Carnaby's cockatoos exposed to dangerous pesticide concentrations in WA's Wheatbelt
A new Murdoch University study has uncovered alarming levels of pesticide contamination in the food sources of endangered Carnaby's cockatoos in the Wheatbelt—including concentrations well above regulatory limits found in seed spills near grain silos.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Over three breeding seasons, wild Carnaby's cockatoos were fitted with GPS and ARGOS satellite tags across five Wheatbelt breeding sites. Seed samples were collected at identified sites and later tested to determine the presence and concentration of pesticide residues.
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A new Murdoch University study has uncovered alarming levels of pesticide contamination in the food sources of endangered Carnaby's cockatoos in the Wheatbelt—including concentrations well above regulatory limits found in seed spills near grain silos.
Phys
Jul 19, 15:12
A century-old stellar mystery may finally have an explanation
For more than a century, astronomers have puzzled over a strange discrepancy in the historical record. Theta Eridani, a modest star in the constellation Eridanus, is the third-brightest star in its constellation, with a magnitude of 2.9. But ancient astronomers described it very differently. A new study, posted to the arXiv preprint server on June 29, has proposed a plausible explanation for this mystery.
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A century-old stellar mystery may finally have an explanation. Theta Eridani, a modest star in the constellation Eridanus, is the third-brightest star in its constellation, with a magnitude of 2.9. A new study, posted to the arXiv preprint server on June 29, has proposed a plausible explanation for this mystery.
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For more than a century, astronomers have puzzled over a strange discrepancy in the historical record.
Sciencedaily
Jul 19, 14:01
A tiny universe in a bottle reveals clues to the origins of life
Researchers have created cosmic dust from scratch by recreating space-like conditions inside glass tubes. The dust contains complex carbon-rich molecules built from elements essential to life and produces infrared signals similar to real material found in space. By studying these laboratory samples, scientists can explore how organic chemistry unfolds around stars and how comets, asteroids and meteorites may have carried those ingredients to Earth.
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A tiny universe in a bottle reveals clues to the origins of life. The dust contains complex carbon-rich molecules built from elements essential to life and produces infrared signals similar to real material found in space.
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Researchers have created cosmic dust from scratch by recreating space-like conditions inside glass tubes.
Sciencedaily
Jul 19, 14:01
The mysterious hum heard around the world may finally have an explanation
The mysterious sound known as The Hum has been reported worldwide for decades, yet its source often remains impossible to find. Researchers tested whether people who hear it have exceptional low-frequency hearing or measurable sounds produced inside their ears, but neither explanation fit most participants. The strongest possibility is that many cases involve low-frequency tinnitus, even though the sound seems completely external.
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The mysterious hum heard around the world may finally have an explanation. Researchers tested whether people who hear it have exceptional low-frequency hearing or measurable sounds produced inside their ears, but neither explanation fit most participants.
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The mysterious sound known as The Hum has been reported worldwide for decades, yet its source often remains impossible to find.
Phys
Jul 19, 13:01
Researchers develop methods for breaking down forever chemicals
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two processes—hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion—to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), industrial chemicals that are extremely resistant to chemical degradation. The work has been published in Chemical Engineering Journal Advances and Scientific Reports, respectively.
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Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two processes—hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion—to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), industrial chemicals that are extremely resistant to chemical degradation.
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Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two processes—hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion—to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), industrial chemicals that are extremely resistant to chemical degradation.
Bbc
Jul 19, 11:11
Shark scientists gets £1m to help protect them
Scientists have been given nearly £1m to study the movement and breeding grounds of three endangered shark species.
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Scientists have been given nearly £1m to study the movement and breeding grounds of three endangered shark species. It will use electronic tags to pinpoint migration routes, areas where they live, and how sharks respond to capture and release by anglers.
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Natural England's Species Recovery Programme will focus on the blue shark, porbeagle and tope.
Phys
Jul 19, 11:04
Plants that make real dairy protein? Scientists discover an unexpected shortcut
What if the plants growing in a field could one day produce the same proteins that give milk its nutrition, texture and cheese-making properties? A new study brings that possibility a step closer by revealing an unexpected way plant seeds can manufacture and store one of milk's most important proteins. The discovery could help overcome a major hurdle in producing real dairy proteins without cows, paving the way for more sustainable dairy ingredients and alternative food production.
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Plants that make real dairy protein? Scientists discover an unexpected shortcut. The discovery could help overcome a major hurdle in producing real dairy proteins without cows, paving the way for more sustainable dairy ingredients and alternative food production.
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What if the plants growing in a field could one day produce the same proteins that give milk its nutrition, texture and cheese-making properties?
Theguardian
Jul 19, 11:00
Could AI be conscious?
Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications In January, the AI company Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude, its most advanced large language model (LLM), which contained the comment: “We are caught in a difficult position where we neither want to overstate the likelihood of Claude’s moral patienthood nor dismiss it out of hand.” A month later, Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei went on a podcast and said his company couldn’t rule out the possibility that Claude was conscious. Philosopher David Chalmers, who coined the phrase “the hard problem of consciousness”, has said there is a significant chance of conscious LLMs within a decade. And what about Claude itself? When asked during testing to estimate the probability that it is a moral patient , meaning that its wellbeing matters in its own right, it gave numbers ranging from 5% to 40% and stressed how uncertain it was. Modern AI systems are extraordinarily complex, and they are advancing fast. In terms of structural complexity and computational scale, by some measures a few are already in the range of a mouse brain, and at recent growth rates, they could reach the range of a human brain within five to 10 years. Continue reading...
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Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications In January, the AI company Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude, its most advanced large language model (LLM), which contained the comment: “We are caught in a difficult position where we neither want to overstate the likelihood of Claude’s moral patienthood nor di…
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In terms of structural complexity and computational scale, by some measures a few are already in the range of a mouse brain, and at recent growth rates, they could reach the range of a human brain within five to 10 years.
Phys
Jul 19, 10:06
Observations investigate the nature of a peculiar supernova
An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova designated SN 2023vjh. Results of the observational campaign, published July 9 on the preprint server arXiv, deliver important insights into the nature of this explosion.
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Observations investigate the nature of a peculiar supernova. An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova designated SN 2023vjh. Results of the observational campaign, published July 9 on the preprint server arXiv, deliver important insights into the nature of this explosion.
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An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova designated SN 2023vjh.
Phys
Jul 19, 09:31
State anti-DEI laws alter the graduate student experience, study finds
A new study by University of Delaware professor Jarett Haley and others explored how racially minoritized graduate students understood the impacts of proposed or enacted state anti–diversity, equity and inclusion (anti-DEI) laws on their experiences in racial/ethnic graduate student organizations at public historically and predominantly white institutions.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The study, published in AERA Open , found that participants believed their state's anti-DEI law affected their experiences and agency within their organizations.
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A new study by University of Delaware professor Jarett Haley and others explored how racially minoritized graduate students understood the impacts of proposed or enacted state anti–diversity, equity and inclusion (anti-DEI) laws on their experiences in racial/ethnic graduate student organizations at public historically and predominantly white institutions.
Phys
Jul 19, 08:47
Image: The growing crescent of Mars as NASA's psyche mission approaches
This composite of images taken by NASA's Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Using these views of the approach, close approach and departure from Mars, the Psyche team compiled a stunning time-lapse of its entire Mars encounter. Plays key role in Science X's editorial success.
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This composite of images taken by NASA's Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026.
Phys
Jul 19, 08:47
Energy price shocks slow state economies; spur energy efficiency investments
Rising energy prices in the U.S. reduce states' economic output, but they also prompt investments in more efficient equipment and technologies that partially offset those output losses over time, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.
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Rising energy prices in the U.S. reduce states' economic output, but they also prompt investments in more efficient equipment and technologies that partially offset those output losses over time, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.
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reduce states' economic output, but they also prompt investments in more efficient equipment and technologies that partially offset those output losses over time, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.
Bbc
Jul 19, 06:24
How new bird show hopes to help endangered flyers
Exotic and endangered birds from across the world have found a new home in County Durham as part of a history-inspired theme park.
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Exotic and endangered birds from across the world have found a new home in County Durham as part of a history-inspired theme park. After intercepting an illegal shipment of pink-breasted cockatoos from Australia, they needed to find the birds a new home.
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Endangered birds are the stars of one of five new shows at Kynren as part of conservation plans.
Theguardian
Jul 19, 06:00
Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains
Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to play Dino J Martins has never been able to resist the small things. The renowned entomologist and evolutionary biologist spent his formative years in biodiversity-rich western Kenya with his foster parents, Joe and Sarah Ellen, looking at birds, flowers and insects on Mt Elgon, and in Kakamega forest and Kerio valley. He was especially transfixed by the miniature world beneath his feet – dung beetles rolling mounds of cattle dung; safari ants’ migrations across the plains; male butterflies that suck salt and other nutrients from the mud to produce “nuptial gifts” during mating; and bees pollinating the critically endangered African violet alongside crops in a farmer’s field. Continue reading...
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Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains. The renowned entomologist and evolutionary biologist spent his formative years in biodiversity-rich western Kenya with his foster parents, Joe and Sarah Ellen, looking at birds, flowers and insects on Mt Elgon, and in Kakamega forest and Kerio valley.
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Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to play Dino J Martins has never been able to resist the small things.
Sciencedaily
Jul 19, 05:03
Scientists just discovered a lost branch of Australia’s marsupials
Fossils from Queensland suggest a newly recognized marsupial order may have survived in Australia for around 35 million years, rewriting part of the story of how the continent's unique mammals evolved. The discovery challenges the idea that Australia's marsupials all came from a single straightforward ancestral lineage.
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Fossils from Queensland suggest a newly recognized marsupial order may have survived in Australia for around 35 million years, rewriting part of the story of how the continent's unique mammals evolved. The discovery challenges the idea that Australia's marsupials all came from a single straightforward ancestral lineage.
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Fossils from Queensland suggest a newly recognized marsupial order may have survived in Australia for around 35 million years, rewriting part of the story of how the continent's unique mammals evolved.
Sciencedaily
Jul 19, 03:42
Scientists identify the rare meteorite that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system. Its unusual chemistry suggests that planet-cooling dust and debris, rather than sulfur inside the asteroid, may have delivered the deadliest blow.
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Scientists identify the rare meteorite that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system. Its unusual chemistry suggests that planet-cooling dust and debris, rather than sulfur inside the asteroid, may have delivered the deadliest blow.
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The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system.
Phys
Jul 19, 03:07
New environmental performance index highlights sustainability gains, and the challenges ahead
European countries continue to lead the world in environmental performance, according to the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), a biennial assessment produced by researchers at the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and Columbia Climate School's Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN). Yet, the new assessment finds that few countries are on track to meet the global goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and that progress has slowed across a range of pollution control and natural resource management challenges.
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European countries continue to lead the world in environmental performance, according to the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), a biennial assessment produced by researchers at the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and Columbia Climate School's Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN).
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European countries continue to lead the world in environmental performance, according to the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), a biennial assessment produced by researchers at the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and Columbia Climate School's Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN).
Phys
Jul 19, 03:07
Students create chemical safety model for everyday exposures
In just one course, Georgia Tech student Diya Godavarti helped develop a tool that could improve workers' responses to chemical spills or open containers. Godavarti, then a second-year chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE) student, joined a course on chemical equity focused on reducing chemical exposure in vulnerable communities. The class, part of Georgia Tech's Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) program, embeds students in long-term research teams that span disciplines and semesters.
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Students create chemical safety model for everyday exposures. Godavarti, then a second-year chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE) student, joined a course on chemical equity focused on reducing chemical exposure in vulnerable communities.
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In just one course, Georgia Tech student Diya Godavarti helped develop a tool that could improve workers' responses to chemical spills or open containers.
Sciencedaily
Jul 19, 01:13
Common antidepressant may ease long COVID’s crushing fatigue
A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue. In a randomized clinical trial involving 399 adults, fluvoxamine significantly reduced fatigue and improved quality of life compared with a placebo, making it one of the first medications to show meaningful benefits for this disabling condition.
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Common antidepressant may ease long COVID’s crushing fatigue. A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue. In a randomized clinical trial involving 399 adults, fluvoxamine significantly reduced fatigue and improved quality of life compared with a placebo, making it one of the first medications to show meaningful benefits for this…
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A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue.
Bbc
Jul 19, 00:01
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them?
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The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off. More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health. What can be done to help them?
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More than three million people in the UK work night shifts, which can greatly impact their health.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
AI unlocks QLED recipe that doubles efficiency and boosts lifetime 40-fold
A technology has been developed that allows artificial intelligence to inversely determine the process conditions for quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) devices—conditions that previously required extensive trial and error to identify.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The research was supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea through the Future Display Leading Technology Program and the Nano & Material Technology Development Program.
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A technology has been developed that allows artificial intelligence to inversely determine the process conditions for quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) devices—conditions that previously required extensive trial and error to identify.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
How physics and mathematical modeling help us make better clothes
A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accomplishment, they will benefit from the athletic wear and raincoats it makes possible. The recent article, "Tricky Tension," explores the intersection of physics and textiles and how wetting is influenced by the structure of tiny individual liquid droplets.
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A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accomplishment, they will benefit from the athletic wear and raincoats it makes possible.
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A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accomplishment, they will benefit from the athletic wear and raincoats it makes possible.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
How quantum circuits based on neutral atoms could find and fix errors
Quantum computers, devices that process information by leveraging the laws of quantum mechanics, have been found to outperform classical computers in some advanced tasks. Instead of storing information in the form of classical binary bits (i.e., 0 or 1), quantum computers rely on quantum bits (i.e., qubits), which can also exist in combinations of 0 and 1 states.
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How quantum circuits based on neutral atoms could find and fix errors. Quantum computers, devices that process information by leveraging the laws of quantum mechanics, have been found to outperform classical computers in some advanced tasks. Instead of storing information in the form of classical binary bits (i.e., 0 or 1), quantum computers rely on quantum bits (i.e.
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Quantum computers, devices that process information by leveraging the laws of quantum mechanics, have been found to outperform classical computers in some advanced tasks.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
Heat-stressed cells use nuclear stress bodies to restart RNA splicing, study finds
If you want to beat the heat of the summer sun, slowing down and doing less is a good strategy. However, researchers have long asked whether the same occurs at the cellular level. While cellular stress responses have been repeatedly studied, the impact of the environment on these responses remains relatively unknown.
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Heat-stressed cells use nuclear stress bodies to restart RNA splicing, study finds. However, researchers have long asked whether the same occurs at the cellular level. While cellular stress responses have been repeatedly studied, the impact of the environment on these responses remains relatively unknown.
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If you want to beat the heat of the summer sun, slowing down and doing less is a good strategy.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
New super strong glue grips non-stick surfaces and wipes away easily
In a research lab at the University of Tokyo, scientists have developed a new kind of glue. It's incredibly strong and highly stretchable, yet it washes away completely with a little alcohol.
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New super strong glue grips non-stick surfaces and wipes away easily. In a research lab at the University of Tokyo, scientists have developed a new kind of glue. It's incredibly strong and highly stretchable, yet it washes away completely with a little alcohol.
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In a research lab at the University of Tokyo, scientists have developed a new kind of glue.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
Study demonstrates the importance of emotional support from pets for vulnerable people
People experiencing homelessness, victims of domestic violence and economically vulnerable people are at higher risk of social exclusion. For them, pets are an important source of emotional support. A study by the Affinity Foundation Chair for Animals and Health of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the FAADA Foundation, published in the Frontiers in Psychology journal, highlights the importance of this support from a multidimensional perspective, drawing on the experiences of 100 individuals in vulnerable situations.
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Study demonstrates the importance of emotional support from pets for vulnerable people. For them, pets are an important source of emotional support. A study by the Affinity Foundation Chair for Animals and Health of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the FAADA Foundation, published in the Frontiers in Psychology journal, highlights the importance of this support f…
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People experiencing homelessness, victims of domestic violence and economically vulnerable people are at higher risk of social exclusion.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
Seasonal gene switch locks fruit flies in winter mode
Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a molecular "winter lock" that keeps animals in a less active winter state until favorable conditions return, a discovery that could improve pest control and lead to a better understanding of seasonal health conditions in humans.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Using fruit flies as a model, researchers found that the "winter lock" is driven by seasonal changes in a key gene found in the circadian clock, which regulates daily biological rhythms.
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Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a molecular "winter lock" that keeps animals in a less active winter state until favorable conditions return, a discovery that could improve pest control and lead to a better understanding of seasonal health conditions in humans.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June
More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes during the record-breaking May and June 2026 heat waves in England and Wales, according to a new rapid analysis report led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the Met Office.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The analysis suggests that around 42% of these deaths were due to the additional heat caused by human-induced climate change.
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More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes during the record-breaking May and June 2026 heat waves in England and Wales, according to a new rapid analysis report led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the Met Office.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs
If you've driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of new signs that designate the grassy knolls bordering the asphalt as wildflower areas. The signs likely feel redundant right about now as thousands of milkweeds produce thick umbels packed full of pentagonal buds and fully developed flowers. Many of these flowers and all the monarchs they attract have the same attention-grabbing orange color as the safety vests worn by workers who carefully planted each milkweed by hand months earlier.
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Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs. The signs likely feel redundant right about now as thousands of milkweeds produce thick umbels packed full of pentagonal buds and fully developed flowers.
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If you've driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of new signs that designate the grassy knolls bordering the asphalt as wildflower areas.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
How virtual reality can transform behavioral science and enhance reproducibility
In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of 41 authors from around the globe argue that virtual reality has the potential to do the same for behavioral science and help solve the reproducibility crisis.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The members of the Openverse—a team of VR researchers dispersed across the globe and representing a wide range of disciplines—see this as an opportunity. Through an interactive checklist (available at www.vrprotocols.
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In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of 41 authors from around the globe argue that virtual reality has the potential to do the same for behavioral science and help solve the reproducibility crisis.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
Scientists use relay synthesis to create key building blocks of reserve antibiotic to combat resistance
Chemists from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have achieved an important research success in the fight against resistant bacteria. The team led by scientist Professor Dr. Dieter Schinzer from the Institute of Chemistry has succeeded in producing key building blocks of the naturally occurring substance Neosorangicin A in the laboratory for the first time. This means it is now possible to develop Neosorangicin A in a targeted manner as a promising reserve antibiotic candidate to combat antibiotic resistance in the future.
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Scientists use relay synthesis to create key building blocks of reserve antibiotic to combat resistance. Dieter Schinzer from the Institute of Chemistry has succeeded in producing key building blocks of the naturally occurring substance Neosorangicin A in the laboratory for the first time.
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Chemists from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have achieved an important research success in the fight against resistant bacteria.
Phys
Jul 18, 19:27
Florida bloom toxins turn up in air, suggesting inhalation risk beyond shorelines
Research on Southwest Florida cyanobacterial blooms shows that the toxins they produce are aerosolized and potentially inhaled by people far from contaminated water bodies.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Sometimes known as blue-green algae, cyanobacteria played an ancient role in establishing Earth's oxygen atmosphere. Their brains had high concentrations of the neurotoxin 2,4-DAB, an isomer of BMAA produced by cyanobacteria.
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Research on Southwest Florida cyanobacterial blooms shows that the toxins they produce are aerosolized and potentially inhaled by people far from contaminated water bodies.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 13:15
Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging
Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantially faster declines in memory and thinking, especially if they were under 60 or had diabetes. The highest intake was linked to cognitive aging roughly 1.6 years faster than the lowest intake. Researchers stressed that more studies are needed before concluding that sweeteners are the cause.
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Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging. Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Researchers stressed that more studies are needed before concluding that sweeteners are the cause.
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The highest intake was linked to cognitive aging roughly 1.6 years faster than the lowest intake.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
This ancient sea worm has “bio-metal” jaws unlike anything scientists have seen
An ancient sea worm may hold the secret to a whole new category of natural materials. Its jaws combine proteins and metal ions in a way that gives them metal-like strength and unusual mechanical behavior, yet they still differ from traditional metals. Researchers believe these "bio-metals" could open new directions in materials science while revealing just how sophisticated nature's designs can be.
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This ancient sea worm has “bio-metal” jaws unlike anything scientists have seen. Its jaws combine proteins and metal ions in a way that gives them metal-like strength and unusual mechanical behavior, yet they still differ from traditional metals.
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An ancient sea worm may hold the secret to a whole new category of natural materials.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
Tiny plastics in drinking water may be making dangerous bacteria stronger
Tiny plastic particles in drinking water may be doing more than contaminating the environment. New research suggests nanoplastics can actually help harmful bacteria survive by strengthening the slimy biofilms they form inside water systems. These tougher biofilms become more resistant to disinfectants, making them harder to remove and potentially increasing public health risks.
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Tiny plastics in drinking water may be making dangerous bacteria stronger. New research suggests nanoplastics can actually help harmful bacteria survive by strengthening the slimy biofilms they form inside water systems. These tougher biofilms become more resistant to disinfectants, making them harder to remove and potentially increasing public health risks.
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Tiny plastic particles in drinking water may be doing more than contaminating the environment.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
Terraforming Mars may be more realistic than scientists once thought
Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once impossible idea into a serious research topic. Before anyone tries to reshape the Red Planet, though, researchers say we must understand the risks, including what might be lost if Mars already harbors its own forms of life.
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Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once impossible idea into a serious research topic. Before anyone tries to reshape the Red Planet, though, researchers say we must understand the risks, including what might be lost if Mars already harbors its own forms of life.
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Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once impossible idea into a serious research topic.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
AI flags more than 250,000 suspicious cancer research papers
A powerful new AI tool has uncovered what could be one of the biggest integrity problems in modern science. After analyzing 2.6 million cancer research papers published between 1999 and 2024, researchers identified more than 250,000 studies with writing patterns resembling papers suspected of being produced by fraudulent "paper mills."
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AI flags more than 250,000 suspicious cancer research papers. A powerful new AI tool has uncovered what could be one of the biggest integrity problems in modern science. After analyzing 2.6 million cancer research papers published between 1999 and 2024, researchers identified more than 250,000 studies with writing patterns resembling papers suspected of being produced by fraud…
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A powerful new AI tool has uncovered what could be one of the biggest integrity problems in modern science.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
“Silly sprinklers” help scientists finally solve Feynman’s famous sprinkler mystery
A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Their experiments showed that the rotation of both normal and reverse sprinklers is driven by the momentum of flowing water, not by the outside water flow or other long-standing theories. The results finally provide a clear answer to Feynman’s famous sprinkler problem. They could also help engineers design more efficient fluid-powered machines.
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“Silly sprinklers” help scientists finally solve Feynman’s famous sprinkler mystery. Their experiments showed that the rotation of both normal and reverse sprinklers is driven by the momentum of flowing water, not by the outside water flow or other long-standing theories. The results finally provide a clear answer to Feynman’s famous sprinkler problem.
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A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study reveals
A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse about 100,000 years ago, long before humans arrived in Australia. By calculating the koala's mutation rate for the first time and analyzing hundreds of genomes, researchers discovered that every living koala traces back to a small group that survived extreme climate shifts and later repopulated eastern Australia.
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A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse about 100,000 years ago, long before humans arrived in Australia.
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A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse about 100,000 years ago, long before humans arrived in Australia.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago
A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The debris was launched from near a gravitational gateway controlled by Jupiter, sending fragments toward Earth, the Moon, and Mars. The bombardment may explain ancient lunar craters and could have contributed to major climate and biological changes on Earth.
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A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago. The debris was launched from near a gravitational gateway controlled by Jupiter, sending fragments toward Earth, the Moon, and Mars. The bombardment may explain ancient lunar craters and could have contributed to major climate and biological changes on Earth.
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A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
NASA’s James Webb catches a supermassive black hole feeding
JWST has captured unusually detailed images of gas feeding the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 4696. A vast filament appears to funnel material into an 800-light-year-wide spinning disk, where gas races around at up to 600 kilometers per second. The findings suggest black holes may recycle their own fuel by heating gas with jets and later drawing the cooled material back in.
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NASA’s James Webb catches a supermassive black hole feeding. A vast filament appears to funnel material into an 800-light-year-wide spinning disk, where gas races around at up to 600 kilometers per second. The findings suggest black holes may recycle their own fuel by heating gas with jets and later drawing the cooled material back in.
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JWST has captured unusually detailed images of gas feeding the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 4696.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate
Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more than 100 million years ago. Researchers found a complex structure of horizontal layers cut through by vast swarms of vertical magma channels, along with unusually slow seismic waves suggesting that deep-rising magma chemically altered the plate itself.
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Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more than 100 million years ago.
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Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more than 100 million years ago.
Sciencedaily
Jul 18, 12:27
Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution
A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth tended to have larger head circumferences, which are strongly associated with brain size. The same connection was not seen in girls.
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Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth tended to have larger head circumferences, which are strongly associated with brain size. The same connection was not seen in girls.
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A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Researchers identify 'dimmer switch' for plants' immune system
As sulfur becomes increasingly scarce in soils worldwide, scientists are studying how plants decide whether to invest limited resources in growth or defense.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . New research points to a mechanism that helps plants reprogram their molecular machinery to budget sulfur—a critical nutrient used for both functions. This mechanism enables plants to switch to low-sulfur alternatives when possible and conserve sulfur for uses where it's irreplaceable.
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As sulfur becomes increasingly scarce in soils worldwide, scientists are studying how plants decide whether to invest limited resources in growth or defense.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
AI‑designed gene‑editing enzymes expand the CRISPR toolbox
Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways to create genuinely new gene-editing enzymes with properties that have not already evolved naturally. A new study, published in Science, describes a new AI-designed synthetic TnpB enzyme, called SynTnpBs, that has outperformed the natural reference enzyme.
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Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways to create genuinely new gene-editing enzymes with properties that have not already evolved naturally.
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Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways to create genuinely new gene-editing enzymes with properties that have not already evolved naturally.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Is that the time? Why messaging matters with crises on the horizon
Framing environmental risks in terms of how much time is left, rather than a future date, makes them feel more urgent and increases public engagement.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . When scientists, policymakers and journalists communicate environmental threats, they often rely on future dates: "water shortages by 2046" or "biodiversity loss by 2060.
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Framing environmental risks in terms of how much time is left, rather than a future date, makes them feel more urgent and increases public engagement.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Tuberculosis drug discovery gets smarter with AI
When researchers screen potential tuberculosis drugs, they often end up with too many options. Some look promising but later prove to be costly dead ends. "We might get thousands of compounds from a screen and then have to decide which one are we going to work on?" said James Sacchettini, Ph.D., the Rodger J. Wolfe-Welch Foundation Chair in Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist and professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry.
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Tuberculosis drug discovery gets smarter with AI. "We might get thousands of compounds from a screen and then have to decide which one are we going to work on?" said James Sacchettini, Ph.D., the Rodger J.
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When researchers screen potential tuberculosis drugs, they often end up with too many options.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Study finds high school track experience gives baseball players an edge MLB teams overlook
A new study by a University of Florida sport management professor and colleagues challenges long-held assumptions about how young athletes should train and suggests that Major League Baseball teams might be missing players with a competitive edge.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The researchers found that baseball players who participated in high school track performed better at the professional level than those who specialized solely in baseball. The surveys included a key question: which sports the players participated in during high school.
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A new study by a University of Florida sport management professor and colleagues challenges long-held assumptions about how young athletes should train and suggests that Major League Baseball teams might be missing players with a competitive edge.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Researcher finds several UK mosquito species are potential carriers of avian malaria
Mosquitoes are widely known for transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue fever to humans, but less is known about the diseases they can transmit to wild birds. The Plasmodium parasite that causes avian malaria is common in wild birds around the world, including in the U.K., but little is known about which mosquito species are responsible for transmitting it.
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Researcher finds several UK mosquito species are potential carriers of avian malaria. Mosquitoes are widely known for transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue fever to humans, but less is known about the diseases they can transmit to wild birds. The Plasmodium parasite that causes avian malaria is common in wild birds around the world, including in the U.K.
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Mosquitoes are widely known for transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue fever to humans, but less is known about the diseases they can transmit to wild birds.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Scale can measure university students' confidence in using AI
A study conducted at Koç University School of Nursing examined university students' perceived self-efficacy in using artificial intelligence technologies. Led by Associate Professor Remziye Semerci Şahin and Assistant Professor Seda Güney, the researchers adapted the Artificial Intelligence Self-Efficacy Scale (AISES) into Turkish and evaluated its psychometric properties. The study was published in the International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction.
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Scale can measure university students' confidence in using AI. Led by Associate Professor Remziye Semerci Şahin and Assistant Professor Seda Güney, the researchers adapted the Artificial Intelligence Self-Efficacy Scale (AISES) into Turkish and evaluated its psychometric properties. The study was published in the International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction.
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A study conducted at Koç University School of Nursing examined university students' perceived self-efficacy in using artificial intelligence technologies.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Researchers create strong 'super silk' that maintains shape after wetting
Painstakingly woven from the cocoons of silkworms, silk has been valued for more than 4,000 years as a luxury material. More than just beautiful, silk is also lightweight, strong and biocompatible, allowing it to be used for clothing, medical materials and more. However, conventional silk has a glaring weakness—it shrinks and loses its shape after repeated exposure to moisture.
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Researchers create strong 'super silk' that maintains shape after wetting. More than just beautiful, silk is also lightweight, strong and biocompatible, allowing it to be used for clothing, medical materials and more. However, conventional silk has a glaring weakness—it shrinks and loses its shape after repeated exposure to moisture.
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Painstakingly woven from the cocoons of silkworms, silk has been valued for more than 4,000 years as a luxury material.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
South African genomics projects direct 10% of budgets to community-chosen benefits
South Africa is pioneering new ways to embed ethical benefit sharing in genomics research through community-led decision-making. Speaking at the World Congress of Bioethics (WCB) in Johannesburg on 8–10 July, Ngoni Ngwarai, assistant director of systems and operations at the SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), presented an operational blueprint for researchers, universities, funders and industry partners seeking to translate ethical principles into practical action.
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South Africa is pioneering new ways to embed ethical benefit sharing in genomics research through community-led decision-making. Speaking at the World Congress of Bioethics (WCB) in Johannesburg on 8–10 July, Ngoni Ngwarai, assistant director of systems and operations at the SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), presented an operation…
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South Africa is pioneering new ways to embed ethical benefit sharing in genomics research through community-led decision-making.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon
America's most daring, extraordinary feat—landing astronauts on the moon—remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . And the lunar lander—a groundbreaking piece of America—is up there still, far away. The descent stage got the moonwalkers to the lunar surface and remained behind as the men blasted back into lunar orbit.
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America's most daring, extraordinary feat—landing astronauts on the moon—remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere.
Phys
Jul 18, 09:08
UN to list more sites as 'in danger' from conflict or climate change
The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest lake as world treasures under threat, including from war or climate change.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . but we can send a message to the entire world," the director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, told AFP. Some 1,200 sites around the globe are listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest lake as world treasures under threat, including from war or climate change.
Bbc
Jul 18, 01:05
Second half of summer to bring chances for rain but heatwave threat persists
Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
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Second half of summer to bring chances for rain but heatwave threat persists. Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
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Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
Bbc
Jul 18, 00:39
Diamonds and 'cab to orbit': The rocket aiming to transform India's space ambitions
India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.
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Diamonds and 'cab to orbit': The rocket aiming to transform India's space ambitions. India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.
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India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
AI-designed proteins help scientists see inside living cells
Cells are like metropolises, home to millions of molecular residents. If one were to stand atop a high-rise, trying to identify most of its inhabitants would seem an impossible task. Even with the sophisticated imaging tools currently available to scientists, it is challenging to zoom in on specific molecules and view them with a high degree of detail.
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AI-designed proteins help scientists see inside living cells. If one were to stand atop a high-rise, trying to identify most of its inhabitants would seem an impossible task. Even with the sophisticated imaging tools currently available to scientists, it is challenging to zoom in on specific molecules and view them with a high degree of detail.
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Cells are like metropolises, home to millions of molecular residents.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Prototype bicycle tire uses silk to outperform nylon in strength and endurance
Researchers in Thailand have developed a prototype high-performance bicycle tire that replaces conventional nylon fabric reinforcement with natural silk. The team combined laboratory-scale material testing with pilot-scale tire manufacturing. Natural rubber composites were produced by placing a layer of silk or nylon fabric between rubber sheets and bonding the layers using a resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex coating. The selected composite formulation was then used to manufacture full bicycle tires.
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Prototype bicycle tire uses silk to outperform nylon in strength and endurance. The team combined laboratory-scale material testing with pilot-scale tire manufacturing. Natural rubber composites were produced by placing a layer of silk or nylon fabric between rubber sheets and bonding the layers using a resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex coating.
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Researchers in Thailand have developed a prototype high-performance bicycle tire that replaces conventional nylon fabric reinforcement with natural silk.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Multiple origin points drive Southeast Asia's catastrophic fires, study finds
How do wildfires grow into catastrophic events? By tracing the earliest detectable origins of the devastating 2015 equatorial Southeast Asian fires, researchers found that most large fires had multiple origin points and identified the ecological, climatic and human factors associated with where fires begin. These findings provide new insights that could help improve fire prevention and understanding of fire risks under climate change across tropical landscapes.
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Multiple origin points drive Southeast Asia's catastrophic fires, study finds. How do wildfires grow into catastrophic events? By tracing the earliest detectable origins of the devastating 2015 equatorial Southeast Asian fires, researchers found that most large fires had multiple origin points and identified the ecological, climatic and human factors associated with where fire…
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These findings provide new insights that could help improve fire prevention and understanding of fire risks under climate change across tropical landscapes.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
River bacteria consume methane but fall short as global warming boosts emissions
Alberto Borges, oceanographer at the University of Liège, has conducted a comparative study in Belgium and Africa on the microbial oxidation of methane in rivers, a natural process in which certain bacteria consume this powerful greenhouse gas before it is released into the atmosphere. His research reveals that this biological filter, which is more active in African rivers than in Belgian rivers, remains insufficient to offset the rise in methane emissions expected because of global warming and nitrate pollution.
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Alberto Borges, oceanographer at the University of Liège, has conducted a comparative study in Belgium and Africa on the microbial oxidation of methane in rivers, a natural process in which certain bacteria consume this powerful greenhouse gas before it is released into the atmosphere.
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Alberto Borges, oceanographer at the University of Liège, has conducted a comparative study in Belgium and Africa on the microbial oxidation of methane in rivers, a natural process in which certain bacteria consume this powerful greenhouse gas before it is released into the atmosphere.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Researchers identify class of 'oddball' meteorite that killed the dinosaurs
A rare CO chondrite meteorite was the probable impacter that struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out 75% of Earth's species, including nonavian dinosaurs. These findings are published in Science Advances. Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Paris, Brussels and Vienna, used advanced nickel isotope analysis of samples to narrow down the composition of the deadly Cretaceous-Paleogene meteorite.
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Researchers identify class of 'oddball' meteorite that killed the dinosaurs. These findings are published in Science Advances. Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Paris, Brussels and Vienna, used advanced nickel isotope analysis of samples to narrow down the composition of the deadly Cretaceous-Paleogene meteorite.
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A rare CO chondrite meteorite was the probable impacter that struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out 75% of Earth's species, including nonavian dinosaurs.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Wild snapdragons paint themselves in subtle shades to attract bees
Just as careful blending of eye shadow can make a difference to our looks, a recent study has shown how flowers go to considerable trouble to fine-tune their shades. In the relentless competition to attract bees, a slight edge can make the difference between life and death for a gene.
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Wild snapdragons paint themselves in subtle shades to attract bees. Just as careful blending of eye shadow can make a difference to our looks, a recent study has shown how flowers go to considerable trouble to fine-tune their shades. In the relentless competition to attract bees, a slight edge can make the difference between life and death for a gene.
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Just as careful blending of eye shadow can make a difference to our looks, a recent study has shown how flowers go to considerable trouble to fine-tune their shades.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Underwater oxygen loss threatens earth's stability, researchers warn
A new review in Limnology and Oceanography led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography warns that the rapid loss of oxygen from the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems is pushing Earth toward an "unsafe space," with consequences that could be irreversible on human timescales.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The study reviews the widespread interactions between aquatic deoxygenation —the decline of dissolved oxygen in the ocean ( ocean deoxygenation ), coastal waters, rivers, lakes and streams—and the nine processes outlined by the Planetary Boundaries framework .
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A new review in Limnology and Oceanography led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography warns that the rapid loss of oxygen from the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems is pushing Earth toward an "unsafe space," with consequences that could be irreversible on human timescales.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson
Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world's largest scientific instrument has fallen silent. After years of smashing protons together at nearly the speed of light, CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has stopped operations and entered a long shutdown.
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The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson. Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world's largest scientific instrument has fallen silent. After years of smashing protons together at nearly the speed of light, CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has stopped operations and entered a long shutdown.
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Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world's largest scientific instrument has fallen silent.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
New optical chip design controls light speed in real time, simulations suggest
Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by Professor Namkyoo Park and Professor Sunkyu Yu of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SNU, in collaboration with Professor Xianji Piao of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Seoul, has developed a photonic integrated circuit that can slow light on demand.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . However, because light travels at a fixed speed, implementing buffer and memory functions—essential for optical computing—has remained fundamentally challenging.
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Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by Professor Namkyoo Park and Professor Sunkyu Yu of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SNU, in collaboration with Professor Xianji Piao of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Seoul, has developed a photonic integrated circuit that can slow light on demand.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
How Gravity from Entropy theory connects the second law of thermodynamics with the emergence of cosmic structure
A new study by Queen Mary University of London mathematician Professor Ginestra Bianconi proposes a new perspective on one of the deepest questions in modern physics: How can the universe become increasingly structured and complex while still obeying the second law of thermodynamics?
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The second law states that the total entropy of an isolated system tends to increase over time, a principle often associated with the growth of disorder. Reconciling the emergence of such ordered structures with the relentless increase of entropy remains an open challenge.
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A new study by Queen Mary University of London mathematician Professor Ginestra Bianconi proposes a new perspective on one of the deepest questions in modern physics: How can the universe become increasingly structured and complex while still obeying the second law of thermodynamics?
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Fatal car crashes in the US rise the day after a major mass shooting incident, finds new study
Mass shooting incidents and car crashes may seem like two unrelated incidents, but a recent study has uncovered that there might be an unexpected link. Every year, more than a hundred mass shootings take place across the United States, many leaving behind four or more lives lost. In the aftermath, the tragedy quickly spreads across every avenue of media, from newspaper headlines and TV news to social media feeds and even online searches. This constant stream of coverage can leave people feeling anxious, distracted, and emotionally overwhelmed.
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Fatal car crashes in the US rise the day after a major mass shooting incident, finds new study. Every year, more than a hundred mass shootings take place across the United States, many leaving behind four or more lives lost. This constant stream of coverage can leave people feeling anxious, distracted, and emotionally overwhelmed.
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Mass shooting incidents and car crashes may seem like two unrelated incidents, but a recent study has uncovered that there might be an unexpected link.
Phys
Jul 17, 20:20
Herbularyo card game blends Filipino folklore and organic chemistry
Medicinal plants have long been a cornerstone of Philippine traditional medicine, dating back generations. Tawa-tawa, a low-growing herb that thrives in open grasslands, is a valued supplementary treatment for dengue; the gel of the succulent aloe vera can help soothe a scraped knee; boiled guava leaves help disinfect wounds; tea from yerba buena helps relieve minor aches and pains; and ampalaya helps manage diabetes.
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Herbularyo card game blends Filipino folklore and organic chemistry. Medicinal plants have long been a cornerstone of Philippine traditional medicine, dating back generations. Tawa-tawa, a low-growing herb that thrives in open grasslands, is a valued supplementary treatment for dengue; the gel of the succulent aloe vera can help soothe a scraped knee; boiled guava leaves help…
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Medicinal plants have long been a cornerstone of Philippine traditional medicine, dating back generations.
Bbc
Jul 17, 16:51
US Republicans accuse Canada of wildfire inaction
Four Republican members of Congress have accused Canada of failing to do enough to prevent wildfire smoke drifting into the US.
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Four Republican members of Congress have accused Canada of failing to do enough to prevent wildfire smoke drifting into the US. As of Friday, there were more than 890 fires actively burning in Canada, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System , external - with the majority burning out of control.
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Canadian leader Mark Carney says both countries have a responsibility to fight climate change.
Unknown
Jul 17, 16:47
Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too little. Columnist David Robson puts the finding to the test, and explores what we lose when we over-rely on AI
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Using AI for creative pursuits? An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too little. Columnist David Robson puts the finding to the test, and explores what we lose when we over-rely on AI
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An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too little.
Bbc
Jul 17, 15:59
Perseid meteors to light up night sky in one of the year's most active showers
The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.
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Perseid meteors to light up night sky in one of the year's most active showers. The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.
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The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.
Quantamagazine
Jul 17, 14:31
Martin Picard’s Mitochondrial Theory of Mind
The biologist’s bold “energetic view of life” looks to the body’s strangest organelles as the link between cells, health, and mind and the foundation of our experience of being alive. The post Martin Picard’s Mitochondrial Theory of Mind first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The biologist’s bold “energetic view of life” looks to the body’s strangest organelles as the link between cells, health, and mind and the foundation of our experience of being alive. The post Martin Picard’s Mitochondrial Theory of Mind first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The biologist’s bold “energetic view of life” looks to the body’s strangest organelles as the link between cells, health, and mind and the foundation of our experience of being alive.
Bbc
Jul 17, 12:58
First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star
Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
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The researchers say that their discovery provides the strongest evidence yet that worlds with conditions similar to Earth could exist beyond our solar system. But the new discovery is significant because it brings us a step closer to one of the biggest prizes in science: the discovery of life on another world.
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Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
PathSay Project uses AI to cross language barriers
Thousands of the world's languages remain largely invisible to modern translation technology, but researchers and students at Brigham Young University are working to change that. Through a project called Pathsay, students in the BYU MATRIX lab are partnering with international BYU-Pathway Worldwide students to collect speech and text data for low-resource languages, helping preserve linguistic heritage and improve access to translation tools for communities often overlooked by mainstream technology.
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Thousands of the world's languages remain largely invisible to modern translation technology, but researchers and students at Brigham Young University are working to change that. Through a project called Pathsay, students in the BYU MATRIX lab are partnering with international BYU-Pathway Worldwide students to collect speech and text data for low-resource languages, helping pr…
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Thousands of the world's languages remain largely invisible to modern translation technology, but researchers and students at Brigham Young University are working to change that.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
UN report offers roadmap for sustainable blue economies
A new United Nations report co-authored by researchers at the University of Portsmouth provides governments with a practical roadmap for building sustainable blue economies, as pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss place growing pressure on the marine and freshwater ecosystems that support billions of people and a global ocean economy worth US$2.2 trillion.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Sustainable Blue Economy Transition Framework was developed with contributions from the Revolution Plastics Institute at the University of Portsmouth.
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A new United Nations report co-authored by researchers at the University of Portsmouth provides governments with a practical roadmap for building sustainable blue economies, as pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss place growing pressure on the marine and freshwater ecosystems that support billions of people and a global ocean economy worth US$2.2 trillion.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
Golf generates nearly €630 million in societal benefits in Finland
A new study published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living shows that Finnish golf players spend approximately €330 million on golf annually and that this generates an estimated benefit to society almost twice as high.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . SROI, or Social Return on Investment, is a method used to assess the social return of investments—that is, their societal impacts, value and benefits in relation to their costs. In this study, the SROI of golf illustrates the sport's impacts on public health and the national economy.
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A new study published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living shows that Finnish golf players spend approximately €330 million on golf annually and that this generates an estimated benefit to society almost twice as high.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
EU's AI 'guardrails' cannot absorb rapid changes in technology, study warns
"Guardrails" built by the EU to govern AI fall short in both ambition and execution and have become too heavy to absorb rapid changes in technology, a new study in Big Data & Society warns.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The European Union's 2024 AI Act , supposed to take effect this year, has already been replaced with the 2026 AI Simplification Act. This has made the AI Act hard to enforce and limited its capacity to protect human rights and public values.
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"Guardrails" built by the EU to govern AI fall short in both ambition and execution and have become too heavy to absorb rapid changes in technology, a new study in Big Data & Society warns.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
Bones reveal ancient Egyptian princesses born 4,000 years ago used weapons
For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now, a reassessment of five royal women's mummies from the Middle Kingdom has shown that some princesses buried with weapons could use them.
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Bones reveal ancient Egyptian princesses born 4,000 years ago used weapons. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now, a reassessment of five royal women's mummies from the Middle Kingdom has shown that some princesses buried with weapons could use them.
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For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside
Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.
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Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.
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Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon market
The European Union on Friday unveils reforms to its carbon market after fierce wrangling among countries, industry and activists over the pace of the bloc's climate push.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Brussels has been under intense pressure to overhaul the two-decade-old Emissions Trading System (ETS) as the 27-nation EU seeks to shore up industry while tackling high energy costs.
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The European Union on Friday unveils reforms to its carbon market after fierce wrangling among countries, industry and activists over the pace of the bloc's climate push.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
Research finds that dropping SAT and ACT requirements may improve access, but may also hinder college admissions
Dropping standardized testing requirements may make college admission more accessible for some, but it can also make it harder for universities to identify high-potential students, according to new research published in Management Science. The research suggests the decision involves nuanced trade-offs between the informational value of test scores and barriers to access. Moreover, the study shows that dropping the testing requirement can move diversity and academic merit in the same direction: It is possible to improve both or worsen both at once.
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Research finds that dropping SAT and ACT requirements may improve access, but may also hinder college admissions. The research suggests the decision involves nuanced trade-offs between the informational value of test scores and barriers to access.
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Dropping standardized testing requirements may make college admission more accessible for some, but it can also make it harder for universities to identify high-potential students, according to new research published in Management Science.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
Federal ginseng rules poorly predict plant health
A YSE-led study published in Environmental Research Letters found that current federal rules regulating American ginseng harvest—based on plant age and leaf count—poorly predict the biological traits that matter most for conservation.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Ginseng, a wild plant prized in traditional medicine, can be legally harvested only once it is at least 5 years old and has three leaves. The study was led by Karam C.
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A YSE-led study published in Environmental Research Letters found that current federal rules regulating American ginseng harvest—based on plant age and leaf count—poorly predict the biological traits that matter most for conservation.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
Tennessee canola acres increased in 2026
With high input costs and volatile crop markets affecting profitability, many Tennessee row crop producers are looking to diversify their farming operations in coming years. Canola, a cool-season crop, could serve as an alternative to winter wheat and offer access to new international markets and revenue opportunities.
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Tennessee canola acres increased in 2026. With high input costs and volatile crop markets affecting profitability, many Tennessee row crop producers are looking to diversify their farming operations in coming years. Canola, a cool-season crop, could serve as an alternative to winter wheat and offer access to new international markets and revenue opportunities.
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With high input costs and volatile crop markets affecting profitability, many Tennessee row crop producers are looking to diversify their farming operations in coming years.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
#MeToo and the marketplace: Can social reform impact consumer spending?
Consumers have been quick to reject problematic sexual content since the #MeToo movement began in 2018, and new research from the University of Arizona concludes that sentiment has affected their wallets. When small changes can shift millions of dollars at the box office, is it time for Hollywood to rethink its standards?
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Consumers have been quick to reject problematic sexual content since the #MeToo movement began in 2018, and new research from the University of Arizona concludes that sentiment has affected their wallets. When small changes can shift millions of dollars at the box office, is it time for Hollywood to rethink its standards?
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Consumers have been quick to reject problematic sexual content since the #MeToo movement began in 2018, and new research from the University of Arizona concludes that sentiment has affected their wallets.
Phys
Jul 17, 11:42
What 'Neil the Seal' can teach us about seal behavior: Marine biologist explains
Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight. Neil is a 5-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs roughly 1 metric ton (1.1 tons). He was born on the Tasman Peninsula in October 2020 and has made an annual trip to Tasmania since. This is because many seal species regularly return to the place they were born, as well as the sites where they breed and rest.
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What 'Neil the Seal' can teach us about seal behavior: Marine biologist explains. Neil is a 5-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs roughly 1 metric ton (1.1 tons). This is because many seal species regularly return to the place they were born, as well as the sites where they breed and rest.
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Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight.
Bbc
Jul 17, 11:31
Too hot to fly: the airports at risk from climate change
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Simon King looks at the threats posed to airline operations by hotter weather and rising sea levels.
Arstechnica
Jul 17, 11:30
National Academies: Climate attribution is maturing, but still has limits
New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
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National Academies: Climate attribution is maturing, but still has limits. New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
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New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
Bbc
Jul 17, 09:53
River work to help critically endangered eels
A £50,000 project is under way to help critically endangered European eels move across a tricky stretch of river.
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A £50,000 project is under way to help critically endangered European eels move across a tricky stretch of river. This is the first of a number of projects the trust has planned over the summer to help species at risk. Bryant said he hoped the work would help "right some wrongs" that affected not just eel numbers but also salmon and trout in rivers.
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West Cumbria Rivers Trust says eel numbers have fallen by 90% in the last 30 years.
Unknown
Jul 17, 09:00
Why the upcoming eclipse is still vital in the age of solar probes
Experiments will take advantage of the solar eclipse in August to learn more about the sun and Earth at a relatively low cost
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Experiments will take advantage of the solar eclipse in August to learn more about the sun and Earth at a relatively low cost
Theguardian
Jul 17, 06:30
Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review
BBC Philharmonic/Havlat/Kaziboni/Piatti Quartet (NMC) Einstein’s field equations, Newton’s universal law and artificial intelligence are among the subjects of Laidlow’s ambitious orchestral works Robert Laidlow is as at home in the realms of science and technology as he is in the world of classical music. As this NMC debut album demonstrates, his intricate, wildly imaginative work is eminently approachable, even if the core concepts are highly complex. Warp, a terse, 12-minute piano concerto, proposes a musical solution to Einstein’s field equations as the intrepid Joseph Havlat boldly goes where no pianist has gone before amid the distorting fabric of orchestral space-time. Strident orchestral lines spiral ever upwards, stretching instruments to their limits, while the piano maintains its course towards a serene conclusion. Handsomely recorded, the BBC Philharmonic and Vimbayi Kaziboni offer vibrantly detailed support. Continue reading...
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Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review. As this NMC debut album demonstrates, his intricate, wildly imaginative work is eminently approachable, even if the core concepts are highly complex. Strident orchestral lines spiral ever upwards, stretching instruments to their limits, while the piano maintains its course towards a serene conclusion.
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BBC Philharmonic/Havlat/Kaziboni/Piatti Quartet (NMC) Einstein’s field equations, Newton’s universal law and artificial intelligence are among the subjects of Laidlow’s ambitious orchestral works Robert Laidlow is as at home in the realms of science and technology as he is in the world of classical music.
Bbc
Jul 17, 05:06
Curlew chicks released to boost species numbers
Forty eight young curlews are being released back into their natural habitat as part of efforts to protect the species.
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Forty eight young curlews are being released back into their natural habitat as part of efforts to protect the species. The team have been "headstarting" the birds, Perkins explained, by taking in eggs from wild nests and incubating and raising them in specially-constructed pens.
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Curlew Country is hoping to improve the birds' chances by making sure they get the best start.
Unknown
Jul 17, 04:00
Ancient Egyptian princesses buried with weapons may have been fighters
The mummified daughters of pharaohs who lived thousands of years ago have bone changes that suggest they fought with bows and daggers
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The mummified daughters of pharaohs who lived thousands of years ago have bone changes that suggest they fought with bows and daggers
Sciencedaily
Jul 17, 03:02
Scientists discover a completely different way to fight viruses
Researchers have uncovered an unexpected antiviral defense system in sea anemones that works very differently from the one humans use. The discovery suggests evolution developed multiple ways to combat viruses, challenging long-held ideas about how animal immune systems evolved.
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Scientists discover a completely different way to fight viruses. Researchers have uncovered an unexpected antiviral defense system in sea anemones that works very differently from the one humans use. The discovery suggests evolution developed multiple ways to combat viruses, challenging long-held ideas about how animal immune systems evolved.
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Researchers have uncovered an unexpected antiviral defense system in sea anemones that works very differently from the one humans use.
Arxiv
Jul 16, 20:38
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Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
In search of life beyond our solar system: Atmosphere detected on a habitable-zone rocky world
In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star. The finding provides the strongest evidence yet that worlds with conditions similar to Earth in composition and temperature, with the potential to support life, could exist beyond our solar system.
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In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star.
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In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Cold radioactive molecules prepped and readied for physics discoveries
For the first time, researchers have developed a way to create chilled molecules containing the radioactive element radium. The resulting laboratory concoctions, generated in part through steps similar to those used to make candy, are poised to help researchers solve one of the biggest mysteries of our universe: How did matter in the early universe come to dominate over its antimatter counterpart?
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For the first time, researchers have developed a way to create chilled molecules containing the radioactive element radium. The resulting laboratory concoctions, generated in part through steps similar to those used to make candy, are poised to help researchers solve one of the biggest mysteries of our universe: How did matter in the early universe come to dominate over its an…
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For the first time, researchers have developed a way to create chilled molecules containing the radioactive element radium.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Nearby rocky planet may be replenishing helium from atmosphere, study finds
Nearly a decade after the discovery of LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a nearby low-mass star, a new study reveals that the object may have its own atmosphere.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . University of Florida Assistant Professor of Astronomy Jason Dittmann first discovered the planet in 2016. Now, he is a co-author of the new study, published in Science , that uses helium escape to explain a potential atmosphere.
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Nearly a decade after the discovery of LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a nearby low-mass star, a new study reveals that the object may have its own atmosphere.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Invertebrates can distinguish good from bad bacteria
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Kiel University (CAU) have examined immune system function in an early-branching animal—a sea anemone. They discovered that the immune systems of these animals can selectively distinguish between different microorganisms, protecting beneficial bacteria from harmful bacteria—an ability that has been attributed only to vertebrates to date. So-called "nematosomes" play an important role in this process.
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Invertebrates can distinguish good from bad bacteria. They discovered that the immune systems of these animals can selectively distinguish between different microorganisms, protecting beneficial bacteria from harmful bacteria—an ability that has been attributed only to vertebrates to date. So-called "nematosomes" play an important role in this process.
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Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Kiel University (CAU) have examined immune system function in an early-branching animal—a sea anemone.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Young people are among the most at risk of stalking, but many don't recognize it
In everyday life, people often joke about "stalking" someone on social media or describe someone's behavior as a bit "stalky." But these casual uses of the word can blur the reality of stalking as a serious crime.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Yet our recent research suggests young people might not recognize what stalking is, particularly when it comes from someone they know.
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In everyday life, people often joke about "stalking" someone on social media or describe someone's behavior as a bit "stalky." But these casual uses of the word can blur the reality of stalking as a serious crime.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Living alligators expose why juvenile fossils can fool classification methods
Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often incomplete, and subtle differences between certain species, along with major changes that can occur as an animal grows, complicate species identification. A paper published this month in Paleobiology lays the groundwork for a new approach to correctly identifying ancient animal fossils, with significant implications for vertebrate paleontology.
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Living alligators expose why juvenile fossils can fool classification methods. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often incomplete, and subtle differences between certain species, along with major changes that can occur as an animal grows, complicate species identification.
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Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Glyphosate ban could cost Illinois farmers millions annually
A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year—representing a 3.6% revenue loss—if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate. The study is published in the journal Weed Technology.
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A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year—representing a 3.6% revenue loss—if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate. The study is published in the journal Weed Technology.
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A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year—representing a 3.6% revenue loss—if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night‑time heat
Warm, sticky nights are becoming increasingly common in the UK.
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How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night‑time heat. Warm, sticky nights are becoming increasingly common in the UK.
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Warm, sticky nights are becoming increasingly common in the UK.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Can bacteria reveal hidden pollution? New river study says yes
The Guadalquivir is the most important river in Andalusia. Stretching 657 kilometers (408 miles), it forms the backbone of Andalusia, from its source in the Sierra de Cazorla mountains to its mouth in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. These facts, along with its name of Arabic origin (Wadi al-Kabir) and its strategic role in the economy, agriculture and tourism, are widely known. Few studies, however, have comprehensively assessed the quality of the "Great River" along its entire course.
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Can bacteria reveal hidden pollution? New river study says yes. Few studies, however, have comprehensively assessed the quality of the "Great River" along its entire course.
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The Guadalquivir is the most important river in Andalusia.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Climate change reshapes waterborne disease risks as pathogens respond differently, review finds
Climate change is altering the spread of waterborne diseases around the world, according to a comprehensive review published today in Nature Reviews Microbiology. The publication is the most up-to-date, comprehensive analysis examining how climate change influences waterborne diseases.
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Climate change is altering the spread of waterborne diseases around the world, according to a comprehensive review published today in Nature Reviews Microbiology. The publication is the most up-to-date, comprehensive analysis examining how climate change influences waterborne diseases.
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Climate change is altering the spread of waterborne diseases around the world, according to a comprehensive review published today in Nature Reviews Microbiology.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Graphene nanoribbons survive gamma radiation, revealing potential sensors for fusion reactors
University of Arizona researchers have demonstrated a promising new application for graphene nanoribbons, a nanoscale semiconductor material with the potential to withstand extreme environments. The team's findings could help clear a key hurdle to bringing fusion energy to the electric grid.
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University of Arizona researchers have demonstrated a promising new application for graphene nanoribbons, a nanoscale semiconductor material with the potential to withstand extreme environments. The team's findings could help clear a key hurdle to bringing fusion energy to the electric grid.
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University of Arizona researchers have demonstrated a promising new application for graphene nanoribbons, a nanoscale semiconductor material with the potential to withstand extreme environments.
Phys
Jul 16, 20:19
Political representatives found more polarized on climate change than their constituents
It is no surprise that there are political disagreements over climate protection measures. Parties differ in their assessments of which measures they consider effective, fair or economically acceptable. However, the question of whether climate change is mainly human-caused is not a matter of political preference but a well-documented scientific fact.
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Political representatives found more polarized on climate change than their constituents. Parties differ in their assessments of which measures they consider effective, fair or economically acceptable. However, the question of whether climate change is mainly human-caused is not a matter of political preference but a well-documented scientific fact.
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It is no surprise that there are political disagreements over climate protection measures.
Bbc
Jul 16, 20:16
Leaky pipes may explain years-long bay pollution
The Environment Agency has rated Cullercoat's water quality as "poor" since 2018.
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Leaky pipes may explain years-long bay pollution. The Environment Agency has rated Cullercoat's water quality as "poor" since 2018.
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The Environment Agency has rated Cullercoat's water quality as "poor" since 2018.
Theguardian
Jul 16, 18:00
Earth-like exoplanet could have life-supporting water on its surface
Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere in habitable zone outside our solar system on LHS 1140b The search for life outside our solar system has taken another twist as researchers revealed they have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet 49 light years away that could have liquid water on its surface. Atmospheres have previously been found around gas giant exoplanets as well as “sub-Neptunes”. There have also been signs of such envelopes around rocky exoplanets that sit outside their star’s habitable zone – a region in which liquid water could exist on the planet’s surface, and hence potentially support life. Continue reading...
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Earth-like exoplanet could have life-supporting water on its surface. Atmospheres have previously been found around gas giant exoplanets as well as “sub-Neptunes”. There have also been signs of such envelopes around rocky exoplanets that sit outside their star’s habitable zone – a region in which liquid water could exist on the planet’s surface, and hence potentially support l…
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Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere in habitable zone outside our solar system on LHS 1140b The search for life outside our solar system has taken another twist as researchers revealed they have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet 49 light years away that could have liquid water on its surface.
Unknown
Jul 16, 18:00
Restoring ability to remove zombie cells may keep us sharp as we age
Zombie, or senescent, cells accumulate in our body with age, when we become less able to clear them. But a study in mice suggests that a drug could restore this ability and improve ageing outcomes
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Restoring ability to remove zombie cells may keep us sharp as we age. Zombie, or senescent, cells accumulate in our body with age, when we become less able to clear them. But a study in mice suggests that a drug could restore this ability and improve ageing outcomes
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Zombie, or senescent, cells accumulate in our body with age, when we become less able to clear them.
Unknown
Jul 16, 17:02
Neurostimulation restores feeling in paralysed hand for months after
Keith Thomas, 48, has paralysis, but brain stimulation meant he regained some feeling and movement in his hands – and this was maintained even when the stimulation was turned off
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Keith Thomas, 48, has paralysis, but brain stimulation meant he regained some feeling and movement in his hands – and this was maintained even when the stimulation was turned off
Unknown
Jul 16, 17:00
We’ve found a rocky, temperate planet’s atmosphere for the first time
Astronomers have only previously found atmospheres around exoplanets that are very large or incredibly hot – but now they have found one adorning a world that may well be right for life
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Astronomers have only previously found atmospheres around exoplanets that are very large or incredibly hot – but now they have found one adorning a world that may well be right for life
Bbc
Jul 16, 15:50
Nature reserve declared to coincide with King's visit
A stretch of sand dunes on the Isle of Man's northern coast has been given the highest level of legal protection to coincide with the King's first official visit to the island as Lord of Mann.
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A stretch of sand dunes on the Isle of Man's northern coast has been given the highest level of legal protection to coincide with the King's first official visit to the island as Lord of Mann.
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A stretch of sand dunes will receive the highest statutory protections as a national nature reserve.
Unknown
Jul 16, 15:27
Next generation Alzheimer’s drug reduces risk of serious brain bleeds
A new kind of antibody drug that more efficiently enters the brain could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease with a much lower risk of dangerous side effects than existing therapies
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A new kind of antibody drug that more efficiently enters the brain could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease with a much lower risk of dangerous side effects than existing therapies
Theguardian
Jul 16, 15:00
Brain implant helps paralysed man to feed himself and drink from cup
Keith Thomas can move arms and hands, and feel sensation of touch after ‘double neural bypass’ and months of training A man who was paralysed from the chest down in a swimming accident six years ago has been able to feed himself and drink from a cup thanks to a brain implant that bypasses his spinal cord injury. Keith Thomas of Massapequa, New York, could not lift his arms off his wheelchair when he agreed to trial the technology in 2021, but after surgery to implant electrodes in his brain and many months of training, he was able to move the limbs again. Continue reading...
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Keith Thomas can move arms and hands, and feel sensation of touch after ‘double neural bypass’ and months of training A man who was paralysed from the chest down in a swimming accident six years ago has been able to feed himself and drink from a cup thanks to a brain implant that bypasses his spinal cord injury.
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Keith Thomas can move arms and hands, and feel sensation of touch after ‘double neural bypass’ and months of training A man who was paralysed from the chest down in a swimming accident six years ago has been able to feed himself and drink from a cup thanks to a brain implant that bypasses his spinal cord injury.
Bbc
Jul 16, 14:50
Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species
New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.
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Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species. New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.
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New monkey species hailed as 'amazing discovery' by conservationist.
Bbc
Jul 16, 14:30
New monkey species a 'fascinating discovery', study lead says
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A monkey found in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as a new specie.
Bbc
Jul 16, 11:58
'Complete extermination' of greys is the only way to protect red squirrels
A grey squirrel control officer says there is no other option to trapping and killing the greys after a number of cases of squirrelpox were confirmed in the Borders.
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A grey squirrel control co-ordinator in southern Scotland has said their "complete extermination" is the only way to protect red squirrels in the area from a deadly virus. He said the public could also play its part by taking down any bird feeders used by grey and red squirrels for about three weeks and disinfecting them before putting them back out.
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A grey squirrel control officer says there is no other option to trapping and killing the greys after a number of cases of squirrelpox were confirmed in the Borders.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Helpful microbes could battle pathogens in our hospitals and schools—with the help of AI to make it work
Helpful microbes that combat harmful pathogens could be the answer to rising antimicrobial resistance—particularly within built environments such as hospitals, homes and schools.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . That's according to a new review that discusses the ongoing threat of antimicrobial-resistant infections and why current prevention and treatment methods fall short. More research is needed to develop effective strategies that can prevent infections in the first place," said lead author Dr.
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Helpful microbes that combat harmful pathogens could be the answer to rising antimicrobial resistance—particularly within built environments such as hospitals, homes and schools.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Microplastics reach even 2,000 meters below the ocean surface, study finds
Plastic pollution has become a global environmental crisis, with an estimated 11 million tons of plastic entering the oceans each year. As larger plastic debris breaks down into microplastics, these tiny particles are transported throughout marine ecosystems by ocean currents, threatening marine life and ultimately entering the human food chain.
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Microplastics reach even 2,000 meters below the ocean surface, study finds. Plastic pollution has become a global environmental crisis, with an estimated 11 million tons of plastic entering the oceans each year.
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Plastic pollution has become a global environmental crisis, with an estimated 11 million tons of plastic entering the oceans each year.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Climate change makes extreme West Africa rainfall five times likelier, study finds
Climate change has made extreme rainfall in West Africa five times more likely than in the late 19th century, scientists said Thursday, after regional floods killed nearly 100 people last month.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Such events, once considered rare, are now expected every two or four years in the region, the researchers noted. The heaviest rainfall fell between June 20 and 22, when "exceptionally widespread and persistent downpours" hit coastal areas from Ivory Coast to Nigeria, the study added.
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Climate change has made extreme rainfall in West Africa five times more likely than in the late 19th century, scientists said Thursday, after regional floods killed nearly 100 people last month.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Frog protein could become first antidote to deadly red tide toxin
The "red tide" algal blooms that are becoming more frequent along the Pacific coast produce one of the most potent neurotoxins known: saxitoxin, or STX. The toxin accumulates in shellfish and causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) when consumed.
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Frog protein could become first antidote to deadly red tide toxin. The "red tide" algal blooms that are becoming more frequent along the Pacific coast produce one of the most potent neurotoxins known: saxitoxin, or STX. The toxin accumulates in shellfish and causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) when consumed.
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The "red tide" algal blooms that are becoming more frequent along the Pacific coast produce one of the most potent neurotoxins known: saxitoxin, or STX.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
FIFA and pop superstars should discount tickets for fans to keep climate costs of 'mega-events' down, say researchers
The vast majority of carbon emissions caused by "mega-events" such as World Cups and global concert tours come from audience travel, according to University of Cambridge researchers. In a new study, researchers estimate that expanding to 48 teams for this year's World Cup increased emissions by well over half a million metric tons to some 4.23 million metric tons of carbon for the whole tournament, 82% of which comes from traveling fans, with around 3 million metric tons from flying alone.
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The vast majority of carbon emissions caused by "mega-events" such as World Cups and global concert tours come from audience travel, according to University of Cambridge researchers. In a new study, researchers estimate that expanding to 48 teams for this year's World Cup increased emissions by well over half a million metric tons to some 4.
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The vast majority of carbon emissions caused by "mega-events" such as World Cups and global concert tours come from audience travel, according to University of Cambridge researchers.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Tunas and other ocean predators may have evolved more slowly than previous research predicted
Today, oceans host a large variety of fast, resilient marine predators, including tunas, mackerels and various other fish species. Many of these fish belong to a lineage known as Scombridae, whose members are characterized by fins supported by thin, bony structures known as rays.
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Tunas and other ocean predators may have evolved more slowly than previous research predicted. Today, oceans host a large variety of fast, resilient marine predators, including tunas, mackerels and various other fish species. Many of these fish belong to a lineage known as Scombridae, whose members are characterized by fins supported by thin, bony structures known as rays.
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Today, oceans host a large variety of fast, resilient marine predators, including tunas, mackerels and various other fish species.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Agri-food, trade, national security leaders call for food security to become a national security priority
Hosted by the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), The Simpson Center for Food & Agricultural Policy, Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Pork Council, the two-day workshop brought together representatives from organizations including the Canadian Cattle Association, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Farm Credit Canada, TELUS Agriculture, Royal Military College of Canada and the University of Guelph to examine how geopolitical tensions, biological threats, trade disruptions and supply chain vulnerabilities are reshaping Canada's food system.
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Hosted by the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), The Simpson Center for Food & Agricultural Policy, Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Pork Council, the two-day workshop brought together representatives from organizations including the Canadian Cattle Association, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Farm Credit Canada, TELUS Agriculture, Royal M…
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Hosted by the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), The Simpson Center for Food & Agricultural Policy, Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Pork Council, the two-day workshop brought together representatives from organizations including the Canadian Cattle Association, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Farm Credit Canada, TELUS Agriculture, Royal Military College of Canada and the University of Guelph to examine how geopolitical tensions, biological threats, trade disruptions and supply chain vulnerabilities are reshaping Canada's food system.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
New research shows how to expand the pool of tomorrow's leaders
Americans are dissatisfied with the state of leadership in the United States across several sectors—business, education, government and health care—a Harris poll showed in 2025. The survey raised a foundational question about developing the next generation of leaders: How can today's young people be encouraged to become CEOs, principals, directors and even presidents?
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Americans are dissatisfied with the state of leadership in the United States across several sectors—business, education, government and health care—a Harris poll showed in 2025. The survey raised a foundational question about developing the next generation of leaders: How can today's young people be encouraged to become CEOs, principals, directors and even presidents?
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Americans are dissatisfied with the state of leadership in the United States across several sectors—business, education, government and health care—a Harris poll showed in 2025.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
How NASA's Artemis III lander test will pave way for moon landings
Before Artemis astronauts land on the moon's surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between commercial human landing systems and the Orion spacecraft. Data from that mission, along with future uncrewed demonstration missions at the moon, will support astronaut safety and mission success for crewed lunar landings.
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How NASA's Artemis III lander test will pave way for moon landings. Before Artemis astronauts land on the moon's surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between commercial human landing systems and the Orion spacecraft.
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Data from that mission, along with future uncrewed demonstration missions at the moon, will support astronaut safety and mission success for crewed lunar landings.
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Study finds LLMs nudge users toward smart savings and investing habits—but the guidance skews
Would you trust a large language model to help plan your financial future? Many Americans already do. In a 2025 survey, more than half said they'd asked AI for financial advice. By comparison, about 40% have worked with a human financial adviser, suggesting that when generative AI talks money, people listen.
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Study finds LLMs nudge users toward smart savings and investing habits—but the guidance skews. In a 2025 survey, more than half said they'd asked AI for financial advice. By comparison, about 40% have worked with a human financial adviser, suggesting that when generative AI talks money, people listen.
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Would you trust a large language model to help plan your financial future?
Phys
Jul 16, 11:11
Roadless rule helps protect clean drinking water for 25 million Americans, new study shows
Approximately 90% of the U.S. population relies on public water systems. A significant portion of the water supplying those systems comes from forested lands, which means policies affecting forests also affect water access.
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Roadless rule helps protect clean drinking water for 25 million Americans, new study shows. population relies on public water systems. A significant portion of the water supplying those systems comes from forested lands, which means policies affecting forests also affect water access.
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A significant portion of the water supplying those systems comes from forested lands, which means policies affecting forests also affect water access.
Theguardian
Jul 16, 04:00
Can a world-first gene therapy reverse ageing? – podcast
The first person has been treated with a highly anticipated new gene therapy that aims to turn back the clock on ageing cells. The trial is aimed at retinal cells, with the hope that encouraging them to behave as if they were young again could improve sight in the affected patients. If it proves to be safe, it could open the door to a whole raft of therapies based on the emerging field of cellular rejuvenation. To understand more about this cutting edge research, Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample and from John Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy at the university of California, Davis. Support the Guardian Continue reading...
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The trial is aimed at retinal cells, with the hope that encouraging them to behave as if they were young again could improve sight in the affected patients. To understand more about this cutting edge research, Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample and from John Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy at the university of California, Davis.
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The first person has been treated with a highly anticipated new gene therapy that aims to turn back the clock on ageing cells.
Sciencedaily
Jul 16, 03:38
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a strange atmosphere on a hellish lava planet
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about the blistering lava planet 55 Cancri e, where temperatures are high enough to melt rock. The data indicate the planet likely has a hydrogen-rich atmosphere shaped by gases escaping from its molten interior, with signs that volcanic outgassing may even create temporary clouds.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about the blistering lava planet 55 Cancri e, where temperatures are high enough to melt rock. The data indicate the planet likely has a hydrogen-rich atmosphere shaped by gases escaping from its molten interior, with signs that volcanic outgassing may even create temporary clouds.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about the blistering lava planet 55 Cancri e, where temperatures are high enough to melt rock.
Sciencedaily
Jul 16, 03:38
Common constipation drug may help clear depression brain fog
An existing constipation drug may have an unexpected new use: helping clear the "brain fog" that often lingers after depression. In a small clinical trial, people with a history of depression who took the medication prucalopride for about a week performed better on tests of memory, attention, and thinking speed than those who received a placebo. The drug targets a serotonin receptor found in both the gut and the brain, and researchers saw no significant side effects.
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Common constipation drug may help clear depression brain fog. In a small clinical trial, people with a history of depression who took the medication prucalopride for about a week performed better on tests of memory, attention, and thinking speed than those who received a placebo.
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An existing constipation drug may have an unexpected new use: helping clear the "brain fog" that often lingers after depression.
Sciencedaily
Jul 16, 03:38
Quantum breakthrough links light and magnetism in atomically thin materials
A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ways never before possible. In these materials, light-generated excitons can interact directly with magnetic behavior, creating opportunities to control magnetic states using light alone. Scientists believe this could pave the way for advanced optical memory, quantum devices, and ultra-efficient photonic technologies.
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Quantum breakthrough links light and magnetism in atomically thin materials. In these materials, light-generated excitons can interact directly with magnetic behavior, creating opportunities to control magnetic states using light alone. Scientists believe this could pave the way for advanced optical memory, quantum devices, and ultra-efficient photonic technologies.
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A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ways never before possible.
Sciencedaily
Jul 16, 03:02
Scientists say creatine may help fight depression
Creatine is best known as a muscle-building supplement, but scientists are now investigating whether it could also help treat depression by boosting the brain's energy supply. A new review examined five randomized clinical trials involving 238 participants and found mixed results. Two studies, both involving women with major depressive disorder, reported that adding creatine to standard treatment improved symptoms, while three others found no meaningful benefit.
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Scientists say creatine may help fight depression. A new review examined five randomized clinical trials involving 238 participants and found mixed results. Two studies, both involving women with major depressive disorder, reported that adding creatine to standard treatment improved symptoms, while three others found no meaningful benefit.
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Creatine is best known as a muscle-building supplement, but scientists are now investigating whether it could also help treat depression by boosting the brain's energy supply.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Rethinking urban nature as technonature
A new Comment article by Simon Marvin, Sophia Maalsen and Robyn Dowling published in the journal Nature Cities argues that urban nature is entering a new phase in which ecological processes are increasingly sensed, modeled and continuously adjusted through digital technologies.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Building on earlier debates on technonature, the paper introduces the concept of digital technonatures to describe urban environments where plants, soils and ecosystems are increasingly managed through sensors, data analytics and automated control.
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A new Comment article by Simon Marvin, Sophia Maalsen and Robyn Dowling published in the journal Nature Cities argues that urban nature is entering a new phase in which ecological processes are increasingly sensed, modeled and continuously adjusted through digital technologies.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Hidden feeding grounds that fuel one of the ocean's most iconic sportfish identified
Atlantic tarpon are famous for their long-distance migrations, traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles (hundreds to thousands of kilometers) along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. But where they feed along those journeys has remained largely unknown until now.
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Hidden feeding grounds that fuel one of the ocean's most iconic sportfish identified. Atlantic tarpon are famous for their long-distance migrations, traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles (hundreds to thousands of kilometers) along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. But where they feed along those journeys has remained largely unknown until now.
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Atlantic tarpon are famous for their long-distance migrations, traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles (hundreds to thousands of kilometers) along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Researcher details US biobank's value as global resource in study of roots of disease, health
Just as this country celebrated its 250th birthday, some geneticists were celebrating America, too. At the end of June, the National Institutes of Health announced its "All of Us" Research Program had become the world's largest database of integrated health and genomic information. The project, launched in 2015 under the Obama administration, aimed to collect comprehensive genetic information and health records from at least a million Americans. Eleven years later, they're approaching that goal, with 747,000 volunteers sharing their whole genomes, lifelong health records or both.
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Researcher details US biobank's value as global resource in study of roots of disease, health. The project, launched in 2015 under the Obama administration, aimed to collect comprehensive genetic information and health records from at least a million Americans.
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At the end of June, the National Institutes of Health announced its "All of Us" Research Program had become the world's largest database of integrated health and genomic information.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
India's monsoon rain depends on where air gets cleaner
Cleaning up pollution around the world could bring significantly more rainfall to India's monsoon than regional action alone, research from the University of Reading shows and highlights the value of international cooperation on air quality.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The research, published this month in Environmental Research: Climate , found the opposite for India. The same pollution cuts may reduce rainfall by 0.2–0.
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Cleaning up pollution around the world could bring significantly more rainfall to India's monsoon than regional action alone, research from the University of Reading shows and highlights the value of international cooperation on air quality.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Study finds carbon-based pricing encourages greener tourist intentions
Hotels have long encouraged guests to reuse towels, limit linen changes and conserve energy. Yet tourism remains a significant source of carbon emissions, and voluntary sustainability programs often struggle to achieve lasting behavior change. New research suggests a different approach may be more effective: connecting the environmental impact of a stay directly to what travelers pay.
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Study finds carbon-based pricing encourages greener tourist intentions. Yet tourism remains a significant source of carbon emissions, and voluntary sustainability programs often struggle to achieve lasting behavior change. New research suggests a different approach may be more effective: connecting the environmental impact of a stay directly to what travelers pay.
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Hotels have long encouraged guests to reuse towels, limit linen changes and conserve energy.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Unhoused people and wildlife are increasingly coming into contact. Here's what can be done to protect them
As homelessness increases around the world, more unhoused people are turning to parks and other urban green spaces to seek shelter. However, these places are also home to animals that live in and around urban areas.
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Unhoused people and wildlife are increasingly coming into contact. Here's what can be done to protect them. However, these places are also home to animals that live in and around urban areas.
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As homelessness increases around the world, more unhoused people are turning to parks and other urban green spaces to seek shelter.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Trump wants to make daylight saving time permanent—but some fear the move would be a nightmare
One of the most intractable, contentious and niche issues in U.S. politics has come back into the spotlight. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make daylight saving time permanent in the United States.
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Trump wants to make daylight saving time permanent—but some fear the move would be a nightmare. politics has come back into the spotlight. House of Representatives voted to make daylight saving time permanent in the United States.
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One of the most intractable, contentious and niche issues in U.S.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Doughnut‑shaped topology reveals new way to classify knitting, crochet and other textiles
Fabrics are made by repeatedly intertwining yarns into characteristic patterns. Many of their properties, such as stretchiness, arise not only from the material itself but also from how the yarns are arranged and entangled. Such properties illustrate how topology—the underlying patterns of connectivity and entanglement within a structure—can shape a material's overall behavior. Understanding these relationships could help researchers design materials with tailored properties through the design of their topology.
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Doughnut‑shaped topology reveals new way to classify knitting, crochet and other textiles. Many of their properties, such as stretchiness, arise not only from the material itself but also from how the yarns are arranged and entangled.
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Understanding these relationships could help researchers design materials with tailored properties through the design of their topology.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
What science loses when T. rex becomes a trophy
On July 14, 2026, "Gus," one of the most complete specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex, went to an as-yet-unidentified buyer for $50.1 million. This auction at Sotheby's set a record for the most valuable fossil ever sold. Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market, a reminder that even Earth's deepest history can be sold to the highest bidder.
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rex becomes a trophy. This auction at Sotheby's set a record for the most valuable fossil ever sold. Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market, a reminder that even Earth's deepest history can be sold to the highest bidder.
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On July 14, 2026, "Gus," one of the most complete specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex, went to an as-yet-unidentified buyer for $50.1 million.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
To measure a black hole's ultimate spin, we have to go to space
Despite their depiction as massive monsters that simply suck in everything, including light, astronomers know black holes actually spin. And they spin really, really quickly. Determining just how quickly is key to understanding how they affect their immediate vicinity and the galaxies that surround them. A new paper by Tegan Thomas of the University of Virginia and her colleagues, available on the arXiv preprint server, has good news and bad news on that front. The bad news is that we currently can't determine how fast black holes are actually spinning. The good news is that, hopefully in the next few years, we will have a new tool that will allow us to do so.
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To measure a black hole's ultimate spin, we have to go to space. A new paper by Tegan Thomas of the University of Virginia and her colleagues, available on the arXiv preprint server, has good news and bad news on that front. The good news is that, hopefully in the next few years, we will have a new tool that will allow us to do so.
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Despite their depiction as massive monsters that simply suck in everything, including light, astronomers know black holes actually spin.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
When disaster strikes, people often flee to places that feel familiar
When the Marshall Fire tore through suburban Colorado in late 2021, residents had only hours to decide where to go. Some fled to nearby towns. Others stayed farther away for weeks or months. Now, a recent study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications suggests those decisions were shaped not only by distance or danger but also by something more human: the pull of familiar communities and social ties.
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When disaster strikes, people often flee to places that feel familiar. When the Marshall Fire tore through suburban Colorado in late 2021, residents had only hours to decide where to go. Some fled to nearby towns.
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Now, a recent study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications suggests those decisions were shaped not only by distance or danger but also by something more human: the pull of familiar communities and social ties.
Phys
Jul 16, 02:50
Understanding Bavaria's Indigeneity
When I tell people that I am a proud Boarisch-Schwob—Bavarian-Swabian—Indigenous person, I am often met with disbelief. I am white. I am European. I come from Bavaria, one of Europe's wealthiest regions. For some people, those facts settle the question before I have explained anything else.
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Understanding Bavaria's Indigeneity. I come from Bavaria, one of Europe's wealthiest regions. For some people, those facts settle the question before I have explained anything else.
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When I tell people that I am a proud Boarisch-Schwob—Bavarian-Swabian—Indigenous person, I am often met with disbelief.
Unknown
Jul 16, 00:00
Drug discovery Is changing. Drug development must change too.
In this New Scientist CoLab podcast, experts from global life sciences leader Cytiva explain the hidden, high-stakes science of purification that is required to close the gap between drug discovery and the pharmacy shelf.
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In this New Scientist CoLab podcast, experts from global life sciences leader Cytiva explain the hidden, high-stakes science of purification that is required to close the gap between drug discovery and the pharmacy shelf.
Bbc
Jul 15, 23:02
New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest
Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
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New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest. Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
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Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
Chemistry
Jul 15, 23:00
Metal-Organic Frameworks, Chemistry's New Miracle Materials
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a revolutionary new class of crystalline solids that can be designed to trap myriad kinds of matter, including greenhouse gases, or to be used as nanosized drug ca…
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Metal-Organic Frameworks, Chemistry's New Miracle Materials. A chief characteristic of MOFs, which some have been called “miracle materials,” is how much empty space they comprise. The MOFs trap water molecules overnight and release them the next morning as water vapor, which is then condensed as the drinkable stuff.
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They can also pull water from desert air.
Theguardian
Jul 15, 20:13
SpaceX shares slide below IPO price for first time as surge fizzles
Shares fall below $135 price after firm completed biggest ever IPO and made Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire SpaceX shares dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, just over a month after the rockets-to-AI firm completed the biggest IPO ever and made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. The shares slid 1.5% to $134, falling below the $135 IPO price and well below last month’s high that briefly propelled the company’s market valuation above those of Silicon Valley giants Microsoft and Amazon, firms with longer public track records and stronger financial results. Continue reading...
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Shares fall below $135 price after firm completed biggest ever IPO and made Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire SpaceX shares dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, just over a month after the rockets-to-AI firm completed the biggest IPO ever and made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. The shares slid 1.
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Shares fall below $135 price after firm completed biggest ever IPO and made Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire SpaceX shares dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, just over a month after the rockets-to-AI firm completed the biggest IPO ever and made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.
Unknown
Jul 15, 18:00
This memoir is a personal and moving journey through the quantum world
New Scientist reporter Karmela Padavic-Callaghan combines memoir and science writing to great effect in their first book, Entangled States
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New Scientist reporter Karmela Padavic-Callaghan combines memoir and science writing to great effect in their first book, Entangled States
Unknown
Jul 15, 18:00
Congolese monkey with mask-like face and strong BO is new to science
A black colobus monkey from a remote part of the Congo Basin rainforest, known locally as likweli, is thought to be severely threatened by poaching
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A black colobus monkey from a remote part of the Congo Basin rainforest, known locally as likweli, is thought to be severely threatened by poaching
Unknown
Jul 15, 17:00
Can you guess the origin of 7 tiny species on a fictional archipelago?
Feedback has been spending far too much time reading the latest output of entirely made-up research studies from the Journal of Imaginary Research
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Feedback has been spending far too much time reading the latest output of entirely made-up research studies from the Journal of Imaginary Research
Unknown
Jul 15, 17:00
This week’s new questions
Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane or helicopter passes overhead? I’ve never seen one do this. And what changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away from us?
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Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane or helicopter passes overhead? I’ve never seen one do this. And what changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away from us?
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Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane or helicopter passes overhead?
Unknown
Jul 15, 17:00
How do fish recognise others of their own species?
Some expert weigh in on this issue, which turns out to be much more complicated than it looks
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Some expert weigh in on this issue, which turns out to be much more complicated than it looks
Theguardian
Jul 15, 16:51
Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter
There is no majority support for use of gene editing on non-life-threatening conditions, writes Tom Lichy of the British Deaf Association Your editorial ( The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones, 5 July ) offers welcome support to those expressing concern about the lack of public dialogue on gene-edited humans. These concerns are exacerbated when some scientists view the use of germline editing to eradicate hereditary conditions as inevitable. The new polling for the Progress Educational Trust reported in your editorial indicates that the UK public agrees with the use of gene editing to correct life‑threatening genetic conditions. No such majority supports use for conditions such as deafness which are not remotely life-threatening. Continue reading...
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Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter. There is no majority support for use of gene editing on non-life-threatening conditions, writes Tom Lichy of the British Deaf Association Your editorial ( The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones, 5 July ) offers welcome support to those expressing concern about the…
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These concerns are exacerbated when some scientists view the use of germline editing to eradicate hereditary conditions as inevitable.
Theguardian
Jul 15, 16:48
Wally Funk obituary
Pioneering American aviator who was the oldest woman to fly into space aged 82 in 2021 As an aviator, Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, was a trailblazing pioneer for women, breaking barriers for eight decades of a remarkable career. “Aviation has been my whole life; I eat and breathe it,” she said in her 2020 memoir, Higher, Faster, Longer (written with Loretta Hall). She earned her pilot’s licence as a teenager, at 20 was the US military’s first female flight instructor, in 1971 became the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) first female flight inspector, and three years later was the first woman instructor for the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB). But hanging over these accomplishments was her unfulfilled dream of becoming an astronaut. Continue reading...
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Wally Funk obituary. “Aviation has been my whole life; I eat and breathe it,” she said in her 2020 memoir, Higher, Faster, Longer (written with Loretta Hall). She earned her pilot’s licence as a teenager, at 20 was the US military’s first female flight instructor, in 1971 became the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) first female flight inspector, and three years later wa…
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Pioneering American aviator who was the oldest woman to fly into space aged 82 in 2021 As an aviator, Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, was a trailblazing pioneer for women, breaking barriers for eight decades of a remarkable career.
Unknown
Jul 15, 16:00
Can consciousness be quantum? We may now have an answer
A mathematical analysis suggests that the notion of agency, which is a prerequisite for consciousness, cannot be purely quantum in nature
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A mathematical analysis suggests that the notion of agency, which is a prerequisite for consciousness, cannot be purely quantum in nature
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
A new stellar census strengthens the case for a 13.8-billion-year-old universe
Astronomers have used the ages of more than 155,000 stars in the Milky Way to independently estimate the age of the universe, and their findings may be good news for the standard cosmological model. The new research was reported in a paper submitted to the arXiv preprint server on July 1.
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A new stellar census strengthens the case for a 13.8-billion-year-old universe. Astronomers have used the ages of more than 155,000 stars in the Milky Way to independently estimate the age of the universe, and their findings may be good news for the standard cosmological model. The new research was reported in a paper submitted to the arXiv preprint server on July 1.
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Astronomers have used the ages of more than 155,000 stars in the Milky Way to independently estimate the age of the universe, and their findings may be good news for the standard cosmological model.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Cave reveals influence of Antarctica and El Niño on extreme rainfall in the South of Brazil
A cave in the interior of Paraná state in Brazil contains a "climate archive" that enabled Brazilian researchers to reconstruct the history of extreme rainfall in Brazil's South Region over the past 7,500 years. Their findings revealed that the frequency of these events in the 20th century was among the highest in the historical record. They also identified two factors that influence this process: climate variability in Antarctica and El Niño events, both of which are present today.
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Cave reveals influence of Antarctica and El Niño on extreme rainfall in the South of Brazil. Their findings revealed that the frequency of these events in the 20th century was among the highest in the historical record. They also identified two factors that influence this process: climate variability in Antarctica and El Niño events, both of which are present today.
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A cave in the interior of Paraná state in Brazil contains a "climate archive" that enabled Brazilian researchers to reconstruct the history of extreme rainfall in Brazil's South Region over the past 7,500 years.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Faintest planet ever imaged from Earth found after more than 10 years of hide-and-seek
A team of astronomers has discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b—the first planet discovered in the same system—and is among the lightest exoplanets ever imaged from the ground. After spotting the planet using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), the team found it had been hiding in archival observations spanning more than a decade.
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Faintest planet ever imaged from Earth found after more than 10 years of hide-and-seek. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b—the first planet discovered in the same system—and is among the lightest exoplanets ever imaged from the ground.
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A team of astronomers has discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Model highlights patterns in how humans move across different locations
Every day, billions of people travel from their homes to work, schools, health care facilities, restaurants, public venues and other destinations. The complex patterns that shape how people move between these different locations are broadly referred to as "human mobility."
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Model highlights patterns in how humans move across different locations. Every day, billions of people travel from their homes to work, schools, health care facilities, restaurants, public venues and other destinations. The complex patterns that shape how people move between these different locations are broadly referred to as "human mobility."
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Every day, billions of people travel from their homes to work, schools, health care facilities, restaurants, public venues and other destinations.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Ultraviolet light uncovers the first known juveniles of a mysterious Jurassic fish family
For more than 150 years, fossils of Jurassic fish scattered across Europe's museums were studied and drawn by generations of scientists. However, when a paleontologist decided to shine an ultraviolet light on them, a hidden world lit up.
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Ultraviolet light uncovers the first known juveniles of a mysterious Jurassic fish family. For more than 150 years, fossils of Jurassic fish scattered across Europe's museums were studied and drawn by generations of scientists. However, when a paleontologist decided to shine an ultraviolet light on them, a hidden world lit up.
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For more than 150 years, fossils of Jurassic fish scattered across Europe's museums were studied and drawn by generations of scientists.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Diacylglycerols for cleaner oil processing, functional foods and medical nutrition
Fats and oils are essential to life. They provide energy, support the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, contribute to the structure of cell membranes, and give foods their flavor, texture and mouthfeel. Yet the way fats are produced, processed and consumed is changing. Food manufacturers are under pressure to develop ingredients that are not only safe and stable, but also better aligned with health, sustainability and clean-label expectations.
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Diacylglycerols for cleaner oil processing, functional foods and medical nutrition. They provide energy, support the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, contribute to the structure of cell membranes, and give foods their flavor, texture and mouthfeel.
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Fats and oils are essential to life.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Faster quantum computers can learn from their own mistakes
Quantum computers promise to solve problems that would take even the fastest conventional supercomputers a vast amount of time, but the quantum information they store and process is extremely sensitive to even tiny disturbances from their surroundings. To keep these systems operating reliably, they need to be constantly recalibrated—interrupting their calculations in the process.
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Quantum computers promise to solve problems that would take even the fastest conventional supercomputers a vast amount of time, but the quantum information they store and process is extremely sensitive to even tiny disturbances from their surroundings.
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Quantum computers promise to solve problems that would take even the fastest conventional supercomputers a vast amount of time, but the quantum information they store and process is extremely sensitive to even tiny disturbances from their surroundings.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
New evidence of the transition from the last hunter-gatherers to early farming communities
Archaeological work conducted at the Coves del Fem (Ulldemolins, Priorat)—located within the Serra de Montsant Natural Park—between May 30 and June 28, 2026, has yielded important new evidence for understanding the prehistory of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. The campaign was conducted by a team of researchers from the Department of Prehistory at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Milà i Fontanals Institution for Research in the Humanities of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-IMF).
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New evidence of the transition from the last hunter-gatherers to early farming communities. Archaeological work conducted at the Coves del Fem (Ulldemolins, Priorat)—located within the Serra de Montsant Natural Park—between May 30 and June 28, 2026, has yielded important new evidence for understanding the prehistory of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.
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The campaign was conducted by a team of researchers from the Department of Prehistory at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Milà i Fontanals Institution for Research in the Humanities of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-IMF).
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
GRS 0917+75 is a giant radio galaxy, observations find
European astronomers have conducted optical and radio observations of an enigmatic radio source designated GRS 0917+75. As a result, they found that GRS 0917+75 is a giant radio galaxy and determined its properties. The new findings were published July 3 on the preprint server arXiv.
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GRS 0917+75 is a giant radio galaxy, observations find. As a result, they found that GRS 0917+75 is a giant radio galaxy and determined its properties. The new findings were published July 3 on the preprint server arXiv.
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European astronomers have conducted optical and radio observations of an enigmatic radio source designated GRS 0917+75.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Metallic waves on ancient Mars
The European Space Agency's Mars Express has spotted a swath of metallic-looking waves filling Mars's large Kaiser Crater—an ancient and otherworldly dune field sculpted by wind.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . This image is packed with impact craters. The difference in elevation between the left and right sides of this image—a result of Kaiser Crater's formation—is marked and fascinating, and best seen in the associated topographic map below.
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The European Space Agency's Mars Express has spotted a swath of metallic-looking waves filling Mars's large Kaiser Crater—an ancient and otherworldly dune field sculpted by wind.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Seals filter sound through blood-filled tissue to hear underwater, study reveals
The secret of how seals can hear in air and water has been revealed, thanks to pioneering research led by Natural History Museum scientists.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Humans and other land mammals hear by transferring sound waves from the eardrum to the cochlea, where vibrations are converted into neural signals. Seals are the only mammals that hear equally well in both air and water, prompting scientists to investigate how they achieve this.
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The secret of how seals can hear in air and water has been revealed, thanks to pioneering research led by Natural History Museum scientists.
Phys
Jul 15, 13:40
Stealth anticancer nanoparticles made from mussel proteins that 'lie in wait and attack only cancer cells'
Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the deadliest cancers because it is often diagnosed late and is difficult to treat. However, a South Korean research team has developed "smart nanoparticles" that remain hidden in normal tissue but shed their protective coating and release anticancer drugs once they reach tumor tissue. This drug delivery technology is attracting attention for its potential to reduce the side effects of cancer treatment while significantly improving treatment efficacy.
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Stealth anticancer nanoparticles made from mussel proteins that 'lie in wait and attack only cancer cells'. However, a South Korean research team has developed "smart nanoparticles" that remain hidden in normal tissue but shed their protective coating and release anticancer drugs once they reach tumor tissue.
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Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the deadliest cancers because it is often diagnosed late and is difficult to treat.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 13:40
Archaeologists found Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy
A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad used during embalming. The papyrus was identified as part of the famous "Catalogue of Ships," one of the best-known sections of the ancient epic. Researchers say it is the first archaeological evidence of a Greek literary text being intentionally incorporated into the mummification process, adding a fascinating new chapter to the history of both literature and ancient burial customs.
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Archaeologists found Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy. The papyrus was identified as part of the famous "Catalogue of Ships," one of the best-known sections of the ancient epic.
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A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad used during embalming.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 13:40
This pet gecko could help scientists unlock the secrets of cancer
An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research. Scientists found its tumors share key genetic changes with human cancers, offering a rare opportunity to study the disease as it develops naturally.
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This pet gecko could help scientists unlock the secrets of cancer. An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research. Scientists found its tumors share key genetic changes with human cancers, offering a rare opportunity to study the disease as it develops naturally.
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An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 13:40
Are humans really the ultimate super-predator?
Humans are often described as the planet's ultimate "super-predator," but wild animals do not fear every human the same way. After analyzing three decades of research, scientists found that animals become much more alert and spend less time feeding when people pose a real threat, such as hunters or fishers. In contrast, tourists, researchers, and other non-lethal humans trigger far weaker and less predictable reactions.
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Are humans really the ultimate super-predator?. After analyzing three decades of research, scientists found that animals become much more alert and spend less time feeding when people pose a real threat, such as hunters or fishers. In contrast, tourists, researchers, and other non-lethal humans trigger far weaker and less predictable reactions.
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Humans are often described as the planet's ultimate "super-predator," but wild animals do not fear every human the same way.
Theguardian
Jul 15, 11:57
One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip up for auction
Sotheby’s expects second man on moon’s marker, crucial to Apollo 11 return, to reach astronomical sum The felt-tip pen Buzz Aldrin used to fix a broken circuit breaker and escape from the moon in 1969 is up for auction in New York on Wednesday. The dented silver plastic Duro Rocket pen – used by the second man on the moon to save Neil Armstrong and himself from being “stuck on the moon for ever” – has a sale price estimated by Sotheby’s at between $800,000 and $1.2m. The lucky bidder will get the broken piece of circuit breaker, too. Both come from Aldrin’s personal collection. Continue reading...
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One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip up for auction. The dented silver plastic Duro Rocket pen – used by the second man on the moon to save Neil Armstrong and himself from being “stuck on the moon for ever” – has a sale price estimated by Sotheby’s at between $800,000 and $1.2m. Both come from Aldrin’s personal collection.
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Sotheby’s expects second man on moon’s marker, crucial to Apollo 11 return, to reach astronomical sum The felt-tip pen Buzz Aldrin used to fix a broken circuit breaker and escape from the moon in 1969 is up for auction in New York on Wednesday.
Bbc
Jul 15, 11:11
Climate we had in 20th Century 'has now gone' - Met Office
The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.
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Climate we had in 20th Century 'has now gone' - Met Office. The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.
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The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.
Arstechnica
Jul 15, 10:30
Sotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science
Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.
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Sotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science. Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.
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Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 06:44
Why have humans collected crystals for 780,000 years? Chimpanzees may hold the answer
Chimpanzees showed a remarkable attraction to crystals, choosing them over ordinary stones and studying them with intense curiosity. The results suggest that the same unusual features may have fascinated early humans long before crystals had any practical use.
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Why have humans collected crystals for 780,000 years? Chimpanzees may hold the answer. The results suggest that the same unusual features may have fascinated early humans long before crystals had any practical use.
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Chimpanzees showed a remarkable attraction to crystals, choosing them over ordinary stones and studying them with intense curiosity.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 06:44
Scientists finally solved why some frogs survive a deadly fungus
A deadly fungus has wiped out amphibian populations around the globe, yet some mysteriously recover. Researchers discovered that survivors develop powerful immune defenses while they are still tadpoles, giving them a head start before the fungus can attack after metamorphosis. The study also uncovered a vast collection of previously unknown antimicrobial peptides that could someday inspire new drugs to fight infections.
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Scientists finally solved why some frogs survive a deadly fungus. Researchers discovered that survivors develop powerful immune defenses while they are still tadpoles, giving them a head start before the fungus can attack after metamorphosis.
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A deadly fungus has wiped out amphibian populations around the globe, yet some mysteriously recover.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 06:44
Astronomers just found four hidden white dwarf stars near Earth
Four nearby white dwarf stars have been discovered hiding in plain sight beside brighter red dwarf companions. Hubble's ultraviolet observations finally revealed the long-hidden stellar remnants, including one just 25 light-years away that took nearly three decades to confirm. The findings match long-standing predictions and suggest our corner of the galaxy may contain many more undiscovered white dwarf binaries.
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Astronomers just found four hidden white dwarf stars near Earth. Hubble's ultraviolet observations finally revealed the long-hidden stellar remnants, including one just 25 light-years away that took nearly three decades to confirm. The findings match long-standing predictions and suggest our corner of the galaxy may contain many more undiscovered white dwarf binaries.
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Four nearby white dwarf stars have been discovered hiding in plain sight beside brighter red dwarf companions.
Theguardian
Jul 15, 06:00
Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth
Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane For centuries, humans have been fascinated by the prospect of creating artificial beings in our own image. Of developing synthetic minds and artificial bodies that not only think but also feel, and are both intelligent and conscious. For the vast majority of this time, this prospect seemed very distant; a topic for science fiction and philosophy, not for the here and now. But over the past few years, the rapid rise of AI – and especially of language models – has changed everything. Last week, the frontier AI firm Anthropic published new research on its language model , Claude, in which the researchers claimed to find signs of consciousness emerging within its inner workings. They didn’t claim that Claude is actually conscious in the same way that humans are, but the findings certainly upped the ante on the possibility of consciousness arising in AI. Anil Seth is professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex, and co-director of the Sussex centre for consciousness science. He is the author of Being You Continue reading...
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Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth. But over the past few years, the rapid rise of AI – and especially of language models – has changed everything. Anil Seth is professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex, and co-director of the Sussex centre for consciousness science.
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Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane For centuries, humans have been fascinated by the prospect of creating artificial beings in our own image.
Theguardian
Jul 15, 05:00
Plantwatch: Beware a tasty mushroom with a powerful hallucinogen
Anyone eating Lanmaoa asiatica could have visions for days of tiny people running and jumping around Lanmaoa asiatica is a bolete mushroom, prized for its delicious taste and hugely popular in Yunnan province, China, where it is found growing in a symbiotic relationship with pine trees. But anyone eating the mushroom needs to be careful because it also gives hallucinations of lots of tiny people about 2cm tall wearing brightly coloured clothes, all jumping, running, climbing and being generally playful, but in a normal, real-world setting. The hallucinations are reminiscent of the small people in the hit BBC series Small Prophets , although without their psychic powers. Despite the powerful visions it brings, Lanmaoa is completely unrelated to Psilocybes, or “magic mushrooms”, which give wide-ranging hallucinations for a few hours triggered by the chemical psilocybin. Continue reading...
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Plantwatch: Beware a tasty mushroom with a powerful hallucinogen. But anyone eating the mushroom needs to be careful because it also gives hallucinations of lots of tiny people about 2cm tall wearing brightly coloured clothes, all jumping, running, climbing and being generally playful, but in a normal, real-world setting.
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Anyone eating Lanmaoa asiatica could have visions for days of tiny people running and jumping around Lanmaoa asiatica is a bolete mushroom, prized for its delicious taste and hugely popular in Yunnan province, China, where it is found growing in a symbiotic relationship with pine trees.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 03:06
These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland
Researchers have discovered that beneficial soil bacteria give plants an unexpected survival advantage in salty soils. Instead of helping plants keep salt out, the microbes stimulate the production of lignin, a natural compound that strengthens roots and makes plants more resilient. Greenhouse and field tests showed healthier plants and higher yields in salty conditions. The findings could lead to bio-based treatments that help farmers grow crops on land once considered too salty for agriculture.
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These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland. Instead of helping plants keep salt out, the microbes stimulate the production of lignin, a natural compound that strengthens roots and makes plants more resilient. The findings could lead to bio-based treatments that help farmers grow crops on land once considered too salty for agriculture.
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Researchers have discovered that beneficial soil bacteria give plants an unexpected survival advantage in salty soils.
Sciencedaily
Jul 15, 03:06
Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer's spreads through the brain
A common brain protein may be giving Alzheimer’s disease an unexpected way to spread, carrying toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons into healthy ones. By blocking these harmful protein packages before they reach new cells, researchers believe it may one day be possible to slow the disease's relentless progression.
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A common brain protein may be giving Alzheimer’s disease an unexpected way to spread, carrying toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons into healthy ones. By blocking these harmful protein packages before they reach new cells, researchers believe it may one day be possible to slow the disease's relentless progression.
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A common brain protein may be giving Alzheimer’s disease an unexpected way to spread, carrying toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons into healthy ones.
Bbc
Jul 14, 23:08
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
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The float is part of a global effort to solve one of the great mysteries of the ocean: how its hidden movements help shape the climate above. The question those floats are helping investigate is one of the most important - and most contested - in climate science: whether one of the world's great systems of ocean currents is beginning to change.
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As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
What is no‑till farming, and is it actually better for the environment?
Humans have been turning seeds and soil into food for thousands of years.
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What is no‑till farming, and is it actually better for the environment?. Humans have been turning seeds and soil into food for thousands of years.
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Humans have been turning seeds and soil into food for thousands of years.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
New cell imaging method shines a light on blind spots
Cells are crowded, dynamic places where thousands of molecules interact in tight quarters. Until now, scientists lacked a reliable way to see many of these molecular interactions as they happen. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have now developed a new imaging method that allows scientists to see previously hidden enzyme activities in small regions across the whole cell. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, open new possibilities for understanding how cells process information.
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New cell imaging method shines a light on blind spots. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have now developed a new imaging method that allows scientists to see previously hidden enzyme activities in small regions across the whole cell.
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Until now, scientists lacked a reliable way to see many of these molecular interactions as they happen.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
VLA sky survey sets new standard for high-resolution, wide-area radio astronomy
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has completed observations for the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), the most detailed radio survey of the sky ever conducted, providing an unprecedented view of the dynamic radio universe.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Covering approximately 34,000 square degrees, essentially the entire sky visible to the VLA down to -40 degrees declination, the survey delivers a powerful new resource for astronomers worldwide. The survey produced approximately 0.
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National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has completed observations for the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), the most detailed radio survey of the sky ever conducted, providing an unprecedented view of the dynamic radio universe.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
Hidden muscle machinery reveals 50 new gene subfamilies across vertebrates
Within every muscle of every living species with a backbone, a protein called myosin tugs on a partner protein to generate a muscle contraction. This function, discovered in mammals a century ago, has been presumed by scientists to operate the same way among birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
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Hidden muscle machinery reveals 50 new gene subfamilies across vertebrates. Within every muscle of every living species with a backbone, a protein called myosin tugs on a partner protein to generate a muscle contraction. This function, discovered in mammals a century ago, has been presumed by scientists to operate the same way among birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
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Within every muscle of every living species with a backbone, a protein called myosin tugs on a partner protein to generate a muscle contraction.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
UN statements help predict China's human rights compromises, analysis suggests
A study of China's participation in United Nations human rights reviews argues that its public statements are more than diplomatic rhetoric. The paper published in the International Journal of Public Law and Policy also suggests that they serve as strategic signals that shape later negotiations.
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UN statements help predict China's human rights compromises, analysis suggests. A study of China's participation in United Nations human rights reviews argues that its public statements are more than diplomatic rhetoric. The paper published in the International Journal of Public Law and Policy also suggests that they serve as strategic signals that shape later negotiations.
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A study of China's participation in United Nations human rights reviews argues that its public statements are more than diplomatic rhetoric.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
Producing food while restoring biodiversity: Study highlights the potential of agriwilding
Agriculture and biodiversity restoration do not have to be at odds. A new study by the WILD research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and UCLouvain, published in the journal Biological Conservation, demonstrates that agriwilding—a form of nature-inclusive farming—can successfully combine food production with biodiversity restoration.
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Producing food while restoring biodiversity: Study highlights the potential of agriwilding. Agriculture and biodiversity restoration do not have to be at odds. A new study by the WILD research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and UCLouvain, published in the journal Biological Conservation, demonstrates that agriwilding—a form of nature-inclusive farming—can succes…
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Agriculture and biodiversity restoration do not have to be at odds.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
Low-altitude flights reveal Amazon methane emissions far above climate model estimates
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas whose concentration in the atmosphere has risen sharply in recent decades. Wetlands are the largest natural source of methane to the atmosphere, but large uncertainties remain about how much methane comes from wetlands and how these emissions may increase in response to a changing climate. Tropical wetlands, including those in the Amazon, produce substantial amounts of methane, but accurately estimating their emission sources and magnitudes remains difficult. One reason is the lack of measurement data, especially in the tropics, where extensive cloud cover interferes with satellite observations and ground-based measurements are sparse.
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Low-altitude flights reveal Amazon methane emissions far above climate model estimates. Wetlands are the largest natural source of methane to the atmosphere, but large uncertainties remain about how much methane comes from wetlands and how these emissions may increase in response to a changing climate.
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Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas whose concentration in the atmosphere has risen sharply in recent decades.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
Watchdog science journalism: Crucial yet precarious work, according to study
How do journalists act as watchdogs of science? New qualitative research led by University of Amsterdam media scholar Alice Fleerackers sheds light on the labor-intensive nature of watchdog science journalism, a form of critical journalism that scrutinizes science. It shows that practical feasibility sometimes takes precedence over public interest when deciding whether to run a story, particularly in newsrooms with limited resources. The findings, recently published in Science Communication, underscore the precarity of a form of journalism that is essential for public trust in science yet operates under severe pressure.
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Watchdog science journalism: Crucial yet precarious work, according to study. New qualitative research led by University of Amsterdam media scholar Alice Fleerackers sheds light on the labor-intensive nature of watchdog science journalism, a form of critical journalism that scrutinizes science.
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How do journalists act as watchdogs of science?
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
With an eye toward exploration, researchers map moon's regolith thickness
New research by lunar scientists from Brown University provides critical new insights into the thickness of the moon's regolith, the layer of loose dust and rock that drapes the entire lunar surface.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The team has made the data publicly available in the hope that other researchers will add to it, helping to make it a valuable resource for future lunar exploration.
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New research by lunar scientists from Brown University provides critical new insights into the thickness of the moon's regolith, the layer of loose dust and rock that drapes the entire lunar surface.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
How tides and river water combine to amplify floods
Ocean tides push upstream along coastal rivers, in some cases reaching hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles) inland. These inland stretches are known as tidal rivers, and they're the scene of complex interactions between the river current and tidal oscillations. When rivers flood, tidal dynamics can sometimes add to a river's height, increasing overall peak water levels and amplifying flooding.
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How tides and river water combine to amplify floods. These inland stretches are known as tidal rivers, and they're the scene of complex interactions between the river current and tidal oscillations. When rivers flood, tidal dynamics can sometimes add to a river's height, increasing overall peak water levels and amplifying flooding.
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Ocean tides push upstream along coastal rivers, in some cases reaching hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles) inland.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
Photo: Hubble sees crimson cloud and stars
Blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a crimson background of glowing gas in this July 3, 2026, image of stellar nursery LH 95 from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . LH 95 is a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud , a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. Dedicated to trustworthy science news.
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Blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a crimson background of glowing gas in this July 3, 2026, image of stellar nursery LH 95 from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Phys
Jul 14, 21:04
Ocean acidification emerging as a planetary signal linking today's carbon emissions to Earth's deep-time memory
When most people hear the phrase "ocean acidification," they think of coral reefs, shellfish or declining fisheries. Those concerns are real. But while working on our recent research, I found myself asking a different question: What if ocean acidification is telling us something much bigger than the health of marine ecosystems?
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Ocean acidification emerging as a planetary signal linking today's carbon emissions to Earth's deep-time memory. When most people hear the phrase "ocean acidification," they think of coral reefs, shellfish or declining fisheries.
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When most people hear the phrase "ocean acidification," they think of coral reefs, shellfish or declining fisheries.
Theguardian
Jul 14, 19:01
Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman
Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male The Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who has been depicted in museum exhibits as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker, was female, an ancient DNA analysis has revealed. The 4,000-year-old skeleton, along with the extensive collection of stone axes, metalworking tools and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak found in the grave, is viewed as among the most significant bronze age burials in Britain. We Go Way Back opens at the Francis Crick Institute on 16 July Continue reading...
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Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman. The 4,000-year-old skeleton, along with the extensive collection of stone axes, metalworking tools and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak found in the grave, is viewed as among the most significant bronze age burials in Britain.
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Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male The Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who has been depicted in museum exhibits as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker, was female, an ancient DNA analysis has revealed.
Bbc
Jul 14, 15:37
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York - the most ever paid for a dinosaur.
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A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York - the most ever paid for a dinosaur. Some scientists have told the BBC that the auction may herald a new era in fossil collecting by the ultra-rich. Hatton says the price paid reflects the time and resources that went into uncovering the specimen.
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The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.
Unknown
Jul 14, 15:00
Can everyone live a ‘good life’ without destroying the planet?
Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge. But after a decade grappling with these problems, a historic Portuguese city is beginning to walk this tightrope
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Can everyone live a ‘good life’ without destroying the planet?. Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge. But after a decade grappling with these problems, a historic Portuguese city is beginning to walk this tightrope
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Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge.
Unknown
Jul 14, 15:00
Hard but lightweight ‘bio-metal’ material discovered in sea worm jaws
Marine bristle worms have jaws made from a mix of proteins and metal ions that may constitute a whole new kind of material, with possible applications in engineering
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Marine bristle worms have jaws made from a mix of proteins and metal ions that may constitute a whole new kind of material, with possible applications in engineering
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 12:32
Are there aliens on exoplanet K2-18b? Scientists just scanned it for signals
K2-18b is one of the most promising worlds for the search for extraterrestrial life, so astronomers conducted an unusually powerful radio survey using both the VLA and MeerKAT telescopes. Advanced software analyzed millions of signals, filtering out Earth-based interference and other false positives. No convincing artificial radio transmissions were found, but the project demonstrated a powerful new approach that will make future SETI searches faster and far more effective.
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Are there aliens on exoplanet K2-18b? Scientists just scanned it for signals. No convincing artificial radio transmissions were found, but the project demonstrated a powerful new approach that will make future SETI searches faster and far more effective.
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K2-18b is one of the most promising worlds for the search for extraterrestrial life, so astronomers conducted an unusually powerful radio survey using both the VLA and MeerKAT telescopes.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 12:32
Popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may slow biological aging
Researchers found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, slowed biological aging markers in adults with HIV, marking the first clinical evidence that the drug may influence human aging. Although the findings are encouraging, scientists say larger studies are needed before concluding that the medication can help people age more slowly.
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Researchers found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, slowed biological aging markers in adults with HIV, marking the first clinical evidence that the drug may influence human aging. Although the findings are encouraging, scientists say larger studies are needed before concluding that the medication can help people age more slowly.
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Researchers found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, slowed biological aging markers in adults with HIV, marking the first clinical evidence that the drug may influence human aging.
Bbc
Jul 14, 12:15
Astronomers' surprise at discovery of new stars
Astronomers have described their discovery of four new hidden white dwarf stars "local" to Earth as a "surprise".
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Astronomers have described their discovery of four new hidden white dwarf stars "local" to Earth as a "surprise". The University of Warwick team used the Hubble Space Telescope to pinpoint the small, dim stars orbiting in double systems within 65 light years of Earth.
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A Warwick University team, working with US astronomers, find four, previously hidden, white dwarf stars.
Theguardian
Jul 14, 11:00
Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?
Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible Long-term space travel is bad for your health. Very bad. Being in space exposes humans to dangerously high levels of radiation; extended exposure to microgravity can damage a range of organ systems, including muscles, bones and eyes. Living for months or years in tight quarters can have severe psychological effects. The key to solving these problems could be a 250m-year-old physiological strategy that allows mammals, birds, fish and other animals to survive extreme scarcity by essentially going offline: hibernation. When they hibernate, animals almost completely switch off their bodily functions; they don’t eat, drink or move, and just as importantly, aren’t hungry, or thirsty and don’t seem to suffer from the cold. This remarkable ability could prove crucial in helping humans get to Mars and beyond – and could also help save lives on Earth. Continue reading...
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Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?. Being in space exposes humans to dangerously high levels of radiation; extended exposure to microgravity can damage a range of organ systems, including muscles, bones and eyes. This remarkable ability could prove crucial in helping humans get to Mars and beyond – and could also help save lives on Earth.
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Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible Long-term space travel is bad for your health.
Unknown
Jul 14, 10:00
Do we owe our existence to weird ‘virtual’ particles?
When considering what makes up a human body, a physicist drills down beyond the atomic level. Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores the not-exactly-real particles that allow the stuff we’re made of to hang together
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Do we owe our existence to weird ‘virtual’ particles?. When considering what makes up a human body, a physicist drills down beyond the atomic level. Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores the not-exactly-real particles that allow the stuff we’re made of to hang together
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When considering what makes up a human body, a physicist drills down beyond the atomic level.
Bbc
Jul 14, 09:38
How deadly have the heatwaves in England and Wales been?
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Experts suggest more than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during the heatwaves.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Carbon storage could curb more than 90% of AI data center emissions, study finds
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Published in Energy & Fuels , the study estimates that U.S. "The question is not only whether we can build enough computing infrastructure, but whether we can power it in a way that is reliable, affordable and compatible with decarbonization goals."
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As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Floating-electron catalyst withstands week in air while making ammonia under milder conditions
A surface electrene, BaSiN2:O, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo enables efficient ammonia synthesis under mild conditions while overcoming the long-standing air instability of electrene materials. Synthesized by doping barium silicon nitride with oxygen, the material forms a stable layer of freely floating electrons on its surface.
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A surface electrene, BaSiN2:O, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo enables efficient ammonia synthesis under mild conditions while overcoming the long-standing air instability of electrene materials. Synthesized by doping barium silicon nitride with oxygen, the material forms a stable layer of freely floating electrons on its surface.
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A surface electrene, BaSiN2:O, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo enables efficient ammonia synthesis under mild conditions while overcoming the long-standing air instability of electrene materials.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning
The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention—with good reason.
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Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning. The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention—with good reason.
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The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention—with good reason.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Climate disclosure gives Canadian companies an edge with European investors, new research shows
Canadian companies that disclose their climate-related risks and impacts have a considerable advantage over those that don't when it comes to attracting financing from European institutional investors, according to our recent report for the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Queen's University.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Climate disclosure —companies publicly reporting on their greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related risks and how they plan to manage them—has become a harder sell.
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Canadian companies that disclose their climate-related risks and impacts have a considerable advantage over those that don't when it comes to attracting financing from European institutional investors, according to our recent report for the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Queen's University.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Hidden in Maya wall writings: A named astronomer emerges from 1,200-year-old calculations
Researchers have reconstructed and transcribed a mathematical formula from the site of Xultun, Guatemala, revealing the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time. During the Classic period (250–900 CE), mathematics and astronomy were a key part of Maya society, with complex calculations based on calendar dates and astronomical observations influencing everything from the erection of monuments to the inauguration of kings and queens.
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Researchers have reconstructed and transcribed a mathematical formula from the site of Xultun, Guatemala, revealing the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time. During the Classic period (250–900 CE), mathematics and astronomy were a key part of Maya society, with complex calculations based on calendar dates and astronomical observations influencing everything from the er…
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Researchers have reconstructed and transcribed a mathematical formula from the site of Xultun, Guatemala, revealing the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Dead stars in our cosmic backyard: Astronomers spot four white dwarfs hiding under our noses
Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Colorado Boulder have directly observed, for the first time, four white dwarfs in binary star systems in our nearby region of space. These stellar binaries are all within 65 light-years of Earth, and one contains the ninth-closest white dwarf to the sun.
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Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Colorado Boulder have directly observed, for the first time, four white dwarfs in binary star systems in our nearby region of space. These stellar binaries are all within 65 light-years of Earth, and one contains the ninth-closest white dwarf to the sun.
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Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Colorado Boulder have directly observed, for the first time, four white dwarfs in binary star systems in our nearby region of space.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act's ability to protect vital habitat
It wouldn't make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . That matters because most species on the brink of extinction are on the endangered species list because there is almost no place left for them to live.
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It wouldn't make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Typhoons mix up bacteria and biochemistry
After a typhoon surprised a research cruise, scientists took advantage of the unique sampling opportunity to reveal rapid changes in bacterioplankton communities and biogeochemical cycling.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Typhoons are becoming more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change , and scientists are working to understand the transient but impactful changes these storms have on ocean biogeochemistry.
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After a typhoon surprised a research cruise, scientists took advantage of the unique sampling opportunity to reveal rapid changes in bacterioplankton communities and biogeochemical cycling.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Most of the moon's water likely remains chemically bound in its deep interior
After decades of analyzing reams of lunar rocks back here on Earth, the canonical view of the moon was that it was anhydrous; that it had extraordinarily little water. That all began to change in 2009 with new data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and the much-ballyhooed evidence of water ice in the moon's permanently shaded polar regions (PSRs).
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After decades of analyzing reams of lunar rocks back here on Earth, the canonical view of the moon was that it was anhydrous; that it had extraordinarily little water. That all began to change in 2009 with new data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and the much-ballyhooed evidence of water ice in the moon's permanently shaded polar regions (PS…
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After decades of analyzing reams of lunar rocks back here on Earth, the canonical view of the moon was that it was anhydrous; that it had extraordinarily little water.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Supportive supervisors lift performance for employees with disabilities, study finds
Supportive supervisors can improve the performance of employees with disabilities, according to research in the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. However, the broader workplace environment determines how much that support translates into results.
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Supportive supervisors lift performance for employees with disabilities, study finds. Supportive supervisors can improve the performance of employees with disabilities, according to research in the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. However, the broader workplace environment determines how much that support translates into results.
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Supportive supervisors can improve the performance of employees with disabilities, according to research in the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research.
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
Unequal taxation helped fuel the French Revolution, say economists
Deep inequalities in taxation played a key role in fueling the French Revolution, according to a new study published by the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin). For the first time, economists have substantiated this with figures. In areas where salt taxes and internal customs duties were particularly high, there were twice as many revolts as in low-tax districts between 1750 and 1789.
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Unequal taxation helped fuel the French Revolution, say economists. For the first time, economists have substantiated this with figures. In areas where salt taxes and internal customs duties were particularly high, there were twice as many revolts as in low-tax districts between 1750 and 1789.
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Deep inequalities in taxation played a key role in fueling the French Revolution, according to a new study published by the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin).
Phys
Jul 14, 07:32
No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. Health experts say overnight temperatures that fail to cool down are even more dangerous than daytime temperatures that soar.
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Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief.
Theguardian
Jul 14, 07:00
Heat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen
Extreme exposure should be avoided, but we’ve gone too far the other way – enjoyed safely, the sun can have enormous health benefits High summer has returned to the UK , and with it, the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight and reminders to seek shade and cover up. After years of such advice, most members of the public naturally assume that the science connecting sun exposure to poor health is well established, so people are often shocked to learn that the opposite is true: those who spend more time in the sun tend to be healthier. A lot healthier. I know because I began researching the subject nine years ago after stumbling upon some studies – and I’ve stayed on the case ever since, now summarising everything we know in my new book, In Defense of Sunlight . It contains good news for many people: we don’t have to fear the sun nearly as much as we thought. In fact, most of us could benefit from a bit more exposure. Rowan Jacobsen is a former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a media fellow at the Nova Institute for Health in Baltimore. His book In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure is published this month Continue reading...
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Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen. After years of such advice, most members of the public naturally assume that the science connecting sun exposure to poor health is well established, so people are often shocked to learn that the opposite is true: those who spend more time in the sun tend to be healthier.
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His book In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure is published this month Continue reading...
Theguardian
Jul 14, 06:00
Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board
As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee In a boardroom in an office building in Oban, a picturesque town on the west coast of Scotland, trustees attending meetings have long been able to see the breaking waves of the Atlantic through the windows. But since last month, the ocean has also been present in the room, with an unusual new initiative ensuring that it now has a say on decisions shaping the future of the 140-year-old Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams). Sams was set up during the Scottish Enlightenment, a time of growing interest in oceanography when nature was seen as something to be dominated and exploited. Continue reading...
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Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board. As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee In a boardroom in an office building in Oban, a picturesque town on the west coast of Scotland, trustees attending meetings have long…
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But since last month, the ocean has also been present in the room, with an unusual new initiative ensuring that it now has a say on decisions shaping the future of the 140-year-old Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams).
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 05:57
New dark matter theory could solve multiple cosmic mysteries at once
Dark matter may be far more complicated than scientists once believed. A new study suggests it could consist of at least two different kinds of particles that slowly separate over time, with heavier particles sinking toward the centers of galaxies and lighter ones drifting outward. This simple idea could explain several puzzling cosmic observations that have frustrated astronomers for years, from unusually diffuse dwarf galaxies to surprisingly dense dark matter clumps that bend light through gravitational lensing.
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New dark matter theory could solve multiple cosmic mysteries at once. A new study suggests it could consist of at least two different kinds of particles that slowly separate over time, with heavier particles sinking toward the centers of galaxies and lighter ones drifting outward.
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Dark matter may be far more complicated than scientists once believed.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 05:57
Exercise doesn't just strengthen the heart. It rewires it
Exercise doesn't just make the heart stronger. It also rewires the nerves that regulate it, a discovery that could pave the way for more personalized treatments for common heart conditions such as arrhythmias and angina.
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Exercise doesn't just strengthen the heart. Exercise doesn't just make the heart stronger. It also rewires the nerves that regulate it, a discovery that could pave the way for more personalized treatments for common heart conditions such as arrhythmias and angina.
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Exercise doesn't just make the heart stronger.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 05:57
Yale scientists found a hidden network inside the eye
Researchers have discovered that the retina uses an unexpected communication network that lets separate visual pathways cooperate instead of working alone. A newly identified "commander" cell appears to coordinate this system, helping the eye detect faint details that might otherwise be missed.
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Yale scientists found a hidden network inside the eye. Researchers have discovered that the retina uses an unexpected communication network that lets separate visual pathways cooperate instead of working alone. A newly identified "commander" cell appears to coordinate this system, helping the eye detect faint details that might otherwise be missed.
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Researchers have discovered that the retina uses an unexpected communication network that lets separate visual pathways cooperate instead of working alone.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 05:57
This dinosaur fossil captures the final moments of a T. rex attack
A fossilized Edmontosaurus skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in its face has given scientists rare evidence of a dramatic predator-prey encounter. The discovery suggests the giant carnivore delivered an incredibly powerful face-to-face bite, offering new clues about how Tyrannosaurus hunted.
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This dinosaur fossil captures the final moments of a T. A fossilized Edmontosaurus skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in its face has given scientists rare evidence of a dramatic predator-prey encounter. The discovery suggests the giant carnivore delivered an incredibly powerful face-to-face bite, offering new clues about how Tyrannosaurus hunted.
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A fossilized Edmontosaurus skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in its face has given scientists rare evidence of a dramatic predator-prey encounter.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 05:57
NASA selects four new Moon missions to build a permanent lunar base
NASA is ramping up its lunar ambitions by awarding nearly $600 million for four commercial Moon landings planned for late 2028. Each mission will carry the same trio of science instruments to improve lunar navigation, study dangerous dust kicked up during landings, and map the Moon's radiation environment. The agency also revealed plans for new rovers, communication satellites, and additional cargo missions as it lays the groundwork for a permanent Moon Base.
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NASA selects four new Moon missions to build a permanent lunar base. Each mission will carry the same trio of science instruments to improve lunar navigation, study dangerous dust kicked up during landings, and map the Moon's radiation environment.
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NASA is ramping up its lunar ambitions by awarding nearly $600 million for four commercial Moon landings planned for late 2028.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 05:57
NASA's Perseverance just completed a marathon on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by driving 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) across the Red Planet. It accomplished the feat in just five years and four months, reaching the distance on its 1,890th Martian day, less than half the time it took the previous record holder, NASA's Opportunity rover.
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NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by driving 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) across the Red Planet. It accomplished the feat in just five years and four months, reaching the distance on its 1,890th Martian day, less than half the time it took the previous record holder, NASA's Opportunity rove…
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NASA's Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon by driving 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) across the Red Planet.
Theguardian
Jul 14, 04:00
Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists
Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research With its dagger-like teeth, bone-crushing bite and behemothic size, the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex ruled western North America during the late Cretaceous period. Now its fossilised remains are about to dominate the auction house, with a price tag to terrify punters. On Tuesday, one of the largest and most complete T rex skeletons discovered to date is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York with an estimated sale price of $20m-$30m (£15m-£22.4m). Continue reading...
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Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists. Now its fossilised remains are about to dominate the auction house, with a price tag to terrify punters. On Tuesday, one of the largest and most complete T rex skeletons discovered to date is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York with an estimated sale price of $20m-$30m (£15m-£22.4m).
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Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research With its dagger-like teeth, bone-crushing bite and behemothic size, the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex ruled western North America during the late Cretaceous period.
Theguardian
Jul 14, 04:00
Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet – podcast
Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet, but Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, wants us to consider another force: fungi. Her work charting the planet’s vital underground systems has earned her numerous awards, including a MacArthur fellowship and a Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (sometimes called the ‘green’ Nobel). She tells Ian Sample about her work mapping fungal networks on the remote Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, and what the research reveals about fungi’s often invisible role Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...
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Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet – podcast. Her work charting the planet’s vital underground systems has earned her numerous awards, including a MacArthur fellowship and a Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (sometimes called the ‘green’ Nobel).
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Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet, but Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, wants us to consider another force: fungi.
Sciencedaily
Jul 14, 03:01
Astronomers found two rare super puff planets lighter than cotton candy
Two newly confirmed "super-puff" planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter. Their rare orbital relationship and enormous, lightweight atmospheres could provide valuable clues about how some of the strangest planets in the galaxy come to exist.
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Two newly confirmed "super-puff" planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter. Their rare orbital relationship and enormous, lightweight atmospheres could provide valuable clues about how some of the strangest planets in the galaxy come to exist.
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Two newly confirmed "super-puff" planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter.
Unknown
Jul 13, 23:01
Maya mathematician’s name decoded alongside astronomical formula
Hieroglyphs on the wall of a Maya building record calculations concerning the orbits of Earth, Mars and Venus, as well as the name of a mathematician who wrote the text around 1200 years ago
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Hieroglyphs on the wall of a Maya building record calculations concerning the orbits of Earth, Mars and Venus, as well as the name of a mathematician who wrote the text around 1200 years ago
Arstechnica
Jul 13, 19:00
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
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Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers". New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
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New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
Blog
Jul 13, 18:33
Thunderbird Desktop settings research: what we learned from your feedback
July 7, 2026 Aly Blenkin 6 responses A few weeks ago, we conducted hour-long conversations with 10 of our users to dig deep into how you manage your preferences and configurations in Thunderbird desk…
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Thunderbird Desktop settings research: what we learned from your feedback. Here is a quick look at what we discovered, what you valued, and how your feedback is actively shaping our design roadmap. Here are the key themes that emerged from our conversations: We don’t want to just make minor fixes, we want to design a better workflow.
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July 7, 2026 Aly Blenkin 6 responses A few weeks ago, we conducted hour-long conversations with 10 of our users to dig deep into how you manage your preferences and configurations in Thunderbird desktop.
Unknown
Jul 13, 17:00
How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors
Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually smaller than us, in both height and body mass. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals surprising details about the short kings of prehistory
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How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors. Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually smaller than us, in both height and body mass. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals surprising details about the short kings of prehistory
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Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually smaller than us, in both height and body mass.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:08
The US just approved a giant space mirror to test 'sunlight on demand.' Low Earth orbit is getting weird
A giant mirror to create "sunlight on demand" was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), despite opposition from astronomers and the public, and real safety concerns.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . There are many problems with this proposal , including impacts these satellites will have on human health and safety, as well as on astronomy and the low-Earth environment.
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A giant mirror to create "sunlight on demand" was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), despite opposition from astronomers and the public, and real safety concerns.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
3D-printable elastic polymer proves surprisingly strong and durable
EPFL researchers have discovered that a soft material originally optimized for 3D printing may solve a longstanding challenge in materials science: making 3D-printable elastomers both tough and durable.
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by Celia Luterbacher, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . In 2024, researchers from the Soft Materials Laboratory (SMaL) in EPFL's School of Engineering introduced double network granular elastomers ( DNGEs ): rubber-like materials made of microscopic elastomer particles connected by…
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EPFL researchers have discovered that a soft material originally optimized for 3D printing may solve a longstanding challenge in materials science: making 3D-printable elastomers both tough and durable.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Widely-used method for assessing stream health doesn't work very well
A new study finds a widely used technique for assessing the health of freshwater streams is not effective at detecting a range of water quality problems, including those related to acidity, oxygen levels and the presence of pathogens.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . "Our goal with the project was to assess the health of urban streams in the region using both SVAP and water quality tests done in a lab. And we found there was a significant disconnect between the SVAP scores and the water quality testing results.
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A new study finds a widely used technique for assessing the health of freshwater streams is not effective at detecting a range of water quality problems, including those related to acidity, oxygen levels and the presence of pathogens.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Chemists make elusive carbon-bridged sandwich molecule once thought too strained to exist
Progress in chemistry is often gradual, with some of its most important advances taking years—sometimes decades—to unfold. A case in point is the discovery of a novel "ferrocenophane" from the class of compounds known as "sandwich molecules"—so named because of their particular structure. In a ferrocenophane, the "bread slices" are two carbon rings that enclose an iron atom as the sandwich "filling." A team of chemists at Saarland University has now succeeded in developing a highly unusual bent sandwich molecule that opens up new possibilities for designing iron-containing materials.
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Chemists make elusive carbon-bridged sandwich molecule once thought too strained to exist. A case in point is the discovery of a novel "ferrocenophane" from the class of compounds known as "sandwich molecules"—so named because of their particular structure. In a ferrocenophane, the "bread slices" are two carbon rings that enclose an iron atom as the sandwich "filling.
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Progress in chemistry is often gradual, with some of its most important advances taking years—sometimes decades—to unfold.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Climate shocks are hitting South Africa's food businesses—study shows what they need to adapt
Climate change discussions in southern Africa often focus on farming, where the effects of environmental shocks are most visible. The debate frequently centers on droughts, floods, declining crop productivity and heat stress affecting livestock systems. This is largely because agriculture is a sector that's directly exposed to extreme weather events.
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Climate shocks are hitting South Africa's food businesses—study shows what they need to adapt. The debate frequently centers on droughts, floods, declining crop productivity and heat stress affecting livestock systems. This is largely because agriculture is a sector that's directly exposed to extreme weather events.
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Climate change discussions in southern Africa often focus on farming, where the effects of environmental shocks are most visible.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Big bees have the most to lose as global CO₂ levels rise: New research
Pollinators—including bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies and some nectar-loving birds—are a cornerstone of our natural environment. By helping plants reproduce, they keep our ecosystems healthy and ensure we can grow vital food crops.
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Big bees have the most to lose as global CO₂ levels rise: New research. Pollinators—including bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies and some nectar-loving birds—are a cornerstone of our natural environment. By helping plants reproduce, they keep our ecosystems healthy and ensure we can grow vital food crops.
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Pollinators—including bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies and some nectar-loving birds—are a cornerstone of our natural environment.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Atoms tell different stories when light hits a molecule in trillionths of a second
Researchers have captured how a molecule redistributes energy after absorbing light, differentiating the roles of individual atoms in the process. They used X-ray flashes from the European XFEL to show that different atoms in the same molecule can reveal different aspects of the process. The study provides evidence that excitation by light can enhance an atom's sensitivity to the motion of nearby atoms. The new method for following ultrafast chemical reactions at the atomic scale, in real time, can help researchers understand photostability in DNA, energy flow in light-harvesting materials and other fundamental processes driven by light.
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Atoms tell different stories when light hits a molecule in trillionths of a second. They used X-ray flashes from the European XFEL to show that different atoms in the same molecule can reveal different aspects of the process.
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Researchers have captured how a molecule redistributes energy after absorbing light, differentiating the roles of individual atoms in the process.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Study reveals how gas bubbles shaped Kīlauea's 2018 lava flow
The lava that buried entire neighborhoods during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption was composed of nearly 80% gas bubbles near its source. A recent study shows that those bubbles played a central role in controlling how fast and far the lava traveled and that lava flow models need to account for bubbles to more accurately forecast where lava will stop.
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Study reveals how gas bubbles shaped Kīlauea's 2018 lava flow. The lava that buried entire neighborhoods during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption was composed of nearly 80% gas bubbles near its source.
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A recent study shows that those bubbles played a central role in controlling how fast and far the lava traveled and that lava flow models need to account for bubbles to more accurately forecast where lava will stop.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Wealthier and more populated metropolitan areas respond more strongly to early drought news by saving water
As climate change increases the risk of severe droughts, water resources management is an urgent challenge. Drought develops slowly, which can make it difficult for the public to recognize an ongoing drought. Governments rely on the media to communicate drought risks and encourage water conservation. However, it has remained unclear how much drought-related news actually contributes to water-saving behavior in different regions.
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Wealthier and more populated metropolitan areas respond more strongly to early drought news by saving water. Drought develops slowly, which can make it difficult for the public to recognize an ongoing drought. Governments rely on the media to communicate drought risks and encourage water conservation.
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As climate change increases the risk of severe droughts, water resources management is an urgent challenge.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Brazil's highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years
When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don't imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing temperatures. But in the mountains of southern Brazil, that's exactly what you can find. On this highland plateau, far from Amazonia in the country's coldest region, grows one of the world's most intriguing ecosystems.
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Brazil's highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years. But in the mountains of southern Brazil, that's exactly what you can find. On this highland plateau, far from Amazonia in the country's coldest region, grows one of the world's most intriguing ecosystems.
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When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don't imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing temperatures.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Why communities resist saving the planet even when sustainability promises a better future?
When we talk about climate adaptation, conservation or sustainability, we often assume that resilience is something everyone wants. The logic seems straightforward: Stronger resilience means better protection from floods, droughts, heat waves and ecological disruption. But what happens when communities resist projects that are explicitly designed to make them more resilient?
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Why communities resist saving the planet even when sustainability promises a better future?. The logic seems straightforward: Stronger resilience means better protection from floods, droughts, heat waves and ecological disruption. But what happens when communities resist projects that are explicitly designed to make them more resilient?
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When we talk about climate adaptation, conservation or sustainability, we often assume that resilience is something everyone wants.
Phys
Jul 13, 16:07
Hubble discovers first of star cluster's missing black holes
The massive globular star cluster Omega Centauri has puzzled astronomers for decades. It should be filled with black holes left behind by exploding stars, yet evidence for them is scarce. Now, astronomers using archival data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and supporting observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have finally located the first stellar-mass black hole in this cluster. Discovering the first of this missing black hole population will help refine current theories on black hole formation within environments such as Omega Centauri. The team's findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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Hubble discovers first of star cluster's missing black holes. Now, astronomers using archival data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and supporting observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have finally located the first stellar-mass black hole in this cluster.
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The massive globular star cluster Omega Centauri has puzzled astronomers for decades.
Unknown
Jul 13, 15:00
Sugar molecules found in interstellar space for the first time
Researchers have long suspected early life may have been helped by sugars brought to Earth by asteroids – now a sugar found in raspberries has been spotted in a cosmic cloud nearly 27 light years away
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Researchers have long suspected early life may have been helped by sugars brought to Earth by asteroids – now a sugar found in raspberries has been spotted in a cosmic cloud nearly 27 light years away
Theguardian
Jul 13, 15:00
Natural sugar discovered in cloud of dust and gas near centre of Milky Way
Detection of erythrulose, also found in raspberries, shows that compounds key to life can form in interstellar space A natural sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotions has been detected in an enormous cloud of dust and gas that lurks near the heart of the Milky Way. The discovery does not suggest that the galaxy revolves around a distant civilisation of pale, safety-conscious frugivores, but shows that compounds important for life can form in the frigid expanse between the stars. Continue reading...
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Detection of erythrulose, also found in raspberries, shows that compounds key to life can form in interstellar space A natural sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotions has been detected in an enormous cloud of dust and gas that lurks near the heart of the Milky Way.
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Detection of erythrulose, also found in raspberries, shows that compounds key to life can form in interstellar space A natural sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotions has been detected in an enormous cloud of dust and gas that lurks near the heart of the Milky Way.
Unknown
Jul 13, 15:00
Alzheimer’s, stroke, depression: The preventative power of sauna
Sustained heat stress is bad for our health and can be deadly. But we’re discovering that heat therapies like sauna, when used in the right way, have surprisingly wide-reaching benefits for health
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Alzheimer’s, stroke, depression: The preventative power of sauna. Sustained heat stress is bad for our health and can be deadly. But we’re discovering that heat therapies like sauna, when used in the right way, have surprisingly wide-reaching benefits for health
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Sustained heat stress is bad for our health and can be deadly.
Quantamagazine
Jul 13, 14:22
Why Am I Left-Handed?
An invisible difference in 10% of humans poses deep mysteries in several fields at once. The post Why Am I Left-Handed? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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An invisible difference in 10% of humans poses deep mysteries in several fields at once. The post Why Am I Left-Handed? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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An invisible difference in 10% of humans poses deep mysteries in several fields at once.
Sciencedaily
Jul 13, 12:34
Scientists discovered the brain doesn't make decisions the way we thought
A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through rapid feedback loops, rather than simply passing information forward. This more dynamic view of brain function could help engineers design future AI systems that think more like biological brains while using far less power.
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Scientists discovered the brain doesn't make decisions the way we thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through rapid feedback loops, rather than simply passing information forward.
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A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought.
Sciencedaily
Jul 13, 12:34
A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a surprisingly simple way to create exotic light structures called optical skyrmions using a 200-year-old optical effect known as the Poisson spot. Instead of relying on expensive, highly engineered materials, they simply shine a laser at a tiny circular disc, producing stable swirling patterns in light that researchers believe could one day help power advanced data storage, communications, and computing technologies.
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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a surprisingly simple way to create exotic light structures called optical skyrmions using a 200-year-old optical effect known as the Poisson spot.
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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a surprisingly simple way to create exotic light structures called optical skyrmions using a 200-year-old optical effect known as the Poisson spot.
Sciencedaily
Jul 13, 12:34
Stephen Hawking's black hole laws just got a major upgrade
Scientists have developed a new framework that could finally apply the laws of thermodynamics to real, ever-changing black holes instead of only perfectly stable ones. The advance may improve our understanding of black hole mergers, evaporation, and the powerful gravitational wave events detected by observatories like LIGO.
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Scientists have developed a new framework that could finally apply the laws of thermodynamics to real, ever-changing black holes instead of only perfectly stable ones. The advance may improve our understanding of black hole mergers, evaporation, and the powerful gravitational wave events detected by observatories like LIGO.
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Scientists have developed a new framework that could finally apply the laws of thermodynamics to real, ever-changing black holes instead of only perfectly stable ones.
Sciencedaily
Jul 13, 12:34
Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all
Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, they show that this theory does not necessarily need to be formulated with imaginary numbers – real numbers can in fact also be used. The American Physical Society has also dedicated a “Highlight” to these findings in its Physics Magazine.
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Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all. In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, they show that this theory does not necessarily need to be formulated with imaginary numbers – real numbers can in fact also be used. The American Physical Society has also dedicated a “Highlight” to these findings in its Physics Magazine.
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Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Unknown
Jul 13, 11:52
Game that reduces dementia risk clears amyloid from men’s brains
Playing a mental speed-training game seems to help the brain clear a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in men, but may work in women through different mechanisms
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Playing a mental speed-training game seems to help the brain clear a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in men, but may work in women through different mechanisms
Unknown
Jul 13, 11:00
Four children with terminal brain cancer saved by new cell therapy
An experimental immunotherapy has beaten aggressive brain tumours in a handful of children, and a personalised version is now being tested on more patients
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An experimental immunotherapy has beaten aggressive brain tumours in a handful of children, and a personalised version is now being tested on more patients
Phys
Jul 13, 10:48
Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test
New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments. The results have been published in One Earth.
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New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments. The results have been published in One Earth.
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New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments.
Phys
Jul 13, 10:48
Banned chemicals continue to endanger environmental health in the Middle East and North Africa
In a study recently published in the journal Environmental Research, scientists from the University of Sharjah have drawn renewed attention to contamination by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of man-made chemicals formerly used as flame retardants in a wide range of products, including electronics, household appliances, vehicles, furniture and upholstery.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Although PBDEs have been largely banned or phased out worldwide because of their adverse environmental and health effects, they continue to persist in the environment.
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In a study recently published in the journal Environmental Research, scientists from the University of Sharjah have drawn renewed attention to contamination by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of man-made chemicals formerly used as flame retardants in a wide range of products, including electronics, household appliances, vehicles, furniture and upholstery.
Phys
Jul 13, 10:48
Study suggests increased biotoxicity due to anaerobic decolorization of diazo dye by wetland-derived Clostridium
Untreated synthetic dye effluents severely threaten aquatic ecosystems by blocking sunlight, depleting dissolved oxygen and releasing compounds with potential ecological toxicity. Among the various treatment strategies, biological treatment is considered a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to chemical methods.
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Study suggests increased biotoxicity due to anaerobic decolorization of diazo dye by wetland-derived Clostridium. Untreated synthetic dye effluents severely threaten aquatic ecosystems by blocking sunlight, depleting dissolved oxygen and releasing compounds with potential ecological toxicity.
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Untreated synthetic dye effluents severely threaten aquatic ecosystems by blocking sunlight, depleting dissolved oxygen and releasing compounds with potential ecological toxicity.
Phys
Jul 13, 10:48
Computer-guided electricity rapidly transforms flat nanofilms into 3D shapes on demand
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam. The bumps form within 10 seconds and can be flattened, reshaped or repositioned as needed.
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Computer-guided electricity rapidly transforms flat nanofilms into 3D shapes on demand. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam. The bumps form within 10 seconds and can be flattened, reshaped or repositioned as needed.
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Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam.
Phys
Jul 13, 10:48
New 200Gbps photodetector doubles optical reception capacity for data centers
Korean researchers have developed, for the first time in Korea, a 200Gbps-class photodetector device for use in hyperscale AI data centers and 5G/6G mobile communications infrastructure. The technology enables ultrahigh-speed data reception fast enough to transmit five 5GB full HD movies per second. The results of this study were presented at OECC 2025, held in Sapporo, Japan, and were recently published in Optics Express.
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New 200Gbps photodetector doubles optical reception capacity for data centers. The technology enables ultrahigh-speed data reception fast enough to transmit five 5GB full HD movies per second. The results of this study were presented at OECC 2025, held in Sapporo, Japan, and were recently published in Optics Express.
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Korean researchers have developed, for the first time in Korea, a 200Gbps-class photodetector device for use in hyperscale AI data centers and 5G/6G mobile communications infrastructure.
Theguardian
Jul 13, 10:00
Can a ‘power phrase’ turn a spineless worm like me into a go-getter? I doubt it – but it’s worth a shot | Emma Beddington
The psychotherapist Amy Morin says uttering a ‘short, positive sentence’ can offer the cognitive reset we need. The idea makes me cringe – but then I can barely cope with returning defective trousers Are you dreading a high-stakes meeting, a challenging professional task or an awkward conversation? I’m not, because I’m a craven coward who has dodged that kind of unpleasantness for years. If only I had a “power phrase” to activate, maybe things would have been different. That is the psychotherapist Amy Morin’s advice for dealing with sticky situations. The author of The Mental Strength Playbook, Morin explained in Business Insider that a “short, positive sentence you say to yourself in the moment” is an effective two-minute cognitive reset. She used hers, she says, while answering challenging questions to land her book deal: “I activated my power phrase and told myself, I’m a strong, straightforward communicator. ” Continue reading...
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Can a ‘power phrase’ turn a spineless worm like me into a go-getter? If only I had a “power phrase” to activate, maybe things would have been different. She used hers, she says, while answering challenging questions to land her book deal: “I activated my power phrase and told myself, I’m a strong, straightforward communicator.
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The psychotherapist Amy Morin says uttering a ‘short, positive sentence’ can offer the cognitive reset we need.
Phys
Jul 13, 08:03
More than 2,700 died as result of heat waves in England, researchers say
At least 2,700 people died in England and Wales as a result of heat waves that struck in May and June, according to a study released Monday.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Experts from Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine used weather data, climate models and studies on excess mortality during heat waves to arrive at their estimate.
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At least 2,700 people died in England and Wales as a result of heat waves that struck in May and June, according to a study released Monday.
Phys
Jul 13, 08:03
World's first superconducting quantum heat engine offers path to larger quantum computers
Recent improvements in our understanding of how the principles of thermodynamics apply in the quantum realm could give a boost to quantum technology, and a clearer picture of quantum thermodynamics could in turn enhance our understanding of classical thermodynamics. Now, Aalto University researchers have demonstrated the first cyclic quantum heat engine inside a superconducting circuit.
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Recent improvements in our understanding of how the principles of thermodynamics apply in the quantum realm could give a boost to quantum technology, and a clearer picture of quantum thermodynamics could in turn enhance our understanding of classical thermodynamics.
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Recent improvements in our understanding of how the principles of thermodynamics apply in the quantum realm could give a boost to quantum technology, and a clearer picture of quantum thermodynamics could in turn enhance our understanding of classical thermodynamics.
Phys
Jul 13, 08:03
RNA-only repair enzyme reveals how primordial life could have protected genomes
In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At the same time, proteins require instructions from DNA to be made in the first place.
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RNA-only repair enzyme reveals how primordial life could have protected genomes. In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At the same time, proteins require instructions from DNA to be made in the first place.
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In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints.
Phys
Jul 13, 07:04
China's 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the center of each small square.
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China's 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over. For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the center of each small square.
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For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid.
Theguardian
Jul 13, 05:00
Young crescent moon to meet Venus in evening twilight
Alignment will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, if the sky is clear Two celestial beauties line up on Friday when the young crescent moon meets brilliant Venus in the evening twilight. It will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, so long, of course, as the clouds behave. The chart shows the view looking west from London at 10pm BST. By that time the sun will have set but the sky will still be bright with summer twilight. Continue reading...
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It will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, so long, of course, as the clouds behave. The chart shows the view looking west from London at 10pm BST. By that time the sun will have set but the sky will still be bright with summer twilight.
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Alignment will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, if the sky is clear Two celestial beauties line up on Friday when the young crescent moon meets brilliant Venus in the evening twilight.
Sciencedaily
Jul 13, 03:59
Future moon landings could wipe out clues to how life began on Earth
A new study suggests spacecraft exhaust could quickly contaminate the moon's most scientifically valuable regions, potentially masking ancient clues about how life began on Earth. Researchers say future lunar missions should consider new ways to reduce and monitor this pollution before it becomes widespread.
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Future moon landings could wipe out clues to how life began on Earth. A new study suggests spacecraft exhaust could quickly contaminate the moon's most scientifically valuable regions, potentially masking ancient clues about how life began on Earth. Researchers say future lunar missions should consider new ways to reduce and monitor this pollution before it becomes widespread.
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A new study suggests spacecraft exhaust could quickly contaminate the moon's most scientifically valuable regions, potentially masking ancient clues about how life began on Earth.
Sciencedaily
Jul 13, 03:59
Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood
Citizen scientists have helped researchers solve a long-standing mystery about how parental care evolved in harvestmen. Using photos and observations from iNaturalist, scientists more than doubled the known cases of egg-guarding behavior and discovered that maternal and paternal care followed different evolutionary paths. The project, completed in just days with help from public data, shows how citizen science is transforming biological research on a global scale.
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Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood. Using photos and observations from iNaturalist, scientists more than doubled the known cases of egg-guarding behavior and discovered that maternal and paternal care followed different evolutionary paths.
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Citizen scientists have helped researchers solve a long-standing mystery about how parental care evolved in harvestmen.
Bbc
Jul 12, 23:10
Thousands may have died in UK's exceptional May and June heatwaves
An early estimate suggests more than 2,700 people will have died from heat-related causes during the UK's exceptionally hot weather in recent months.
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Most deaths will have occurred in the June heatwave, they say - the warmest June on record in England, when temperatures hit 37.7C (99.9F) at Lingwood, Norfolk, smashing the previous high of 35.6C (96F) set in 1957. The heat dome was made worse by human-induced climate change, the researchers say. This has warmed the planet by around 1.
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An early estimate suggests more than 2,700 people will have died from heat-related causes during the UK's exceptionally hot weather in recent months.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Autonomous drones measure volcanic gas clouds, offering clearer eruption warning signs
To better assess the danger posed by volcanoes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new measurement system. Laser beams are sent through escaping gas clouds and reflected by drones. An algorithm uses the reflected signals to generate a map showing gas concentrations, including elevated carbon dioxide levels. The ratio of carbon dioxide to sulfur dioxide is an important indicator of impending eruptions.
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Autonomous drones measure volcanic gas clouds, offering clearer eruption warning signs. Laser beams are sent through escaping gas clouds and reflected by drones. The ratio of carbon dioxide to sulfur dioxide is an important indicator of impending eruptions.
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To better assess the danger posed by volcanoes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new measurement system.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Climate change leaves northern tree swallows more vulnerable those in the southern US
Tree swallows in the northern U.S. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature the same way as tree swallows in the southern U.S., according to a new study led by Cornell researchers that analyzed nearly 95,000 nests across five decades. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveal a critical timing squeeze for tree swallows in the northern half of the United States and Canada, putting them at risk.
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Climate change leaves northern tree swallows more vulnerable those in the southern US. and Canada face the greatest risk from climate change despite responding to temperature the same way as tree swallows in the southern U.S., according to a new study led by Cornell researchers that analyzed nearly 95,000 nests across five decades.
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Tree swallows in the northern U.S.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Textbook chemistry gains blue-light upgrade to build complex drug molecules in fewer steps
In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game.
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Textbook chemistry gains blue-light upgrade to build complex drug molecules in fewer steps. In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game.
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In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
New imaging method offers fresh insight into LED materials
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are used in everything from household lighting and mobile phones to large display screens. Improving their efficiency could reduce energy use and enhance performance across a wide range of technologies. A new study involving researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Strathclyde has demonstrated a powerful way to identify tiny crystal defects that can reduce the efficiency of LED materials. The advance could help scientists better understand how these defects form and ultimately support the development of more efficient electronic and optoelectronic devices.
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New imaging method offers fresh insight into LED materials. Improving their efficiency could reduce energy use and enhance performance across a wide range of technologies. The advance could help scientists better understand how these defects form and ultimately support the development of more efficient electronic and optoelectronic devices.
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A new study involving researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Strathclyde has demonstrated a powerful way to identify tiny crystal defects that can reduce the efficiency of LED materials.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Tiny magnetic 'flowers' could expand how researchers image spintronic materials under stronger fields
Materials with magnetic nanostructures have a wide range of potential applications. One area is so-called spintronics, with devices that encode information in magnetic domains. These magnetic bits can be written, read and erased in a more energy-efficient way than bits in current semiconductor devices. Spin textures and magnetic domains in such materials can be investigated using nanoscale magnetic imaging techniques. For example, photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM), coupled with a magnetically sensitive detection mechanism.
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Tiny magnetic 'flowers' could expand how researchers image spintronic materials under stronger fields. One area is so-called spintronics, with devices that encode information in magnetic domains. Spin textures and magnetic domains in such materials can be investigated using nanoscale magnetic imaging techniques.
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Materials with magnetic nanostructures have a wide range of potential applications.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
The public isn't bored with economists, management scholars and sociologists but engaging people has conditions
For years, we've been told a familiar story: Social scientists such as economists, management scholars and sociologists talk, and the public shrugs. The claim goes that people don't find our work interesting, that our expertise is fuzzy compared with "hard" sciences, and that journalists and readers will always prefer the crisp authority of practitioners such as CEOs, consultants or politicians. Is that really true?
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For years, we've been told a familiar story: Social scientists such as economists, management scholars and sociologists talk, and the public shrugs. The claim goes that people don't find our work interesting, that our expertise is fuzzy compared with "hard" sciences, and that journalists and readers will always prefer the crisp authority of practitioners such as CEOs, consulta…
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For years, we've been told a familiar story: Social scientists such as economists, management scholars and sociologists talk, and the public shrugs.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Machine learning calibration of biosensors for microcystin toxin monitoring in freshwater
Portable screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) biosensors offer a rapid, low-cost way to detect microcystin-lysine-arginine (MC-LR), an extremely potent toxin produced by cyanobacteria during harmful algal blooms in freshwater. Even at low concentrations, MC-LR can damage the liver and has been linked to an increased risk of liver and colon cancer, and the World Health Organization has set a guideline value of 1 microgram per liter for MC-LR in drinking water.
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Machine learning calibration of biosensors for microcystin toxin monitoring in freshwater. Portable screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) biosensors offer a rapid, low-cost way to detect microcystin-lysine-arginine (MC-LR), an extremely potent toxin produced by cyanobacteria during harmful algal blooms in freshwater.
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Even at low concentrations, MC-LR can damage the liver and has been linked to an increased risk of liver and colon cancer, and the World Health Organization has set a guideline value of 1 microgram per liter for MC-LR in drinking water.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Trees for hotter cities: New approach can bolster community input in meeting targets
Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group of researchers. Residents, policymakers and tree officers in Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, York and Camden worked with academics to develop new advice to grow trees in a way that benefits both people and nature.
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Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group of researchers. Residents, policymakers and tree officers in Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, York and Camden worked with academics to develop new advice to grow trees in a way that benefits both people and nature.
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Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group of researchers.
Phys
Jul 12, 22:04
Jellyfish videos reveal why science content sparks curiosity for some viewers
It can be easy to get sucked into social media for hours on end. Funny, cartoony science videos may be especially interesting, but not to everyone, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.
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Jellyfish videos reveal why science content sparks curiosity for some viewers. It can be easy to get sucked into social media for hours on end. Funny, cartoony science videos may be especially interesting, but not to everyone, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.
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Funny, cartoony science videos may be especially interesting, but not to everyone, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.
Phys
Jul 12, 16:52
Low-cost genome sequencing approach is powering genetics research on mental illness and many other studies
For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging to conduct large genetic studies involving thousands of participants, which are needed to reveal new genetic insights. So scientists at the Broad Institute came up with a clever approach, called the Blended Genome Exome (BGE), that lowers the cost of sequencing by 75% and is becoming one of the most commonly used sequencing methods at the Broad.
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For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging to conduct large genetic studies involving thousands of participants, which are needed to reveal new genetic insights.
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For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging to conduct large genetic studies involving thousands of participants, which are needed to reveal new genetic insights.
Phys
Jul 12, 16:52
In deep oceans, evolution is supercharged. This diversity could help unlock humanity's greatest challenges
Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly pressurized—and home to a huge amount of undiscovered life.
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In deep oceans, evolution is supercharged. This diversity could help unlock humanity's greatest challenges. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly pressurized—and home to a huge amount of undiscovered life.
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Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth.
Phys
Jul 12, 16:52
Patterned frozen soils get their shape from gravity and funky physics
Hillslopes in Arctic regions with frozen soils can host a suite of geometric patterns, from circles and stripes to polygonal patterned ground. They can also have solifluction patterns, or markings left behind when partially thawed permafrost slips and flows down a slope. Solifluction patterns look like pairings of flat, terraced soil—like a big staircase—and rounded lobes of soil at the terrace's base.
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Patterned frozen soils get their shape from gravity and funky physics. Hillslopes in Arctic regions with frozen soils can host a suite of geometric patterns, from circles and stripes to polygonal patterned ground. They can also have solifluction patterns, or markings left behind when partially thawed permafrost slips and flows down a slope.
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Solifluction patterns look like pairings of flat, terraced soil—like a big staircase—and rounded lobes of soil at the terrace's base.
Phys
Jul 12, 16:52
Self‑building molecular rings bring next‑generation drug delivery and smart materials closer
Rotaxanes are dumbbell-shaped mechanically interlocked molecules in which one or more ring-shaped molecules are threaded through a linear segment, known as the axle. To keep the ring from sliding off, two bulky groups, sometimes called stoppers, are added to the ends of the axle. Making a rotaxane has always been as challenging as its structure suggests.
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Self‑building molecular rings bring next‑generation drug delivery and smart materials closer. To keep the ring from sliding off, two bulky groups, sometimes called stoppers, are added to the ends of the axle. Making a rotaxane has always been as challenging as its structure suggests.
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Rotaxanes are dumbbell-shaped mechanically interlocked molecules in which one or more ring-shaped molecules are threaded through a linear segment, known as the axle.
Phys
Jul 12, 16:52
Scientists decipher how a psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several at once
Long before scientists began studying them in the lab, mind-altering substances were already being gathered from plants, fungi and even animals for use in rituals, healing practices and mental health treatment. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have now managed to bring together in a single organism five psychedelic substances that in nature are scattered across the tree of life.
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Long before scientists began studying them in the lab, mind-altering substances were already being gathered from plants, fungi and even animals for use in rituals, healing practices and mental health treatment.
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Long before scientists began studying them in the lab, mind-altering substances were already being gathered from plants, fungi and even animals for use in rituals, healing practices and mental health treatment.
Phys
Jul 12, 16:52
Neil the seal is more than a viral animal. He's become a global folk hero
I am one of Hobart's many residents who traveled to a nearby beach to witness Neil the seal—an animal that has been receiving global attention for his wild personality and humorous antics.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . But since my visit he has returned to the waters, and wildlife managers are now speculating he might have left Tasmania after completing his molting process. But in our hearts and social media feeds, he has become an international folk hero.
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I am one of Hobart's many residents who traveled to a nearby beach to witness Neil the seal—an animal that has been receiving global attention for his wild personality and humorous antics.
Theguardian
Jul 12, 15:00
Mushroom trip: a mycologist’s tour of the Tarkine
On a three-day fungi workshop in Australia’s largest cool temperate rainforest, Alexis Buxton-Collins unearths an unexpected appreciation for the third kingdom of life Revered as one of Australia’s last true wilderness areas, Takayna/Tarkine is a place of legends. Freshwater crayfish that can reach almost a metre in length lurk in the shade of 2,000-year-old Huon pines, and every few years a rumour emerges that thylacines still prowl the dense Gondwanan rainforest of north-west Tasmania. For 65m years, this landscape has sheltered all manner of astonishing creatures. But some of the most fascinating life forms found here are even older. Before animals walked the Earth or trees began converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, fungi helped to create the conditions necessary for complex life on our planet. “People often say that fungi grow in the forest,” Dr Alison Pouliot, a mycologist, tells me as we inhale cool air perfumed with the gentle spice of sassafras. “But there wouldn’t be a forest without fungi. Fungi are the ecosystem engineers that created the foundation for the forest.” Continue reading...
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But some of the most fascinating life forms found here are even older. Before animals walked the Earth or trees began converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, fungi helped to create the conditions necessary for complex life on our planet. Fungi are the ecosystem engineers that created the foundation for the forest.” Continue reading...
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“But there wouldn’t be a forest without fungi.
Phys
Jul 12, 13:07
Climate oscillations shape nature's coral refuges in a warming ocean
Why do some coral reefs weather marine heat waves better than others? A new study published in Scientific Reports shows that the answer may lie not only in local ocean conditions, but also in climate patterns that span entire ocean basins. By combining long-term ocean observations with chemical records preserved in coral skeletons, the researchers reveal how large-scale climate oscillations regulate the natural cooling that can help protect coral reefs during marine heat waves. First author Dr. Hana Camelia and Dr. Thomas Felis from MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen led the study.
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Climate oscillations shape nature's coral refuges in a warming ocean. A new study published in Scientific Reports shows that the answer may lie not only in local ocean conditions, but also in climate patterns that span entire ocean basins. Thomas Felis from MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen led the study.
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Why do some coral reefs weather marine heat waves better than others?
Phys
Jul 12, 13:07
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions
Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic disease, crop blights and toxins. Natural processes can heal, sustain and inspire, but they can also destroy.
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Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions. The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic disease, crop blights and toxins.
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Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential.
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 11:57
Alzheimer's tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory
Researchers found that tau is essential for turning new experiences into lasting memories by helping organize the brain's memory-storing cells. The mouse study also revealed how abnormal tau may contribute to Alzheimer's by disrupting both the formation of new memories and the recall of existing ones.
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Alzheimer's tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory. Researchers found that tau is essential for turning new experiences into lasting memories by helping organize the brain's memory-storing cells. The mouse study also revealed how abnormal tau may contribute to Alzheimer's by disrupting both the formation of new memories and the recall of existing ones.
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Researchers found that tau is essential for turning new experiences into lasting memories by helping organize the brain's memory-storing cells.
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 11:57
Physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in the lab
Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that produces synthetic ultrafast rotation. The achievement transforms a long-standing theoretical idea into a practical experiment and could inspire new advances in optics, wireless communications, and quantum science.
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Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that produces synthetic ultrafast rotation. The achievement transforms a long-standing theoretical idea into a practical experiment and could inspire new advances in optics, wireless communications, and quantum science.
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Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that produces synthetic ultrafast rotation.
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 11:57
Scientists finally solved the mystery of Earth's greatest mass extinction
Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in Earth's greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and falling oxygen levels wiped out animals that couldn't adapt. Species with body plans and metabolisms better suited to the changing conditions survived and went on to dominate the seas, offering a glimpse of how modern marine life could respond to climate change.
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Scientists finally solved the mystery of Earth's greatest mass extinction. Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in Earth's greatest mass extinction, when warming oceans and falling oxygen levels wiped out animals that couldn't adapt.
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Species with body plans and metabolisms better suited to the changing conditions survived and went on to dominate the seas, offering a glimpse of how modern marine life could respond to climate change.
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 11:57
Deep-sea life has a secret food source scientists never expected
Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes. The finding could rewrite our understanding of both deep-ocean ecosystems and how carbon is stored on Earth.
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Deep-sea life has a secret food source scientists never expected. Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes. The finding could rewrite our understanding of both deep-ocean ecosystems and how carbon is stored on Earth.
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Scientists discovered that extreme deep-sea pressure squeezes valuable nutrients out of sinking organic particles, providing an unexpected food source for ocean microbes.
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 11:57
Scientists discover how the brain rewires itself to truly multitask
Practice may do more than make perfect. Researchers found that extensive training physically reorganizes the brain, allowing learned tasks to bypass the prefrontal cortex and run through specialized circuits instead. By freeing the brain's "thinking" center, people became better at performing another task at the same time, challenging the long-held idea that humans only switch rapidly between tasks rather than truly multitask.
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Scientists discover how the brain rewires itself to truly multitask. Researchers found that extensive training physically reorganizes the brain, allowing learned tasks to bypass the prefrontal cortex and run through specialized circuits instead.
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Practice may do more than make perfect.
Phys
Jul 12, 11:46
New method brings single-particle quality control to nanocrystal manufacturing
Nanocrystals are already used in millions of devices, including televisions, laptops and displays, and are considered key materials for the next generation of quantum, sensing and solar technologies. However, they have not yet fully realized their potential. One major reason is their inherent heterogeneity: A single solution contains billions of nanocrystals whose properties can differ substantially. Although these particles can be characterized, important quality parameters are typically accessible only as average values across the entire sample.
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New method brings single-particle quality control to nanocrystal manufacturing. One major reason is their inherent heterogeneity: A single solution contains billions of nanocrystals whose properties can differ substantially. Although these particles can be characterized, important quality parameters are typically accessible only as average values across the entire sample.
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Nanocrystals are already used in millions of devices, including televisions, laptops and displays, and are considered key materials for the next generation of quantum, sensing and solar technologies.
Phys
Jul 12, 11:46
Oldest quasars ever discovered add to 'perplexing' space mystery
The Euclid space telescope has spotted the oldest quasars—the brightest objects in the universe—ever discovered, deepening a cosmic mystery that has been puzzling scientists.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Because they are so incredibly bright—and looking deep into space also means looking back in time—scientists have been hunting for ancient quasars to learn more about the little-understood infancy of the universe.
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The Euclid space telescope has spotted the oldest quasars—the brightest objects in the universe—ever discovered, deepening a cosmic mystery that has been puzzling scientists.
Arstechnica
Jul 12, 11:12
The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?
New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.
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The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?. New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.
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New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.
Theguardian
Jul 12, 08:00
First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC
Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates There is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but there are hopes that could change within months as the first patients are enrolled in a treatment trial. It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with patients enrolled just six weeks after the outbreak being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 17 May. Continue reading...
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First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC. Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates There is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but…
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It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with patients enrolled just six weeks after the outbreak being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 17 May.
Phys
Jul 12, 07:31
Why sharing-economy drivers are disengaging—and how platform design can win them back
Rideshare and delivery platforms operate in an unusually fluid labor market. Drivers can log off, switch apps or stop working at any moment, making engagement unpredictable. Companies often respond with bonuses, surge pricing and promotions, yet inconsistent commitment remains a challenge. Research suggests the problem is not only financial; platform design strongly influences drivers' decisions about when and where to work.
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Why sharing-economy drivers are disengaging—and how platform design can win them back. Rideshare and delivery platforms operate in an unusually fluid labor market. Drivers can log off, switch apps or stop working at any moment, making engagement unpredictable.
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Research suggests the problem is not only financial; platform design strongly influences drivers' decisions about when and where to work.
Theguardian
Jul 12, 05:00
At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingual It’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this : “Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French.” It’s funny, but it also succinctly captures something that I have long felt about language acquisition, which is that in order to truly embrace learning another tongue, you have to be prepared to look foolish and vulnerable. (Why that can be so difficult for the English – a monoglot minority on a largely bilingual planet – is another article entirely.) More people will perhaps be prepared to endure that humbling process now, as new research has found that learning another language can slow ageing in the brain by up to 13 years . Multilingualism, it is thought, promotes brain connectivity and slows its decline with age. Continue reading...
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At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingual It’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this…
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(Why that can be so difficult for the English – a monoglot minority on a largely bilingual planet – is another article entirely.) More people will perhaps be prepared to endure that humbling process now, as new research has found that learning another language can slow ageing in the brain by up to 13 years .
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 03:04
Einstein Probe may have caught a black hole tearing apart a white dwarf for the first time
Astronomers may have witnessed one of the rarest and most dramatic cosmic events ever seen: a long-sought intermediate-mass black hole ripping apart a dense white dwarf star and devouring it. The Einstein Probe space telescope caught the explosion in its earliest moments, revealing an unusual sequence of intense X-ray flashes unlike anything seen in a typical gamma-ray burst.
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Astronomers may have witnessed one of the rarest and most dramatic cosmic events ever seen: a long-sought intermediate-mass black hole ripping apart a dense white dwarf star and devouring it. The Einstein Probe space telescope caught the explosion in its earliest moments, revealing an unusual sequence of intense X-ray flashes unlike anything seen in a typical gamma-ray burst.
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Astronomers may have witnessed one of the rarest and most dramatic cosmic events ever seen: a long-sought intermediate-mass black hole ripping apart a dense white dwarf star and devouring it.
Sciencedaily
Jul 12, 02:17
Why gold never tarnishes has finally been explained
Gold may have a secret self-defense system that helps it resist tarnishing. Researchers discovered that atoms on gold surfaces reorganize themselves into patterns that block oxygen from reacting with the metal, suppressing oxidation by up to a trillion-fold. Beyond explaining why gold jewelry stays bright for generations, the finding could help scientists create more powerful gold-based catalysts for manufacturing and clean energy.
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Why gold never tarnishes has finally been explained. Researchers discovered that atoms on gold surfaces reorganize themselves into patterns that block oxygen from reacting with the metal, suppressing oxidation by up to a trillion-fold.
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Gold may have a secret self-defense system that helps it resist tarnishing.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
The gap between forecasts and reality can change public emotions during disasters
What happens when weather forecasts do not match reality? How does the public emotionally respond when a disaster unfolds differently from what they expected? A research team led by Professor Jonghun Kam and Kiru Kim from the Department of Environmental Engineering at POSTECH investigated how forecast error types influenced public emotion during the landfall of Typhoon Khanun. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP), the researchers found that different types of forecast error (e.g., overestimation and underestimation) triggered distinct emotional responses among the public. The study has been published in GeoHealth.
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The gap between forecasts and reality can change public emotions during disasters. A research team led by Professor Jonghun Kam and Kiru Kim from the Department of Environmental Engineering at POSTECH investigated how forecast error types influenced public emotion during the landfall of Typhoon Khanun.
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The study has been published in GeoHealth.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
Ribosome-based gene circuit lets cells read six signals and trigger responses
The molecular machinery that normally builds proteins inside cells has now taken on a new role as a "switch." A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a new 'RNA-based smart gene circuit' platform that can simultaneously read multiple signals inside a cell, make its own decisions and autonomously generate programmed responses. This represents a step beyond simple genetic manipulation toward an era in which cells themselves function as "living computers."
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The molecular machinery that normally builds proteins inside cells has now taken on a new role as a "switch." A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a new 'RNA-based smart gene circuit' platform that can simultaneously read multiple signals inside a cell, make its own decisions and autonomously generate programmed responses.
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The molecular machinery that normally builds proteins inside cells has now taken on a new role as a "switch." A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a new 'RNA-based smart gene circuit' platform that can simultaneously read multiple signals inside a cell, make its own decisions and autonomously generate programmed responses.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
When species are forced to move: Prediction models underestimate climate-related extinction risk
Climate change threatens many plant and animal species not only when their habitats disappear as climatic conditions change, but also when those habitats shift. In a new study, a team of University of Potsdam researchers found that whether a species' habitat disappears or shifts has a significant impact on how accurately different models can predict its risk of extinction. However, this distinction is not reflected in the current standard methods used to assess extinction risk. Because identifying vulnerable species early is essential for timely conservation action, the researchers argue that these methods urgently need to be revised.
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When species are forced to move: Prediction models underestimate climate-related extinction risk. In a new study, a team of University of Potsdam researchers found that whether a species' habitat disappears or shifts has a significant impact on how accurately different models can predict its risk of extinction.
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Climate change threatens many plant and animal species not only when their habitats disappear as climatic conditions change, but also when those habitats shift.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
Immune cells get transformed into fungus-fighting nanoparticles
Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight fungal infections that are becoming harder to treat. Engineers at the University of California San Diego created antifungal nanoparticles that target Candida albicans, a fungus responsible for oral and vaginal yeast infections as well as life-threatening bloodstream infections. In mice with severe Candida infections, the nanoparticles greatly reduced the amount of fungus in major organs and significantly improved survival.
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Immune cells get transformed into fungus-fighting nanoparticles. Engineers at the University of California San Diego created antifungal nanoparticles that target Candida albicans, a fungus responsible for oral and vaginal yeast infections as well as life-threatening bloodstream infections.
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Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight fungal infections that are becoming harder to treat.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
Synthetic rotation brings black hole energy theory into lab, amplifying waves
More than half a century ago, Sir Roger Penrose envisioned a scenario in which energy could be extracted from a black hole spinning at extreme speeds. He proposed that a particle entering its ergosphere—a region of space dragged around by a rotating black hole—could split into two. One part could fall into the black hole while the other escaped carrying more energy than the original particle. Building on this theory, physicist Yakov Zel'dovich later predicted that a wave interacting with a sufficiently fast, rotating object could extract energy from it and become amplified.
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Synthetic rotation brings black hole energy theory into lab, amplifying waves. He proposed that a particle entering its ergosphere—a region of space dragged around by a rotating black hole—could split into two. One part could fall into the black hole while the other escaped carrying more energy than the original particle.
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More than half a century ago, Sir Roger Penrose envisioned a scenario in which energy could be extracted from a black hole spinning at extreme speeds.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
Drawing the line: Virtual fences trigger the same cattle behavior as physical ones
Virtual fences could make managing grazing livestock on farms more flexible and more efficient while improving animal welfare. A new study by the University of Göttingen shows that virtual fences trigger behavior in cattle similar to that caused by conventional electric fences, in terms of how they move around the field. This finding puts commonly expressed concerns about animal welfare into perspective. The results were published in the journal Animal.
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Drawing the line: Virtual fences trigger the same cattle behavior as physical ones. A new study by the University of Göttingen shows that virtual fences trigger behavior in cattle similar to that caused by conventional electric fences, in terms of how they move around the field. The results were published in the journal Animal.
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Virtual fences could make managing grazing livestock on farms more flexible and more efficient while improving animal welfare.
Phys
Jul 11, 23:34
Q&A: Unforeseen consequences of the 'great aging' of America
The average life span for Americans hovered around 40 years for the first 100 years of the nation's existence. But after 1880, breakthroughs in modern medicine and public health resulted in a dramatic rise in life expectancy. By 1930, the average American could expect to enjoy an additional 20 years of life.
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Q&A: Unforeseen consequences of the 'great aging' of America. But after 1880, breakthroughs in modern medicine and public health resulted in a dramatic rise in life expectancy. By 1930, the average American could expect to enjoy an additional 20 years of life.
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The average life span for Americans hovered around 40 years for the first 100 years of the nation's existence.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:08
Intricate molecular mechanisms help bacteria evade immune detection
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism used by the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea to evade immune detection and achieve widespread infection, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, which is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. If not treated promptly with antibiotics, the disease can cause infertility, sepsis and pregnancy complications.
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Intricate molecular mechanisms help bacteria evade immune detection. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, which is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. If not treated promptly with antibiotics, the disease can cause infertility, sepsis and pregnancy complications.
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism used by the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea to evade immune detection and achieve widespread infection, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:08
Grasses provide most of the world's calories—but we're only now starting to learn how they grow
If we want to dismiss something as irrelevant, we'd say that it's "as boring as watching the grass grow." And yet grasses—including corn, wheat and rice—make up most of the plant-based calories humans eat, as well as most of the calories fed to livestock. Perhaps we should have been paying attention to such an important plant, because we now know, thanks to new research led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published in Current Biology, that grasses grow according to temperature—not light, like other plants.
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If we want to dismiss something as irrelevant, we'd say that it's "as boring as watching the grass grow." And yet grasses—including corn, wheat and rice—make up most of the plant-based calories humans eat, as well as most of the calories fed to livestock.
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If we want to dismiss something as irrelevant, we'd say that it's "as boring as watching the grass grow." And yet grasses—including corn, wheat and rice—make up most of the plant-based calories humans eat, as well as most of the calories fed to livestock.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:08
Saturday Citations: Blue zone longevity; soft tissue find predates dinosaurs; black hole collisions simplified
This week, researchers reported finding nanoplastics in Antarctic soils for the first time, suggesting they were delivered via long-range atmospheric transport. A study associates the use of hormonal birth control with the risk of brain tumors. And researchers developed a new drug against metastatic prostate cancer using human proteins.
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Saturday Citations: Blue zone longevity; soft tissue find predates dinosaurs; black hole collisions simplified. A study associates the use of hormonal birth control with the risk of brain tumors. And researchers developed a new drug against metastatic prostate cancer using human proteins.
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This week, researchers reported finding nanoplastics in Antarctic soils for the first time, suggesting they were delivered via long-range atmospheric transport.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:08
Cast away: Tracing the voyage of a plastic bottle cap and its hitchhiking marine species
Researchers have traced the journey of a plastic bottle cap recovered near the waters of southern Japan by combining data from the label, chemical clues in tiny shells and ocean current simulations. They found 307 organisms, including a polychaete worm not found in Japanese waters before. The findings, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, show that when species that significantly shape their environments (ecosystem engineers) colonize plastic debris, entire micro-communities can be transported over extended periods, with implications for invasive species risk and marine biodiversity conservation.
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Cast away: Tracing the voyage of a plastic bottle cap and its hitchhiking marine species. They found 307 organisms, including a polychaete worm not found in Japanese waters before. The findings, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, show that when species that significantly shape their environments (ecosystem engineers) colonize plastic debris, entire micro-communities can b…
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Researchers have traced the journey of a plastic bottle cap recovered near the waters of southern Japan by combining data from the label, chemical clues in tiny shells and ocean current simulations.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together
They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertilizer and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human society.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Now, research published on Thursday has revealed that the humble birds were first domesticated 3,500 years ago, meaning they have been enmeshed in our lives for nearly a millennium longer than previously thought.
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They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertilizer and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human society.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
X-ray tracking reveals uneven expansion in young supernova remnant G292.0+1.8
By analyzing data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Dutch astronomers have investigated a young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant known as G292.0+1.8. Results of the new study, published June 29 on the arXiv preprint server, yield important insights into the expansion of this remnant.
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X-ray tracking reveals uneven expansion in young supernova remnant G292.0+1.8. By analyzing data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Dutch astronomers have investigated a young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant known as G292.0+1.8. Results of the new study, published June 29 on the arXiv preprint server, yield important insights into the expansion of this remnant.
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By analyzing data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Dutch astronomers have investigated a young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant known as G292.0+1.8.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
Tiny worms reveal backup circuits that keep survival reflexes from failing
A research team led by Professor Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with scientists from Princeton University and Columbia University, has discovered how sensory-motor circuits—nerve circuits that turn sensory signals into reflex actions—remain reliable even when some genes or neural connections are disrupted.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . elegans) as a model, the team found that this essential survival response is not controlled by a single biological component.
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A research team led by Professor Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with scientists from Princeton University and Columbia University, has discovered how sensory-motor circuits—nerve circuits that turn sensory signals into reflex actions—remain reliable even when some genes or neural connections are disrupted.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub
The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . It is also the deepest and oldest known whale graveyard on Earth, according to research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, with some fossils dating back 5.3 million years.
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The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
A robot that reads bacteria by touch, without staining or chemical labels
Fast identification of bacteria is important in health care, food safety, environmental monitoring and infection control. One of the most common first steps is gram classification, which separates bacteria into gram-positive and gram-negative groups. This information can help guide early treatment decisions and safety responses. However, conventional Gram staining requires several chemical steps, trained personnel and manual interpretation.
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A robot that reads bacteria by touch, without staining or chemical labels. One of the most common first steps is gram classification, which separates bacteria into gram-positive and gram-negative groups. However, conventional Gram staining requires several chemical steps, trained personnel and manual interpretation.
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Fast identification of bacteria is important in health care, food safety, environmental monitoring and infection control.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
Managing water with local wisdom and science
Across a narrow watershed in Asakura, a rural city in Fukuoka Prefecture, centuries-old stone channels still guide water through fields and into the river below. Today, those same systems are the focus of researchers at Kyushu University's Watershed Systems Engineering Laboratory. One of their projects aims to restore abandoned rice fields to functioning wetlands and forest habitats.
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Managing water with local wisdom and science. Today, those same systems are the focus of researchers at Kyushu University's Watershed Systems Engineering Laboratory. One of their projects aims to restore abandoned rice fields to functioning wetlands and forest habitats.
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Across a narrow watershed in Asakura, a rural city in Fukuoka Prefecture, centuries-old stone channels still guide water through fields and into the river below.
Phys
Jul 11, 17:07
Heavy traffic can turn flower-rich verges into bumblebee traps, study finds
Flower-rich road verges may attract hungry bumblebees, but at the same time, they can be dangerous for the buzzing insects—if traffic is too heavy. The new research from Lund University in Sweden examined the role roadsides play for bumblebees. The results show that road verges can be a dangerous environment for insects searching for food. The team used specially trained dogs that had learned to sniff out bumblebee nests to assist them. The survey covered 60 road verges in southern Sweden and compared the number of dead and living bumblebees along roads with varying traffic intensities.
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Heavy traffic can turn flower-rich verges into bumblebee traps, study finds. The new research from Lund University in Sweden examined the role roadsides play for bumblebees. The survey covered 60 road verges in southern Sweden and compared the number of dead and living bumblebees along roads with varying traffic intensities.
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Flower-rich road verges may attract hungry bumblebees, but at the same time, they can be dangerous for the buzzing insects—if traffic is too heavy.
Theguardian
Jul 11, 14:00
Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? | Daniel Malinsky
New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices. It’s death by a thousand cuts A politician who aims to gradually privatize and ultimately destroy an institution funded by tax dollars – say, a public school system or public transportation network – may choose to do so by strategically disinvesting resources from that institution until it becomes barely functional, leading users to look elsewhere to meet their needs. Eventually, the user-base of the public system gets so low or frustrated that it seems reasonable to scrap the thing entirely, or re-direct public funds to private companies as contractors to provide the needed “service”. We’ve seen this strategy play out many times in states and city councils across America. It appears that the endgame of the Trump administration’s attacks on science and the research funding ecosystem is similar: grant freezes and administrative disarray at federal funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), new layers of project review by political appointees hunting for forbidden keywords such as “disparity” and “marginalized”, and proposed new restrictions to make international collaboration difficult or impossible all point towards a world where it’s just too onerous to do federally-funded scientific research. Is the goal to make scientists simply give up on the endeavor? Daniel Malinsky is an assistant professor of biostatistics in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Continue reading...
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Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? Is the goal to make scientists simply give up on the endeavor? Daniel Malinsky is an assistant professor of biostatistics in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Continue reading...
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New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices.
Sciencedaily
Jul 11, 12:34
Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand's giant birds
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand's birds. The find suggests the country's giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing a far more dynamic evolutionary history than once believed.
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Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand's giant birds. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand's birds. The find suggests the country's giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing a far more dynamic evolutionary history than once believed.
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand's birds.
Sciencedaily
Jul 11, 12:34
Why the human body has so many design flaws
Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, eyes, teeth, pelvis, and even certain nerves all reveal compromises that worked well enough for survival but still leave us prone to pain, injury, and disease. Structures like the appendix and ear muscles also remain because they were never harmful enough for evolution to eliminate. Together, these features tell the story of a body shaped by history rather than perfection.
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Why the human body has so many design flaws. Our spine, eyes, teeth, pelvis, and even certain nerves all reveal compromises that worked well enough for survival but still leave us prone to pain, injury, and disease. Together, these features tell the story of a body shaped by history rather than perfection.
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Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over.
Sciencedaily
Jul 11, 12:34
Scientists warn invasive Asian mantises are threatening Europe's wildlife
Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as invasive, raising new concerns about their impact on native wildlife. Boosted by climate change and urban environments, these fast-breeding predators are expanding northward, where they prey on native insects, pollinators, and even small vertebrates while also reducing native mantis populations through deadly mating interactions.
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Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as invasive, raising new concerns about their impact on native wildlife. Boosted by climate change and urban environments, these fast-breeding predators are expanding northward, where they prey on native insects, pollinators, and even small vertebrates while als…
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Two striking Asian praying mantis species that have rapidly spread across Europe have now been officially classified as invasive, raising new concerns about their impact on native wildlife.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
Research identifies farming practices that improve irrigation efficiency
Mississippi State scientists are building on two decades of irrigation research to identify production practices that help growers save water while improving crop yields.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Dave Spencer, plant and soil sciences associate professor and scientist in the university's Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute, is studying how tillage, row spacing, fertility management and irrigation practices affect crop productivity and water use at the Mississippi Agricult…
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Mississippi State scientists are building on two decades of irrigation research to identify production practices that help growers save water while improving crop yields.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
Math reveals how honeybee hives balance the 'daring few, patient many' strategy
How do bees make group decisions without a leader? Math experts have determined that the best strategy is for a few to assume the risk of foraging under all conditions while the majority stay safely back and forage only when conditions are favorable.
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How do bees make group decisions without a leader? Math experts have determined that the best strategy is for a few to assume the risk of foraging under all conditions while the majority stay safely back and forage only when conditions are favorable.
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Math experts have determined that the best strategy is for a few to assume the risk of foraging under all conditions while the majority stay safely back and forage only when conditions are favorable.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
To ancient astronomers, Theta Eridani was brighter for 1,000 years—now we know why
There's a bit of a historical mystery surrounding the star Theta Eridani. Ptolemy in the second century A.D. and al-Sufi in A.D. 964 both recorded Theta Eridani as one of the 13 brightest stars in the sky. Hipparchus may have said the same. But there's a problem. For it to be one of the 13 brightest, it had to be much more luminous than it is today.
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To ancient astronomers, Theta Eridani was brighter for 1,000 years—now we know why. 964 both recorded Theta Eridani as one of the 13 brightest stars in the sky. For it to be one of the 13 brightest, it had to be much more luminous than it is today.
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There's a bit of a historical mystery surrounding the star Theta Eridani.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
Geoscientists reveal how Earth's forces are shaping the 'Roof of the World'
Geoscientists at the University of Glasgow have helped reveal new evidence about the formation of one of the highest mountainous areas on Earth—the Tibetan Plateau. A study by an international team of Chinese and U.K. geoscientists shows that the unique topography at the summit of the plateau is shaped by processes going on deep in Earth.
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Geoscientists reveal how Earth's forces are shaping the 'Roof of the World'. A study by an international team of Chinese and U.K. geoscientists shows that the unique topography at the summit of the plateau is shaped by processes going on deep in Earth.
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Geoscientists at the University of Glasgow have helped reveal new evidence about the formation of one of the highest mountainous areas on Earth—the Tibetan Plateau.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
Understanding anti-blackness at Hispanic-serving research universities
At Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), conversations about diversity often center on supporting Hispanic/Latine students. New research from scholars at University of New Mexico highlights an important and sometimes overlooked issue--the experiences of Black students at these universities, specifically those classified as R1, or highly research-intensive institutions.
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At Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), conversations about diversity often center on supporting Hispanic/Latine students. New research from scholars at University of New Mexico highlights an important and sometimes overlooked issue--the experiences of Black students at these universities, specifically those classified as R1, or highly research-intensive institutions.
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At Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), conversations about diversity often center on supporting Hispanic/Latine students.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
New platform creates digital map for marine biobanks
A new digital platform developed under the leadership of CIIMAR is making Portugal's marine biodiversity more accessible by bringing together thousands of biological resources into a single access point. The Blue Biobanks Digital Research Platform aims to bridge scientific research and industry by simplifying the identification of organisms and biological materials with potential applications in areas such as biotechnology, bioremediation, aquaculture, health, cosmetics and many others.
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A new digital platform developed under the leadership of CIIMAR is making Portugal's marine biodiversity more accessible by bringing together thousands of biological resources into a single access point.
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A new digital platform developed under the leadership of CIIMAR is making Portugal's marine biodiversity more accessible by bringing together thousands of biological resources into a single access point.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan, which was livestreamed by the NVS, a group of space fans.
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Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.
Phys
Jul 11, 08:14
Thousands shelter in Taiwan as typhoon lashes Japan islands
More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept toward China on Saturday.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Typhoon Bavi knocked out power to thousands in Okinawa and lashed northern Taiwan as it bore down on storm-battered China, where it is expected to make landfall early Sunday. "If the wind and rain start picking up in a bit, I'll be heading home early.
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More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept toward China on Saturday.
Bbc
Jul 11, 06:37
New research into basking sharks around island
Researchers are hoping to build a clearer picture of how endangered basking sharks use and behave in Manx waters, as sightings of the species have risen this year.
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Researchers are hoping to build a clearer picture of how endangered basking sharks use and behave in Manx waters, as sightings of the species have risen this year. The Manx Shark Foundation has been created by shark scientist Gemma Scotts and fisheries officer Tom Morgan.
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The Manx Shark Foundation hopes to learn more about basking sharks often spotted around the island.
Theguardian
Jul 11, 06:09
‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis?
Reports of falling sperm counts and testosterone levels have fuelled fears over chemicals, pollution and modern lifestyles. But how much do scientists agree on what is affecting male fertility? The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they presented data that revealed an apparent halving of average male testosterone levels over the past 50 years. “It is mind-blowing that testosterone has declined by 50%,” Prof Hagai Levine, who led the work, told the Guardian. “This is a lot. Wake up people. Wake up.” Continue reading...
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‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis?. But how much do scientists agree on what is affecting male fertility? The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they presented data that revealed an apparent halving of average male testosterone levels over the past 50 years.
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Reports of falling sperm counts and testosterone levels have fuelled fears over chemicals, pollution and modern lifestyles.
Sciencedaily
Jul 11, 03:04
After 70 years of excavation, ancient Sardis becomes a UNESCO World Heritage site
After nearly seven decades of excavation, the legendary ancient city of Sardis has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrating years of discoveries that continue to reshape its history. Archaeologists say the biggest breakthroughs don't happen in a single season—they emerge as decades of evidence slowly come together.
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After nearly seven decades of excavation, the legendary ancient city of Sardis has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrating years of discoveries that continue to reshape its history. Archaeologists say the biggest breakthroughs don't happen in a single season—they emerge as decades of evidence slowly come together.
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After nearly seven decades of excavation, the legendary ancient city of Sardis has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrating years of discoveries that continue to reshape its history.
Arstechnica
Jul 10, 23:02
Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
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Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor. Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
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Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
Brown
Jul 10, 22:30
Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules. PROVIDENCE, R.I.
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Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows. [Brown University] — Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements. Some elements share more than one electron pair, forming double or triple bonds.
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Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules.
Bbc
Jul 10, 21:30
New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand
The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
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New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
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The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Does multitasking ability really differ by sex? Not in the way you'd think
Research simulates real-life multitasking performance to assess potential differences between men and women. When coordinating five different tasks, men ignored the conversational task more than twice as often as women, while showing similar performance to women in all other tasks.
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Does multitasking ability really differ by sex? Not in the way you'd think. When coordinating five different tasks, men ignored the conversational task more than twice as often as women, while showing similar performance to women in all other tasks.
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Research simulates real-life multitasking performance to assess potential differences between men and women.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Physical laws explain why most flies evolved similar flight, with mosquitoes as outliers
A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways. Physical and aerodynamic laws shape the evolution of their flight behavior more strongly than previously thought. Mosquitoes prove to be a striking exception.
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Physical laws explain why most flies evolved similar flight, with mosquitoes as outliers. Physical and aerodynamic laws shape the evolution of their flight behavior more strongly than previously thought. Mosquitoes prove to be a striking exception.
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A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Ancient DNA challenges family assumptions in medieval Scandinavian graves
When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members of the same family. A new study from Stockholm University in Science Advances suggests otherwise.
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Ancient DNA challenges family assumptions in medieval Scandinavian graves. When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members of the same family. A new study from Stockholm University in Science Advances suggests otherwise.
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When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members of the same family.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Researchers find simple solution for extending the lifespan of LEDs made from glowing quantum dots
A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays—such as flat-screen TVs, augmented and virtual reality headsets, smartphone screens, medical imaging devices and even large-area ambient lighting surfaces—that also generate richer, brighter colors.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The research appears in Science Advances . The efficiency of these displays could be further improved, and their manufacturing process further simplified, if the quantum dots could be electrically excited , as was first demonstrated in the quantum dot LED (QD-LED) structures more than 20 y…
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A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays—such as flat-screen TVs, augmented and virtual reality headsets, smartphone screens, medical imaging devices and even large-area ambient lighting surfaces—that also generate richer, brighter colors.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
New 3D COF structure could help tune porous materials for batteries and cleanup
A research team synthesized and determined the structure of a borate-linked 3D crystalline covalent organic framework, TCTP-COF, via electron diffraction for the first time. These findings will help scientists determine the structure-property relationships for other 3D COFs and facilitate their tuning for advanced applications.
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A research team synthesized and determined the structure of a borate-linked 3D crystalline covalent organic framework, TCTP-COF, via electron diffraction for the first time. These findings will help scientists determine the structure-property relationships for other 3D COFs and facilitate their tuning for advanced applications.
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A research team synthesized and determined the structure of a borate-linked 3D crystalline covalent organic framework, TCTP-COF, via electron diffraction for the first time.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Giant kangaroos survived until 6,500 years ago on the New Guinea coast
by Loukas Koungoulos, Isaac A. R. Kerr, Sue O'Connor, The Conversation This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies .
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Kerr, Sue O'Connor, The Conversation This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . However, our new study , published in the journal npj Biodiversity , suggests Protemnodon tumbuna survived until as late as 6,000 years ago in northern New Guinea.
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Roughly 50,000 years ago, a kangaroo unlike any alive today lived in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Visible light triggers three-step cascade to make 3D drug-like molecules
A team led by chemist Frank Glorius, a professor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Münster, has developed a new light-driven reaction sequence. In this triple catalysis, one reaction step triggers the next like three dominoes in a row, toppling one after the other. The molecular transformations occur sequentially in a single reaction vessel. Such one-pot synthesis is considered an ideal process because it is particularly resource- and energy-efficient.
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Visible light triggers three-step cascade to make 3D drug-like molecules. In this triple catalysis, one reaction step triggers the next like three dominoes in a row, toppling one after the other. Such one-pot synthesis is considered an ideal process because it is particularly resource- and energy-efficient.
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A team led by chemist Frank Glorius, a professor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Münster, has developed a new light-driven reaction sequence.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
What is 'social media'? Study highlights public confusion about the term
Research from Aston University has shown that the public has no clearly accepted definition for the term "social media" or agreement about which websites and platforms are classified as such.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Psychological research into social media tends to focus on its potential impact on mental health and well-being. "Social media" is broadly defined as an online platform for sharing digital media in a social capacity.
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Research from Aston University has shown that the public has no clearly accepted definition for the term "social media" or agreement about which websites and platforms are classified as such.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Moderate warming rewires one-third of microalga's genes, study finds
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alters the activity of about one-third of its protein-coding genes in response even to moderate temperature changes. The study, published in the journal The Plant Cell, points to far-reaching consequences of climate change for aquatic ecosystems and soil. The research team is from the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI).
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Moderate warming rewires one-third of microalga's genes, study finds. The study, published in the journal The Plant Cell, points to far-reaching consequences of climate change for aquatic ecosystems and soil.
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Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alters the activity of about one-third of its protein-coding genes in response even to moderate temperature changes.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests
When a record-breaking drought and heat wave swept across China's Yangtze River Basin in 2022, forests across the region faced an extreme test. The event provided a rare opportunity for researchers to test how different forests respond when rising temperatures and water shortages strike at the same time.
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Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests. When a record-breaking drought and heat wave swept across China's Yangtze River Basin in 2022, forests across the region faced an extreme test. The event provided a rare opportunity for researchers to test how different forests respond when rising temperatures and water shortages strike at the same time.
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When a record-breaking drought and heat wave swept across China's Yangtze River Basin in 2022, forests across the region faced an extreme test.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Children back group claims over evidence, but privacy reduces bias, experiments reveal
As we move closer to Election Day 2026, voting preferences are moving back into focus—and with them, analyses of what drives partisanship at the polls. However, less frequently asked is when Americans show evidence of partisan behavior: shortly or well after reaching the legal voting age? As teenagers? In elementary school?
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Children back group claims over evidence, but privacy reduces bias, experiments reveal. As we move closer to Election Day 2026, voting preferences are moving back into focus—and with them, analyses of what drives partisanship at the polls. However, less frequently asked is when Americans show evidence of partisan behavior: shortly or well after reaching the legal voting age?
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As we move closer to Election Day 2026, voting preferences are moving back into focus—and with them, analyses of what drives partisanship at the polls.
Phys
Jul 10, 21:18
Dark energy flips its sign, but the Hubble tension refuses to budge
For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. In the late 1990s, two independent teams, the Supernova Cosmology Project, led by Saul Perlmutter, and the High-Z Supernova Search Team, led by Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess, discovered something strange: The expansion is speeding up. The finding earned them the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. The leading explanation for this acceleration is "dark energy," a mysterious force usually modeled as a constant called Lambda, pushing space apart. Combined with cold dark matter, this gives us the LCDM model, the standard picture of the cosmos for the past 25 years.
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Dark energy flips its sign, but the Hubble tension refuses to budge. In the late 1990s, two independent teams, the Supernova Cosmology Project, led by Saul Perlmutter, and the High-Z Supernova Search Team, led by Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess, discovered something strange: The expansion is speeding up.
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For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding.
Bbc
Jul 10, 20:14
Helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
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For more than 30 years, Paul Dunn has been working to revive the fortunes of the high brown fritillary.
Arstechnica
Jul 10, 16:11
An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet
The Earth may not be that massive, but it still distorts space-time.
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An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet. The Earth may not be that massive, but it still distorts space-time.
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The Earth may not be that massive, but it still distorts space-time.
Newscientist
Jul 10, 16:11
UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down
A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months
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A United Nations list of every object launched into space, conceived during the cold war as a way to avoid paranoia and conflict, has been unavailable for months due to an unexplained IT problem. “Especially at a time of rising tensions in space, [with] accusations about bad behaviour flying back and forth between various space powers.
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A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months
Bbc
Jul 10, 16:00
How can you help wildlife during hot weather?
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Sophia Herod has some tips for helping animals that might visit your garden or neighbourhood.
Theguardian
Jul 10, 15:00
How ‘space balls’ launched a sleepy Queensland beach town into the global spotlight at warp speed
Shop owner Lisa Scobie says Forrest Beach is usually a place where ‘kids go fishing before school’. Then six mysterious objects washed up Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When pieces of mysterious space debris washed up on the beach at her sleepy coastal community in north Queensland, Lisa Scobie’s first thoughts were about making sure everyone was safe. But days later the local takeaway shop owner had settled on another reaction to what had become international news. Continue reading...
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How ‘space balls’ launched a sleepy Queensland beach town into the global spotlight at warp speed. Then six mysterious objects washed up Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When pieces of mysterious space debris washed up on the beach at her sleepy coastal community in north Queensland, Lisa Scobie’s first thoughts were about making sure everyone was s…
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Shop owner Lisa Scobie says Forrest Beach is usually a place where ‘kids go fishing before school’.
Yongzx
Jul 10, 14:58
Surprising lessons from my research scientist job search
There are two recent blog posts from Alisa and Silvia , both CS PhD students, on how they prepared and got into frontier labs such as OpenAI and Google Deepmind.
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Surprising lessons from my research scientist job search. I highly recommend them, and after seeing the reactions on Twitter , I want to share a different angle: what surprised me during my own research scientist job search. My job search experience is a bit unconventional as I did some research pivot during my last year of PhD.
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This is because of my research portfolio having less work on core AI safety topics.
Quantamagazine
Jul 10, 14:51
We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture.
Researchers thought that what enabled complex fluids to break apart was their elasticity. But a crack in a nonelastic simple fluid has them questioning that idea. The post We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. The post We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Researchers thought that what enabled complex fluids to break apart was their elasticity.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 11:31
This common pesticide may be quietly wiping out future bumblebees
A next-generation pesticide designed to kill crop pests may also be interfering with the reproductive health of bumblebees. Researchers discovered that low-dose exposure to sulfoxaflor changed gene activity, especially in tissues involved in reproduction, raising concerns about long-term impacts on bee populations. Because pollinators are essential for about one-third of the world's food production, finding ways to protect them while controlling pests has become increasingly important.
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This common pesticide may be quietly wiping out future bumblebees. Researchers discovered that low-dose exposure to sulfoxaflor changed gene activity, especially in tissues involved in reproduction, raising concerns about long-term impacts on bee populations.
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A next-generation pesticide designed to kill crop pests may also be interfering with the reproductive health of bumblebees.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 11:31
Europe's most active volcano may have a secret origin
Mount Etna has long puzzled geologists because it doesn't fit any of the three classic ways volcanoes are thought to form. A new study suggests it may instead be fueled by ancient pockets of magma that are pushed upward through cracks created by shifting tectonic plates. If confirmed, Etna could belong to a rare fourth category of volcano, revealing that much larger volcanoes can form through processes previously associated only with small submarine eruptions.
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Europe's most active volcano may have a secret origin. A new study suggests it may instead be fueled by ancient pockets of magma that are pushed upward through cracks created by shifting tectonic plates.
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Mount Etna has long puzzled geologists because it doesn't fit any of the three classic ways volcanoes are thought to form.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 11:31
The galaxy’s coldest “stars” may actually be alien megastructures
Scientists have identified new clues that could help astronomers spot one of the most famous hypothetical alien megastructures: a Dyson sphere. The study finds that red dwarfs and white dwarfs are the most promising stars to examine, since advanced civilizations could potentially build energy-harvesting swarms around them more easily. These objects would stand out by glowing in infrared light instead of visible light, lacking the dusty signatures of ordinary stars, and possibly flickering in unusual ways.
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The galaxy’s coldest “stars” may actually be alien megastructures. The study finds that red dwarfs and white dwarfs are the most promising stars to examine, since advanced civilizations could potentially build energy-harvesting swarms around them more easily.
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Scientists have identified new clues that could help astronomers spot one of the most famous hypothetical alien megastructures: a Dyson sphere.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:56
The real Moana story: Why the Polynesians suddenly sailed east
Major drought forced people to migrate across the Pacific beyond Samoa and Tonga and toward the Americas, scientists have discovered. With the new live-action "Moana" film hitting cinemas, a team of geographers and climate scientists from the Universities of Southampton and East Anglia has discovered the true history of the tale. The paper is published in the Journal of Pacific Archaeology.
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The real Moana story: Why the Polynesians suddenly sailed east. With the new live-action "Moana" film hitting cinemas, a team of geographers and climate scientists from the Universities of Southampton and East Anglia has discovered the true history of the tale. The paper is published in the Journal of Pacific Archaeology.
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Major drought forced people to migrate across the Pacific beyond Samoa and Tonga and toward the Americas, scientists have discovered.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Certifying third-party repairs retains customers, signals utility left in goods
Certifying a third-party repair service can help companies retain customers by signaling that there's value, or "unused utility," left in broken products, according to a team led by Penn State researchers. The researchers, who were raised by parents and grandparents with what they called a "fix it" mindset, said they had noticed a trend toward disposable consumption over recent decades. This trend leads consumers to replace—rather than repair—broken goods, which end up in landfills. The team wanted to see if brand repair services increased repair rates for durable goods like laptops and stand mixers while addressing two major concerns: that repairs would eat into sales numbers, and the cost of hosting an in-house repair service.
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Certifying third-party repairs retains customers, signals utility left in goods. The researchers, who were raised by parents and grandparents with what they called a "fix it" mindset, said they had noticed a trend toward disposable consumption over recent decades.
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Certifying a third-party repair service can help companies retain customers by signaling that there's value, or "unused utility," left in broken products, according to a team led by Penn State researchers.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Ancient rocks reveal Earth's past warm periods were cooler than thought
Earth's temperature has been much cooler in the past than previously thought, meaning it could be moving toward the warmest it's ever been.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Research at the University of Leeds used a new method to understand how warm Earth's temperature has been over the Phanerozoic period—from around 540 million years ago to the present day.
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Earth's temperature has been much cooler in the past than previously thought, meaning it could be moving toward the warmest it's ever been.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Stress protection of Amazon trees, induced by climate warming, may alter atmosphere chemistry
The Amazon rainforest is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth. It is also the world's largest source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These carbon-based gases are naturally released by vegetation. They protect trees against various sources of stress, e.g., by mitigating oxidative stress and deterring herbivores. Once in the atmosphere, VOCs react rapidly with other gases. This influences the formation of airborne particles and clouds, which contributes to shaping the regional climate and rainfall patterns.
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Stress protection of Amazon trees, induced by climate warming, may alter atmosphere chemistry. They protect trees against various sources of stress, e.g., by mitigating oxidative stress and deterring herbivores. This influences the formation of airborne particles and clouds, which contributes to shaping the regional climate and rainfall patterns.
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The Amazon rainforest is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Morning glories reveal 96% drop in adaptation as pollinator pressure reshapes evolution
Facing both climate change and a crashing pollinator population, plants may be evolving to attract pollinators rather than adapting to a warming climate, and the trade-off has resulted in a steep decline in plants' rate of adaptation, according to a University of Michigan study. The researchers, studying morning glories, observed a 96% decrease in the population's rate of adaptation over nine years. The declining rate of adaptation could affect farmers, who deal with morning glory as an agricultural nuisance. The research is published in the journal Evolution Letters.
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Morning glories reveal 96% drop in adaptation as pollinator pressure reshapes evolution. The researchers, studying morning glories, observed a 96% decrease in the population's rate of adaptation over nine years. The research is published in the journal Evolution Letters.
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Facing both climate change and a crashing pollinator population, plants may be evolving to attract pollinators rather than adapting to a warming climate, and the trade-off has resulted in a steep decline in plants' rate of adaptation, according to a University of Michigan study.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
The Matua people: Sounds and rituals strengthen cross-border sense of community
Professor Carola Lorea of the University of Tübingen's Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology has published a comprehensive academic study on the Matua, a community of 50 million people scattered across India, Bangladesh and 32 other nations in the wake of evictions and forced migration. Despite national borders and natural barriers such as the Bay of Bengal Delta, swamps and the sea, the community's cohesion has only grown over the decades. Lorea's work represents more than 10 years of field studies into Matua life, and she describes how religious songs, drum rhythms and shared stories play a vital role in Matua society and have even made a protest movement possible.
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The Matua people: Sounds and rituals strengthen cross-border sense of community. Despite national borders and natural barriers such as the Bay of Bengal Delta, swamps and the sea, the community's cohesion has only grown over the decades.
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Professor Carola Lorea of the University of Tübingen's Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology has published a comprehensive academic study on the Matua, a community of 50 million people scattered across India, Bangladesh and 32 other nations in the wake of evictions and forced migration.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Capturing the cosmic 'drift' before a star is born
Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity. While many questions remain about the exact mechanisms of star formation, advanced radio telescopes have given researchers new insights into the inner workings of infant stars.
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Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity. While many questions remain about the exact mechanisms of star formation, advanced radio telescopes have given researchers new insights into the inner workings of infant stars.
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Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time
Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Australia was for years the only continental landmass to be free of the H5 strain, which has caused severe disease and high death rates in poultry and wild birds worldwide.
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Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Study underscores barriers for male survivor support
Male survivors of intimate partner violence are less likely to seek help than female survivors, according to new research from Michigan State University's School of Social Work. As a result, these cases of intimate partner violence go unrecognized and underreported. To combat this, researchers call for more supportive and inclusive intervention services.
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Study underscores barriers for male survivor support. As a result, these cases of intimate partner violence go unrecognized and underreported. To combat this, researchers call for more supportive and inclusive intervention services.
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Male survivors of intimate partner violence are less likely to seek help than female survivors, according to new research from Michigan State University's School of Social Work.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Darwin's 150‑year‑old hillside steps mystery may have a new answer from virtual grazing animals
Steep hillsides and mountainsides in many regions worldwide are often covered in characteristic step-like patterns, also known as terracettes. These repeating landforms have fascinated scientists for more than a century, yet the factors contributing to their formation had not been clearly confirmed until now.
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Darwin's 150‑year‑old hillside steps mystery may have a new answer from virtual grazing animals. Steep hillsides and mountainsides in many regions worldwide are often covered in characteristic step-like patterns, also known as terracettes.
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Steep hillsides and mountainsides in many regions worldwide are often covered in characteristic step-like patterns, also known as terracettes.
Phys
Jul 10, 10:55
Researchers link the mass extinction of once-dominant marine groups to intolerable heat, diminished oxygen in oceans
A new Stanford-led study offers the clearest picture yet of how some ocean life survived our planet's biggest mass extinction while most animals did not. About 252 million years ago, 96% of marine species and 70% of land animals died off during the Permian–Triassic extinction event, known as the "Great Dying." Not all branches of the evolutionary tree were affected evenly, however.
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A new Stanford-led study offers the clearest picture yet of how some ocean life survived our planet's biggest mass extinction while most animals did not. About 252 million years ago, 96% of marine species and 70% of land animals died off during the Permian–Triassic extinction event, known as the "Great Dying.
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A new Stanford-led study offers the clearest picture yet of how some ocean life survived our planet's biggest mass extinction while most animals did not.
Newscientist
Jul 10, 10:00
The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering them
How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – but 100 years on, this trick is a common part of modern maths, says columnist Jacob Aron
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How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – but 100 years on, this trick is a common part of modern maths, says columnist Jacob Aron
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Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – but 100 years on, this trick is a common part of modern maths, says columnist Jacob Aron
Bbc
Jul 10, 09:07
How cows are helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
The High Brown Fritillary needs bracken and a certain violet to thrive - but everything in moderation.
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How cows are helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies. The High Brown Fritillary needs bracken and a certain violet to thrive - but everything in moderation.
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The High Brown Fritillary needs bracken and a certain violet to thrive - but everything in moderation.
Newscientist
Jul 10, 07:00
2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to
During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research
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During the total solar eclipse on 12 August , scientists from around the world will have their eyes – and scientific instruments – on the sun. A total solar eclipse occurs when the sun and moon line up just right so that the moon blocks out the entire disc of the sun from the perspective of Earth.
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During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research
Bbc
Jul 10, 06:44
China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says
It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says. It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 02:01
Scientists just debunked a dangerous baby rattlesnake myth
A new study debunks the long-standing claim that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults. Researchers found that young rattlesnakes can control their venom just like adults, while adult snakes usually inject much more venom and cause more serious bites. The team also uncovered how the myth spread through decades of inaccurate news reports and misleading quotes from trusted sources.
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Scientists just debunked a dangerous baby rattlesnake myth. Researchers found that young rattlesnakes can control their venom just like adults, while adult snakes usually inject much more venom and cause more serious bites. The team also uncovered how the myth spread through decades of inaccurate news reports and misleading quotes from trusted sources.
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A new study debunks the long-standing claim that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 02:01
A hidden immune backup system could supercharge mRNA cancer vaccines
Researchers found that mRNA cancer vaccines can recruit an unexpected immune cell to launch powerful tumor-fighting responses, overturning a long-held assumption about how the vaccines work. The discovery could lead to more effective cancer vaccines and help scientists tailor treatments for better patient outcomes.
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Researchers found that mRNA cancer vaccines can recruit an unexpected immune cell to launch powerful tumor-fighting responses, overturning a long-held assumption about how the vaccines work. The discovery could lead to more effective cancer vaccines and help scientists tailor treatments for better patient outcomes.
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Researchers found that mRNA cancer vaccines can recruit an unexpected immune cell to launch powerful tumor-fighting responses, overturning a long-held assumption about how the vaccines work.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 02:01
Hawaii's famous “happy-face” spider has a surprising relative
A newly discovered Happy-Face spider in the Himalayas closely resembles Hawaii's iconic species but evolved independently, according to DNA evidence. Its mysterious smile-like markings, many color forms, and unexpected link to ginger plants have scientists eager to learn how the two distant species are connected.
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Hawaii's famous “happy-face” spider has a surprising relative. A newly discovered Happy-Face spider in the Himalayas closely resembles Hawaii's iconic species but evolved independently, according to DNA evidence. Its mysterious smile-like markings, many color forms, and unexpected link to ginger plants have scientists eager to learn how the two distant species are connected.
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A newly discovered Happy-Face spider in the Himalayas closely resembles Hawaii's iconic species but evolved independently, according to DNA evidence.
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 02:01
Physicists created a tiny universe where time emerged without a clock
What if time doesn't actually exist until something changes? Scientists at the University of Birmingham created a tiny "mini universe" using 24,000 ultracold atoms and showed that the flow of time can emerge naturally from changes inside a quantum system, without relying on any external clock.
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Physicists created a tiny universe where time emerged without a clock. What if time doesn't actually exist until something changes? Scientists at the University of Birmingham created a tiny "mini universe" using 24,000 ultracold atoms and showed that the flow of time can emerge naturally from changes inside a quantum system, without relying on any external clock.
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What if time doesn't actually exist until something changes?
Sciencedaily
Jul 10, 02:01
This alien planet never has sunrise or sunset. It may support life
A planet with one side permanently roasting and the other frozen in endless darkness might still have a chance of supporting life. Researchers found that heat inside a tidally locked exoplanet could circulate in a stable, continuous loop, helping moderate temperatures in certain regions. Their laboratory model suggests these worlds may be more hospitable than previously thought, despite their extreme surface conditions.
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This alien planet never has sunrise or sunset. Researchers found that heat inside a tidally locked exoplanet could circulate in a stable, continuous loop, helping moderate temperatures in certain regions. Their laboratory model suggests these worlds may be more hospitable than previously thought, despite their extreme surface conditions.
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A planet with one side permanently roasting and the other frozen in endless darkness might still have a chance of supporting life.
Theguardian
Jul 10, 02:00
The missing scientists at the centre of a UFO conspiracy
Are the disappearances or deaths of 11 US scientists really linked in a nefarious plot? Or just a conspiracy theory with roots in a bizarre broadcast that rocked Britain in the 1970s? In the last few years, 11 people allegedly tied to top secret US research have died or mysteriously disappeared, sparking a conspiracy that a clandestine operation is silencing those who know too much. As Phil Tinline explains to Nosheen Iqbal , what began as a series of unrelated tragedies has morphed into a mainstream obsession and even triggered a federal investigation. Continue reading...
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The missing scientists at the centre of a UFO conspiracy. Or just a conspiracy theory with roots in a bizarre broadcast that rocked Britain in the 1970s? In the last few years, 11 people allegedly tied to top secret US research have died or mysteriously disappeared, sparking a conspiracy that a clandestine operation is silencing those who know too much.
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Are the disappearances or deaths of 11 US scientists really linked in a nefarious plot?
Theguardian
Jul 9, 22:48
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87
Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021 Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviation pioneer who was denied the opportunity to become a Nasa astronaut and half a century later became the oldest woman to travel into space, has died aged 87. Funk died peacefully on Wednesday evening at her apartment in an assisted living facility in Grapevine, Texas, city councilwoman and close friend Duff O’Dell said on Thursday. O’Dell, who described herself as Funk’s caregiver, said she was by Funk’s side. Funk had fallen a couple of times recently and had an infection in her leg. “It took its toll,” O’Dell told the Associated Press. Continue reading...
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Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87. Funk died peacefully on Wednesday evening at her apartment in an assisted living facility in Grapevine, Texas, city councilwoman and close friend Duff O’Dell said on Thursday. O’Dell, who described herself as Funk’s caregiver, said she was by Funk’s side.
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Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021 Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviation pioneer who was denied the opportunity to become a Nasa astronaut and half a century later became the oldest woman to travel into space, has died aged 87.
Arstechnica
Jul 9, 22:29
Flores Hobbits scavenged Komodo dragons' elephant kills, study suggests
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Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Until about 60,000 years ago, diminutive hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (affectionately nicknamed Hobbits for obvious reasons), shared the island of Flores with Komodo dragons, pygmy elephants, and giant rats.
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If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Animal tracking overlooks biodiversity hotspots, with 95% of studies in well-funded countries
A recent study reveals geographic biases in how aquatic animals have been tracked and researched across the globe, with a preference toward politically stable, English-speaking countries with high conservation funding. Researchers are sounding the alarm in the hope of ensuring biodiversity hotspots elsewhere in the world are not left understudied.
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A recent study reveals geographic biases in how aquatic animals have been tracked and researched across the globe, with a preference toward politically stable, English-speaking countries with high conservation funding. Researchers are sounding the alarm in the hope of ensuring biodiversity hotspots elsewhere in the world are not left understudied.
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A recent study reveals geographic biases in how aquatic animals have been tracked and researched across the globe, with a preference toward politically stable, English-speaking countries with high conservation funding.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Medieval Islamic societies considered lovesickness a distinct mental illness, research shows
Lovesickness was taken seriously as a distinct mental illness by physicians in the medieval Islamic world, new research shows. Islamic scholars considered lovesickness, which they called ʿishq, to be different from melancholy—unlike Galen and other physicians from ancient Greece.
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Medieval Islamic societies considered lovesickness a distinct mental illness, research shows. Lovesickness was taken seriously as a distinct mental illness by physicians in the medieval Islamic world, new research shows. Islamic scholars considered lovesickness, which they called ʿishq, to be different from melancholy—unlike Galen and other physicians from ancient Greece.
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Lovesickness was taken seriously as a distinct mental illness by physicians in the medieval Islamic world, new research shows.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Self-propelled microparticles scrub stubborn biofilms, improving wound care and instrument cleaning
Newly developed microparticles can infiltrate stubborn bacterial matrices and release tiny oxygen bubbles to clean surfaces and wounds more efficiently than hydrogen peroxide or other cleaning agents alone, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report. In two papers, they have demonstrated the bubble-generating particles' ability to clean tenacious biofilms from surgical instruments, and—when embedded within bandages—to clean infected wounds and speed healing.
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Newly developed microparticles can infiltrate stubborn bacterial matrices and release tiny oxygen bubbles to clean surfaces and wounds more efficiently than hydrogen peroxide or other cleaning agents alone, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
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Newly developed microparticles can infiltrate stubborn bacterial matrices and release tiny oxygen bubbles to clean surfaces and wounds more efficiently than hydrogen peroxide or other cleaning agents alone, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Neutron imaging reveals how water limits CO₂ storage in recycled concrete
The construction sector faces two problems at once: it emits large amounts of CO₂ and produces vast quantities of concrete waste. But what if part of that waste could be used to trap carbon instead of ending up as rubble?
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Neutron imaging reveals how water limits CO₂ storage in recycled concrete. The construction sector faces two problems at once: it emits large amounts of CO₂ and produces vast quantities of concrete waste. But what if part of that waste could be used to trap carbon instead of ending up as rubble?
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The construction sector faces two problems at once: it emits large amounts of CO₂ and produces vast quantities of concrete waste.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
From bursts to creep: Rewriting the story of mud volcano flows
Mud volcanoes are often pictured as dramatic geological phenomena featuring the sudden eruption of large volumes of fiery mud in short, powerful bursts. By examining recent activity at the Lokbatan mud volcano in Azerbaijan, an international team of researchers led by the University of Oslo has found that many eruptions are relatively small and short-lived, producing only modest amounts of material near the crater.
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Mud volcanoes are often pictured as dramatic geological phenomena featuring the sudden eruption of large volumes of fiery mud in short, powerful bursts. By examining recent activity at the Lokbatan mud volcano in Azerbaijan, an international team of researchers led by the University of Oslo has found that many eruptions are relatively small and short-lived, producing only mode…
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Mud volcanoes are often pictured as dramatic geological phenomena featuring the sudden eruption of large volumes of fiery mud in short, powerful bursts.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Quantum optics may turn this rare visual phenomenon into an eye test
Modern life depends on quantum physics. It makes technologies such as GPS navigation, MRI scanners and computer chips possible. Now, the same science may also lead to a new way to test the health of our eyes. A University at Buffalo-led team has used a technique from quantum optics to make a little-known visual pattern produced inside the eye easier to see—potentially opening the door to a new way to test retinal health.
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Quantum optics may turn this rare visual phenomenon into an eye test. Now, the same science may also lead to a new way to test the health of our eyes. A University at Buffalo-led team has used a technique from quantum optics to make a little-known visual pattern produced inside the eye easier to see—potentially opening the door to a new way to test retinal health.
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Modern life depends on quantum physics.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Pre-cooked seafood-based meals can absorb chemical contaminants during packaging and processing
Ready meals containing fish and seafood can expose consumers to chemical contaminants that are present in the environment or introduced during processing and packaging. A study by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has, for the first time, analyzed the presence of a wide range of high-volume chemical substances in ready-made fish and seafood dishes sold in Tarragona, Spain.
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Ready meals containing fish and seafood can expose consumers to chemical contaminants that are present in the environment or introduced during processing and packaging. A study by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has, for the first time, analyzed the presence of a wide range of high-volume chemical substances in ready-made fish and seafood dishes sold in Tarragona, Spain.
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Ready meals containing fish and seafood can expose consumers to chemical contaminants that are present in the environment or introduced during processing and packaging.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Programmable light simulates quantum matter across 300 processes without bigger circuits
A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa and its Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Federico II University in Italy, has developed a programmable quantum simulator that shapes a beam of light to replicate how particles move through complex materials, avoiding the need for ever-larger electronic hardware.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Rather than wiring together intricate circuits, the researchers carefully sculpt the spatial pattern and polarization—two internal degrees of freedom of photons—so that they evolve the same way electrons would inside a crystal.
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A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa and its Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Federico II University in Italy, has developed a programmable quantum simulator that shapes a beam of light to replicate how particles move through complex materials, avoiding the need for ever-larger electronic hardware.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
New catalyst could make mixed plastic waste recyclable in one chemical step
Ever wondered where your plastics end up? A PET bottle can be washed, shredded, melted and given a second life. But most everyday items—toys, mattresses, car seats—are made from different plastics that refuse to mix when melted, producing unusable, contaminated material. Sorting is difficult and expensive, so most mixed plastic waste ends up burned or buried, and the materials are lost for good.
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New catalyst could make mixed plastic waste recyclable in one chemical step. A PET bottle can be washed, shredded, melted and given a second life. Sorting is difficult and expensive, so most mixed plastic waste ends up burned or buried, and the materials are lost for good.
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Ever wondered where your plastics end up?
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Why employee AI adoption isn't one-size-fits-all
As artificial intelligence becomes more deeply embedded in everyday life and work, organizations are investing heavily in tools and employee training. But new research from Texas A&M University suggests a one-size-fits-all approach may miss a fundamental truth: People don't all respond to AI the same way.
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Why employee AI adoption isn't one-size-fits-all. As artificial intelligence becomes more deeply embedded in everyday life and work, organizations are investing heavily in tools and employee training. But new research from Texas A&M University suggests a one-size-fits-all approach may miss a fundamental truth: People don't all respond to AI the same way.
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As artificial intelligence becomes more deeply embedded in everyday life and work, organizations are investing heavily in tools and employee training.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Carbon–bismuth bonds reveal that relativity blurs the textbook line between sigma and pi bonds
Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements. In a study published in Science, the researchers show evidence that when atomic nuclei are sufficiently heavy, the principles described in Einstein's theory of relativity change the structure of triple bonds—blurring the lines between the two separate types of bonds involved in textbook triple bonding.
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Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements. In a study published in Science, the researchers show evidence that when atomic nuclei are sufficiently heavy, the principles described in Einstein's theory of relativity change the structure of triple bonds—blurring the lines betwee…
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Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements.
Phys
Jul 9, 22:15
Water worries: The dangers of dehydration in pets
The summer heat can be unrelenting, sending pets who usually run straight to their owners after being outside in search of their water bowls instead. Rehydrating after playtime is important, so if a pet does not have proper access—or a desire to seek out—water, the owner must step in before the companion's health is at risk.
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Water worries: The dangers of dehydration in pets. The summer heat can be unrelenting, sending pets who usually run straight to their owners after being outside in search of their water bowls instead. Rehydrating after playtime is important, so if a pet does not have proper access—or a desire to seek out—water, the owner must step in before the companion's health is at risk.
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The summer heat can be unrelenting, sending pets who usually run straight to their owners after being outside in search of their water bowls instead.
Bbc
Jul 9, 20:00
BBC Inside Science
Close menu Episode details Radio 4 , · 09 Jul 2026 , · 28 mins Synthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in…
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Close menu Episode details Radio 4 , · 09 Jul 2026 , · 28 mins Synthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in a significant step towards building life from scratch. Science journalist, Kai Kupferschmidt, joins us to discuss the implications of this research, as well as the controversies.
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Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.
Newscientist
Jul 9, 17:00
Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death
Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision
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Human eyes have been kept active outside the body for up to 10 hours after death, double the length of time that had previously been achieved. “Maintaining light responses outside of the body is a tremendous feat.
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Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision
Grist
Jul 9, 15:50
A tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology
For decades, Jon Zehr was haunted by an organism he knew was there — but couldn’t see. It all started in the ‘90s on a research boat in the middle of the ocean.
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His plan was to gather and test samples of seawater with the hope that he might find something that other scientists had missed. Almost immediately, he found traces of a species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria previously unknown to science. Full of anticipation, he popped the seawater samples under the microscope, expecting to see that bacteria everywhere.
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Scientists at the time had only seriously studied one species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the entire ocean, but Zehr wanted to change that.
Newscientist
Jul 9, 15:00
Mathematics of thermodynamics is being rewritten after 200 years
The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields
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The theory of thermodynamics has helped us understand devices like engines for more than 200 years, but its mathematical foundations have always been a little too imprecise. Among all branches of physics, thermodynamics is among the easiest to connect to everyday life.
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The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields
Quantamagazine
Jul 9, 13:39
Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?
Astronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it’s rational to believe that we may be alone. The post Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?. The post Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Astronomer David Kipping discusses why claims of extraterrestrial life keep dissolving under scrutiny, why we need a more statistically grounded approach to searching for life beyond Earth, and why it’s rational to believe that we may be alone.
Newscientist
Jul 9, 13:00
Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggs
Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that helps the cells make the protein reduces the problem
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Human eggs that contain too many or too few chromosomes can lead to miscarriage, IVF failure and conditions such as Down’s syndrome. Now, researchers have found that giving the eggs a single injection can substantially reduce the problem.
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Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that helps the cells make the protein reduces the problem
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
Hidden deep-sea turbulence could alter climate and fisheries within one lifetime
Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls—not much bigger than a coin—deep below the ocean's surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces shaping our climate: sea level rise, fisheries collapse, extreme flooding and how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The findings come at a time when global ocean research of this kind is at risk. National Science Foundation announced the dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative , a $368 million ocean observation network that provides vital oceanographic data worldwide, although the plans were l…
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Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls—not much bigger than a coin—deep below the ocean's surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces shaping our climate: sea level rise, fisheries collapse, extreme flooding and how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
Ancient fossil may reveal animal kingdom's earliest right-handedness at 550 million years old
Scientists have uncovered what may be the earliest evidence of "right-handedness" in the animal kingdom, dating back more than half a billion years. The discovery comes from the fossil record of Spriggina floundersi, an organism from the Ediacaran Period that lived about 550 million years ago.
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Scientists have uncovered what may be the earliest evidence of "right-handedness" in the animal kingdom, dating back more than half a billion years. The discovery comes from the fossil record of Spriggina floundersi, an organism from the Ediacaran Period that lived about 550 million years ago.
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Scientists have uncovered what may be the earliest evidence of "right-handedness" in the animal kingdom, dating back more than half a billion years.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
Western Europe records its hottest June as heat waves surge: EU monitor
Western Europe this year experienced its hottest June on record as a searing heat wave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the European Union's climate monitor said Thursday.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The report comes as a new heat wave is battering Europe this week, following a record-breaking one in June and an unusually early spring hot spell in May.
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Western Europe this year experienced its hottest June on record as a searing heat wave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the European Union's climate monitor said Thursday.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
Uncovering the secrets of the basking shark's bizarre skin
New research reveals the unusual shape, size and pattern of the dermal denticles that cover basking sharks—thought to be unique to this species. Researchers propose that the shape and arrangement of the skin's scales protect the skin while also allowing for the stretchiness required to open and close their colossal mouths during ram filter feeding.
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New research reveals the unusual shape, size and pattern of the dermal denticles that cover basking sharks—thought to be unique to this species. Researchers propose that the shape and arrangement of the skin's scales protect the skin while also allowing for the stretchiness required to open and close their colossal mouths during ram filter feeding.
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New research reveals the unusual shape, size and pattern of the dermal denticles that cover basking sharks—thought to be unique to this species.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
China's pollution declines came at a cost
More than 20 years ago, the Chinese government instituted the Scientific Outlook on Development (SOD) program, tying local leaders' job performance evaluations to environmental quality improvements. More than 350 river monitoring stations measured their success.
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China's pollution declines came at a cost. More than 20 years ago, the Chinese government instituted the Scientific Outlook on Development (SOD) program, tying local leaders' job performance evaluations to environmental quality improvements. More than 350 river monitoring stations measured their success.
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More than 20 years ago, the Chinese government instituted the Scientific Outlook on Development (SOD) program, tying local leaders' job performance evaluations to environmental quality improvements.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
Researchers develop low-cost AI tool to help cities map urban tree canopy
As a heat dome drives dangerous temperatures across much of the United States and renews concerns about extreme heat, USC researchers have developed a new, freely available AI tool that could help cities better understand one of their best defenses against rising temperatures: trees.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The technology could help communities make smarter, targeted investments in urban forests as extreme heat becomes more common. "But to plant trees where they'll make the biggest difference, cities first need a clear picture of their existing tree canopy."
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As a heat dome drives dangerous temperatures across much of the United States and renews concerns about extreme heat, USC researchers have developed a new, freely available AI tool that could help cities better understand one of their best defenses against rising temperatures: trees.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
A new route to electrically controlled helimagnetic structures
Advanced magnetic memory and spintronic devices rely on the ability to control magnetic states using electricity. Today, such technologies work by manipulating relatively simple magnetic structures found in ferromagnets, where all the magnetic moments point the same way. However, researchers are becoming increasingly interested in controlling more complex magnetic systems because these could offer higher information density and improved efficiency.
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A new route to electrically controlled helimagnetic structures. Today, such technologies work by manipulating relatively simple magnetic structures found in ferromagnets, where all the magnetic moments point the same way.
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Advanced magnetic memory and spintronic devices rely on the ability to control magnetic states using electricity.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
The untapped potential of bowel cancer samples to boost understanding of other diseases
About half a million samples are collected from over-50s in Scotland each year in a highly successful NHS program that significantly boosts early cancer detection. But only a tiny amount of the sent-in poo—mixed with fluid—is needed to test for traces of blood, and the rest is discarded.
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The untapped potential of bowel cancer samples to boost understanding of other diseases. About half a million samples are collected from over-50s in Scotland each year in a highly successful NHS program that significantly boosts early cancer detection. But only a tiny amount of the sent-in poo—mixed with fluid—is needed to test for traces of blood, and the rest is discarded.
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About half a million samples are collected from over-50s in Scotland each year in a highly successful NHS program that significantly boosts early cancer detection.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
New genomic method to track disease outbreaks globally
Phylo-Plex, a new computational method, has been developed by Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators to allow cost-effective and scalable DNA sequencing of pathogens in laboratories with limited resources. Published today (July 9) in Nature Communications, Phylo-Plex analyzes genetic information from deadly pathogens to help track disease outbreaks, monitor antibiotic resistance and build capacity for research into how infections are spread.
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Phylo-Plex, a new computational method, has been developed by Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators to allow cost-effective and scalable DNA sequencing of pathogens in laboratories with limited resources.
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Phylo-Plex, a new computational method, has been developed by Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and their collaborators to allow cost-effective and scalable DNA sequencing of pathogens in laboratories with limited resources.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
'Check your ingredients': A new blueprint for using Fermi's 'Golden Rule'
Underpinning much of modern technology, from smartphones to scanning tunneling microscopes to particle colliders, is Fermi's Golden Rule. Named for 20th-century Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi (but actually discovered by British physicist Paul Dirac), the rule is a formula that connects what can be measured in an experiment—such as how fast atoms "jump" between energy states—to the microscopic properties of a quantum mechanical system. The formula is taught in every undergraduate quantum physics class.
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'Check your ingredients': A new blueprint for using Fermi's 'Golden Rule'. Named for 20th-century Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi (but actually discovered by British physicist Paul Dirac), the rule is a formula that connects what can be measured in an experiment—such as how fast atoms "jump" between energy states—to the microscopic properties of a quantum mechanical sy…
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Underpinning much of modern technology, from smartphones to scanning tunneling microscopes to particle colliders, is Fermi's Golden Rule.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
STING protein: Study finds new ways for the body to activate and possibly control inflammation
Understanding inflammation—and, above all, how to regulate it—is one of the great medical challenges of modern medicine. Its role as the first line of defense is crucial. It occurs when the presence of infectious agents triggers an inflammatory response. As well as hindering the entry of viruses and bacteria, this acts as a distress signal, attracting other components of our immune system.
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STING protein: Study finds new ways for the body to activate and possibly control inflammation. Its role as the first line of defense is crucial. As well as hindering the entry of viruses and bacteria, this acts as a distress signal, attracting other components of our immune system.
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Understanding inflammation—and, above all, how to regulate it—is one of the great medical challenges of modern medicine.
Phys
Jul 9, 11:56
Transparent nanosheets could shrink phone cameras while preserving high-resolution color images
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) nanosheets that may enhance camera resolution in compact devices, including smartphones and medical endoscopes.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . These nanosheets enable a single pixel to detect the intensity of red, green and blue (RGB) light while remaining nearly transparent, unlike conventional sensors.
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Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) nanosheets that may enhance camera resolution in compact devices, including smartphones and medical endoscopes.
Newscientist
Jul 9, 11:32
A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right
Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a feature of nervous systems that we see in our own right- and left-handedness
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It remains a feature of free-living mobile life today, but until this discovery, it wasn’t thought to have emerged until the Cambrian Period, which began around 541 million years ago. These animals lived during the Ediacaran Period, when multicellular life first became widespread.
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Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a feature of nervous systems that we see in our own right- and left-handedness
Frieve-a
Jul 9, 10:45
Frieve Vinyl Explained – Microscopic stylus/groove physics simulation
This app simulates an analog stylus tracing a vinyl groove in slow motion, using microscopic physics rather than a visual approximation: Hertz/Winkler contact, viscoelastic damping, and rigid-body dy…
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Frieve Vinyl Explained – Microscopic stylus/groove physics simulation. The result drives 45/45 left and right wall normal displacement. At each step, the simulator evaluates the stylus scanning-radius parabola against the wall gap, so inner-groove treble loss and pinch-effect distortion emerge from geometry rather than from an added distortion formula.
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This app simulates an analog stylus tracing a vinyl groove in slow motion, using microscopic physics rather than a visual approximation: Hertz/Winkler contact, viscoelastic damping, and rigid-body dynamics.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 10:25
These ancient quasars shouldn't exist so soon after the Big Bang
Astronomers have uncovered 31 of the oldest known quasars, including the two earliest ever detected, shining from a time when the universe was only about 670 million years old. Powered by supermassive black holes billions of times the Sun’s mass, these incredibly bright objects challenge scientists’ understanding of how such enormous black holes formed so quickly after the Big Bang.
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Astronomers have uncovered 31 of the oldest known quasars, including the two earliest ever detected, shining from a time when the universe was only about 670 million years old. Powered by supermassive black holes billions of times the Sun’s mass, these incredibly bright objects challenge scientists’ understanding of how such enormous black holes formed so quickly after the Big…
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Astronomers have uncovered 31 of the oldest known quasars, including the two earliest ever detected, shining from a time when the universe was only about 670 million years old.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 10:25
This Mars rover could finally reveal whether life ever existed on Mars
The hunt for ancient life on Mars just got an important test run. Scientists confirmed that the Rosalind Franklin rover's sophisticated instrument can detect subtle differences in two stable molecules that could preserve evidence of past life for billions of years. But the team also uncovered a surprise: organic molecules in the Murchison meteorite appear to have been contaminated by fossil fuel pollution during their journey through Earth's atmosphere.
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This Mars rover could finally reveal whether life ever existed on Mars. Scientists confirmed that the Rosalind Franklin rover's sophisticated instrument can detect subtle differences in two stable molecules that could preserve evidence of past life for billions of years.
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The hunt for ancient life on Mars just got an important test run.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 10:25
Scientists finally solved a 150-year-old gallium mystery
Scientists have rewritten the story of gallium after discovering that its unusual atomic bonds re-form at high temperatures, contradicting decades of accepted theory. The finding changes how researchers explain why the metal melts so easily and behaves unlike almost any other metal. Beyond solving a long-standing scientific mystery, the work could lead to advances in semiconductors, nanotechnology, and liquid metal engineering.
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Scientists finally solved a 150-year-old gallium mystery. The finding changes how researchers explain why the metal melts so easily and behaves unlike almost any other metal. Beyond solving a long-standing scientific mystery, the work could lead to advances in semiconductors, nanotechnology, and liquid metal engineering.
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Scientists have rewritten the story of gallium after discovering that its unusual atomic bonds re-form at high temperatures, contradicting decades of accepted theory.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 10:25
A vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision
A surprising discovery is reshaping scientists' understanding of how humans develop sharp central vision before birth. Instead of blue cone cells migrating away from the retina's center, the study found they transform into red and green cones under the influence of vitamin A-related signals and thyroid hormones. The findings could improve lab-grown retinal tissue and lay the groundwork for future cell therapies to restore vision lost to age-related eye diseases.
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A vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision. Instead of blue cone cells migrating away from the retina's center, the study found they transform into red and green cones under the influence of vitamin A-related signals and thyroid hormones.
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A surprising discovery is reshaping scientists' understanding of how humans develop sharp central vision before birth.
Bbc
Jul 9, 05:06
How beachgoers are turning snaps into science
Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Published 7 minutes ago Beachgoers are being invited to become citizen scientists to help track how our coastline is changing.
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Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Published 7 minutes ago Beachgoers are being invited to become citizen scientists to help track how our coastline is changing. She is leading the project in Northern Ireland and said people who regularly visit the beach have the power to transform scientists' understanding of how it is changing.
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Scientists hope to learn more about the impact of climate change on coasts through people's photos.
Theguardian
Jul 9, 04:00
Is male testosterone in freefall? – podcast
Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say society is facing a male fertility crisis. Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline. Ian Sample speaks to science correspondent Hannah Devlin to find out how the work has been received and what the researchers want to see happen in response to their finding Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...
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Is male testosterone in freefall? Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline.
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Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say society is facing a male fertility crisis.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 03:14
Harvard scientists turn a silicon chip into a DNA writing machine
Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water-based enzymes, offering a cleaner alternative to conventional DNA manufacturing. The breakthrough could eventually support portable DNA-writing devices and even massive DNA data storage, although new chemistry will be needed to scale the technology further.
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Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water-based enzymes, offering a cleaner alternative to conventional DNA manufacturing. The breakthrough could eventually support portable DNA-writing devices and even massive DNA data storage, although new chemistry will be needed to scale the technology further.
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Scientists have created a silicon chip that can write dozens of DNA sequences simultaneously using electricity and water-based enzymes, offering a cleaner alternative to conventional DNA manufacturing.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 00:41
Scientists finally crack nature's secret for building better cancer drugs
Researchers have cracked the code behind bacteria's ability to naturally manufacture multiple versions of powerful anti-cancer drugs. The discovery could make it much easier to engineer new cancer treatments inspired by nature, including improved versions of existing medicines.
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Scientists finally crack nature's secret for building better cancer drugs. Researchers have cracked the code behind bacteria's ability to naturally manufacture multiple versions of powerful anti-cancer drugs. The discovery could make it much easier to engineer new cancer treatments inspired by nature, including improved versions of existing medicines.
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Researchers have cracked the code behind bacteria's ability to naturally manufacture multiple versions of powerful anti-cancer drugs.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 00:41
Scientists used AI to crack one of water's biggest mysteries
Water’s odd behavior becomes even more dramatic when it is supercooled, but scientists have struggled to compare the many different ways of describing its microscopic structure. Researchers at the University of Osaka used an AI model trained on computer simulations to evaluate 16 different structural descriptors. The system identified the most effective ways to distinguish between water’s two competing liquid states, providing a clearer framework for studying one of nature’s most mysterious substances.
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Scientists used AI to crack one of water's biggest mysteries. Researchers at the University of Osaka used an AI model trained on computer simulations to evaluate 16 different structural descriptors.
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Water’s odd behavior becomes even more dramatic when it is supercooled, but scientists have struggled to compare the many different ways of describing its microscopic structure.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 00:41
Heidelberg physicists just united two opposing quantum theories
A new quantum theory bridges two rival models of how impurities behave inside many-particle systems, resolving a problem that has challenged physicists for decades. The findings could reshape experiments on ultracold atoms, semiconductors, and other exotic forms of quantum matter.
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Heidelberg physicists just united two opposing quantum theories. A new quantum theory bridges two rival models of how impurities behave inside many-particle systems, resolving a problem that has challenged physicists for decades. The findings could reshape experiments on ultracold atoms, semiconductors, and other exotic forms of quantum matter.
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A new quantum theory bridges two rival models of how impurities behave inside many-particle systems, resolving a problem that has challenged physicists for decades.
Sciencedaily
Jul 9, 00:41
Rare goblin shark filmed alive for the first time in the deep sea
For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives. The remarkable sightings greatly expand the shark's known range and depth, showing that this 125-million-year-old "living fossil" still has plenty of secrets left to reveal.
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Rare goblin shark filmed alive for the first time in the deep sea. For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives. The remarkable sightings greatly expand the shark's known range and depth, showing that this 125-million-year-old "living fossil" still has plenty of secrets left to reveal.
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For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Decoding of one of nature's largest enzymes reveals electron flow behind biological methane production
A research team at Marburg University has investigated one of the largest enzyme complexes found in nature to date and deciphered its remarkable structure. Under the supervision of Dr. Jan Schuller, Ph.D. student Sophia Paul from the Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) was able to characterize the so-called heterodisulfide reductase super-assembly in detail. The results of the study are now published in the journal Nature. They show how a molecular "giant" comprising hundreds of building blocks enables energy production in microorganisms.
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Decoding of one of nature's largest enzymes reveals electron flow behind biological methane production. The results of the study are now published in the journal Nature. They show how a molecular "giant" comprising hundreds of building blocks enables energy production in microorganisms.
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A research team at Marburg University has investigated one of the largest enzyme complexes found in nature to date and deciphered its remarkable structure.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
New deep-sea measurements show how the ocean floor forms
The first-known direct observations of a seafloor spreading event at a mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean are presented in Nature. The observations offer insight into how new oceanic crust is created.
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New deep-sea measurements show how the ocean floor forms. The first-known direct observations of a seafloor spreading event at a mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean are presented in Nature. The observations offer insight into how new oceanic crust is created.
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The first-known direct observations of a seafloor spreading event at a mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean are presented in Nature.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Brown howler monkeys rest more on long, hot days and when feeding on leaves
The daily movements of brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba) in the forest are determined by an interplay of environmental, behavioral and social factors. This is one of the conclusions of a study conducted in Brazil and published in the International Journal of Primatology. The study may guide conservation efforts for the species.
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Brown howler monkeys rest more on long, hot days and when feeding on leaves. The daily movements of brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba) in the forest are determined by an interplay of environmental, behavioral and social factors. This is one of the conclusions of a study conducted in Brazil and published in the International Journal of Primatology.
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The study may guide conservation efforts for the species.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Primordial mini-moons may explain meteorite composition
A new Southwest Research Institute-led study proposes a solution to a longstanding puzzle in planetary science: What caused the concentration, assembly, and preservation of millimeter-sized, spherical mineral grains within the parent bodies of the most common meteorites? The work is published in the journal Science Advances.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The work is published in the journal Science Advances . Chondritic asteroids are ancient bodies that orbit the sun, while a chondrite meteorite is a rocky fragment that falls to Earth.
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A new Southwest Research Institute-led study proposes a solution to a longstanding puzzle in planetary science: What caused the concentration, assembly, and preservation of millimeter-sized, spherical mineral grains within the parent bodies of the most common meteorites?
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
South African fynbos soil delivers a new species of soil bacterium
Microbiologists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa have discovered a previously unknown bacterial genus within the phylum Acidobacteriota. It is the first genus from this phylum to be described from Southern Africa.
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South African fynbos soil delivers a new species of soil bacterium. Microbiologists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa have discovered a previously unknown bacterial genus within the phylum Acidobacteriota. It is the first genus from this phylum to be described from Southern Africa.
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Microbiologists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa have discovered a previously unknown bacterial genus within the phylum Acidobacteriota.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Slowing Atlantic current could fuel stronger California atmospheric rivers by century's end
A slowing Atlantic Ocean current is projected to intensify powerful storms in California while reducing snowfall over Greenland, according to a recent University of California, Riverside study. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) works like a giant conveyor belt in the ocean, moving warm water from the tropics northward to heat places like Europe, then cycling the cooled, denser water back south along the ocean floor. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Slowing Atlantic current could fuel stronger California atmospheric rivers by century's end. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) works like a giant conveyor belt in the ocean, moving warm water from the tropics northward to heat places like Europe, then cycling the cooled, denser water back south along the ocean floor.
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A slowing Atlantic Ocean current is projected to intensify powerful storms in California while reducing snowfall over Greenland, according to a recent University of California, Riverside study.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Satellites are transforming biodiversity monitoring for global nature targets, but major gaps remain
A new scientific review outlines how satellites and other remote sensing technologies are increasingly shaping how biodiversity and ecosystem health can be monitored at scale—offering new opportunities for countries reporting under international nature targets, while also underscoring important limitations.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity , the study synthesizes current knowledge on the use of satellite-based Earth observation, LiDAR, radar and airborne sensing to track changes in ecosystems across the planet.
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A new scientific review outlines how satellites and other remote sensing technologies are increasingly shaping how biodiversity and ecosystem health can be monitored at scale—offering new opportunities for countries reporting under international nature targets, while also underscoring important limitations.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Should a chatbot manage your bank account? Probably not, according to analysis
When it comes to managing your personal finances, you may want to stick with your accountant before turning to artificial intelligence, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Researchers found that AI chatbots often provide recommendations that are inconsistent across generative AI platforms and may vary by sociodemographic groups.
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When it comes to managing your personal finances, you may want to stick with your accountant before turning to artificial intelligence, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Why some glasses break suddenly while others deform smoothly
If a liquid is cooled slowly to its freezing point, it becomes a crystal in which the constituent particles are arranged in an ordered pattern. In contrast, when the liquid is cooled very quickly, the particles are unable to arrange themselves in an ordered fashion, and it becomes glass. Glassy materials are all around us in everyday life. Common examples include window glass, certain metal alloys, polymers, foams, gels and even soft materials like emulsions and colloids.
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Why some glasses break suddenly while others deform smoothly. Glassy materials are all around us in everyday life. Common examples include window glass, certain metal alloys, polymers, foams, gels and even soft materials like emulsions and colloids.
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If a liquid is cooled slowly to its freezing point, it becomes a crystal in which the constituent particles are arranged in an ordered pattern.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Planting the future: Researchers put AI to work on the farm
Farmers are getting more tools in their toolbox, thanks to new research from the University of Missouri that shows how they can tweak planting practices to make the most of every acre.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . With the help of digital technology and artificial intelligence, Mizzou researchers are exploring strategies that allow farmers to manage different parts of a field based on their unique conditions.
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Farmers are getting more tools in their toolbox, thanks to new research from the University of Missouri that shows how they can tweak planting practices to make the most of every acre.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
Catching hydrogen in the act: Tracking the absorption process over time
If you're looking for hydrogen on the elemental chart, it won't take you long to find it. It is right there at the beginning, the lightest possible material. One electron, one proton, one neutron. Simple, minimalistic, the Marie Kondo of the elemental chart, but with enormous potential in terms of possible technological applications.
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Catching hydrogen in the act: Tracking the absorption process over time. If you're looking for hydrogen on the elemental chart, it won't take you long to find it. Simple, minimalistic, the Marie Kondo of the elemental chart, but with enormous potential in terms of possible technological applications.
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One electron, one proton, one neutron.
Phys
Jul 8, 23:07
How economic expectations and political polarization influence fertility rates and the number of marriages
The University of Barcelona participated in a study that uses an unexpected change of government in Spain—the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) defeated the PP, against the odds, in the March 2004 general election—to examine whether changes in economic expectations affected births, abortions and marriages.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The study shows that the electoral surprise—all the polls had predicted a PP victory—had an asymmetric impact on expectations.
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The University of Barcelona participated in a study that uses an unexpected change of government in Spain—the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) defeated the PP, against the odds, in the March 2004 general election—to examine whether changes in economic expectations affected births, abortions and marriages.
Newscientist
Jul 8, 20:00
Seeding clouds with seawater could prevent a super El Niño
A modelling study suggests marine cloud brightening could shade the eastern Pacific and reduce a global temperature spike from El Niño, but there could be unexpected consequences
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Short-term geoengineering to brighten clouds over the eastern Pacific Ocean could limit the damage caused by El Niño and save the global economy trillions of dollars, although there could be winners and losers from the disruption of natural cycles.
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A modelling study suggests marine cloud brightening could shade the eastern Pacific and reduce a global temperature spike from El Niño, but there could be unexpected consequences
Newscientist
Jul 8, 19:00
The 4 best science-fiction shows of 2026 so far
The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise. But for pure gold, advises TV columnist Bethan Ackerley, try Star City
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The 4 best science-fiction shows of 2026 so far. The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise. But for pure gold, advises TV columnist Bethan Ackerley, try Star City
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The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise.
Newscientist
Jul 8, 19:00
A surprisingly detailed look at the physics of a lugworm's poop
Feedback is delighted by a study of how many animals produce poop that echoes the look of the poop emoji – even the lugworm, which does it upside down
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A hasty bit of translation reveals that this means “How the poop emoji got its shape”. Buried in the emoji alphabet is the poop emoji, which, though it can take many guises IRL, is shaped like a sort of conical tower made up of coiled ropes of faeces. The press release directed us to a study of the physics of lugworm poop, published in Nature Communications in April.
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Feedback is delighted by a study of how many animals produce poop that echoes the look of the poop emoji – even the lugworm, which does it upside down
Newscientist
Jul 8, 19:00
The 5 must-watch science shows of 2026 so far
From AI with Hannah Fry to David Attenborough's early days, these are the five must-watch science documentaries of the year to date, says Bethan Ackerley
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Cecil: The lion and the dentist (UK: Channel 4; US: not available) In 2015, an amateur trophy hunter from the US shot and killed the largest lion in Africa. A symbol in life and in death, Cecil and other large, charismatic animals exist in a complex balance with humans who, one way or another, invariably stake a claim on them.
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From AI with Hannah Fry to David Attenborough's early days, these are the five must-watch science documentaries of the year to date, says Bethan Ackerley
Newscientist
Jul 8, 19:00
New Scientist recommends a vital look at the science of fatherhood
Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science. Darby Saxbe's fascinating new book Dad Brain is out to change that, says Olivia Goldhill
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New Scientist recommends a vital look at the science of fatherhood. Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science. Darby Saxbe's fascinating new book Dad Brain is out to change that, says Olivia Goldhill
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Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science.
Arstechnica
Jul 8, 17:26
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
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Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space. "The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
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"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
Newscientist
Jul 8, 17:00
Occam’s razor has lost its edge. Can we sharpen our search for truth?
Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality
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Limited by the knowledge of his time, the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy imagined that the planets and sun of our solar system orbited Earth. A more elegant explanation proposed that all the planets orbited the sun, kicking off a scientific revolution that changed our understanding of the entire universe.
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Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality
Arstechnica
Jul 8, 15:09
Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst
The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how?
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Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst. The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts.
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The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts.
Quantamagazine
Jul 8, 14:21
Is Life Just Different?
The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive. But does it serve a scientific purpose? The post Is Life Just Different? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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But does it serve a scientific purpose? The post Is Life Just Different? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive.
Newscientist
Jul 8, 14:00
Why Schrödinger's 1944 classic What Is Life? still feels prescient
Pioneer of quantum mechanics Erwin Schrödinger's look at living organisms is one of the most influential popular-science books of the 20th century. So how does it hold up today, asks Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
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Why Schrödinger's 1944 classic What Is Life? still feels prescient. So how does it hold up today, asks Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
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Pioneer of quantum mechanics Erwin Schrödinger's look at living organisms is one of the most influential popular-science books of the 20th century.
Bbc
Jul 8, 12:59
Jackdaw owner says gas field will 'not materially influence' climate change
The new assessment was required by the industry regulator, after it found several areas had not been adequately addressed in a previous submission.
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Scotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent Published 6 minutes ago Emissions from the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea will "not materially influence" global warming, according to a new report from its owner. Campaigners had called on the UK government to reject both the Jackdaw gas field and the Rosebank oil field developments.
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The new assessment was required by the industry regulator, after it found several areas had not been adequately addressed in a previous submission.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
How tall and short trees can coexist in old growth forests
Forests are shaped by light competition. The trees that grow the tallest have access to the most sunlight, blocking the rays and rendering the shaded space around them inhospitable to shorter trees below. In this stem exclusion phase of forest succession, the shorter trees often die. Yet scientists have observed that in old-growth forests, trees of vastly different sizes successfully coexist, proving that reaching the top of the canopy is not the sole winning strategy for survival in a forest environment.
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How tall and short trees can coexist in old growth forests. The trees that grow the tallest have access to the most sunlight, blocking the rays and rendering the shaded space around them inhospitable to shorter trees below.
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Forests are shaped by light competition.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
How climate change affects interactions between owls and their prey
A study published in Ecography has assessed how climate change may be destabilizing interactions between predators and prey in the wild—specifically, how owl–prey interactions have responded to environmental variability and resource availability over 24 years in the semi-arid ecosystem of Bosque Fray Jorge National Park in Chile.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . In their analysis of data from 1990–2015, the researchers found that during periods of low precipitation, when resource availability was reduced, owl species increasingly focused on different prey, reducing dietary overlap.
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A study published in Ecography has assessed how climate change may be destabilizing interactions between predators and prey in the wild—specifically, how owl–prey interactions have responded to environmental variability and resource availability over 24 years in the semi-arid ecosystem of Bosque Fray Jorge National Park in Chile.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
How foreign direct investments affect employment and income in rural areas of the US
Federal trade and industrial policies have triggered a new wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with some companies committing billions of dollars to U.S.-based manufacturing. Now, an analysis in Contemporary Economic Policy has found that FDI raises employment but has no significant effect on income in rural U.S. counties.
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Federal trade and industrial policies have triggered a new wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with some companies committing billions of dollars to U.S.-based manufacturing. Now, an analysis in Contemporary Economic Policy has found that FDI raises employment but has no significant effect on income in rural U.S.
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Federal trade and industrial policies have triggered a new wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with some companies committing billions of dollars to U.S.-based manufacturing.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
UK museums at 'sharp end' of climate change challenge
As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heat wave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer screen glowing with red and green temperature indicators.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . With each one linked to a sensor in a different display case, the system allows staff to see when an exhibit is in danger of overheating.
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As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heat wave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer screen glowing with red and green temperature indicators.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
Cambodia wants to bring tigers back, but should it?
Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . So he is "not happy" about a plan to reintroduce the big cats, a decade after they were declared extinct in Cambodia.
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Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
Hotter, drier weather could double water bills in some US cities, study finds
Hotter, drier weather threatens to double water bills by midcentury in some cities, according to a Stanford-led study. The research, published in Nature Sustainability, is the first to comprehensively model how climate change, infrastructure investment and household water demand can combine to compound an already growing affordability crisis.
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Hotter, drier weather threatens to double water bills by midcentury in some cities, according to a Stanford-led study. The research, published in Nature Sustainability, is the first to comprehensively model how climate change, infrastructure investment and household water demand can combine to compound an already growing affordability crisis.
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Hotter, drier weather threatens to double water bills by midcentury in some cities, according to a Stanford-led study.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
The oldest deliberately collected fossil ichthyosaur was discovered in Roman Britain around 1,800 years ago
Around 1,800 years ago, a fossilized spinal bone lay on the windswept beaches of Roman Britain until a curious passerby picked it up and carried it far away, only to drop it in a pit.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The fossil belonged to an ichthyosaur and is the oldest known example of someone deliberately collecting the remains of one of these ancient sea reptiles, a study published in Britannia reports.
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Around 1,800 years ago, a fossilized spinal bone lay on the windswept beaches of Roman Britain until a curious passerby picked it up and carried it far away, only to drop it in a pit.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
Is the decline of newspapers taking the pressure off of corporate social responsibility programs? Research says 'yes'
Local newspapers have long played a quiet but powerful role in corporate accountability: They scrutinize company behavior and give public visibility to good corporate citizenship. But as local newspapers continue to disappear, that accountability system weakens—and companies change how they approach corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Local newspapers have long played a quiet but powerful role in corporate accountability: They scrutinize company behavior and give public visibility to good corporate citizenship. But as local newspapers continue to disappear, that accountability system weakens—and companies change how they approach corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Local newspapers have long played a quiet but powerful role in corporate accountability: They scrutinize company behavior and give public visibility to good corporate citizenship.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
Study examines Miami-Dade County resilience plans
A University of Miami study has developed a new approach to evaluate how multiple climate resilience plans work together—or fail to do so—in addressing the growing risks posed by climate-related hazards. The researchers analyzed 37 resilience plans developed at the regional, county, municipal and neighborhood levels. These plans outlined actions and investments to address flooding, sea level change, hurricanes, extreme heat, infrastructure, transportation and land-use issues.
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Study examines Miami-Dade County resilience plans. The researchers analyzed 37 resilience plans developed at the regional, county, municipal and neighborhood levels. These plans outlined actions and investments to address flooding, sea level change, hurricanes, extreme heat, infrastructure, transportation and land-use issues.
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A University of Miami study has developed a new approach to evaluate how multiple climate resilience plans work together—or fail to do so—in addressing the growing risks posed by climate-related hazards.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
Robin study suggests fleeing isn't necessarily wildlife's first response to wildfire smoke
Research by Oregon State University biologists suggests that toxic air stemming from wildfires won't necessarily prompt animals to flee in search of better breathing conditions. The study of American robins led by OSU's Jamie Cornelius is one of the few to examine how wildfire smoke, an increasingly common phenomenon as annual fire seasons become longer and more intense, affects animal behavior. OSU research associate Alex Jahn and graduate students Dorothy Zahor and Ken Glynn also worked on the study.
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Robin study suggests fleeing isn't necessarily wildlife's first response to wildfire smoke. The study of American robins led by OSU's Jamie Cornelius is one of the few to examine how wildfire smoke, an increasingly common phenomenon as annual fire seasons become longer and more intense, affects animal behavior.
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Research by Oregon State University biologists suggests that toxic air stemming from wildfires won't necessarily prompt animals to flee in search of better breathing conditions.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
JWST's 'overmassive' early black holes may not be so massive after all
Astronomers studying a population of unusually X-ray-silent and overmassive black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope have found that they may not be as massive as they appear. The new paper, outlining a plausible scenario that would produce such black holes, was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics on June 19.
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Astronomers studying a population of unusually X-ray-silent and overmassive black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope have found that they may not be as massive as they appear. The new paper, outlining a plausible scenario that would produce such black holes, was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics on June 19.
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Astronomers studying a population of unusually X-ray-silent and overmassive black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope have found that they may not be as massive as they appear.
Phys
Jul 8, 12:32
It's been 30 years since Dolly the sheep was born—where is cloning technology now?
When Dolly the sheep—the first cloned mammal—was born 30 years ago, she became one of the most famous animals in science history. Her arrival sparked predictions of a sci-fi future filled with cloned pets, cloned humans and even resurrected extinct animals like the wooly mammoth. But the reality of cloning has turned out to be much more complicated.
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It's been 30 years since Dolly the sheep was born—where is cloning technology now?. Her arrival sparked predictions of a sci-fi future filled with cloned pets, cloned humans and even resurrected extinct animals like the wooly mammoth. But the reality of cloning has turned out to be much more complicated.
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When Dolly the sheep—the first cloned mammal—was born 30 years ago, she became one of the most famous animals in science history.
Newscientist
Jul 8, 12:28
Lambs born via IVF using highly immature eggs in major breakthrough
Lambs have been born using an experimental form of IVF that coaxes immature eggs to become mature ones. This could boost the number of eggs available for fertilisation and improve IVF success rates
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Lambs born via IVF using highly immature eggs in major breakthrough. Lambs have been born using an experimental form of IVF that coaxes immature eggs to become mature ones. This could boost the number of eggs available for fertilisation and improve IVF success rates
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Lambs have been born using an experimental form of IVF that coaxes immature eggs to become mature ones.
Theguardian
Jul 8, 12:00
Progress against cancer not shared by poorer countries, WHO report finds
‘Persistent’ inequities found to exist in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, annual global review says Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned. One person in five will develop cancer, according to WHO estimates, and the disease will touch 92% of people, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close family member. Continue reading...
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‘Persistent’ inequities found to exist in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, annual global review says Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned.
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‘Persistent’ inequities found to exist in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, annual global review says Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned.
Theguardian
Jul 8, 12:00
Modern forensic analysis leads to arrest in Georgia 1985 murder cold case
Items analyzed were discarded behind a Cracker Barrel and led to charges in the killing of John Warren Items that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an Ohio killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently. As told by authorities, the case centering on killed traveling salesman John Warren is among the latest in the US criminal justice system to illustrate how the application of modern forensic testing techniques on evidence collected decades earlier can lead to closure of cold murder cases. Continue reading...
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Items analyzed were discarded behind a Cracker Barrel and led to charges in the killing of John Warren Items that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an Ohio killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently.
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Items analyzed were discarded behind a Cracker Barrel and led to charges in the killing of John Warren Items that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an Ohio killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently.
Sciencedaily
Jul 8, 08:43
New AI model reveals how neutron star mergers forge heavy elements
Researchers have created an AI-based simulation that makes it much faster to model how neutron star mergers produce many of the universe's heaviest elements. The new tool could improve predictions of these powerful explosions while helping scientists better connect observations in space with experiments on Earth.
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Researchers have created an AI-based simulation that makes it much faster to model how neutron star mergers produce many of the universe's heaviest elements. The new tool could improve predictions of these powerful explosions while helping scientists better connect observations in space with experiments on Earth.
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Researchers have created an AI-based simulation that makes it much faster to model how neutron star mergers produce many of the universe's heaviest elements.
Sciencedaily
Jul 8, 08:43
Ancient DNA reveals the mysterious collapse of Europe's megalith builders
DNA from a 5,000-year-old French megalithic tomb reveals that the people buried before and after a population collapse were genetically unrelated, pointing to a major migration after a devastating crisis. The shift coincided with new social traditions and the disappearance of the communities that built Europe's giant stone monuments.
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DNA from a 5,000-year-old French megalithic tomb reveals that the people buried before and after a population collapse were genetically unrelated, pointing to a major migration after a devastating crisis. The shift coincided with new social traditions and the disappearance of the communities that built Europe's giant stone monuments.
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DNA from a 5,000-year-old French megalithic tomb reveals that the people buried before and after a population collapse were genetically unrelated, pointing to a major migration after a devastating crisis.
Andiroberts
Jul 8, 07:05
The social physics of conversation: Communication patterns matter
Most communities and organisations evaluate their gatherings by what was decided. What was on the agenda, what was agreed, what actions were allocated and to whom.
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The social physics of conversation: Communication patterns matter. They are also, it turns out, almost entirely the wrong things to focus on if you want to understand why some groups consistently think better together than others.
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What they were measuring, without initially knowing it, was what Pentland would later call idea flow.
Susanrigetti
Jul 8, 03:28
So you want to learn physics (second edition, 2021)
0 So You Want to Learn Physics… SECOND EDITION Introduction to the Second Edition April 20th, 2021 Nearly six years ago, I sat down at my desk and typed up a detailed guide for anyone who wanted to…
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So you want to learn physics (second edition, 2021). 0 So You Want to Learn Physics… SECOND EDITION Introduction to the Second Edition April 20th, 2021 Nearly six years ago, I sat down at my desk and typed up a detailed guide for anyone who wanted to learn physics on their own.
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Since then, over six hundred thousand people have turned to this guide to study physics.
Sciencedaily
Jul 8, 00:54
Scientists resurrect 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme to reveal how life began on Earth
Researchers rebuilt long-extinct versions of a crucial enzyme that helps make nitrogen available to life, offering an unprecedented glimpse into Earth’s distant past. The breakthrough could aid the search for extraterrestrial life while helping scientists tackle future food-production challenges on Earth and beyond.
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Researchers rebuilt long-extinct versions of a crucial enzyme that helps make nitrogen available to life, offering an unprecedented glimpse into Earth’s distant past. The breakthrough could aid the search for extraterrestrial life while helping scientists tackle future food-production challenges on Earth and beyond.
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Researchers rebuilt long-extinct versions of a crucial enzyme that helps make nitrogen available to life, offering an unprecedented glimpse into Earth’s distant past.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
More than half of Atlanta's restrooms inaccessible to the public, study finds
More than half of publicly accessible restrooms in key areas of Atlanta are unavailable to the public, according to a new study by researchers at the Georgia State University School of Public Health. The consequences of inadequate public sanitation are more than just an inconvenience, said Assistant Professor April Ballard, who co-leads the school's Center on Health and Homelessness.
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More than half of publicly accessible restrooms in key areas of Atlanta are unavailable to the public, according to a new study by researchers at the Georgia State University School of Public Health.
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More than half of publicly accessible restrooms in key areas of Atlanta are unavailable to the public, according to a new study by researchers at the Georgia State University School of Public Health.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Isotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in wait
A single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals or people, but they do target bacteria and other microbes. Because of their influence on microbial communities, viruses can affect nutrient cycling and soil health. Understanding how they behave is therefore crucial to supporting agriculture, food production and water quality.
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Isotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in wait. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals or people, but they do target bacteria and other microbes. Understanding how they behave is therefore crucial to supporting agriculture, food production and water quality.
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A single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Satellite record reveals US tidal wetland productivity rose 6% in 20 years
Carbon sequestration, climate regulation, biodiversity support and shoreline protection: These are all benefits provided by tidal wetlands. As the climate changes, the amount of carbon captured by these vital ecosystems may be changing as well.
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Satellite record reveals US tidal wetland productivity rose 6% in 20 years. Carbon sequestration, climate regulation, biodiversity support and shoreline protection: These are all benefits provided by tidal wetlands. As the climate changes, the amount of carbon captured by these vital ecosystems may be changing as well.
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Carbon sequestration, climate regulation, biodiversity support and shoreline protection: These are all benefits provided by tidal wetlands.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Study finds sharing tax numbers boosts transparency, not confusion, for investors
A new study finds that publicly traded companies that disclose more numbers related to what they pay in taxes improve their transparency, allowing the market to make more informed investing decisions. The finding highlights an exception to previous work that suggested including more numbers—not just tax numbers—in financial statements can create a muddled picture for investors.
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A new study finds that publicly traded companies that disclose more numbers related to what they pay in taxes improve their transparency, allowing the market to make more informed investing decisions. The finding highlights an exception to previous work that suggested including more numbers—not just tax numbers—in financial statements can create a muddled picture for investors.
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A new study finds that publicly traded companies that disclose more numbers related to what they pay in taxes improve their transparency, allowing the market to make more informed investing decisions.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Fungi communicate with one another in the presence of metal pollution in forests
VUB researcher Maarten Ottaway investigated how trees and their invisible underground allies—the fungi—respond to soil pollution. His Ph.D. sheds new light on an age-old partnership that is crucial for healthy forests, and on how that partnership holds up under the pressure of metal pollution.
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Fungi communicate with one another in the presence of metal pollution in forests. VUB researcher Maarten Ottaway investigated how trees and their invisible underground allies—the fungi—respond to soil pollution. sheds new light on an age-old partnership that is crucial for healthy forests, and on how that partnership holds up under the pressure of metal pollution.
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VUB researcher Maarten Ottaway investigated how trees and their invisible underground allies—the fungi—respond to soil pollution.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Unique fossil record of marine mollusks helps scientists predict extinction risk—before it's too late
Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the "sixth mass extinction"—the first to be caused by human activities.
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Unique fossil record of marine mollusks helps scientists predict extinction risk—before it's too late. Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the "sixth mass extinction"—the first to be caused by human activities.
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Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the "sixth mass extinction"—the first to be caused by human activities.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Where rivers face collapse: New tool shows where conservation dollars can do most good
Freshwater ecosystems are under growing pressure worldwide, but conservation resources are limited. A framework developed by IIASA researchers and partners can help identify where conservation could prevent biodiversity loss and where restoration efforts are likely to have the greatest ecological impact across the United States and Europe.
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Where rivers face collapse: New tool shows where conservation dollars can do most good. Freshwater ecosystems are under growing pressure worldwide, but conservation resources are limited. A framework developed by IIASA researchers and partners can help identify where conservation could prevent biodiversity loss and where restoration efforts are likely to have the greatest ecol…
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Freshwater ecosystems are under growing pressure worldwide, but conservation resources are limited.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Fishing for DNA: How a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity
The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their surroundings, all at the same time.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . It carries the genetic instructions needed for an organism's survival, growth and function, and the DNA of each species is unique. Organisms shed DNA into their environments.
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The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their surroundings, all at the same time.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Weak connection: Why influencers sometimes fail to influence
Conventional wisdom holds that targeting the best-connected individuals in a social network is an effective way to nudge a wider group of people to change their behavior. For example, public health officials launching a campaign to improve nutrition might target a community's leaders on the assumption that they wield the most influence. The effectiveness of this approach, however, depends on the structure of the social network, a new Yale study finds.
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Weak connection: Why influencers sometimes fail to influence. For example, public health officials launching a campaign to improve nutrition might target a community's leaders on the assumption that they wield the most influence. The effectiveness of this approach, however, depends on the structure of the social network, a new Yale study finds.
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Conventional wisdom holds that targeting the best-connected individuals in a social network is an effective way to nudge a wider group of people to change their behavior.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Saturn-ring-like laser emission from chiral polymeric microspheres
Controlling light within microscopic spaces is crucial for next-generation optical devices such as photonic integrated circuits and localized sensors. Microspheres formed of luminescent π-conjugated polymers act as optical resonators that confine and amplify light via whispering gallery modes (WGMs), and they are promising candidates for microscale organic lasers and photonic applications. However, conventional microsphere resonators are geometrically isotropic and emit isotropic light, making directional control of emissions challenging.
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Saturn-ring-like laser emission from chiral polymeric microspheres. Microspheres formed of luminescent π-conjugated polymers act as optical resonators that confine and amplify light via whispering gallery modes (WGMs), and they are promising candidates for microscale organic lasers and photonic applications.
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Controlling light within microscopic spaces is crucial for next-generation optical devices such as photonic integrated circuits and localized sensors.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Black women academics in my study said their main allies were white men: What this reveals
Universities have a role in challenging the status quo on issues such as gender, race, nationality and sexuality. But all too often, they replicate societal inequalities.
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Black women academics in my study said their main allies were white men: What this reveals. Universities have a role in challenging the status quo on issues such as gender, race, nationality and sexuality. But all too often, they replicate societal inequalities.
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Universities have a role in challenging the status quo on issues such as gender, race, nationality and sexuality.
Phys
Jul 7, 23:55
Island life changed how Brazil's Noronha skink reproduces, but the lizard's strategy might be failing
Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, soon notice a small lizard. Seemingly ubiquitous, it roams among rocks, trails and urbanized areas, approaching people and stealing food in plain sight when it can, and rarely flees.
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Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, soon notice a small lizard. Seemingly ubiquitous, it roams among rocks, trails and urbanized areas, approaching people and stealing food in plain sight when it can, and rarely flees.
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Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, soon notice a small lizard.
Sciencedaily
Jul 7, 23:55
The Neanderthal “love story” isn’t what the DNA actually shows
Claims that Neanderthal men "preferred" Homo sapiens women may make for catchy headlines, but the underlying research does not actually show prehistoric romance. The genetic evidence only points to an uneven pattern of DNA inheritance, which could have been shaped by biology, migration, or social organization. Archaeological evidence suggests Neanderthal groups may have followed traditions where women moved between communities, opening the door to far more complicated explanations than simple attraction.
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The Neanderthal “love story” isn’t what the DNA actually shows. The genetic evidence only points to an uneven pattern of DNA inheritance, which could have been shaped by biology, migration, or social organization.
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Claims that Neanderthal men "preferred" Homo sapiens women may make for catchy headlines, but the underlying research does not actually show prehistoric romance.
Sciencedaily
Jul 7, 23:55
Schrödinger’s anthill: Quantum entanglement found in a crystal large enough to hold
A centimeter-sized crystal has revealed clear signs of quantum entanglement, showing that large, everyday objects can display surprisingly deep quantum behavior. The discovery could help solve the mystery of strange metals while opening new possibilities for ultra-precise quantum sensors and other advanced technologies.
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A centimeter-sized crystal has revealed clear signs of quantum entanglement, showing that large, everyday objects can display surprisingly deep quantum behavior. The discovery could help solve the mystery of strange metals while opening new possibilities for ultra-precise quantum sensors and other advanced technologies.
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A centimeter-sized crystal has revealed clear signs of quantum entanglement, showing that large, everyday objects can display surprisingly deep quantum behavior.
Bbc
Jul 7, 23:45
'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK
A marine heatwave could reach "extreme" levels around parts of the UK later this week, according to the Met Office, raising concerns for marine life.
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A marine heatwave could reach "extreme" levels around parts of the UK later this week, according to the Met Office, raising concerns for marine life. Long periods of sea heat can trigger mass die-offs among some seagrasses, shellfish and other species, as well as encouraging greater numbers of warm-water creatures including octopus.
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Scientists fear that high sea temperatures could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life.
Bbc
Jul 7, 23:44
'The water just came so fast': Typhoon triggers floods and rare tornadoes in China
Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.
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'The water just came so fast': Typhoon triggers floods and rare tornadoes in China. Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.
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Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.
Bbc
Jul 7, 23:10
Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976
Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.
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Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976. Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.
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Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.
Newscientist
Jul 7, 19:00
Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried
Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer Peter Shor so unconcerned? Karmela Padavic-Callaghan spoke to him to find out
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Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried. Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer Peter Shor so unconcerned? Karmela Padavic-Callaghan spoke to him to find out
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Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer Peter Shor so unconcerned?
Newscientist
Jul 7, 19:00
Does time come from the entire universe running computations?
Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram has a radical proposal for where it comes from. He discussed his ideas on time – and what they mean for free will – with reporter Leah Crane
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Does time come from the entire universe running computations?. Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram has a radical proposal for where it comes from. He discussed his ideas on time – and what they mean for free will – with reporter Leah Crane
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Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram has a radical proposal for where it comes from.
Newscientist
Jul 7, 17:00
The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works
Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New answers to how and why this happens are forcing us to question how electricity flows
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The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works. Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New answers to how and why this happens are forcing us to question how electricity flows
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Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain.
Arstechnica
Jul 7, 15:54
Dragonflies maneuver like fighter pilots
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfig…
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Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfights” to defend their breeding territory, using different maneuvers than those they employ when hunting prey.
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Male dragonflies' dramatic aerial combat maneuvers emerge from relatively simple vision-based rules.
Theguardian
Jul 7, 15:41
Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists
Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetes Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say that society is facing a male fertility crisis. Total testosterone levels in men declined by 54% between 1972 and 2019, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in London on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetes Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say that society is facing a male fertility crisis.
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Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetes Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say that society is facing a male fertility crisis.
Theguardian
Jul 7, 15:17
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda. Catnip, or Nepeta cataria , is a common herb from the mint family. The chemical in the plant that causes feline euphoria – nepetalactone – also has insect-repelling properties but this has not previously been commercialised. Continue reading...
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Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds. Catnip, or Nepeta cataria , is a common herb from the mint family. The chemical in the plant that causes feline euphoria – nepetalactone – also has insect-repelling properties but this has not previously been commercialised.
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Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Bumblebees exposed to up to 7 times as much toxic metal as honeybees
Bumblebees collect up to seven times the amount of toxic heavy metals as honeybees even when foraging in the same environment, new research from the University of Cambridge has found. Exposure to these metals can affect everything from their ability to forage for food to their ability to reproduce.
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Bumblebees exposed to up to 7 times as much toxic metal as honeybees. Bumblebees collect up to seven times the amount of toxic heavy metals as honeybees even when foraging in the same environment, new research from the University of Cambridge has found. Exposure to these metals can affect everything from their ability to forage for food to their ability to reproduce.
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Bumblebees collect up to seven times the amount of toxic heavy metals as honeybees even when foraging in the same environment, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
New research finds connection to place predicts hurricane response among US coastal residents
For U.S. coastal residents, storm surge is among the deadliest hurricane hazards, causing catastrophic property damage and loss of life, and scientists expect tropical storms to grow more intense. During Hurricane Ian in 2022, storm surge accounted for 41 of the 66 direct deaths. The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway, and while NOAA expects below-normal activity, emergency managers caution that it only takes one storm to devastate a community.
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New research finds connection to place predicts hurricane response among US coastal residents. During Hurricane Ian in 2022, storm surge accounted for 41 of the 66 direct deaths. The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway, and while NOAA expects below-normal activity, emergency managers caution that it only takes one storm to devastate a community.
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coastal residents, storm surge is among the deadliest hurricane hazards, causing catastrophic property damage and loss of life, and scientists expect tropical storms to grow more intense.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Researchers break a fundamental rule to create a new concept: Heat that can be directed and 'programmed'
Normally, a material absorbs and emits heat in a linked way: A surface that absorbs heat well at a certain wavelength and direction will also emit heat in the same way. This fundamental relationship, known as reciprocity, limits the ability to independently control heat absorption and heat emission.
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Researchers break a fundamental rule to create a new concept: Heat that can be directed and 'programmed'. Normally, a material absorbs and emits heat in a linked way: A surface that absorbs heat well at a certain wavelength and direction will also emit heat in the same way.
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Normally, a material absorbs and emits heat in a linked way: A surface that absorbs heat well at a certain wavelength and direction will also emit heat in the same way.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Cheetah chases inspire researchers to make a biologically accurate video game
Movement data from wild predator–prey encounters and controlled human catch-tag games have been combined to create realistic simulations of high-intensity movement dynamics and energetics—before being transformed into a publicly accessible video game. This game uses a citizen science approach to data collection and is helping to further our understanding of the role of movement decision-making and fatigue in life-or-death encounters.
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Movement data from wild predator–prey encounters and controlled human catch-tag games have been combined to create realistic simulations of high-intensity movement dynamics and energetics—before being transformed into a publicly accessible video game.
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Movement data from wild predator–prey encounters and controlled human catch-tag games have been combined to create realistic simulations of high-intensity movement dynamics and energetics—before being transformed into a publicly accessible video game.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Isotopic signatures link hot spring magmatic water to the subducting Pacific Plate
Water flowing from hot springs near volcanoes often contains a mixture of meteoric water that has percolated underground and a deeper component known as magmatic water. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba used numerical simulations and isotopic data to show that magmatic water in hot springs and volcanic gases around Kussharo Caldera, Hokkaido, originates from the subducting Pacific Plate, which descends from the Kuril Trench to a depth of 125 kilometers (78 miles). The paper is published in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
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Isotopic signatures link hot spring magmatic water to the subducting Pacific Plate. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba used numerical simulations and isotopic data to show that magmatic water in hot springs and volcanic gases around Kussharo Caldera, Hokkaido, originates from the subducting Pacific Plate, which descends from the Kuril Trench to a depth of 125 kilometers…
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Water flowing from hot springs near volcanoes often contains a mixture of meteoric water that has percolated underground and a deeper component known as magmatic water.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
JWST finds the most distant barred galaxy candidate in the early universe
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified what may be the most distant barred spiral galaxy ever discovered, dating to a time less than 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. The paper outlining its properties was posted to the arXiv preprint server on June 23.
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JWST finds the most distant barred galaxy candidate in the early universe. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified what may be the most distant barred spiral galaxy ever discovered, dating to a time less than 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. The paper outlining its properties was posted to the arXiv preprint server on June 23.
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified what may be the most distant barred spiral galaxy ever discovered, dating to a time less than 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Citizen science could grow beyond data collection under 10 proposed recommendations
Citizen science is booming and could play a much greater role in tackling climate change, reef health, biodiversity and public health challenges by involving members of the public throughout the research process, according to a new study.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Smith said the research argued citizen science —where people without formal scientific training work alongside professional scientists to collect, analyze or interpret data—could be strengthened by involving the public at every stage of the research process.
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Citizen science is booming and could play a much greater role in tackling climate change, reef health, biodiversity and public health challenges by involving members of the public throughout the research process, according to a new study.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Birds' efficient red blood cells convert metabolic 'waste' into fuel for rapid recovery
New research finds that birds can use lactate, often thought of as a metabolic waste product, as a cellular fuel that aids in rapid recovery from a harmful state that impairs oxygen delivery. Hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen to our tissues, naturally converts to methemoglobin, which limits the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.
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New research finds that birds can use lactate, often thought of as a metabolic waste product, as a cellular fuel that aids in rapid recovery from a harmful state that impairs oxygen delivery. Hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen to our tissues, naturally converts to methemoglobin, which limits the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.
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New research finds that birds can use lactate, often thought of as a metabolic waste product, as a cellular fuel that aids in rapid recovery from a harmful state that impairs oxygen delivery.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Reinventing pediatric dental training in Singapore
Managing pediatric dental patients can be stressful for dental students and inexperienced practitioners, particularly when communicating with fearful and uncooperative children. Previous studies found that dental students experience three times the stress levels of seasoned specialists.
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Reinventing pediatric dental training in Singapore. Managing pediatric dental patients can be stressful for dental students and inexperienced practitioners, particularly when communicating with fearful and uncooperative children. Previous studies found that dental students experience three times the stress levels of seasoned specialists.
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Managing pediatric dental patients can be stressful for dental students and inexperienced practitioners, particularly when communicating with fearful and uncooperative children.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Metallic rutile oxides break the rules of cooling
Physicists have long puzzled over a strange contradiction inside a family of minerals called rutile oxides. These materials all share the same crystal structure—but while some of them, like titanium dioxide, are firmly insulating, others, like ruthenium dioxide, conduct electricity like a metal. So far, physicists have had little idea of why this happens.
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Metallic rutile oxides break the rules of cooling. These materials all share the same crystal structure—but while some of them, like titanium dioxide, are firmly insulating, others, like ruthenium dioxide, conduct electricity like a metal. So far, physicists have had little idea of why this happens.
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Physicists have long puzzled over a strange contradiction inside a family of minerals called rutile oxides.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Scientists enable DNA synthesis using only temperature instead of chemical reagents
"Complex chemical processes are essential for making DNA." This long-held assumption in the field of biotechnology has been overturned by a Korean research team. A KAIST research team has developed the world's first foundational technology that enables the synthesis of desired DNA using only temperature. Using this technology, the team also demonstrated a "DNA temperature black box" that records temperature changes during shipping without electricity.
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Scientists enable DNA synthesis using only temperature instead of chemical reagents. A KAIST research team has developed the world's first foundational technology that enables the synthesis of desired DNA using only temperature. Using this technology, the team also demonstrated a "DNA temperature black box" that records temperature changes during shipping without electricity.
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"Complex chemical processes are essential for making DNA." This long-held assumption in the field of biotechnology has been overturned by a Korean research team.
Phys
Jul 7, 12:39
Hawaiʻi island spinner dolphins are producing fewer calves
Unexpectedly low calf numbers within the spinner dolphin population off Hawaiʻi Island were revealed in a study led by scientists with the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, along with national and international collaborators. Their research, published in Endangered Species Research, determined that calves make up only about 9% of the population, a stark contrast to the 17% expected in a healthy, stable population, raising urgent concerns about the long-term survival of this isolated population.
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Hawaiʻi island spinner dolphins are producing fewer calves. Unexpectedly low calf numbers within the spinner dolphin population off Hawaiʻi Island were revealed in a study led by scientists with the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, along with national and international collaborators.
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Their research, published in Endangered Species Research, determined that calves make up only about 9% of the population, a stark contrast to the 17% expected in a healthy, stable population, raising urgent concerns about the long-term survival of this isolated population.
Newscientist
Jul 7, 08:00
Ovary identity shift after menopause may contribute to inflammation
We used to think post-menopausal ovaries sat inert in the body, but evidence from mice suggests they may instead turn into an organ with a role in inflammation
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But the discovery that the ovaries of aged mice become infiltrated with immune cells suggests the organ may be linked to widespread inflammation after menopause. To better understand what happens, Duncan and her team have now studied the ovaries of mice in more detail.
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We used to think post-menopausal ovaries sat inert in the body, but evidence from mice suggests they may instead turn into an organ with a role in inflammation
Newscientist
Jul 7, 08:00
Ovaries may turn into an 'immune-like organ' after the menopause
The ovaries of aged mice become infiltrated with immune cells linked to widespread inflammation in the body, and the same change could be happening in women
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They expected all the ovaries to be fairly similar, but instead Duncan found their “molecular signatures changed quite dramatically over the decades, which told us: this organ is not stagnant, it’s changing over time”. To better understand what happens, Duncan and her team have now studied the ovaries of mice in more detail.
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The ovaries of aged mice become infiltrated with immune cells linked to widespread inflammation in the body, and the same change could be happening in women
Bbc
Jul 7, 05:11
Nature campaigners take on football club
A new community group has been formed to fight plans by a football club to build several new pitches on green belt land. Kidderminster Harriers want to buy and develop 8.
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He said Burlish Meadows was an acid grassland, a rare habitat in Worcestershire. "One butterfly, the white letter hairstreak, occurs here, and it's one of the few places I know in Worcestershire where it occurs. "There's a rare plant here called tower mustard that only occurs in less than 30 sites across the whole of Britain.
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Kidderminster Harriers want to build several football pitches on nearby green belt land.
Sciencedaily
Jul 7, 04:42
AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors
Scientists have combined machine learning with quantum physics to discover two new superconductors and create a much faster way to search for many more. The technique could bring researchers significantly closer to the long-sought goal of a room-temperature superconductor.
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AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors. Scientists have combined machine learning with quantum physics to discover two new superconductors and create a much faster way to search for many more. The technique could bring researchers significantly closer to the long-sought goal of a room-temperature superconductor.
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Scientists have combined machine learning with quantum physics to discover two new superconductors and create a much faster way to search for many more.
Theguardian
Jul 7, 04:00
‘A break from scrolling’: how Gen Z fell in love with birding – podcast
In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape, according to the British Trust for Ornithology. Habitat loss, pesticides, disease, cats and the climate crisis mean there are fewer birds than ever before. For children and young people it can be difficult to appreciate the scale of the loss due to a psychological phenomenon called ‘shifting baseline syndrome’, where each generation inherits a degraded version of the environment, and therefore doesn’t notice the overall decline. But Gen Z are bucking the trend. Thanks to social media and the Merlin Bird ID app, birding has become cool. To find out what we’re missing from the dawn chorus, and why young people are embracing birdwatching , Madeleine Finlay hears from the writer Robert Macfarlane and from Jess Painter, a member of the RSPB’s youth council Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years To support the Guardian order The Book of Birds from Guardian Bookshop Continue reading...
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‘A break from scrolling’: how Gen Z fell in love with birding – podcast. Habitat loss, pesticides, disease, cats and the climate crisis mean there are fewer birds than ever before. To find out what we’re missing from the dawn chorus, and why young people are embracing birdwatching , Madeleine Finlay hears from the writer Robert Macfarlane and from Jess Painter, a member of the…
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In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape, according to the British Trust for Ornithology.
Theguardian
Jul 6, 23:01
Air pollution linked to DNA changes in sperm, research shows
Study of more than 2,000 men identifies epigenetic changes linked to exposure to common outdoor pollutants Air pollution appears to alter how sperm genes function, one of the largest fertility studies of its kind has found. Men exposed to common air pollutants while sperm were developing showed subtle DNA changes that affected whether genes were switched on or off, raising fresh concerns air pollution may harm male fertility. Continue reading...
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Study of more than 2,000 men identifies epigenetic changes linked to exposure to common outdoor pollutants Air pollution appears to alter how sperm genes function, one of the largest fertility studies of its kind has found.
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Study of more than 2,000 men identifies epigenetic changes linked to exposure to common outdoor pollutants Air pollution appears to alter how sperm genes function, one of the largest fertility studies of its kind has found.
Newscientist
Jul 6, 21:00
Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans
A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of tools and personal objects suggests there was some sharing of culture between the two species
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About 59,000 years ago, Homo sapiens moved into a coastal cave in Turkey that was previously home to Neanderthals. Teeth and jaw remains revealed that Neanderthals inhabited the cave from 77,000 to 59,000 years ago and our species, Homo sapiens , from 59,000 to 47,000 years ago. Altogether, nearly 20,000 stone artefacts were also recovered from the cave.
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A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of tools and personal objects suggests there was some sharing of culture between the two species
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Alpine butterflies track warming uphill, but habitat loss may pose bigger risk
A new study published in the journal Alpine Entomology has found that alpine butterflies in the Swiss National Park are closely matching the pace of local warming in their range shift to higher elevations.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . But the research, conducted by scientists from the University of Würzburg, the University of Lausanne, Hintermann and Weber AG, and the Bavarian Forest National Park, reveals a more nuanced picture: Habitat availability was found to be the key driver of butterfly community composition in t…
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A new study published in the journal Alpine Entomology has found that alpine butterflies in the Swiss National Park are closely matching the pace of local warming in their range shift to higher elevations.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Paleontologists make 'one in a million' discovery of soft tissue preserved in 450-million-year-old fossil
Before the oldest dinosaur, before animals or even plants had expanded onto dry land, ancient relatives of starfish called crinoids, resembling stalked sea flowers, were among the first creatures to flourish in Earth's earliest coral reefs more than 450 million years ago. The study of fossilized crinoids helps scientists understand how these animals evolved and offers rare insight into the origins of complex life.
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Paleontologists make 'one in a million' discovery of soft tissue preserved in 450-million-year-old fossil. Before the oldest dinosaur, before animals or even plants had expanded onto dry land, ancient relatives of starfish called crinoids, resembling stalked sea flowers, were among the first creatures to flourish in Earth's earliest coral reefs more than 450 million years ago.
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The study of fossilized crinoids helps scientists understand how these animals evolved and offers rare insight into the origins of complex life.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
What do people really eat? New global database gives best answer yet
A major new resource that provides one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of what people are eating around the world has been introduced in a new study by a UCL and University of Oxford researcher.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . From obesity and heart disease to climate change and food affordability, many of today's biggest challenges are shaped by what we eat. The GDD-IA combines information on food production, food waste, dietary surveys and human energy requirements to estimate what people eat from 1990 to 2020.
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A major new resource that provides one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of what people are eating around the world has been introduced in a new study by a UCL and University of Oxford researcher.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Unexpected discovery yields new graphene oxide production method
Researchers in the Texas A&M University J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a new method for producing graphene oxide, a high-value carbon nanomaterial used in batteries, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
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Unexpected discovery yields new graphene oxide production method. Researchers in the Texas A&M University J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a new method for producing graphene oxide, a high-value carbon nanomaterial used in batteries, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
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Researchers in the Texas A&M University J.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Four new groups of indigenous cacao varieties discovered in Peru
A new genetic analysis of hundreds of cacao trees representing traditional Amazonian varieties grown on farms across Peru has revealed four previously unidentified, genetically distinct groups. Lambert Motilal, with colleagues from the Cocoa Research Center, The University of the West Indies, and Martha S. Calderon and Danilo E. Bustamante, with their colleagues from the Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, partnered to explore Peru's untapped cacao diversity.
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Four new groups of indigenous cacao varieties discovered in Peru. Lambert Motilal, with colleagues from the Cocoa Research Center, The University of the West Indies, and Martha S. Bustamante, with their colleagues from the Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, partnered to explore Peru's untapped cacao diversity.
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A new genetic analysis of hundreds of cacao trees representing traditional Amazonian varieties grown on farms across Peru has revealed four previously unidentified, genetically distinct groups.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
School-based program to reduce loneliness and improve help-seeking among adolescents
Adolescents experiencing social isolation or loneliness are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, highlighting the need for preventive interventions before these challenges worsen. However, relatively few psychoeducational programs specifically address isolation and loneliness among adolescents, with most existing interventions focusing on individualized support.
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Adolescents experiencing social isolation or loneliness are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, highlighting the need for preventive interventions before these challenges worsen.
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Adolescents experiencing social isolation or loneliness are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, highlighting the need for preventive interventions before these challenges worsen.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
First synthetic protein motor moves along DNA in controlled, programmable steps
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have built the first artificial protein motor capable of taking controlled, directional steps along a DNA track. The protein, dubbed Tumbleweed, moves by alternating between three "feet" that bind to specific DNA sequences. By changing the surrounding chemical environment, the researchers can control both when the motor steps and the direction it travels.
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First synthetic protein motor moves along DNA in controlled, programmable steps. The protein, dubbed Tumbleweed, moves by alternating between three "feet" that bind to specific DNA sequences. By changing the surrounding chemical environment, the researchers can control both when the motor steps and the direction it travels.
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Researchers from UNSW Sydney have built the first artificial protein motor capable of taking controlled, directional steps along a DNA track.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Neighbors shape plant life more than expected, scientists find
Scientists at Leiden University have discovered that plants are strongly influenced by their neighbors, not just above ground but also through hidden networks in the soil. Their findings challenge long-held ideas about how plants shape their environment and could help improve sustainable farming.
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Neighbors shape plant life more than expected, scientists find. Scientists at Leiden University have discovered that plants are strongly influenced by their neighbors, not just above ground but also through hidden networks in the soil. Their findings challenge long-held ideas about how plants shape their environment and could help improve sustainable farming.
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Scientists at Leiden University have discovered that plants are strongly influenced by their neighbors, not just above ground but also through hidden networks in the soil.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Bees reveal emotion-like reactions, from 'lip licking' to head shaking, in new videos
New research proving bumblebees exhibit emotion-like behaviors—previously thought to exist only in mammalian species—has implications for how scientists understand the consciousness of insects.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Professor Andrew Barron from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, says the revelation changes our scientific understanding of the inner life of insects. There's always been a tension between thinking of insects as animals or some sort of mini-robots.
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New research proving bumblebees exhibit emotion-like behaviors—previously thought to exist only in mammalian species—has implications for how scientists understand the consciousness of insects.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages
Brown University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method for predicting the rate at which materials used in controlled drug-release systems release therapeutic agents. The new method could slash the development time for new therapeutic patches, bandages and implants.
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Brown University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method for predicting the rate at which materials used in controlled drug-release systems release therapeutic agents. The new method could slash the development time for new therapeutic patches, bandages and implants.
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Brown University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method for predicting the rate at which materials used in controlled drug-release systems release therapeutic agents.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Cave finds reveal modern humans and Neanderthals may have shared long-term cultural continuity
Tens of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis. Many of us living today carry a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, indicating that the two species may have shared much more than just the same land. Now, a breakthrough archaeological discovery has revealed that the two species did not merely cross paths: they possibly shared a common culture that spanned more than 20,000 years.
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Cave finds reveal modern humans and Neanderthals may have shared long-term cultural continuity. Many of us living today carry a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, indicating that the two species may have shared much more than just the same land.
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Tens of thousands of years ago, Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis.
Phys
Jul 6, 18:21
Did elephant energetics decide Hannibal's Alpine crossing route?
A new analysis sheds light on the most likely route for the Carthaginian general's famous crossing of the Alps. The study, led by the University of Oxford and iDiv/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, reveals that the Col de la Traversette would have been the least energy-intensive route. The findings have been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Did elephant energetics decide Hannibal's Alpine crossing route?. The study, led by the University of Oxford and iDiv/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, reveals that the Col de la Traversette would have been the least energy-intensive route. The findings have been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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A new analysis sheds light on the most likely route for the Carthaginian general's famous crossing of the Alps.
Bbc
Jul 6, 18:08
Will this heatwave feel as hot and sticky as the last one?
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The UK's next heatwave is here, but will it feel as hot and sticky as the last one?
Arstechnica
Jul 6, 17:14
Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift
It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
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Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift. It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
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It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
Newscientist
Jul 6, 17:00
How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out
In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off
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We now know how to find out. In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off
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In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working?
Sciencedaily
Jul 6, 15:54
Engineers solved an airflow mystery hidden nearly a mile underground
Engineers at a deep underground research facility noticed something strange during major rainstorms: airflow underground sometimes reversed direction. Using new sensors and mathematical modeling, they found that water rushing down a shaft was effectively pushing air through the tunnels like a giant piston. The breakthrough explains a long-standing mystery and could help underground operations better predict and manage ventilation during storms and emergencies.
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Engineers solved an airflow mystery hidden nearly a mile underground. Using new sensors and mathematical modeling, they found that water rushing down a shaft was effectively pushing air through the tunnels like a giant piston.
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Engineers at a deep underground research facility noticed something strange during major rainstorms: airflow underground sometimes reversed direction.
Sciencedaily
Jul 6, 15:54
Scientists solve a 30-year rye pollen mystery that could transform cancer research
Scientists have finally solved a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding two unusual molecules found in rye pollen that once showed an intriguing ability to help animals fight tumors. By determining their exact 3D structures, researchers have unlocked the blueprint needed to investigate how these natural compounds interact with the immune system and which parts may be responsible for their cancer-fighting effects.
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Scientists have finally solved a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding two unusual molecules found in rye pollen that once showed an intriguing ability to help animals fight tumors. By determining their exact 3D structures, researchers have unlocked the blueprint needed to investigate how these natural compounds interact with the immune system and which parts may be responsib…
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Scientists have finally solved a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding two unusual molecules found in rye pollen that once showed an intriguing ability to help animals fight tumors.
Newscientist
Jul 6, 15:00
5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert
How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so? Skin cancer expert Rachel Neale is here to answer all of these questions and more
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5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert. How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so? Skin cancer expert Rachel Neale is here to answer all of these questions and more
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How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so?
Quantamagazine
Jul 6, 14:33
Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’
When checking that solutions to certain problems are correct, it turns out, you can’t get around the inherent complexity of the quantum world. The post Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’ first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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When checking that solutions to certain problems are correct, it turns out, you can’t get around the inherent complexity of the quantum world. The post Researchers Reveal the Power of ‘Quantum Proofs’ first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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When checking that solutions to certain problems are correct, it turns out, you can’t get around the inherent complexity of the quantum world.
Phys
Jul 6, 13:02
Ancient hobbit-like humans may have survived on meat left behind by Komodo dragons
Arguably one of the most curious ancient human relatives is Homo floresiensis, a 3-foot-tall species that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores and has been nicknamed "hobbit" for its diminutive stature. Even though they had small brains, scientists had thought they were surprisingly advanced because early research linked them to big-game hunting, specifically targeting the extinct dwarf elephant (Stegodon florensis insularis), as well as the use of fire.
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Arguably one of the most curious ancient human relatives is Homo floresiensis, a 3-foot-tall species that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores and has been nicknamed "hobbit" for its diminutive stature.
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Arguably one of the most curious ancient human relatives is Homo floresiensis, a 3-foot-tall species that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores and has been nicknamed "hobbit" for its diminutive stature.
Phys
Jul 6, 13:02
Climate change is silencing the Pilbara barking gecko
New research from Monash University has provided the first comprehensive assessment of the Pilbara barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus seorsus) and revealed the species is facing a heightened risk of extinction under a rapidly warming climate.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . The Pilbara barking gecko is one of Australia's least-known and poorly understood reptile species and is endemic to the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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New research from Monash University has provided the first comprehensive assessment of the Pilbara barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus seorsus) and revealed the species is facing a heightened risk of extinction under a rapidly warming climate.
Phys
Jul 6, 13:02
A last dance before death: Binary stars and the origins of interacting supernovae
When massive stars die, they unleash some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Yet not all supernovae are created equal. Some continue to shine brightly for months or even years as their expanding debris crashes into dense clouds of gas surrounding the star. These spectacular events, known as interacting supernovae, have puzzled astronomers for decades because the origin of this mysterious material has remained unclear.
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A last dance before death: Binary stars and the origins of interacting supernovae. When massive stars die, they unleash some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Yet not all supernovae are created equal.
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These spectacular events, known as interacting supernovae, have puzzled astronomers for decades because the origin of this mysterious material has remained unclear.
Newscientist
Jul 6, 12:49
Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in
The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe’s climate warm depends on our carbon emissions and the rate of ice melt from Greenland, but there is a chance that a shutdown is already inevitable
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A potentially catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents that control Europe’s climate may already be inevitable. Some scientists have suggested that the AMOC could collapse , plunging Europe into near-Arctic conditions and weakening monsoon systems around the world.
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The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe’s climate warm depends on our carbon emissions and the rate of ice melt from Greenland, but there is a chance that a shutdown is already inevitable
Phys
Jul 6, 12:26
Scientists observe water's behavior in a single molecular layer
New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick. For the first time, scientists have directly measured the vibrational signatures of truly two-dimensional water. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers used ultrathin channels only a few angstroms high to trap water in isolated layers and probe how its hydrogen-bonding network changes under extreme confinement.
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Scientists observe water's behavior in a single molecular layer. For the first time, scientists have directly measured the vibrational signatures of truly two-dimensional water. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers used ultrathin channels only a few angstroms high to trap water in isolated layers and probe how its hydrogen-bonding network changes under ex…
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New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick.
Phys
Jul 6, 12:02
Atomic-level engineering of Cu nanoclusters improves conversion of CO₂ to fuel
Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a promising strategy that converts harmful carbon dioxide into valuable fuels and chemicals by precisely altering nanoclusters made of copper.
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This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . To suppress formate production, the research team modulated the Cu(I)/Cu(II) ratio in a Cu nanocluster. This greatly improves the efficiency of the reaction.
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Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a promising strategy that converts harmful carbon dioxide into valuable fuels and chemicals by precisely altering nanoclusters made of copper.
Phys
Jul 6, 12:02
Chemists capture structure of the elusive borylnitrene trapped in a crystal using X-ray
Nitrenes are the ghosts of synthetic chemistry, formed in an instant and gone just as quickly, rearranging into something entirely different. These highly reactive intermediates are widely used in synthesis, yet remain notoriously difficult to study because they rapidly transform into more stable structures through a process called 1,2-migration.
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Nitrenes are the ghosts of synthetic chemistry, formed in an instant and gone just as quickly, rearranging into something entirely different. These highly reactive intermediates are widely used in synthesis, yet remain notoriously difficult to study because they rapidly transform into more stable structures through a process called 1,2-migration.
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Nitrenes are the ghosts of synthetic chemistry, formed in an instant and gone just as quickly, rearranging into something entirely different.
Phys
Jul 6, 11:49
From birdsong to galaxies: Unleashing the potential of citizen science
Everyone could contribute dramatically more to scientific knowledge if given better recognition, administrative support and funding stability, new research has found. An international collaboration of 16 organizations used surveys and group discussions to identify key challenges, opportunities and best practices in citizen science projects.
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Everyone could contribute dramatically more to scientific knowledge if given better recognition, administrative support and funding stability, new research has found. An international collaboration of 16 organizations used surveys and group discussions to identify key challenges, opportunities and best practices in citizen science projects.
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Everyone could contribute dramatically more to scientific knowledge if given better recognition, administrative support and funding stability, new research has found.
Phys
Jul 6, 11:49
New workflow tool gives scientists a clearer view of how DNA is regulated
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that allows scientists to better understand how DNA is organized and regulated inside cells. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications on May 26, 2026, introduces a method called qChIP-MS, which enables researchers to identify groups of proteins that work together at specific locations on DNA.
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Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that allows scientists to better understand how DNA is organized and regulated inside cells.
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Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that allows scientists to better understand how DNA is organized and regulated inside cells.
Foxnews
Jul 4, 08:27
NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known
Rare gamma-ray bursts detected by powerful X-ray telescopes orbiting the Earth helped astronomers measure Milky Way spiral arms with stunning accuracy.
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NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known. Rare gamma-ray bursts detected by powerful X-ray telescopes orbiting the Earth helped astronomers measure Milky Way spiral arms with stunning accuracy.
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Rare gamma-ray bursts detected by powerful X-ray telescopes orbiting the Earth helped astronomers measure Milky Way spiral arms with stunning accuracy.
Foxnews
Jul 4, 07:58
Why identity theft comes back for the same people
The FTC warns that scammers are keeping "sucker lists" to repeatedly target previous fraud victims with fake recovery offers and upfront fees.
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Selling your home this summer? Your data is already moving Trump puts brakes on OpenAI’s newest AI model NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known Disney settlement could pay YouTube TV and DirecTV users 'Milestone': Scientists claim to build synthetic cell, raising concerns in step toward artificial life Fake Verizon…
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The FTC warns that scammers are keeping "sucker lists" to repeatedly target previous fraud victims with fake recovery offers and upfront fees.
Foxnews
Jul 2, 20:33
'Milestone': Scientists claim to build synthetic cell, raising concerns in step toward artificial life
University of Minnesota researchers say "SpudCell" is the most life-like synthetic cell yet, able to grow, divide and pass traits to offspring.
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Selling your home this summer? Your data is already moving Trump puts brakes on OpenAI’s newest AI model NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known Why identity theft comes back for the same people Disney settlement could pay YouTube TV and DirecTV users Fake Verizon fraud call nearly stole his account Your family could…
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University of Minnesota researchers say "SpudCell" is the most life-like synthetic cell yet, able to grow, divide and pass traits to offspring.
Bbc
Jun 29, 05:10
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer
An unassuming-looking fossil that spent 40 years lying forgotten in a drawer has turned out to be the first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica.
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An unassuming-looking fossil that spent 40 years lying forgotten in a drawer has turned out to be the first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica. Now the fossil has been studied by palaeontologists who have confirmed that it is a tail bone from a type of dinosaur called a Titanosaur - this group contained the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth.
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The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
Bbc
Jun 26, 17:58
Fossil identified as first dinosaur ever found in Antarctica
Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
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Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
Foxnews
Jun 24, 10:05
Your family could be one phone call from a bank scam
FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families can do to stop fraud.
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Your family could be one phone call from a bank scam. FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families can do to stop fraud.
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FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses.
Foxnews
Jun 22, 08:32
Humanoid robots just got a workplace safety system
NVIDIA introduces Halos for Robotics, which it calls the industry's first full-stack safety system for physical AI and robots working near people.
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Selling your home this summer? Your data is already moving Trump puts brakes on OpenAI’s newest AI model NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known Why identity theft comes back for the same people Disney settlement could pay YouTube TV and DirecTV users 'Milestone': Scientists claim to build synthetic cell, raising con…
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NVIDIA introduces Halos for Robotics, which it calls the industry's first full-stack safety system for physical AI and robots working near people.
Foxnews
Jun 22, 08:24
How to stop scam texts from targeting aging parents
Learn how to protect elderly parents with dementia from scam texts by using iPhone Screen Time limits, carrier tools and payment restrictions.
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Selling your home this summer? Your data is already moving Trump puts brakes on OpenAI’s newest AI model NASA's Chandra telescope reveals Milky Way's outer reaches may stretch farther than previously known Why identity theft comes back for the same people Disney settlement could pay YouTube TV and DirecTV users 'Milestone': Scientists claim to build synthetic cell, raising con…
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Learn how to protect elderly parents with dementia from scam texts by using iPhone Screen Time limits, carrier tools and payment restrictions.