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For a century, amateur telescope makers have gathered at the Stellafane convention to celebrate their craft. Will the event last another 100 years?
Understanding instabilities and turbulence in plasmas is one of the key challenges across a wide range of plasma research fields, including nuclear fusion, astrophysics and laser-plasma physics. In plasmas, slight disturbances can grow due to instabilities, and energy is transferred between structures of various sizes due to turbulence. These phenomena give rise to structures ranging from very small to large, which significantly influence the overall motion and energy flow of the plasma.
To get the science right, classical archaeologists, who excavate the world of the ancient Mediterranean, consulted on the show, which also stars Hugh Laurie.
Many topics in astronomy and astrophysics are esoteric. There's not much of a relationship between something like the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and the life of a regular person going about their business. But the sun is different. Its presence in our lives is inescapable. Its behavior, especially its flaring, has an impact.
A small device that gently stimulates nerves through the ear could offer a new way to tackle stubborn high blood pressure. In a clinical trial of 63 patients already taking medication, the treatment proved safe, easy to use at home, and well tolerated. Although it did not significantly outperform a placebo overall, patients with more severe hypertension showed promising reductions in blood pressure.
The positron is the antimatter counterpart of the electron, identical in mass but carrying an equal and opposite electric charge. Like the electron, it also behaves like a tiny bar magnet, and according to a key prediction of the Standard Model of particle physics, its magnetic moment should be exactly equal and opposite to the electron's.
A groundbreaking study challenges 70 years of assumptions about how human language works. By analyzing billions of word uses, scientists discovered that meaning is organized around power, danger, and order rather than emotion alone. Even more surprisingly, human language shows a powerful hidden preference for safety, suggesting that our words may reflect ancient survival instincts.
Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that Ars Technica A New Ice Age Was Beginning. Then Humans Started Burning Fossil Fuels WIRED Climate Change Stopped the Next Ice Age Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory The failed ice age: Arctic ice was expanding for centuries before global warming stopped it University of Colorado Boulder We are in a new ice age: here’s why global warming has halted it We are in a new ice age: here’s why global warming has halted it la Repubbl
Current HIV medicines are effective at suppressing the virus in the blood. However, HIV can remain "asleep" or dormant inside certain immune cells and in the brain. These hidden pockets of virus, called HIV reservoirs, are the main reason HIV cannot be cured with today's treatments.
Administrator Jared Isaacman said that the space agency was exploring ways to keep Artemis III on target without compromising safety.
Tiny samples from asteroid Bennu are rewriting scientists' understanding of how our Solar System formed. New evidence suggests that Bennu was born where material from the inner and outer Solar System mixed, with Jupiter playing a surprising role in shaping its formation.
Metallic materials used in extremely cold environments must maintain high strength, ductility and fracture toughness to support applications in aerospace, clean energy, superconducting systems and deep-space exploration. However, traditional alloys often suffer performance degradation at ultralow temperatures because of the long-standing trade-off between strength, ductility and toughness. Although metals may become stronger at lower temperatures, they can also become more brittle and prone to f
Scientists have proposed a way to detect “mirror life,” a hypothetical form of life that could pose serious risks to humans, animals, and ecosystems if artificially created. Using special fluorescent molecules and a type of polarized light also used in 3D movie technology, researchers believe they could distinguish ordinary organisms from their mirror-image counterparts.
Miniature Ball Lightning Created in a Lab Could Help Solve a Centuries-Old Mystery ScienceAlert
Beyond melanoma, scientists are studying cancer vaccines for glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and more.
The Sun’s seemingly peaceful regions are hiding a surprisingly complex magnetic world. Using a balloon-borne telescope high above Earth, scientists discovered delicate, thread-like magnetic structures woven through the solar atmosphere, apparently shaped by twisting motions on the Sun’s surface. They also mapped magnetic fields inside towering jets of solar material, revealing how those fields change with height.
What seabirds eat might seem like a good starting point for identifying species that tend to accumulate plastic in their digestive systems. Yet a recent global analysis suggests that mapping the evolutionary relatives of birds could offer better clues than their diets or feeding methods alone.
Ancient DNA shows Ice Age Europeans stayed connected across long distances Archaeology News Online Magazine Paleolithic human DNA reveals east-west connections across Ice Age Europe Phys.org DNA from French cave suggests Ice Age Europeans were well traveled Courthouse News Ice Age Europeans Were More Connected Than We Thought Nautilus Ancient human DNA reveals hidden connections across Ice Age Europe EurekAlert!
New data have prompted questions about changes in teens’ sexual orientations. But researchers disagree on how much the numbers can really tell us.
Tiny snakes in Southeast Asia have mastered an extraordinary escape technique: rolling across the ground at speeds up to four times faster than ordinary slithering. Scientists discovered that dwarf reedsnakes accomplish this feat through precisely coordinated body movements that allow their bodies to rotate while their heads remain remarkably stable.
In places like South Asia, Africa and parts of the Americas, monsoon rains supply water for drinking, crops and hydropower for billions of people. Understanding the patterns that monsoons tend to follow can help people plan for drought risks affecting agriculture, reservoirs and hydropower across distant regions.
The discovery may hint at the roots of human norms around fairness and friendship.
A major study has uncovered hidden warning signs of inflammatory bowel disease in the blood up to 10 years before diagnosis. Researchers discovered distinct antibody patterns that could help predict who would later develop Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, even distinguishing people at risk of more complicated disease.
Relatively simple changes to the way traditional brick kilns operate in Bangladesh can reduce pollution, save fuel and improve the quality of bricks they produce.
Scientists have discovered that switching off a protein called Mitch makes human cells burn more fat and prevents new fat cells from developing. The breakthrough builds on experiments in mice that showed remarkable resistance to obesity and improved muscular endurance, raising hopes for a new approach to weight-loss treatment.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California as Falcon 9 cadence slows (photos) Space SpaceX launches Starlink 15-15 mission following a trio of scrubs Spaceflight Now SpaceX helps California tie rocket launch record. Next one coming up Ventura County Star Vandenberg Supports 71st Launch of 2026 Vandenberg Space Force Base (.mil) Falcon 9 Cadence Slows as B1063 Flies 15-15 KeepTrack
The fossilized skull of a new species of mysterious meat-eating dinosaur from the Isle of Wight has been rediscovered in the collections of the Natural History Museum after over 100 years in storage.
Eland protein found in 60,000-year-old ochre layer offers clues to early human practices in South Africa Archaeology News Online Magazine Antelope collagen found in 60,000-year-old ochre offers clues to early human practices Phys.org Rare Antelope Proteins Linked to 60,000-Year-Old Ochre Point to Hidden Aspects of Early Human Behavior Discover Magazine
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.
NASA lays out plan for Artemis 3 moon-lander test flight — but when will it launch? Space ‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers CNN NASA’s Artemis III Mission to Test Future Moon Lander Operations NASA (.gov) NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years AP News NASA Is Still Aiming for the Next Moon Landing in 2028 The New York Times
Punching a virtual response box or swinging a virtual lightsaber can dramatically improve learning on certain tasks, according to new research from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, which challenges long-standing assumptions about how people learn.
A 150-million-year-old fossil discovered in China reveals a bizarre early bird with sharp teeth, a dinosaur-like claw, and a body built for life on the ground rather than flight. Scientists believe it represents the earliest known example of flight loss in birds, overturning assumptions about how these animals evolved.
‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers CNN The goal is to have 'long-duration stays' on the moon: NASA administrator Fox News NASA advisers raise new concerns about Artemis lunar landing plans SpaceNews When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update) Space Live: NASA gives update on Artemis III mission NewsNation
Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi's fierce winds battered the island, with the storm moving toward China and Japan.
This summer’s heat was the continent’s deadliest by far this century, according to new peer-reviewed estimates.
Scientists discovered that the thick, sticky fluid surrounding glioblastoma tumors can make brain cancer cells smaller, more flexible, and better at invading surrounding tissue. Even more troubling, some of these changes persist after the cells leave the thick fluid, revealing a previously overlooked mechanism that could help this deadly cancer spread.
NASA's Freeze-Resistant Moon Battery Could Eventually Reach EVs Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com Cold-resistant lunar batteries: the key to NASA’s Artemis program Noticias Ambientales
Early Predatory Dinosaurs Survived Shift in Their Ecosystem, Fossil Fragment Suggests Sci.News
The Malik Lab thrives on competition. But for HHMI investigator Harmit Malik and his team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, it's the genomes—not the people—that are in conflict. The lab studies rapid evolution—the genetic changes that happen in a species over a few generations rather than thousands of years. These fast changes are often fueled by genetic conflicts—competitions between different entities trying to maximize their success at the expense of another.
Tiny Genetic Tweak From An Ancient Virus Might've Prevented Chimpanzees From Developing Brains Like Ours ScienceAlert Why did humans’ brains surpass chimps’? A tiny foe might help explain it Science News An ancient virus in chimpanzee DNA switches off a gene that is active in humans Phys.org The Human Brain Owes Its Existence to a Prehistoric Pandemic Psychology Today Ancient Virus Switched Off a Chimp Brain Gene Humans Still Use Around Prague
Pollution from human-generated waste in marine ecosystems has reached critical levels, with cigarette butts (CBs) among the most persistent and harmful pollutants. Globally, an estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded annually, making them the most common type of litter on beaches over the past three decades.
Halley's Comet dazzles from afar in spectacular astrophoto of Orionid meteor shower Space See the dust and ice particles from Halley’s Comet tonight ABC7 WWSB Orionid meteor shower to light up October skies with fiery cosmic display FOX Weather Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight — Here's how to see it WBAL-TV Early birds will have the best chance to see the Orionid meteor shower CNN
Researchers at the University of Helsinki wanted to understand which is the dominant factor for species occurrence and abundance: the climate or habitat-related variables, such as their natural state and the share of land shaped by human activity. Solutions to mitigate biodiversity loss depend on the answer to this question.
Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth's recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery could help explain how supervolcanoes like Yellowstone and Toba rebuild their magma supplies.
This Is What Our Mysterious Denisovan Cousins Probably Looked Like Gizmodo The proteome of Middle Pleistocene Xujiayao and common Denisovan morphology Nature The Face Of Denisovans Revealed After Re-Analysis Of 199,000-Year Old Hominin Fossils IFLScience We Now Know What Denisovans Looked Like Nautilus Good to see you after all this time. Scientists finally put a face to Denisovans South China Morning Post
Researchers have uncovered a surprising reason dental implant infections often resist antibiotics: the implants themselves can contribute to the problem. Bacteria corrode titanium implants, releasing microscopic particles that hijack immune cells, trigger destructive inflammation, and accelerate jawbone loss.
South Africa endured its worst year of load shedding (scheduled power cuts by the country's utility, Eskom) in 2023. The power went off on 335 of the year's 365 days, often several times a day. Since then, the country has gone more than a year and a half without these planned power cuts.
Mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs set the stage for the giant fungus D. rex CNN Scientists Discover “D-Rex,” a Giant Fungus Unlike Anything Seen Before SciTechDaily Experts discover ancient, “extreme” species in Chinese forest – and name it 'D-rex' BBC Wildlife Magazine In China, scientists found a nearly 5-pound fungus so unique it required a new family Yahoo Giant Fungus Discovered in Yunnan Reveals New Fungal Family Chinese Academy of Sciences
A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment uses personalized brain mapping and magnetic stimulation to target abnormal brain activity, with a clinical trial reporting a 52% reduction in symptoms and 68% remission. Researchers believe the technology could transform PTSD care and pave the way for more precise treatments for other mental health conditions.
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) have developed a new way to make glowing biological reporters more accurate, allowing scientists to track gene activity in living plants over days, weeks and potentially even months and years. The approach could help researchers study how plants respond to disease, pests and environmental stress, while opening the door to similar applications in animal and human disease models.
“It stood 3m tall and was armed with some of the deadliest weaponry of any prehistoric animal.” 10 biggest prehistoric birds that ever lived BBC Wildlife Magazine
MIT engineers have built a paper-thin swimming robot powered by living muscle cells that respond to flashes of light, allowing it to swim and steer through water. The breakthrough could pave the way for tiny, self-healing biological robots capable of exploring fragile environments that ordinary machines cannot safely navigate.
When heavy rain hits a city, knowing where water will accumulate is only part of the picture. Who lives in the affected buildings? How might flooding disrupt their lives? And where could additional support make the greatest difference?
Private Griffin moon lander gets put to the test photo of the day for Oct. 23, 2026 Space How Voyager Chose Griffin-1’s Lunar Landing Site Voyager Technologies Griffin-1 lunar lander passes critical tests ahead of Moon flight — Space.com UA.NEWS At least 1 lunar landing company may get off a moonshot this year Orlando Sentinel
Researchers have solved a long-standing challenge in understanding how tiny defects in materials like diamond and silicon carbide behave when exposed to light. Their new computational method revealed a surprisingly important energy-loss mechanism in silicon carbide that scientists had previously underestimated. The finding helps explain a mystery that has puzzled researchers for years and could improve the design of quantum computers and sensors.
Researchers at AIST have directly observed magnetic flux quanta generated in a superconductor by photon absorption and demonstrated a new principle of photon detection that identifies the number of photons based on the number of these flux quanta.
It's 7 metres long, can weigh almost a tonne and can live for 400 years or more – meaning some around today were born in 1626... BBC Wildlife Magazine
A seven-year study found that people with Parkinson’s disease who were more physically active experienced slower declines in memory, thinking, and movement abilities. Those exercising more than eight hours per week showed almost no average cognitive decline, suggesting that staying active may offer important benefits as the disease progresses.
Masculinity content promises young men self-optimization and success, but often delivers health harms, risk-taking, unattainable standards, gender stereotypes and misogyny. The latter is the strongest predictor of violent extremism.
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Switzerland’s glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate, losing more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 alone. Some of the country’s most famous glaciers experienced their worst melting on record, while several smaller glaciers vanished completely. Nearly 20% of Switzerland’s glacier ice has disappeared in just five years, driven by unusually snowless winters and extreme summer heat.
The new RFD4-Proteina unified generative model for protein design—created by the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) in collaboration with NVIDIA—uses advanced AI to generate entirely new protein sequences and structures, achieving computational design success rates five to 10 times higher than previous models and generating candidates five to 10 times faster.
The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left The Guardian
A tiny region deep within the brain has surprised scientists by revealing a remarkably sophisticated communication system. Previously thought to broadcast the same chemical signal throughout the brain, this region actually sends targeted messages that help control learning, attention, and behavior, according to new research in mice.
Researchers at AIST have demonstrated the synthesis of nanoporous carbonaceous materials and carbonaceous materials with layered nanostructures through a simple process involving the chemical modification of common sugars such as sucrose and fructose.
A Tiny Chemical Tweak From 4 Billion Years Ago May Be the Reason We Exist Today Yahoo
Consumers routinely ignore information when making purchases. They overlook the tax attached to a price, skim past ingredient lists and often fail to process exact numbers with any precision.
Underwater robot stumbles across thousands of sharks all packed together and asleep on the seabed – stunning scientists BBC Wildlife Magazine
Establishing a long-term presence on the moon will require solving challenges that are easy to overlook on Earth. Lunar temperatures, for instance, can vary from hundreds of degrees below zero to boiling, making effective insulation essential for lunar habitats.
Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles have remained surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances inside instead of releasing them into the environment.
'Stupendously large black holes' aren't a major component of dark matter, study finds Space
A review by Tohoku University researchers identifies key molecular features that could guide the development of more effective materials for removing PFAS from water. The study is published in the journal ACS Materials Au.
A massive analysis of 2,884 exploding stars has uncovered new evidence that dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the universe’s expansion, may change over time. The findings challenge a cornerstone of modern cosmology and could reshape our understanding of how the universe works.
Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready Ars Technica
In 1953, two physicists showed that an electron beam skimming past a grating emits light whose color depends only on the electron's speed and the grating's spacing. Known as Smith-Purcell radiation, this phenomenon has become a useful tool for building compact, tunable light sources and tracking particle beams without touching them.
Cambridge researchers have created a groundbreaking $10 optical sensor that delivers the precision of laboratory equipment in a device small enough for wearable technology. It identified foods, plastics, and medicines with 100% accuracy in tests and demonstrated the ability to monitor blood glucose, alcohol, and other health markers without invasive procedures.
Everyone Has A Romantic Side, And Yours Is Hiding In These 15 Flower Choices BuzzFeed
As politics in America become more polarized and each voting cycle seems more fraught than the last, a common narrative in the media is that each election is unique and increasingly unpredictable. But new research shows that congressional elections follow strong statistical patterns, even when individual races produce surprises.
Many of the most potent antibiotics originate from bacteria. A large proportion belong to a class of compounds known as nonribosomal peptides (NRP). They are produced by large bacterial enzyme machineries—the nonribosomal peptide synthetases, or NRPS for short. These function like molecular assembly lines: Similar to the stations in a car factory, where new parts are added to the car at each step, several specialized modules string together amino acid by amino acid to build a peptide.
Researchers have uncovered a hidden immune defense capable of attacking small cell lung cancer, an extremely aggressive disease that often escapes conventional treatments. The specialized immune cells can recognize and destroy cancer cells even when tumors have disguised themselves from the immune system.
Space debris: Are we on track for true sustainability? (op-ed) Space A $200K prelaunch bond for satellites could prevent a space junk disaster in orbit, scientists say Space Deposit System and Space Trucks Target Space Debris Reduction 조선일보 How engineers are testing spacecraft designed to refuel and clean up orbit Aerospace Testing International A mission to control space debris and capturing the launch of a new telescope Central Florida Public Media