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Thousands of planets have been discovered beyond our solar system, offering clues to where life might thrive and whether Earth is truly unique.
Troy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.
Last week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts for all domestic university students.
The Times’s Science section is introducing new columns, projects and more as part of its online relaunch.
Astronomers have discovered that winds from a supermassive black hole are about 100 times more powerful than previously thought. XRISM observations showed the resulting turbulence spreading roughly 300,000 light-years, extending far beyond the black hole’s host galaxy. The energy involved rivals several billion supernova explosions, revealing just how dramatically black holes can influence the space around them.
Some female animals living in groups raise offspring that are not their own, sometimes without reproducing themselves. While the behavior of cooperatively breeding species is well documented, some aspects remain poorly understood.
The flesh eating New World screwworm has returned to the United States, threatening livestock, wildlife, pets and potentially people as it spreads north. A new UC San Diego tracking system aims to predict where the parasite could strike next while officials revive the eradication strategy that defeated it decades ago.
Australian sport has a participation problem, especially when it comes to girls and women.
These ‘alien tortoises’ are back on a Galapagos island where they had been extinct since the 19th century CNN
Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.
More than one-third of Western Australia's police officers report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and published in the journal Australian Psychologist has found.
The New York Times is soliciting readers’ questions about the dangers — and benefits — posed by artificial intelligence.
Current chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.
As global temperature increase shoots past 1.5 degrees Celsius, the vulnerable countries that fought for that Paris Agreement target face a brutal new reality.
A single application of a "smart" self-repairing coating is being developed to dramatically extend rust protection for buildings, bridges, cars and other steel components.
This lake in Canada just vanished. And it's not coming back. BBC Wildlife MagazineSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
A major analysis of 139 clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people suggests that some of the simplest treatments may work best for knee osteoarthritis. Knee braces ranked highest overall for reducing pain, stiffness, and mobility problems, while water-based therapy was especially effective for pain and regular exercise consistently improved both pain and physical function. More high-tech approaches, including ultrasound, generally performed worse.
In early July 2026, Stanford postdoctoral researcher Alex Honeyman and graduate student Mark Leone attached a box the size of a briefcase to a fire truck in Colorado that was about to be dispatched to a wildfire 300 miles (480 kilometers) away.
Traditionally found in warm climates, like the American Southwest, armadillos have been migrating farther and farther north, researchers say.
A newly discovered communication system in the microscopic “antennae” of cells may help explain how some congenital heart defects develop. When genetic mutations disrupt this system, the effects may extend beyond the heart to organs including the brain, kidneys, and skeleton.
Vega C rocket launches 2 European Earth-observing satellites to orbit from South America Space Avio launches pair of climate monitoring European spacecraft to study plants, oceans and atmospheric changes Spaceflight Now FLEX and Sentinel-3C launched European Space Agency Watch the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-3c Eumetsat Europe launches two climate observation satellites DW.com
A microprotein atlas of the human frontal cortex in Alzheimer’s disease Nature New Frontal Cortex Microprotein Atlas Informs Alzheimer’s Brain Changes GenomeWeb Microproteins provide new playbook for Alzheimer’s research EurekAlert!
Astronomers have found that a nearby galaxy's black hole is blasting out a far more powerful and hidden gas outflow than previously realized. Studying NGC 1068, a well-known galaxy with an actively feeding black hole at its center, researchers combined new infrared observations with existing data to map how the black hole's energy is reshaping the surrounding gas. The results are reported in a paper published Aug. 6 in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics. The prehistoric strains may have been especially dangerous because they carried a genetic factor capable of provoking severe immune reactions.
In an era marked by social, economic, environmental, technological and political tensions, academic institutions can help societies navigate complex health challenges and generate sound, evidence-based solutions. But the steady decline in public trust in science—and simultaneous rise in political pressures on higher education—threaten to stymie academia's independent research and valuable contributions to communities on a local and global scale.
A park visitor at Carowinds spotted a crack in a steel support column on the Fury 325 roller coaster before the ride's inspectors caught it. The ride stayed shut for more than a month while engineers checked the rest of the structure. spacedaily.com
City officials — and one determined mother — are working to stop the spread of cychlorphine, which is far more potent than fentanyl.
More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking coral patches supporting multiple fish species more than 50 meters beneath the surface. The discovery suggests West Africa’s coastal waters may contain other overlooked reefs that have yet to be documented.
Most of our experience with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has focused on capturing radio signals that alien species have sent out, whether intentionally or unintentionally. That creates a huge "synchronicity" problem—what if there aren't any alien civilizations broadcasting radio signals now, but there were a billion years ago? The Milky Way is around 13 billion years old—hoping that we exist at the same time as an alien civilization that happens to be actively messaging is
Earth May Be Harboring a Hidden Stash of Water, Up to 1,800 Miles Below The Surface ScienceAlert The Earth’s puzzling deep water cycle Nature New iron-bearing compounds could store water near Earth's core Phys.org Dense iron oxyhydroxides as possible reservoirs of water under deep mantle conditions Nature
Half smiling through crinkled eyes, Moussa Ndiaye, in his long tunic and skullcap, watched a combine harvest his northern Senegal rice paddy, where he expects a good haul—not just of grain.
Here's how to catch up on sleep, the right way BBC
Time is running out to see the Milky Way's brightest display in 2026 USA Today 12 Best Places in the U.S. to See the Milky Way This Fall Only In Your State The center of our Milky Way galaxy often puts on a stunning show USA Today A sky chart looking southwest after sunset on Sept. 20, 2026 that shows a feature called "the teapot," which may help guide observers to sights of the Milky Way's center. The Lufkin Daily News This illustration shows the Milky Way, our home galaxy. The Lufkin Daily New
Do you think that a person who reorganizes their life so that their aging parents can live with them would be likely to push another out of the way on the subway? What about greeting strangers with a smile? The answers to these questions are at the heart of a puzzle social psychologists have been debating for 30 years: how to best understand differences among cultures.
Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA’s decision on a Mars spacecraft Ars Technica Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract Space Rocket Lab challenges NASA’s $700M Mars contract award WESH Rocket Lab's NASA Protest and Iridium Bet Test Investor Patience as Shares Sit 59% Below Peak ad-hoc-news.de Rocket Lab calls foul on Blue Origin's $700M Mars comms contract The Register
Australia had a much larger Indigenous population before the arrival of Europeans than previously thought, according to new research. The research also demonstrates much larger population losses resulting from colonization than previously believed, with an estimated 93% of the pre-European population lost in less than 80 years following the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet.
A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral molecules appears to extend only across one chemical bond, rather than gradually weakening over three or four bonds as traditionally taught. The team argues that updating this explanation could make organic chemistry easier to understand and provide a stronger foundation for future research and innovation.
Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain Sci.News
Cancer rates are rising in adults under 55, and new research suggests accelerated biological aging may be one piece of the puzzle. Scientists found that people from more recent generations tended to have bodies that appeared biologically older than those of earlier generations at the same chronological age. Greater biological age acceleration was linked to a higher risk of early onset cancers, with specific patterns seen for lung, gastrointestinal, uterine and colorectal cancers.
Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Update for Monday, September 14 Big Island Video News Kilauea Alert Level Raised to Watch as Lava Overflows the North Vent at Halemaumau Nature World News Lava rises from crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano as eruption resumes ca.news.yahoo.com Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption predicted to begin today Big Island Now September 10, 2026 — Sampling overflows from the north vent at the summit of Kīlauea usgs.gov
Eighty years ago, a massive tsunami devastated parts of Hawaii, Alaska, Washington and Oregon following an earthquake off the coast of Alaska. A Michigan State University team is launching a project to study the underwater fault system where it originated—and whether it still poses a risk today.
Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. Healthier connections just beneath the brain’s surface were linked to better language skills and appeared to weaken the impact of gray matter loss.
Scientists Thought Ancient Water Carved Martian Gullies. New Analysis Says Otherwise Gizmodo What's carving active gullies on Mars? It's not water Phys.org Mars: Gullies Carved by Dry Ice, Not Water srpske.rs Scientists Discover Why Mars Has Earth-Like Gullies Without a Single Drop of Liquid Water The Daily Galaxy
A wearable device has revealed nighttime hormone surges that may expose a frequently missed cause of high blood pressure. The discovery could help explain why primary aldosteronism often escapes standard blood tests and point toward a more accurate way to diagnose it.
CERN Detects Quantum Entanglement in Particles Born From The Higgs Boson ScienceAlert
Within the next five years, global warming is set to breach the 1.5°C threshold at the heart of the 2015 Paris Agreement. This will have dire consequences, from rapidly melting ice sheets to ghostly white coral reefs.
Captive-raised saltwater crocodiles released into Bangladesh’s Sundarbans surprised scientists by settling into the wild rather than trying to return to their breeding facility. The result suggests that releasing larger, mature captive crocodiles could help restore depleted populations more successfully than relying only on vulnerable hatchlings.
Choosing an orbit for a satellite always comes with trade-offs. Very low Earth orbit (VLEO), between 100–450 km (62–280 miles), has distinct advantages. Remote-sensing cameras can take better pictures, communications and radar require less power, and atmospheric drag automatically cleans up dead satellites.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely formed where its star's light couldn't touch it Space 3I/ATLAS chemistry points to formation in unusually cold conditions The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is bursting with methanol Science Daily "We had a visitor from a distant corner of our Galaxy" Scientist reveals why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was so special – and why we'll find many more very soon BBC Sky at Night Magazine New Revelations About the Origin
A World War I submarine wreck off Denmark is leaking TNT into the surrounding water, seabed, and marine life more than a century after it sank. Scientists warn that thousands of similar wrecks could pose growing environmental risks as they continue to corrode.
When JWST's first science results started rolling in, it was a triumph for scientific vision and persistence. For years, the fate of the powerful space telescope was uncertain. It went way over budget, and for 25 years, troubling conversations accompanied its ongoing development. Several times, it seemed like it would be canceled, and in 2011, Congress came close to ending the program.
Massive Footprints Found in North Dakota Reveal How T. Rex Walked Gizmodo How an Unlikely Fossil Hunter Found a Tyrannosaurus Trail nationalgeographic.com A 66.5-million-year-old trackway captures adult T. rex at walking pace Phys.org First-ever adult Tyrannosaurus rex trackway discovered in North Dakota badlands CBS News Scientists Find First Adult T. Rex Trackway – And The Footprints Are Human-Sized sciencealert.com
Low vitamin D levels may make recovery from breast cancer surgery more painful, according to a study of 184 women undergoing mastectomy. Patients with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely to experience moderate to severe pain during the first 24 hours after surgery and also used substantially more of the opioid painkiller tramadol. They received slightly more fentanyl during surgery and experienced more postoperative nausea as well.
Have you ever wondered what Earth observation satellites see when they look down at the deep ocean or a dense tropical forest during the dead of night? The answer, for the most part, is nothing. Standard optical sensors require a steady stream of light to function, and in these photon-limited regions, they hit a hard physical boundary. But what if we could rewrite the rules of optical imaging? By borrowing techniques from quantum photonics, we can push beyond these classical limits and unlock a
Scientists searching for dark matter spot a signal that defies explanation CNN Researchers say they may have detected a dark matter particle for the first time Texas Public Radio | TPR Scientists Found a Potential Dark Matter Particle — What Happens Now? Sky & Telescope Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector – And Strange Signals Kept Turning Up ScienceAlert Scientists Detect a Mysterious Signal That Could Be Dark Matter SciTechDaily
Monitoring marine life helps scientists track ecosystem health, improve conservation and manage fisheries. A promising approach is environmental DNA (eDNA), which refers to trace genetic material naturally released into the water by organisms, such as skin cells, mucus and excreta.
In 2018, JTC and NParks sank eight reef structures on bare sand off Small Sister's Island; by February 2022 the two left unplanted carried 95 coral colonies from seven genera Space Daily
A new recycling technique could help tackle a major challenge: breaking down some of the toughest plastics without generating large amounts of waste.
The Planet Mercury Appears to Have Shrunken Drastically, "Like a Balloon Left Out in the Cold" Futurism Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought The New York Times Masked tectonic structures suggest Mercury contracted 40% more than its visible scars alone indicate Phys.org Scientists are trying to figure out if Mercury is even smaller than expected CNN The Planet Mercury Has Been Shrinking—More Than Scientists Expected Time Magazine
A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering has created a new type of dye-sensitized nanoparticle that can detect target chemicals at very low concentrations while also distinguishing between molecules with very similar shapes.
Scientists discovered that aging cells can use malfunctioning mitochondria to unlock inflammatory genes and keep the immune system stuck in a prolonged state of alert. Blocking one part of this process reduced inflammation and improved healthy aging in mice, suggesting a promising new strategy for fighting age-related decline.
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Artificial intelligence is transforming how information is generated, processed and stored, but its rapid expansion is also driving unprecedented demand for computing power and electricity. Developing hardware that can process information more efficiently is therefore becoming one of the major technological challenges of the AI era.
Mount Etna’s ancient eruptions followed radically different paths, with some magma lingering near the surface for weeks while other magma raced upward from nearly 30 kilometers deep in just hours. Scientists traced the difference to volcanic gases such as carbon dioxide and water, offering a powerful new way to understand and potentially anticipate explosive eruptions.
California Scientist Looking for Frogs Finds a 10,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Yahoo A Mastodon Tooth From the Ice Age Is Discovered in a California Creek The New York Times 10,000-year-old fossilized mastodon found in creek ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos ‘Immaculate condition’: Rare mastodon fossil found in San Mateo County creek The Mercury News Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist The Guardian
Picture yourself in a manufactured colony that orbits between Earth and the moon. It might sound like science fiction, but it's part of a 2019 presentation made by Jeff Bezos, founder of the space technology company Blue Origin, to an audience of journalists, space industry executives and policymakers.
Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought nytimes.com Scientists are trying to figure out if Mercury is even smaller than expected CNN Masked tectonic structures suggest Mercury contracted 40% more than its visible scars alone indicate Phys.org The Planet Mercury Has Been Shrinking—More Than Scientists Expected Time Magazine Mercury is shrinking much more than scientists realized mashable.com
In a study of monk parakeets, researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Duke University found that sex has little to no impact on who initiates fights, who is targeted or who rises in the dominance hierarchy.
Physicist proves famous ‘Star Trek’ combat strategy works YahooSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
With the rise in popularity of the digital assets known as cryptocurrencies over the last decade, the idea of a decentralized financial system that operates outside traditional markets is gaining mainstream appeal. A new analysis from a Penn State researcher, however, suggests that traditional and decentralized markets are more connected than they might seem.
Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction Good News Network A fossil feather preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why birds survived the mass extinction Phys.org In 2016, a Montana researcher picked up a rock half the size of a golf ball; 10 years later, scans showed dinosaur dung holding the finest feather yet found from the age of dinosaurs The Times of India A Tyrannosaur Ate a Feathery Meal—and It Was Frozen in Time National Geographic E
Emotional mechanisms are frequently used to inspire good environmental behavior. But how effective are they at inspiring actual sustainable change? Perhaps not as much as previously believed, according to a new study that challenged participants to put their money where their mouths are.
Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots.’ Quanta Magazine JWST found an object 100 billion times brighter than a star — not a star Martin Cid Magazine For years, mysterious little red dots kept appearing in James Webb images of the early universe — astronomers now think one is a “black hole star,” a growing black hole hidden inside a star-like gas cocoon the size of the solar system Space Daily
The Kinsey Institute released new data from its annual Singles in America survey, the nation's most comprehensive and longest-running annual study of single adults. Now in its 15th edition, Singles in America has surveyed more than 80,000 people across the United States, creating one of the richest data sets available for understanding shifting relationship patterns, population demographics and social trends.
Scientists Solve Decades-Old DNA Mystery—It Could Matter for Cancer Newsweek Scientists finally see DNA “zip” itself together for the first time Science Daily Decades-old DNA mystery solved after strands are captured zipping together for the first time Phys.org DNA strands should repel each other — it took 20 years for scientists to finally discover the tiny molecu economictimes.com Scientists Watched Two DNA Double Helices ‘Zip’ Together for the First Time ZME Science
Metabotropic glutamate receptors, which are important but difficult drug targets, interact in surprisingly varied ways with their principal regulatory proteins, according to two new studies led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings represent a major step forward in understanding these receptors and how they can be targeted effectively to potentially treat conditions such as epilepsy, depression and anxiety disorders.
Look up Monday for the crescent Moon and brilliant Venus WRAL The Sky Today on Monday, September 14: Connect four Astronomy Magazine Look up: The moon and Venus to put on a dazzling show as they appear side by side in the sky foxweather.com Starwatch: A Venus-spotting challenge with a beautiful reward The Guardian The Sky Today on Sunday, September 13: Venus, the Moon, and Spica Astronomy Magazine
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified how certain dangerous bacteria spread. They studied chain-like adherence pattern (CLAP) varieties of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), finding that single bacteria attach to a surface and elongate before dividing, producing chains without ever separating.
Drug firms’ secret data supercharge AI protein models Nature
How can we predict the way a real material, such as a polymer, responds mechanically over timescales ranging from the ultrafast motion of atoms to the slow deformations measured in a laboratory? This is a deceptively difficult problem.
Scientists Can Predict Where the Next Devastating Earthquake Will Hit Yahoo News Canada
Our cells' membranes have many functions. They not only provide mechanical protection but also precisely control which substances enter or leave cells. If they fail to perform these tasks, disease can result. Their structure is correspondingly complex: The outer cell membrane, for example, often features bottle-shaped invaginations called caveolae. Among other functions, they protect blood vessel cells, which are frequently exposed to strong mechanical forces. In addition, caveolae serve as sign