Astronomy
Earliest known compact quasar pair poses a black hole growth puzzle
The oldest pair of compact quasars ever observed has been found only 900 million years after the Big Bang. Scientists say there is no theoretical explanation for how the pair of actively feeding black holes grew so massive ...
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Planetary Sciences
How ripples in space-time can reveal new exoplanets
The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) observatory, now in development, will detect gravitational waves, the tiny ripples in space-time caused by orbiting masses. Now two studies led by NASA astrophysicists show in ...
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What a 99-million-year-old feather is telling us about the evolution of flight
Long before birds took to the skies, dinosaurs were already sporting feathers. But exactly how they evolved into the sophisticated structures that allow birds to fly remains something of a mystery. Now, the discovery of the ...
LHC collaboration presents first result in the hunt for 'quirks'
An international collaboration of physicists has presented its first results in its search for hypothetical particles that could help to explain the vast disparity between the strength of gravity and the three fundamental ...
Rerouting ships to avoid killing whale sharks has little cost, study finds
Redirecting shipping traffic to avoid collisions with whale sharks has very little impact on fuel use, according to new research led by the University of Southampton published in Royal Society Open Science.
Plants & Animals
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Anemone bleaching spurs stronger home defense and more aggression among clownfish
Marine heat waves and anemone bleaching are altering clownfish behavior, making clownfish more defensive of their host and more aggressive toward one another, new research reveals.
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Ancient rocks reveal when Earth's tectonic engine 'switched on'
Scientists have identified a major turning point in Earth's geological history, when the processes shaping the planet's crust changed dramatically and began to resemble the plate tectonics we see today—about 2.5 billion years ...
Earth Sciences
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Ice Age camp reveals hunter-gatherers reached Italy thousands of years earlier than previously thought
A fresh excavation of the eastern deposit at Riparo Mochi, a rock shelter near today's French–Italian border, has pushed back the timeline for when Ice Age hunter-gatherers from Spain first entered Italy.
Webb's controversial 'little red dots' may finally have an explanation
Astronomers may have solved one of the biggest mysteries uncovered by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), using sophisticated simulations to show that enigmatic objects known as "little red dots" (LRDs) are likely the ...
Astronomy
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What university campus sewage can reveal about the effects of exam stress
It is not often that scientists take a keen interest in the sewage produced by students. But a study of wastewater from a university campus in Australia is revealing insights into how exam stress affects the body that traditional ...
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Radar wristband turns your arm into a smartwatch trackpad
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A new modeling approach could make it easier to predict home energy use
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World's most sensitive lab-based axion search presents its first results
Physicists at the ALPS II collaboration have reported the first results from the Any-Light-Particle-Search (ALPS) II experiment: the most sensitive instrument of its kind in the search for hypothetical "axions." Headed by ...
Classical–quantum light interactions could make complex quantum behavior easier to simulate
An international collaboration demonstrates that classical nonlinear dynamics can drive single- and two-photon states to thermalize, opening new avenues for simulating complex quantum many-body systems within accessible optical ...
Optics & Photonics
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Poles of bacteria imaged in fine detail for the first time
The poles, or ends, of rod-shaped bacteria have been imaged at molecular resolution for the first time in a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Earth's 'core carbon' may have come from the far reaches of the solar system
A new study suggests that most of Earth's carbon originated in the outer solar system and didn't arrive here until the late stages of planetary development. The study, led by researchers at Yale and Columbia, is based upon ...
Planetary Sciences
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How the cosmic environment depletes galaxies of their gas
An international team of researchers, led by Jonathan Freundlich (University of Strasbourg, Astronomical Observatory), has revealed how a dense cosmic environment depletes galaxies of their gas. By mapping the molecular gas ...
Astronomy
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Antarctic water analysis reveals unexpected stability in dissolved organic carbon
Researchers have analyzed water samples collected during two expeditions aboard the research icebreaker Polarstern to investigate how life and changing conditions on the Antarctic continental shelf affect carbon carried into ...
Earth Sciences
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Egyptian cats meant for the gods led harsh lives, extensive museum collection reveals
More than 2,000 years ago, Egyptians offered cats to the gods. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science suggests that even cats destined for the gods did not necessarily live pampered lives.
Scientists discover new way to control magnetic waves for future quantum technologies
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory have discovered a way to control the handedness of magnons, tiny magnetic waves that can carry information through materials. By changing the material's ...
Condensed Matter
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New approach boosts plastic-eating enzyme's activity nearly tenfold
Researchers from King's College London and Rutgers University in New Jersey created a modified enzyme (a protein that speeds up chemical reactions) that breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic 10 times quicker, ...
Biochemistry
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Scientists anchor first scientific animal name to a modern-day spider
Scientists led by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have restored the physical reference of one of the most historically significant names in biology. In a paper published in Taxonomy, researchers designated ...
Plants & Animals
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Coyotes are likely a permanent fixture on the Outer Banks of North Carolina
A new study reveals that coyote populations on the Outer Banks persist despite ongoing removal programs, posing a continued threat to shore-nesting birds and protected sea turtles. The study is the first in-depth assessment ...
Simplified framework could make products' environmental impacts easier to assess
Life cycle assessment is used to quantify the environmental impact of products and services and forms an important basis for political decisions. However, the necessary data is always difficult to capture completely. A study ...
Mental health app may help unemployed people find jobs, six-week trial suggests
Losing a job can be a life-shattering experience. And when depression complicates a job search, unemployment can become a vicious cycle. Now, a Northwestern University–led clinical trial suggests a new intervention may break ...
A new tool makes biodiversity conservation planning more efficient and reproducible
ZonationR is a new tool that simplifies the use of Zonation to identify priority areas for biodiversity conservation. It brings all stages of the conservation planning analysis together in one automated and reproducible workflow ...
Genetic ancestry plays a key role in the migration of Cory's shearwaters
To what extent do genes influence the migratory routes of birds? The factors that determine the long-distance migrations of seabirds are not yet fully understood. Now, a study published in the journal Molecular Ecology reveals ...
New organic iron-sulfur framework boosts photosynthesis and carbon fixation
Iron-sulfur clusters are ancient protein cofactors that are essential for electron transport, enzyme catalysis and photosynthesis. However, their sensitivity to oxygen and inherent instability have long hindered their practical ...
Where AI can aid chemistry research and where reliability falls short
Researchers from the Skoltech AI Center, together with colleagues from the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ITMO University and other institutions, have published a paper in Chemical ...
High-achieving disadvantaged students are far less likely to take and pass entrance exams for selective schools
Disadvantaged students are less likely than their more advantaged peers with similar attainment to take and pass entrance exams for selective schools, and introducing an opt-out system for the tests would only deliver a small ...
Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants, analysis finds
World leaders meeting at the annual U.N. climate summit in November 2026 are wrestling with a persistent challenge: how to get countries to follow through on their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are warming ...
The psychology of saving electricity: How comparisons can curb consumption
Simple psychological interventions are often enough to encourage people to change their behavior—and this is also true when it comes to saving electricity. A new study by Mannheim-based consumer psychologist Dr. Yavor Paunov ...
Prison data analysis finds choosing lowest reoffending risk scores preserves overall accuracy
Whether an individual reoffends after their release from prison or is successfully rehabilitated depends on several factors. When assessing the risk of recidivism, all of these are taken into account—both by human experts ...
Sexual violence can hide in plain sight at music festivals, according to new study
The pressure to maintain an atmosphere of fun and escapism can make it harder for festival organizations to acknowledge and respond to harm, while frontline workers are left dealing with its consequences, a new study finds.
Germany's Isar Aerospace eyes overtaking Elon Musk's SpaceX
The head of Germany's Isar Aerospace voiced hope Tuesday that the company could one day overtake Elon Musk's SpaceX to become the world's premier space launch company.
Influencers are supposed to influence us—so why are they asking us what they should do?
An influencer posts a photograph of two designer handbags and asks her followers which one she should buy. Another wants recommendations for restaurants in a new city she is visiting. Someone else asks which beauty dupes ...
When a Walmart closes, what happens to nearby stores?
Shoppers often greet the closure of a Walmart with dismay, while competitors find cause to celebrate.
AI use is now universal in higher education. Why are universities failing to adapt?
Artificial intelligence use among university students is now near-universal in many countries. Yet, as of a year ago, fewer than one in five universities in a 90-country UNESCO survey had a formal AI policy.
Financial institutions tout sustainability while still funding high-carbon projects, review finds
A review published in the International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting on the subject of greenwashing in financial services has found that financial institutions often claim environmental responsibility while ...
Protein tails help shape mosquito cell-to-cell channels
Cells share small molecules with their neighbors through tiny tunnels made of proteins arranged in a ring. Research at Nagoya University suggests that the tails of the proteins must link up to form an inner ring for the tunnel ...
A new method for tracking climate change and air pollution
Two papers by Prof. Thomas A. Weber develop a rank-based method to track environmental change. They apply the idea to follow Geneva's warming climate, and generalize the approach to quantify shifts in spatial air-pollution ...
When the definition of sexual consent gets stretched
Men in treatment for domestic violence have an elastic view of what constitutes consent in their partner, an UdeM study has found.
