Science

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Ultra-cold quantum sensors cut X-ray uncertainty, improving nuclear material assessments

To monitor the amount and type of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities, scientists look for a special signal—the unique pattern of gamma rays emitted by specific radioactive element...

2026-09-10

SciTechDaily 7/10 ?

Scientists Just Overturned a 100-Year-Old Belief About Bacteria in the Lungs

New findings raise questions about the role of microbes living in the lungs. More than 35 trillion bacteria live throughout the human body, forming microbiomes in the gut, mouth, lungs, skin, and urog...

2026-09-10

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Mercury Is Shrinking More Than We Thought

American Geophysical UnionMercury's surface is riddled with wrinkles, evidence of a once-larger planet that has shrunk over time. A new study finds that Mercury may have contracted 10% to...

2026-09-10

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Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, atop a SpaceX…The postRoman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument...

2026-09-10

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A Natural Solution to the Replication Crisis in Science

Dear scientists: Follow the antsThe postA Natural Solution to the Replication Crisis in Scienceappeared first onNautilus.

2026-09-10

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NASA Invites Media to Djibouti Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

The Republic of Djibouti will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 11 a.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 14, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 72nd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administ...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Q&A: The overlooked networks of heat resilience within communities

As extreme heat becomes more frequent and severe, many people are turning to informal adaptation strategies—rigging up plastic sheeting overhead for shade, sharing water at a community tap and creatin...

2026-09-10

SciTechDaily 7/10 ?

A Century-Old Mystery in Cat Kidneys May Finally Have an Answer

Lipid droplets in the kidneys may help cats maintain a consistent chemical “scent identity.” Scent marks can linger long after an animal has moved on, allowing urine and other chemical signals to carr...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Under pressure: How a deep-sea protein adapts to an extreme environment

Life in the deep sea is under immense pressure—literally. Such extreme conditions can disrupt the delicate structures of proteins essential to life. Yet somehow, the proteins in deep-sea creatures rem...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

25 years after 9/11, research traces changing landscape of religious bias

A quarter-century after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, religious bias in America has not disappeared, but the forces shaping it have changed.

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Future catastrophic weather could be 'far worse' than history suggests

Historical records of the deadliest storms and heat waves may be a poor indicator of the scale and impact future weather disasters could have, scientists at King's College London warn.

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

How to help your garden recover from a heat wave

UK gardens took a battering this summer as a heat dome settled over western Europe, and much of the green and pleasant land turned a dusty beige.

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Cell wall transport disruption exposes weakness in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Even highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more vulnerable when their cell wall transport system is disrupted, according to a new study from Umeå University. The discovery reveals a previously o...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Psychologist wins Ig Nobel for proving rich drivers are the worst

Paul K. Piff, UC Irvine associate professor of psychology, has officially been recognized for what millions of frustrated commuters have long suspected: The fancier the car, the worse the driver.

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Fully recyclable hydrogel begins healing itself within minutes

Imagine this. You pick up a contact lens from its container and—yikes!—it falls on the bathroom floor. Before you know it, your cat pounces, claws out. By the time you wrestle it back, the lens looks ...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Learning without a brain—how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks

Learning is often thought to require a brain. But learning is a broad concept that does not necessarily depend on neurons.

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Himalayan glacial lakes are growing—and so is the downstream flood risk

Dozens of glacial lakes have formed across northern India in the last three decades, while existing lakes have expanded rapidly, highlighting the need to monitor a landscape reshaped by climate change...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

'CRISPR-Combo' system speeds regeneration of hard-to-breed perennial crops

Editing a plant's genes is only half the battle. Before a new, improved trait can ever reach a farmer's field, scientists must be able to grow a whole plant from just a few edited cells—a process that...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Portland report maps complex journeys through homelessness

A new report from Portland State University's Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative (HRAC) and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health offers an in-depth examination of how individuals navigate,...

2026-09-10

Phys.org 7/10 ?

New genomic tool for clams boosts sustainable aquaculture

An international team of researchers, including CIIMAR, has developed a new tool that could help produce clams that are more resistant to disease and climate change while also strengthening the conser...

2026-09-10