Electrochemical signals can reshape bacterial protein patterns, boosting electron transfer

• Sometimes, transporting electrons from one cell to another is a team effort. • In electroactive bacteria, that team is a group of proteins that shepherds electrons forward, passi

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 156 words
Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

• Learning to recognise birds may strengthen your cognitive reservesteve young/Alamy Learning to recognise birds may strengthen your cognitive reserve steve young/Alamy Expert bird

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words

New evidence shows indoor plants can quietly reshape the health and quality of our homes and workplaces

• Houseplants and more advanced plant systems, such as indoor living walls and hydroponic towers, have the potential to raise indoor humidity, boost thermal comfort and help create

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 148 words

New evidence shows indoor plants can quietly reshape the health and quality of our homes and workplaces

• Houseplants and more advanced plant systems, such as indoor living walls and hydroponic towers, have the potential to raise indoor humidity, boost thermal comfort and help create

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 148 words

A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility

• In human cells, DNA carries chemical or ’epigenetic’ marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. • Yet in a group of specialized cells, known as ‘germ cells,’

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words
How agentic AI will reshape engineering workflows in 2026

How agentic AI will reshape engineering workflows in 2026

• How agentic AI will reshape engineering workflows in 2026 In 2026, agentic AI won’t just help engineers code - it’ll run first drafts of the SDLC, leaving humans to steer, review

Bereaved people's perceptions reshape mourning, suggests expert

• An international study investigates spontaneous after-death communication to understand how participants perceive the emotional state of the deceased and how this perception infl

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 132 words
Video: World's first underwater 3D-printed concrete to reshape wind farms and defense

Video: World's first underwater 3D-printed concrete to reshape wind farms and defense

• Video: World’s first underwater 3D-printed concrete to reshape wind farms and defense The method has potential uses in defense, ports and coastal infrastructure. • Australian res

Mantle plume vs. plate tectonics: Basalt cores reshape the North Atlantic breakup debate

• About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. • Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth’s m

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words

Longer roots for drought? How an edited protein could reshape crop resilience

• What’s the key to growing resilient crops that can survive tough conditions? • Researchers at the University of Missouri are getting to the root of it-literally. • Researchers in

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 174 words