• Solar radiation warms and illuminates our planet. • It is the primary driver behind the movement of clouds and wind, helps keep us warm, and governs activity through daily and se
• Efficient generation and reliable distribution of quantum entangled states is crucial for emerging quantum applications, including quantum key distribution (QKDs). • However, con
• For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations’ annual index of countries based on indicators of well-being and quality of life. • Cou
• Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for plants and managing its availability is critical for growing crops to maintain the global food supply. • In an effort to move toward a mor
• Short bursts of extreme heat during wheat flowering can drastically reduce yields. • Drought coinciding with flowering amplifies stress, leading to lower grain quality and quanti
• Bonobos exhibit rhythmic patterns during sex, revealing innate tempo coordination. • Researchers used precise motion analysis to quantify sexual movement tempo. • Findings sugges
• On a cool spring morning in a northern forest, the ground feels soft underfoot. • Mist hangs between the trunks, and the air smells of wet leaves and old humus; the slow alchemy
• Legal threats historically silenced detailed, negative consumer reviews online in. • Removing these threats instantly spurred longer, more candid feedback from U.S. consumers. •
• The weather-modifying equipment used by Rain Enhancement Technologies in UtahRain Enhancement Technologies The weather-modifying equipment used by Rain Enhancement Technologies i
• Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey. • A study led by marine scientist Daphne Munroe has shown that Atlantic s
• A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. • It cannot be confidently assigned to any sh
• Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. • China has a robust program of censorship and all China-originating LLMs must be app
• Lunar New Year begins with the new moon on Feb. 17, 2026. • The holiday originated in China and now spans the globe. • Celebrations include family reunions, feasts, and tradition
• Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south poleScience Photo Library / Alamy Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south pole Science Photo Library / Alamy Scienti
• Just how small can a QR code be? • Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. • A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage t
• For 40 years, scientists have been monitoring the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) along the southern coast of Brazil. • A study published in Estuarine Management and Techn
• Seal pups exhibit turn-taking in vocal exchanges, mirroring human conversational patterns. • Their calls converge over time, becoming more similar when pups interact closely. • R
• There is much debate about the role of social media in young people’s lives. • But what do adolescents themselves think about it? • In any case, they feel they are not being list
• Fairy wrens are everywhere. • Go anywhere in Australia and there will be at least one local fairy wren. • They’re not endangered. • In fact, it would be hard to imagine an animal
• Smart fluid: nematic liquid crystal microcolloids enable temperature-driven reconfiguration. • Researchers overcame long-standing limitation in self-assembly of micrometer-sized
• TongGeometry, an AI system, autonomously generates olympiad-level geometry problems for high-level competition. • It also solves these problems, matching human expert accuracy an
• Technology is making the ride-hail industry more accessible than ever, according to new research published in the Strategic Management Journal. • The study, conducted by academic
• Oak Ridge scientists uncover unexpected atomic arrangement in engineered tantalum‑tungsten‑selenium crystal. • Discovery suggests new pathways for spintronic devices and quantum
• Kangas To Co-Lead Development of Automated Science Educational Guidelines By Aaron Aupperleeaaupperlee(through)cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University’s expertise in automated science
• 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
• When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding crystal lattice to deform. •
• A mystery novel, a history book, and a fantasy epic may have little in common in plot or style. • But count the words inside them and a strange regularity appears: many new words
• No one will supplant American and Chinese dominance in the space launch arena anytime soon, but several longtime US allies now see sovereign access to space as a national securit
• Adjusting the size and chemistry of nanocrystals within an ultrathin surface can speed up light-driven chemical reactions, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study
• Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community of organisms living in their
• Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. • Jellyfish galaxies are named for the long,
• Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animal
• Fungi are often seen as mystical, yet remain largely overlooked in mainstream science. • The Manzanita butter clump is a rare yellow mushroom discovered only along North America'
• A global study has revealed the conditions under which non-native plants thrive in the world’s many dryland regions and the factors that limit their spread. • Using data from 98
• Extreme heat can have a devastating effect on seagrass, but new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) could shape how these vitally important marine ecosystems are managed a
• Survival of the fittest. • Nature red in tooth and claw. • The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its r
• Tokamaks show asymmetric particle loss, with inner divertor receiving far more plasma than outer. • Excess inner divertor hits cause increased erosion, limiting reactor lifespan.
• RIKEN demonstrates low‑noise, high‑gain Josephson traveling‑wave parametric amplifier (JTWPA) for quantum computing. • JTWPA delivers microwave photonic circuit with unprecedente
• Playing a complex guitar solo ought to be impossible. • To elicit the desired torrent of notes, the fingers of one hand must move nimbly around the fretboard, while the other han
• Giant viruses, like mimivirus, carry genes for translation machinery, enabling them to hijack host protein synthesis. • Researchers isolated ribosomes from infected amoebae, reve
• A team from the University of Freiburg led by neurobiologist and behavioral biologist Prof. • Andrew Straw studied the flight behavior of honey bees. • Using a drone, the researc
• Key Takeaways - Berkeley Lab scientists have developed Digital Twin for Chemical Science (DTCS), an AI-powered platform that could compress discovery timelines from months to min
• The post Science on the Double: How an AI-Powered ‘Digital Twin’ Accelerates Chemistry and Materials Discoveries appeared first on Berkeley Lab News Center . • The post What Is a
• Dark energy is one of those cosmological features that we are still learning about. • While we can’t see it directly, we can most famously observe its effects on the universe-pri
• Deep inside the Greenland ice sheet are giant swirling plume-like structures. • These have puzzled scientists for over a decade, but UiB researchers now believe they have cracked
• Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. • Published in The P
• The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would extend its Mars probe mission, now in its fifth year, for an additional three, underlining the oil-rich state’s space
• China cut PM2.5 levels by roughly 30% over the past decade, improving overall air quality. • Strict vehicle emissions standards and a rapid shift to electric cars curb urban smog
• 14th‑century merchant ship sank off Singapore, now called the Temasek Wreck. • Archaeologists unearthed a 3.5‑tonne cargo of Chinese ceramics from 2016‑2019. • Finds confirm Sing
• In a recent study, University of Alaska Fairbanks paleontologist Matthew Wooller and his colleagues radiocarbon-dated what they thought were pieces of two mammoth vertebrae, only
• Triceratops and similar horned dinosaurs had unusually large nasal cavities compared to most animals. • Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, used CT scans o
• Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their environments, providing insights into the evolution of the dis
• New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional
• When psychologist Darby Saxbe began studying how parenthood shapes the brain, she made a seismic discovery that upended a long-held assumption: that only mothers undergo major bi
• An international team featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has drilled the longest ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a rec
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• What types of photos make people reach for their wallets? • New Stanford University-led research suggests that brain activity can help forecast which wildlife images will inspire
• Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered a compact binary system consisting of two white dwarfs in the center of a nearby globular cluster designated NGC