Making the case for independent science
Phys.orgby Alvin Powell·24 Aug 2026
Making the case for independent science Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule ended in the spring, when voters replaced him with Péter Magyar, who has pledged to undo Orbán-led...
Hidden in plain sight: New evidence links Henry VIII's lost castle to Dover Castle
Phys.orgby Georgina Mear·24 Aug 2026
Hidden in plain sight: New evidence links Henry VIII's lost castle to Dover Castle Dr. Christopher Moore, a research fellow and former Ph.D.
Tiny ocean plankton hold clues to the future of Maine lobster
Phys.orgby Heather Johnson·24 Aug 2026
Tiny ocean plankton hold clues to the future of Maine lobster The future of Maine's lobster industry may depend on a creature the size of a sesame seed.
Borneo forest fires spike again: Why El Niño isn't the sole culprit
Phys.orgby Frisa Irawan Ginting; Dian Fiantis·24 Aug 2026
Borneo forest fires spike again: Why El Niño isn't the sole culprit Forest and land fires across Indonesia have spiked once again.
Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order
Phys.orgby Michael R Malone·24 Aug 2026
Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order Though they are pivotal to Homer's epic, luring Odysseus with the promise of eternal wisdom, the Greek poet barely described the...
How chromosomes find their partners
Phys.orgby Peter Rüegg·24 Aug 2026
How chromosomes find their partners For a long time, so-called satellite DNA was considered largely worthless.
Scientists identify design rules for the best thermoelectric materials
Phys.orgby Tokyo Metropolitan University·24 Aug 2026
Scientists identify design rules for the best thermoelectric materials Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a theoretical framework to derive design rules for creating new...
GenAI cannot accurately grade student essays in higher education, study finds
Phys.orgby Cardiff University·24 Aug 2026
GenAI cannot accurately grade student essays in higher education, study finds New research from Cardiff University and the University of Melbourne has investigated whether GenAI could mimic human...
New free-space optical link adds a wireless component to the nation's longest quantum network
Phys.orgby Danielle Roedel·24 Aug 2026
New free-space optical link adds a wireless component to the nation's longest quantum network There's a new lighthouse on Long Island.
Long-term study reveals hidden threat of schistosomiasis in endangered chimpanzees
Phys.orgby Liverpool School·24 Aug 2026
Long-term study reveals hidden threat of schistosomiasis in endangered chimpanzees A 12-year study of rescued chimpanzees at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary (NICS) in Uganda has revealed...
Dry landscapes and newly fallowed fields may raise California Valley fever risk
Phys.orgby University·24 Aug 2026
Dry landscapes and newly fallowed fields may raise California Valley fever risk Researchers at UC San Diego and UC Berkeley have found that certain landscapes surrounding California communities are...
Immigration can bring small overall gains but uneven wage effects
Phys.orgby King's College London·24 Aug 2026
Immigration can bring small overall gains but uneven wage effects Immigration can produce a small economic gain for the native-born population overall while causing larger shifts in wages between...
A 4-star system caught eclipsing itself in a way never seen before
Phys.orgby Shreejaya Karantha·24 Aug 2026
A 4-star system caught eclipsing itself in a way never seen before Shreejaya Karantha Author Astronomers have found a four-star system doing something that has never been confirmed before.
An AI job boom? Here's what the tedious, temporary work in data labeling is actually like
Phys.orgby Fan Yang·24 Aug 2026
An AI job boom? Here's what the tedious, temporary work in data labeling is actually like Amid all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) both creating and destroying jobs, a troubling reality...
Why hundreds of scientists want more protection for Australia's oceans
Phys.orgby Carissa Klein·24 Aug 2026
Why hundreds of scientists want more protection for Australia's oceans Australia is one of the world's great ocean nations.
Book Week is not just for big kids—how to engage babies and toddlers at story time
Phys.orgby Jane Torr·24 Aug 2026
Book Week is not just for big kids—how to engage babies and toddlers at story time Book Week is a great opportunity for parents and caregivers to inspire a love of reading in babies and toddlers.
Housing may shape death risks for low-income older renters
Phys.orgby Neil Schoenherr·24 Aug 2026
Housing may shape death risks for low-income older renters For low-income older adults, where they live may affect how long they live, according to new research from Washington University in St.
Recycling meat waste may help bring cultivated meat to market
Phys.orgby University·24 Aug 2026
Recycling meat waste may help bring cultivated meat to market Researchers found microalgae can be grown using waste from cultivated meat production, then processed and fed back into the system...
Study finds food insecurity remains in historically redlined neighborhoods
Phys.orgby Texas A; M University·24 Aug 2026
Study finds food insecurity remains in historically redlined neighborhoods Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing...
Engineered yeasts help turn PET plastic and crop waste into protein-rich cookies
Phys.orgby American Chemical Society·24 Aug 2026
Engineered yeasts help turn PET plastic and crop waste into protein-rich cookies Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe.
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