Announcing the 2026 Charles Labatiuk Scholarship Award Winner: Mandy Gibson | Nature Canada
Stories Archives - Nature Canadaby Amy VanTorre·20 Aug 2026
Announcing the 2026 Charles Labatiuk Scholarship Award Winner: Mandy Gibson The following winning essay was written by Mandy Gibson, the 2026 Charles Labatiuk Scholarship Award Winner.
15,000 years ago, desert dwellers dined on snakes and lizards
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·20 Aug 2026
The desert is a harsh environment, even if you’re equipped with the latest tools, protective clothing, and resources.
Blocc chemistry could automate molecular discovery and democratize access to new materials
Phys.orgby Beckman Institute; Technology·20 Aug 2026
Blocc chemistry could automate molecular discovery and democratize access to new materials A paper published in the journal Science lays out a roadmap for broadening access to the process of...
100-million-year-old molecular 'bypasses' may have helped grasses dominate landscapes and agriculture
Phys.orgby University·20 Aug 2026
100-million-year-old molecular 'bypasses' may have helped grasses dominate landscapes and agriculture 100 million years ago, long before human intervention, ancestors of grasses, including wheat...
Why Epstein-Barr is the ‘everything virus’
Science Newsby Michael Marshall·20 Aug 2026
When Rae Mainwaring was 13, she developed a peculiar illness. She recalls “just feeling awful” and experiencing a crushing fatigue.
What Patek Philippe Does Way Better Than Any Other Watchmaker
GQby Oren Hartov·20 Aug 2026
Welcome to GQ’s 201-level Watch Glossary, breaking down the advanced terms and specific references that are essential knowledge for every serious collector.
How to Effectively Align Your Intent with Claude Code | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Eivind Kjosbakken·20 Aug 2026
There are numerous bottlenecks that I’ve experienced now that coding has become commoditized and we can write more code a lot faster with Claude Code and Codex.
A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea
Latest from Space.comby Joe Rao·20 Aug 2026
When the 11,000-ton cruise ship Le Boréal set sail from Nice, France, on Thursday, Aug. 6, its 205 passengers and 136 crew members began a voyage whose success would depend not only on careful...
Couple buys a renovated house and six months later discovers a bug infestation, major plumbing issues and a mysterious hidden room: ‘I don't even know who to call to fix some of these issues’
Memebaseby Cata Holmes·20 Aug 2026
- Dark, unfinished basement with exposed walls and a hidden seceret room couple discovered after buying. Stock photo unrelated. - A good start is getting the house inspected before buying.
Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'
Latest from Space.comby Josh Dinner·20 Aug 2026
Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured new, stunning imagery flying low over a geological region of the Red Planet shaped by ancient waterflow billions of years ago.
DNA's physical properties may shape which mutations evolution preserves
Phys.orgby Kaunas University·20 Aug 2026
DNA's physical properties may shape which mutations evolution preserves Nearly every cell in the human body contains essentially the same genetic information, yet different cells activate different...
Preschool teachers overwhelmingly support play-based learning, study finds
Phys.orgby Elizabeth Weinstein·20 Aug 2026
Preschool teachers overwhelmingly support play-based learning, study finds Thinkers from Plato to Maria Montessori have championed play as one of the most powerful ways that young children learn...
The LLM Judge That Kept Agreeing With Itself | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Priyansh Bhardwaj·20 Aug 2026
For a few weeks it worked well enough that we stopped watching it closely. Then a query that should have been flagged got approved and ran.
A little Big Bang: Bowling-pin-shaped nuclei shed new light on the universe's first moments
Phys.orgby University·20 Aug 2026
A little Big Bang: Bowling-pin-shaped nuclei shed new light on the universe's first moments What happened in the first moments of the universe—before the building blocks of life and the world we...
Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking
Phys.orgby Sanjukta Mondal·20 Aug 2026
Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking Sanjukta Mondal Author The most prominent difference between human male and female...
Illuminating the limits of the international unit of light, the candela
Phys.orgby Lisa Dittrich·20 Aug 2026
Illuminating the limits of the international unit of light, the candela The candela, the international unit of light in use for almost a century, forms the basis of photometry.
A Hidden Pattern in Your Saliva Can Predict Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds
ScienceAlertby Michael Irving·20 Aug 2026
Gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common cancers worldwide, and a leading cause of death.
NASA abandons mission to save Swift Observatory from a fiery death
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·20 Aug 2026
NASA engineers have confirmed they can’t spare the historic Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from a fiery demise, despite their best efforts.
11 Award-Winning Photos Show Science in Action
PetaPixelby Jeremy Gray·20 Aug 2026
The annual 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology photography competition offers researchers out in the field a chance to celebrate the intersection of art and science, showcasing their...
Spikes, claws and stingers have no single best shape
Science Newsby Emily Conover·20 Aug 2026
Spines, spikes, stingers, teeth, claws, beaks, fangs, tusks: Nature’s prickly bits come in a wide variety, but they all reflect the same trade-off.
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