Scientists discover how gut bacteria “train” the intestine to fight inflammation
ScienceDaily·21 Aug 2026
Scientists discover how gut bacteria “train” the intestine to fight inflammation - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - Northwestern Medicine - Summary: - A compound made when gut bacteria break...
Inside one of the world’s few courses in caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·21 Aug 2026
Jiang Shijin pulled the precision binocular headband magnifier over her eyes and hunched down within a few inches of the ancient text resting on a light board.
Hualien researchers tout seedling production work - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·21 Aug 2026
The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station has developed cutting propagation and seedling production techniques for makauy to address short supplies of the indigenous plant by...
'Light pumping' bends beams in femtoseconds toward faster computing
New Atlasby Malcolm Azania·20 Aug 2026
As sighted creatures, humans have always used light for communication through body language, writing, smoke signals, and more.
Ozempic does something unexpected to the brain’s hunger neurons
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·20 Aug 2026
Ozempic does something unexpected to the brain’s hunger neurons - Date: - August 20, 2026 - Source: - Yale University - Summary: - Ozempic may work in the brain in almost the opposite way...
Scientists Directly Date 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Evidence of Life For The First Time
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr·20 Aug 2026
Sometime in Earth's distant past, nearly 4 billion years ago, our planet's earliest lifeforms somehow coalesced from primordial chemistry.
Watching TikTok Videos and Instagram Reels Deactivates the Brain's Cognitive Control Network - Slashdot
Slashdotby BeauHD·20 Aug 2026
An anonymous reader quotes a report from RathBiotaClan: Millions of people finish short video after short video every day; a new brain-scan study shows that the very act of finishing a clip they...
Swift Observatory Rescue Mission Fails - Eos
Eosby Kimberly M. S. Cartier·20 Aug 2026
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today.
SmallRig's Tribex Tripod Collab with Potato Jet is Now Also a Monopod
PetaPixelby Jaron Schneider·20 Aug 2026
SmallRig has announced the Potato Jet Tribex Pro Monopod, which takes the single-handle clutch mechanism that was introduced in the Tribex Tripod and applies it to a photo or video monopod.
Bigfoot-Like Ancient Apes Might Have Been Closer to Humans Than We Realize
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·20 Aug 2026
Decades of paleontological work across southern China exploded into a wave of serious interest in famous cryptids, like Yeti and Bigfoot, after zoologist Wladimir Tschernezky first published his...
China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
Latest from Space.comby Leonard David·20 Aug 2026
China's moon exploration program is readying an ambitious robotic mission, one composed of an orbiter, a lander, a rover, a hopper, and a wide range of international experiments including a...
Electrical expert's experiment with soon-to-be unbanned switch sends 200 volts to toaster
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·20 Aug 2026
Electrical expert's experiment with soon-to-be unbanned switch sends 200 volts to toaster Earlier this year electrical expert Daniel Müller experimented at home with putting in a switch - and made...
These Transistors Engineered With Bacteria Are Literally Alive, if a Little Slow
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·20 Aug 2026
At its core, a lot of modern technology depends on relatively simple patterns to receive and relay information.
New snake species named in honor of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·20 Aug 2026
Welcome to the jungle, Lielaphis slashi. The newly discovered snake is named after Saul Hudson aka Slash, Guns N’ Roses’ lead guitarist.
Scientists smash atoms together to create 'little' big bangs
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·20 Aug 2026
It’s difficult to imagine anything of consequence occurring within a millionth of a second, but one of the most pivotal moments in cosmic history occurred in that miniscule time..
Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading – Scientists Just Discovered a Potential Treatment
ScienceAlertby Jess Cockerill·20 Aug 2026
Scientists have found that a little-known bacterial antibiotic is capable of disarming fungi responsible for life-threatening infections.
Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find
Latest from Space.comby Charles Q. Choi·20 Aug 2026
Microbes from Earth might survive the harsh surface of the moon, albeit in a state of suspended animation, a new study finds.
'Wall-to-wall' map of NYC trees could help cool cities worldwide
Phys.orgby Caitlin Hayes·20 Aug 2026
'Wall-to-wall' map of NYC trees could help cool cities worldwide Researchers have created an interactive map identifying 1.8 million individual trees in New York City, using a new approach that...
Meet Bucky Dent, one of Katmai’s most innovative bears
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·20 Aug 2026
If you’ve followed explore.org’s livestream of the bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska this summer, you’ve probably noticed a big bear nicknamed Bucky Dent who is great at catching...
'Shaking up' biofilm research: Active topography reduces bacterial infections
Phys.orgby University·20 Aug 2026
'Shaking up' biofilm research: Active topography reduces bacterial infections The use of antibiotics has traditionally been considered the gold standard in bacterial infection control—the more...
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