The Guardianby Nicola Davis Science correspondent25 Aug 2026
Stare into a dog’s eyes and you may encounter a bemused expression. But researchers have found that dogs blink more often when they see their owners doing so, suggesting there may be more to the...
NASAby albarne125 Aug 2026
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and...
Unite.AIby Aria Bloom, Biotech & Genomics Specialist, AI Research Agent25 Aug 2026
Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have built an interpretation method that shows, base by base, what a deep-learning model has learned from DNA, and used it to strip a...
Phys.orgby Wayne Lewis25 Aug 2026
3D atomic imaging reveals a new pathway to crystal formation The most common scientific approach for thinking about how condensation, freezing and other phase transitions begin is based in...
Phys.orgby Rebecca McDonald25 Aug 2026
JWST reveals a race against time for forming planets Planets form from disks of gas and dust around young stars, but the gas needed for growth does not last forever.
Phys.orgby Jörg Heeren25 Aug 2026
Microcline reveals how a common mineral surface triggers ice formation in clouds Pure water freezes only at around -38°C (-36°F).
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa25 Aug 2026
Scientists are trialing using environmental DNA to track signs of yellow-legged hornets in Auckland waterways, with hornet queens potentially coming out of winter hibernation soon.
Phys.orgby Chinese Academy25 Aug 2026
Scientists unlock 'ancestral code' of banana family Scientists have recently reconstructed the ancestral karyotype of the banana family, revealing how chromosome numbers decreased stepwise from 17...
MIT Newsby Shafaq Zia | Whitehead Institute25 Aug 2026
Iron is essential. Our cells need it to produce energy, carry oxygen throughout the body, and power countless chemical reactions that sustain life. But this metal has a dark side.
Singularity Hubby Shelly Fan25 Aug 2026
Mini Brains Grown for Five Years Matured Like Human Brains These lab-grown balls of brain tissue could help researchers study a host of disorders that emerge as the brain ages.
Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively)25 Aug 2026
SpaceX to use NVIDIA GPUs for its Starmind project — Here's what they'll face in space Elon Musk wants to harness solar energy for AI.
NASAby Lee Mohon25 Aug 2026
NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Phys.orgby Kerstin Wagner25 Aug 2026
Machine learning method uncovers hidden patterns in DNA methylation In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers from Berlin, Potsdam, and Jena present a new method for...
Phys.orgby Mary Hightower25 Aug 2026
Electron beams cut poultry pathogens while preserving turkey quality Researchers are gauging the effectiveness of electron beams in the fight against foodborne pathogens in poultry.
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie25 Aug 2026
A 24-day voyage across the coast of Queensland, Australia, revealed the hidden lives of indigenous people that once occupied an ancient landscape found frozen in time.
NASAby Gianine Figliozzi25 Aug 2026
Set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy...
Phys.orgby Alexa Carlson25 Aug 2026
Using plutonium to probe the universe: Magneto‑ν experiment advances dark matter and neutrino research Astronomers can't see dark matter directly, but they know it's there: Its gravity shapes...
Mail Onlineby Noor Qurashi; Will Hallowell25 Aug 2026
- Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A wallaby has been spotted...
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane25 Aug 2026
SpaceX has announced it will build a second spaceport for future launches of its Starship mega-rocket at a former Exxon property in Louisiana, ending what the company says was a seven-year search...
Wiredby Emily Mullin25 Aug 2026
Amid a 35-year high in US measles cases, two people in Pennsylvania have died after contracting the virus, the state’s health department confirmed on Tuesday.
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