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top 35%ATLAS and CMS narrow in on twin Higgs production
Phys.orgby Rory Harris27 Aug 2026
ATLAS and CMS narrow in on twin Higgs production Finding one Higgs boson was hard enough, but physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are hunting for something even more elusive: pairs of...
'Like uprooting tree stumps'—pulling nanoscale anchors creates tiny pores that could speed biosensor manufacturing
Phys.orgby KTH Royal Institute27 Aug 2026
'Like uprooting tree stumps'—pulling nanoscale anchors creates tiny pores that could speed biosensor manufacturing A new manufacturing method could help move the production of nanoscale sensors...
Tiny transmitters could unlock monarch migration mysteries in Florida
Phys.orgby University27 Aug 2026
Tiny transmitters could unlock monarch migration mysteries in Florida Every spring, many monarch butterflies drift back into Florida on orange-and-black wings that have captivated scientists for...
The physics of kiiking, Estonia's extreme sport of swinging
Phys.orgby Harvard John A Paulson School; Applied Sciences27 Aug 2026
The physics of kiiking, Estonia's extreme sport of swinging When an athlete swings upside down atop a 7-meter (23-foot) pendulum, it may seem like a feat of strength, courage or technique.
Landslides pose the largest risks to those who can least afford them
Science Newsby Rebecca Dzombak27 Aug 2026
Landslides in the United States cause billions of dollars of damage and can take dozens of lives each year.
Deep underground, SuperCDMS begins hunting light dark matter with 24 cryogenic crystals
Phys.orgby Ali Sundermier27 Aug 2026
Deep underground, SuperCDMS begins hunting light dark matter with 24 cryogenic crystals In the hunt for one of nature's most elusive substances—dark matter, which makes up 85% of all matter in the...
New type of attack can slip past the defenses in your computer’s processor
MIT Newsby Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL27 Aug 2026
Modern processors are fast, in part, because they guess. Rather than waiting to find out which way a program will branch, a chip predicts the likely path and races ahead.
Differential Privacy for Hugging Face Trainers – Without Rewriting Your Training Loop - The JetBrains Blog
The JetBrains Blogby Katie Fraser27 Aug 2026
Differential Privacy for Hugging Face Trainers – Without Rewriting Your Training Loop It is a well-known problem by now that training LLMs on sensitive data raises serious privacy concerns.
Agentic AI Is Rewriting The Analytics Stack But There's One Skill It Still Can't Touch | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Rashi Desai27 Aug 2026
Over the past few years, I am sure we all have witnessed and experienced a slow but significant change in the way we work.
First observation of optical Magnus effect could sharpen quantum computer control
Phys.orgby Benjamin A Senn27 Aug 2026
First observation of optical Magnus effect could sharpen quantum computer control Table tennis professionals are true masters at redirecting fast-moving projectiles.
Pilot study finds lockable pouches help reduce smartphone use in schools
Phys.orgby King's College London27 Aug 2026
Pilot study finds lockable pouches help reduce smartphone use in schools Smartphone use during the school day dropped significantly across eight Northern Ireland secondary schools.
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency to Continue Military Service - NASA
NASAby Jessica Taveau27 Aug 2026
After nearly a decade of service to NASA, including an eight-month science expedition aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jonny Kim’s last day at the agency is Thursday.
How a 'psychic' horse named Clever Hans changed the way we do science
Phys.orgby Matyáš Moravec27 Aug 2026
How a 'psychic' horse named Clever Hans changed the way we do science Do you sometimes wish that you had telepathic or other supernormal powers?
Tragedy in Nepal: How do flash floods happen?
DW Englishby Julia Vergin27 Aug 2026
The disaster in the border region between China and Nepal was as sudden as it was unexpected: Within just 10 minutes, enormous volumes of water and debris swept 20 kilometers downstream on...
Will you have clear skies to view the Blood Moon on Friday - check your postcode
Daily Express :by Catherine Mackinlay27 Aug 2026
Brits will have the chance to see the moon turn an eerie red in the early hours of Friday morning as a spectacular lunar eclipse takes place over the UK.
Google Tasks could soon pick up this basic feature it should've always had
Android Authorityby Chethan Rao27 Aug 2026
Google Tasks could soon pick up this basic feature it should've always had Aug 27, 2026 — 10:10 AM ET - We’ve uncovered evidence in the latest version of the Google Tasks app suggesting that a...
Looking up: French sailors ditch GPS to rediscover celestial art of navigation
RFI Englishby RFI27 Aug 2026
Looking up: French sailors ditch GPS to rediscover celestial art of navigation Astronaut Sophie Adenot made history this month as the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.
Dollywood's New Ride NightFlight Expedition
Kotakuby Garrett Martin27 Aug 2026
Cora and Jasper Oakley aren’t characters from a movie. They didn’t pop out of a cartoon or video game.
Ancient DNA reveals cacao was consumed in present-day Georgia 1,000 years ago
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold27 Aug 2026
Ancient DNA reveals cacao was consumed in present-day Georgia 1,000 years ago Paul Arnold Author One of the world's favorite sweet treats, chocolate, may have been enjoyed in eastern North America...