Some signs of quantum gravity may be an illusion
ScienceDaily·30 Aug 2026
Some signs of quantum gravity may be an illusion A new study reveals that some supposed signs of quantum gravity may be illusions, sharpening the search for evidence that spacetime itself truly...
How drones are revolutionizing the search for lost pets
CBS Newsby Carter Evans·30 Aug 2026
On a freeway in Southern California's Orange County, the chase is on. But authorities aren't tracking a suspect. They're trying to save a lost dog. A small terrier, to be exact.
From cello tape to bottles, Bengaluru students put physics in action at planetarium exhibition
New Indian Expressby K Sinchana·30 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: Transparent sticky tape, discarded plastic bottles and lightweight ping-pong balls stepped out of everyday clutter and onto the laboratory table to unlock fundamental laws of physics at...
A cancer therapy put severe rheumatoid arthritis into remission
ScienceDaily·30 Aug 2026
A cancer therapy put severe rheumatoid arthritis into remission A cancer-fighting cell therapy may be able to reset the immune system and send severe rheumatoid arthritis into medication-free...
Western Sydney's new observatory centuries in the making
ABC News Australiaby Nabil Al-Nashar·30 Aug 2026
In short: Powerhouse Parramatta is now home to a new observatory. It features a range of research-grade telescopes and a program targeting year 7 to year 10 students who can stay overnight.
Scientists melted a diamond and cracked a secret of ice giants
Phys.orgby Andy Tomaswick·30 Aug 2026
Scientists melted a diamond and cracked a secret of ice giants Some of the strangest weather in the solar system doesn't happen on Earth or even in Jupiter's Great Red Spot—it happens in the...
Can tiny bubbles restore health to the Torrens lake?
ABC News Australiaby Sharne Wakefield·29 Aug 2026
In short: The Torrens Lake has been closed for several weeks due to high levels of bacteria detected in the water.
Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next "great observatory," poised for Sunday launch
CBS Newsby William Harwood·29 Aug 2026
Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe...
Airborne tuberculosis bacteria may mutate as they dry, revealing a target to curb drug resistance
Phys.orgby Weill Cornell Medical College·29 Aug 2026
Airborne tuberculosis bacteria may mutate as they dry, revealing a target to curb drug resistance Tuberculosis bacteria released into the air from infected individuals dry out to form infectious...
Tiny Wrinkles in Graphene Turn It Into a Battery, Physicists Find
ScienceAlertby David Nield·29 Aug 2026
Graphene is a very special material, only one atom thick. It has a rare combination of properties, including quantum and magnetic characteristics, that make it unique in many respects.
NASA's Roman will be first telescope to push astronomy into 'the cloud'
Mashableby Elisha Sauers·29 Aug 2026
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will downlink about 1.4 terabytes of data — on par with an entire gaming system hard drive — every single day.
Drones, Darknet & Poultry-Farm Labs: Inside India’s New Narcotics Map
Open Magazineby Open Bureau·29 Aug 2026
Drones, Darknet & Poultry-Farm Labs: Inside India’s New Narcotics Map The bus from Indore rolled into Mira Road carrying two passengers, two packets and a much larger map.
4 Claude Skills Every Data Scientist Needs in 2026 | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Haden Pelletier·29 Aug 2026
A couple months ago I wrote about 3 Claude skills every data scientist needs to learn in 2026: - Claude Dashboards - Claude Cowork for prioritizing Jira tickets - Debugging with Claude Code.
Deep-ocean carbon trails tracked - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·30 Aug 2026
“Blue carbon” produced by coastal ecosystems might “ride” ocean currents for more than 1,000km to fuel deep-ocean carbon sinks, National Sun Yat-sen University researchers said on Thursday.
A never-before-seen picture of eagle migrations
Phys.orgby Ben Kilbourne·29 Aug 2026
A never-before-seen picture of eagle migrations In 1899, scientists began tracking avian migration by placing a small ring with an identifier around birds' ankles.
Here's what wrapping your phone in aluminum foil does
How-To Geekby Ray Malik·29 Aug 2026
Ever wondered what happens when you wrap your phone in tinfoil? I decided to try it out to see if there’s any truth—or benefit—to the idea. Why does foil block wireless signals?
Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·29 Aug 2026
The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon in April received the US’s highest space honor on Friday.
NASA readies to launch its next-generation space telescope
NBC Newsby Denise Chow·29 Aug 2026
NASA on Sunday is set to launch a next-generation telescope into space that’s expected to survey hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies.
Vice-President calls for research-oriented education
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·29 Aug 2026
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday (August 29) stressed the need to move from degree-oriented education to research-based learning, saying research and innovation were vital to...
Noodling on Nuclear Engines
IEEE Spectrumby Harry Goldstein·29 Aug 2026
One day in 1982, Joseph “Rod” Canion and two colleagues from Texas Instruments sat down at the House of Pies in Houston and used a napkin to sketch out what would become Compaq’s portable PC.
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