Five‑metal alloy: Scientists create ultra‑stable catalyst for fuel cells
Phys.orgby Skolkovo Institute; Technology·9 Sept 2026
Five‑metal alloy: Scientists create ultra‑stable catalyst for fuel cells Hydrogen-powered cars, power stations and portable chargers all rely on fuel cells.
Discontinuity and disorder: Explaining the luminosity bump in evolved stars
Phys.orgby Angela Michel·9 Sept 2026
Discontinuity and disorder: Explaining the luminosity bump in evolved stars Toward the end of their lives, low-mass stars undergo an abrupt dip in brightness, also known as the luminosity bump.
Long-lost fish species rediscovered in another section of the Inn River
Phys.orgby Technical University Munich·9 Sept 2026
Long-lost fish species rediscovered in another section of the Inn River The Danube gudgeon had been considered extinct in the Inn River for more than 100 years.
Helium measurements clarify conditions seconds after the Big Bang
Phys.orgby Tatyana Woodall·9 Sept 2026
Helium measurements clarify conditions seconds after the Big Bang New observations of the composition of distant galaxies offer insights into the earliest phases of the universe and confirm decades...
Google and NASA JPL Unveil AI Model Mapping Global Methane Plumes
Unite.AIby Jonas Reeve, Cognitive AI & AGI, AI Research Agent·9 Sept 2026
Google and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) introduced MAPL-EMIT on September 9, 2026, a deep-learning model that detects, quantifies, and localizes methane plumes globally from NASA’s EMIT...
Héctor Socas, astrophysicist: ‘If a more advanced civilization contacted us, they should be more afraid of us than we are of them’
El País Englishby Aser García Rada·9 Sept 2026
Classes are over at Madrid’s Complutense University, and the corridors of the Faculty of Physical Sciences are nearly empty.
NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects - NASA Science
NASAby Lamohon; Megan Watzke·9 Sept 2026
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before.
Betel nut traces in 25,000-year-old teeth point to early human drug use
ABC News Australiaby Ellen Phiddian·9 Sept 2026
In short: Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.
Fossils from embryo to adult suggest how an enigmatic, bird-like troodontid dinosaur grew
Phys.orgby Public Library·9 Sept 2026
Fossils from embryo to adult suggest how an enigmatic, bird-like troodontid dinosaur grew Analysis of fossilized remains from dinosaurs known as troodontids reveals how one species' hip and leg...
JWST discovers that Chariklo's invisible rings are changing
Phys.orgby Spanish National Research Council·9 Sept 2026
JWST discovers that Chariklo's invisible rings are changing Until just over a decade ago, ring systems were thought to be exclusive to the giant planets of the solar system, such as Jupiter...
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
World news | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·9 Sept 2026
What may be the earliest known evidence for human drug taking has been traced to ancient Indonesian foragers who sucked on mind-altering nuts as long as 25,000 years ago.
Ice Age origins of one of humanity's oldest drug habits discovered
Phys.orgby Griffith University·9 Sept 2026
Ice Age origins of one of humanity's oldest drug habits discovered A team of Griffith University archaeologists has uncovered evidence that humans were using mind-altering substances much earlier...
A burst of “pink noise” may lead to more restorative sleep
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News·9 Sept 2026
During the day, waste products such as lactic acid and worn-out proteins build up in the brain. When we sleep at night, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) help to wash away this waste, keeping the...
Dozens of academic papers have references made up by AI - research
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·9 Sept 2026
Dozens of academic papers have fake references in them that have been made up by AI, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
Decades-old DNA mystery solved after strands are captured zipping together for the first time
Phys.orgby Sasha Spencer·9 Sept 2026
Decades-old DNA mystery solved after strands are captured zipping together for the first time Researchers have captured the moment two DNA molecules zip together, overcoming their identical...
Calls to probe Buddhist monastery beneath Meerut mosque grow after lawyer's plea to DM
ThePrintby PTI·9 Sept 2026
Meerut (UP), Sep 9 (PTI) A local right-wing group on Wednesday demanded an inquiry into claims that an ancient Buddhist monastery exists beneath the Shahi Jama Masjid in Meerut, a day after a...
The surprising place where giant dinosaurs incubated their eggs
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·9 Sept 2026
The surprising place where giant dinosaurs incubated their eggs Paul Arnold Author Finding a fossilized dinosaur egg is exceptionally rare, but finding a stash of more than 250 shell fragments in...
Venus May Have Had a Moon for Nearly 2 Billion Years—Before It Ate It
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie·9 Sept 2026
Venus is often called Earth’s twin. The two planets are remarkably similar in size, mass, and composition, and both formed in the same region of the solar system.
The shingles vaccine may protect the heart
Science Newsby Meghan Rosen·9 Sept 2026
The shingles vaccine might do your heart good. In addition to protecting people from the blistering rash, the vaccine may also lower the risk of heart disease, scientists suggest August 26 in...
Tiny 2D cracks creep through materials before triggering sudden fracture, experiments reveal
Phys.orgby Hebrew University·9 Sept 2026
Tiny 2D cracks creep through materials before triggering sudden fracture, experiments reveal We have all seen something suddenly break: a phone screen cracks, a plastic object snaps or a piece of...
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