Raindrops can damage paint with microscopic “lightning”
ScienceDaily10 Sept 2026
Raindrops can damage paint with microscopic “lightning” Rain droplets may be quietly damaging paint and protective coatings with microscopic flashes of electricity.
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top 74%Revealed: The Ocean Photographer of the Year winners
Mail Onlineby Isabella Machin10 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The winners of the prestigious Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 have been announced.
Fueling up India’s space future
New Indian Expressby Tejal Sinha10 Sept 2026
India’s space story is entering a new orbit, with private players, small-satellite technologies and emerging hubs such as Hyderabad reshaping an industry once dominated by the government.
Polarized trust in scientists driven by values, identity and politics
Phys.orgby King's College London10 Sept 2026
Polarized trust in scientists driven by values, identity and politics Trust in scientists in the UK is strong overall, with 63% indicating they have high trust in scientists in general—but a major...
Electrical fingerprint on tiny cell particles could offer new way to spot pancreatic cancer signals
Phys.orgby Marcy de Luna9 Sept 2026
Electrical fingerprint on tiny cell particles could offer new way to spot pancreatic cancer signals An electrical fingerprint found on tiny particles in the blood may help detect signs of...
Tiny salt crevices could act as miniature 'Greenhouses' for Martian microbes
Phys.orgby Andy Tomaswick9 Sept 2026
Tiny salt crevices could act as miniature 'Greenhouses' for Martian microbes We've been searching for life on Mars for a long time, but so far we've come up empty.
Natural clay reveals a new way to control ion transport at the angstrom scale
Phys.orgby Adi Gal-Greenwood9 Sept 2026
Natural clay reveals a new way to control ion transport at the angstrom scale Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have shown that naturally occurring channels within a common clay...
Beryllium signal identifies stars that have swallowed rocky planets
Phys.orgby José Tadeu Arantes9 Sept 2026
Beryllium signal identifies stars that have swallowed rocky planets An international team led by researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has developed an innovative method to...
Chandra uncovers 'hypersoft X-ray sources' that may solve two astrophysical puzzles
Phys.orgby Chandra X-ray Center9 Sept 2026
Chandra uncovers 'hypersoft X-ray sources' that may solve two astrophysical puzzles Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any...
Terbium's elusive plus-4 form emerges under ordinary lab conditions, opening possibilities for rare-earth metals
Phys.orgby Richard C Lewis9 Sept 2026
Terbium's elusive plus-4 form emerges under ordinary lab conditions, opening possibilities for rare-earth metals Chemists in a new study led by the University of Iowa report they have isolated and...
How seeds decide whether to wake up in salty soil
Phys.orgby Hebrew University9 Sept 2026
How seeds decide whether to wake up in salty soil Researchers have discovered a system that helps seeds survive when there is too much salt in the soil.
Review: Opening Encyclopedia 2026
Chess Newsby Lukas Köpl9 Sept 2026
1. Depth and breadth of content With the Opening Encyclopedia 2026, ChessBase has released a new edition of its well-known standard reference work while remaining true to its original concept...
Researchers chart new course for AI-powered biomedical discoveries
Phys.orgby Eric Stann9 Sept 2026
Researchers chart new course for AI-powered biomedical discoveries University of Missouri researchers are paving the way as artificial intelligence transforms biomedical research.
Fossil ribs reveal new secrets about ichthyosaur swimming technique
Phys.orgby University9 Sept 2026
Fossil ribs reveal new secrets about ichthyosaur swimming technique Ichthyosaurs ruled the oceans for 150 million years during the Mesozoic Era. Their fish-shaped bodies were built for high speeds.
This Photon Survived an 'Impossible' Journey to Earth. To Explain it, Physicists Had to Break Einstein
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee9 Sept 2026
In 2022, astronomers detected an absurdly bright and long-lasting gamma ray burst, GRB 221009A—nicknamed “BOAT,” for “Brightest of All Time” (seriously).
Gondwana really was a supercontinent. And it helped kick-start life on Earth
The Conversation Australiaby Bill Collins, Adjunct Professor, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University9 Sept 2026
Some 550 million years ago, the Earth looked very different to what it does today. The Southern Hemisphere was dominated by an enormous, single continent known as Gondwana.
Scientists find genetic 'footprint' clues to deadly prostate cancer
Mail Onlineby Shaun Wooller9 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Deadly prostate cancers could be caught sooner after researchers discovered telltale genetic ‘footprints’ behind almost nine in ten...
Injectable nanodevices could provide effective treatment for drug-resistant glioblastoma
MIT Newsby Michaela Jarvis | Media Lab9 Sept 2026
The brain cancer glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers known to medicine, carrying a median survival of just 12-15 months, even with the best available care.
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
Science Newsby Emily Conover9 Sept 2026
The motion of fluids seems simple, but the equations behind it are the subject of one of the most famous puzzles in mathematics.
Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA
Phys.orgby Marcia Dunn9 Sept 2026
Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight.