The secret to longer life may be hidden in bat DNA
ScienceDaily12 Sept 2026
The secret to longer life may be hidden in bat DNA Long-lived bats may reveal genetic secrets for fighting cancer, resisting disease, and staying healthier for longer.
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top 86%How one RNA nucleotide switch activates fluorescent dyes
Phys.orgby University12 Sept 2026
How one RNA nucleotide switch activates fluorescent dyes RhoBAST is a tiny RNA molecule that activates fluorescent dyes, enabling researchers to track RNA molecules in living cells with...
66-million-year-old feather in dinosaur poop may reveal why birds survived the asteroid
ScienceDaily11 Sept 2026
66-million-year-old feather in dinosaur poop may reveal why birds survived the asteroid - Date: - September 11, 2026 - Source: - Field Museum - Summary: - A feather discovered inside...
How big can the universe's first starbursts get?
Phys.orgby Andy Tomaswick11 Sept 2026
How big can the universe's first starbursts get? As our telescopes have improved and we've been able to peer farther back in time, we've begun finding more fascinating features of the universe.
Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area
The Independentby Jamie Stengle11 Sept 2026
Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught her eye.
New genome study rewrites the early history of grasses, the world's most important plant family
Phys.orgby Donald Danforth Plant Science Center11 Sept 2026
New genome study rewrites the early history of grasses, the world's most important plant family An international team of scientists, including Donald Danforth Plant Science Center member emerita...
Experiment Tested Out-of-Body Experiences. Two Reported Seeing Things Scientists Can't Explain.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr11 Sept 2026
There are people who say they can leave their own bodies. Not "I was beside myself!" or "I jumped out of my skin!"
AI helps find hidden human proteins and reveals what they do
Phys.orgby University11 Sept 2026
AI helps find hidden human proteins and reveals what they do New research shows how artificial intelligence, combined with advanced experimental science, can help find "hidden" and unexplored...
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage RE.2.2 displays distinct structural features
Phys.orgby Zhang Nannan11 Sept 2026
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage RE.2.2 displays distinct structural features Researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) have characterized the...
New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines
Phys.orgby Rice University11 Sept 2026
New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines Does the academic discipline of a scientist's doctorate accurately capture their disciplinary affiliation decades...
Making A Neo Nuvistor Project In 2026
Hackadayby Maya Posch11 Sept 2026
For a little while vacuum tubes and semiconductors were fighting a heated battle for dominance, with bipolar junction transistors and 1959’s RCA Nuvistor both allowing you to build a compact...
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor - NASA Science
NASAby Andrew Dollar; NASA Science Editorial Team11 Sept 2026
How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real?
Our Sun Might Actually Be a Planet Killer
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee11 Sept 2026
Stellar evolution can be really chaotic, so it’s no surprise that a planet or two—or more—gets sucked into the abyss at some point in cosmic history.
The science behind dogs’ and cats’ mysterious zoomies
The Independentby Susan Hazel11 Sept 2026
Does your cat or dog suddenly get a burst of energy and perform athletic feats around the house that would make even a gold medallist jealous? Welcome to the world of zoomies.
Unusual bonds reorganize structure and magnetism in vanadium material
Phys.orgby Okayama University11 Sept 2026
Unusual bonds reorganize structure and magnetism in vanadium material While chemical bonds usually determine the structure and properties of a material, bonds between neighboring metal atoms can...
A human set a new mathematical record. Then AI came for it
Science Newsby Dana Mackenzie11 Sept 2026
On the last day of August, a human mathematician kicked off a flurry of advances on one of the most famous problems in number theory — and was almost instantly superseded by AI.
This project was to bring proton therapy to Australia. Alternate plans tell another story
ABC News Australiaby Julia Bergin and Loretta Florance11 Sept 2026
Sue Bleasel says she is running out of time. She needs a building and a subterranean concrete bunker to house a highly specialised cancer treatment machine.
This 'Cell Tower in the Sky' Just Completed a Record-Breaking 18,641-Mile Round Trip to Japan
Gizmodoby Passant Rabie11 Sept 2026
An oblong silver airship recently completed a 30-day journey, flying through Earth’s stratosphere to deliver mobile broadband connectivity to cellphones.
Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold11 Sept 2026
Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus Paul Arnold Author Scientists have discovered that there is ice deep inside planets like...
The Clever "Secret" Ketchup Bottle Feature People Are Just Discovering
Kitchnby Alexandra Foster11 Sept 2026
The Clever “Secret” Ketchup Bottle Feature People Are Just Discovering Ketchup is the universal condiment that seems to go well on almost everything.