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top 11%The Nobel that lit up the brain: What optogenetics is all about?
New Indian Expressby Vismay Basu4d ago
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for work on optogenetics, bringing attention to a remarkable story: a tiny green alga, a light-sensing protein called channelrhodopsin...
DNA reveals genetic divide in Australian brolgas, with southern birds facing greater diversity risks
Phys.orgby Macquarie University4d ago
DNA reveals genetic divide in Australian brolgas, with southern birds facing greater diversity risks New research on the brolga, an iconic Australian crane species, has shown important genetic...
Nobel economics prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise fluctuations in the...
We Specified an AI Agent in 2016. We Called It Analytics.
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Mario Noioso4d ago
In November 2016, three colleagues and I at IBM filed a patent application with a title that sounds almost quaint today: "Real-Time Analysis of a Musical Performance Using Analytics" (published as...
Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos
The Conversation (US)by Jean de Pomereu, Research Affiliate, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge4d ago
When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy...
New sensor uses slowed light to detect gravitational pull of tiny objects
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli4d ago
New sensor uses slowed light to detect gravitational pull of tiny objects Ingrid Fadelli Author Gravity, the attraction between objects with mass, is the weakest of the four fundamental forces...
A Mysterious Signal Reached Us From When The Universe Was Just 3 Billion Years Old. Its Home Galaxy Surprised Astronomers.
ScienceAlertby Ivan Farkas4d ago
Sometimes we receive strange, ghostly radio signals from outer space, which astronomers have yet to conclusively explain. Partially because they disappear almost as soon as they arrive.
TDB backs Peptris with Rs 86 crore to advance four AI-discovered drug candidates
Business Lineby PTI4d ago
The Ministry of Science’s Technology Development Board (TDB) has signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based Peptris Technologies Pvt Ltd for financial support of Rs 86 crore to accelerate the...
As drones reshape warfare, Lithuania brings them into the classroom
Euronewsby Johanna Urbancik4d ago
In Lithuania, children learn to build and programme drones at school. Similar projects exist in Germany. But what can pupils learn from these unmanned systems?
What Information Prospects Seek When Choosing An Advisor
Nerd's Eye View | Kitces.comby Sydney Squires4d ago
Executive Summary A crucial part of marketing is, put simply, doing more of what works and less of what doesn't work. But how can advisors know what is effective?
I Built a Trap for AI Image Judges. They Walked Into a Different One.
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Abdullahi Dattijo4d ago
A new benchmark called VisionQ asks AI models to judge computer vision images on one named quality, such as how sharp an edge is. The authors tested 20 AI models acting as judges.
A New Anti-Aging Drug Looks to Turn Back the Clock on Skin Age
Wiredby WIRED4d ago
A wave of biotech companies is looking to prove that it’s possible to slow down the aging process.
World’s top climate body deadlocked over inclusivity concerns
The Hinduby Reuters4d ago
The decision was expected to take minutes. But after nearly three years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on climate change still can’t agree on a timeline to publish its next...
Paying Attention - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Rachel Robison-Greene4d ago
by Rachel Robison-Greene Sometimes it’s brave to lose control. We feel powerful when we can easily define, divide, and sort. We know what to do when we observe recognizable patterns and categories.
Are Wormholes a Scientific Dead End?
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee4d ago
To quote an astrophysicist’s answer to a young student’s question, a wormhole is “like a tunnel between two distant points in our universe that cuts the travel time from one point to the other.” If...
Physicists Built a Black Hole in a Lab. Then It Swallowed Sound.
ScienceAlertby Michelle Starr4d ago
Sound can be a tricksy beast to try to harness. It fills the world around us, bursting from its multitudinous sources, bouncing off surfaces as echoes – a property that makes sound both incredibly...
They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think
Wiredby Karl Mathiesen4d ago
When it comes to deciding the fate of the planet, Colleen Golja always thought science and reason would have a seat at the table.
Nobel Prize in Economics goes to pair of US economists
DW Englishby Matt Ford4d ago
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced on Monday.
Popular weight loss drugs linked to a surprising fingernail problem
ScienceDaily4d ago
Popular weight loss drugs linked to a surprising fingernail problem Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs and nail detachment, hair loss, and scalp...