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The secret to growing food on Mars could be fungi
Researchers in the US and Brazil are exploring how beneficial fungi could help convert lunar and Martian regolith into farmable soil, potentially enabling sustainable food production for future space settlements.
Hot and dry weather could lead to butterfly ‘population crash’
Butterfly numbers in Devon and Cornwall were strong this summer, but experts warn prolonged hot, dry weather could trigger a population crash due to drought stress on caterpillar food plants.
REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises
Researchers discovered that during REM sleep, the brain’s energy supply increases while the energy molecule neurons use directly declines, revealing a new paradox in how the brain manages its metabolism during dreaming.
Quantum computer simulates matter “popping into existence”
Researchers used a quantum simulator to observe string breaking dynamics, demonstrating how trapped ion quantum computers could explore fundamental physics questions about particle formation.
Scientists may have misread a 2-billion-year-old clue about Earth
Scientists may have misinterpreted a 2-billion-year-old carbon isotope signal from Russia as evidence of global environmental change, suggesting instead it reflects local processes in an ancient sedimentary basin.
That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles
Research shows that fragranced cleaning products can rapidly generate nanoparticles indoors through chemical reactions, potentially reaching levels comparable to outdoor air pollution from busy roads.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler wooden post structure near Stonehenge, dated 5,000 years old and 500 years earlier, with posts aligned to solar solstices like the famous monument.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Scientists have confirmed that a fossil stored in a drawer for 40 years is Antarctica’s first-ever discovered dinosaur bone, a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur unearthed in 1985.
Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
After a decade of experiments, physicist Stephan Schlamminger opened a sealed envelope containing the key to his measurement of the universal gravitational constant, only to find persistent disagreement with prior measurements.
The LHC just ruled out another hiding place for quantum black holes
UC Santa Barbara researchers found no evidence of quantum black holes at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, but the null result helps rule out new physics possibilities and advances understanding of fundamental forces.
How opencast mining risks reawakening dormant geological faults
Opencast mining in western Germany triggered subsidence affecting areas up to 12 miles away and reactivated dormant geological faults, according to new research.
Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds
Roman artifacts including pottery, coins, and a military helmet fragment have been discovered beneath Bath Assembly Rooms, revealing new details about the city’s suburban Roman population.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, featuring two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back roughly 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Scientists have confirmed that a fossil stored in a drawer for 40 years is Antarctica’s first ever discovered dinosaur bone, a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur dating back 82 million years.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists debate whether declining air pollution from clean-air policies is accelerating global warming by removing a cooling effect that previously masked greenhouse gas warming.
Textbooks may have misdrawn this basic brain structure for 100 years
Researchers found that brain axons may have a pearled structure previously overlooked in textbooks for about a century, with implications for how neural signals travel through the brain.
The end of humanity? What would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Scientists monitor unusual seismic activity at Yellowstone supervolcano, triggering emergency protocols as earthquake swarms migrate upward and ground deformation accelerates, raising eruption probability significantly.
A strange circle on satellite maps turned out to be a 390-million-year-old impact crater
An amateur astronomer searching Quebec satellite maps for camping locations discovered evidence of a previously unknown 390-million-year-old impact crater, later confirmed by scientists as one of Earth’s largest.
Humpback whale mother may have mourned her dead calf for days
Researchers documented a humpback whale mother remaining beside her dead calf off Australia’s Gold Coast, suggesting these marine mammals may experience grief-like responses to loss.
For the first time, scientists watch sound jump between quantum states
Stanford researchers have directly observed quantum jumps of sound in a mechanical resonator for the first time, advancing the field of quantum physics research that began over a century ago.
This ‘fire amoeba’ pushes the limit of what’s possible for complex life
Scientists discovered a single-celled amoeba that can replicate at temperatures up to 145°F, setting a new record for complex organisms and expanding understanding of life’s thermal limits.
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