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Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism
Scientists mapped over 1,000 protein interactions linked to profound autism genes, revealing shared biological pathways that could lead to new treatments for this severe developmental condition.
Museum of Chelmsford taxidermy bear helps tackle wildlife crime
A taxidermy bear on display at the Museum of Chelmsford is contributing to forensic research aimed at combating illegal wildlife poaching through hair analysis techniques.
AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react
Researchers at Princeton developed PACMAN, an AI framework that controls fusion plasma instabilities in milliseconds—far faster than human operators can respond—while maintaining safety and human oversight.
Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth
Scientists challenge the decades-old “lizard brain” theory, suggesting brain evolution involves competition between different neural wiring systems rather than newer layers stacking on older ones.
A “quantum bath” puts quantum entanglement on autopilot
Physicists at Austria’s Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated a fully autonomous method for creating distributed entanglement between distant quantum bits using a quantum bath of correlated light particles.
Scientists find a human-only gene that may help explain our brainpower
Scientists discovered that human-specific copies of a gene called SRGAP2 slow the development of microglia, the brain’s immune cells, potentially contributing to enhanced human cognitive abilities.
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
Winter storms brought unusual snowfall to Chile’s Atacama Desert in August 2026, with one storm reaching from the Andes toward the Pacific coast, an exceptionally rare occurrence.
Bristol scientists may have found first evidence of dark matter
Scientists from the University of Bristol may have detected dark matter for the first time using an underground detector in the US, though the findings await independent verification.
The universe has plenty of hydrogen. So why is star formation collapsing?
A new study finds that star formation has plummeted over the past 4.5 billion years, yet hydrogen supplies have remained relatively stable, suggesting gas conversion rather than depletion drives the decline.
World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
Ocean surface temperatures reached a record 21.1°C in August, surpassing previous highs as climate change and the growing El Niño phenomenon intensify marine conditions worldwide.
Newton’s 300-year-old law just passed its biggest test yet
Researchers tested gravity across galaxy clusters separated by hundreds of millions of light-years, finding Newton’s 300-year-old inverse square law holds at cosmic scales, supporting dark matter theories.
NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon
NASA research indicates certain Earth microbes could survive in shadowed areas near the Moon’s South Pole, raising concerns about biological contamination during human lunar exploration missions.
Scientists find hidden “highways” guiding animal evolution
Researchers identified constrained evolutionary pathways governing how animal chromosomes reorganize across more than 600 million years of evolution, analyzing over 5,800 genomes from nearly 4,500 species.
Atomic catalyst unlocks the hidden value of plant waste
Researchers developed a single-atom catalyst containing ruthenium that efficiently breaks down lignin from plant waste into valuable aromatic chemicals under mild conditions without harsh additives.
A Manhattan-sized ice island just broke free from Greenland
A 76 square kilometer ice island roughly the size of Manhattan broke away from Petermann Glacier in Greenland on August 4, 2026, marking the glacier’s largest floating ice loss since 2012.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ nature survey
Suffolk Wildlife Trust has launched a survey in partnership with the University of Suffolk to assess public attitudes toward local nature and conservation efforts.
Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth
Artemis II astronauts will lose radio contact with Earth for approximately 40 minutes as their spacecraft passes behind the Moon, a period of profound isolation during their historic lunar mission.
Scientists hope to shed light on young universe by using far side of the moon
Scientists plan to launch a satellite called CosmoCube to orbit the moon’s far side and detect radio signals from the early universe, helping reveal conditions shortly after the big bang.
This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
Astronomers have identified the fastest star ever observed, S301, orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way at speeds exceeding 15,000 miles per second.
Scientists say the human family tree may need a major rewrite
Researchers propose expanding the genus Homo to include Australopithecus and Paranthropus species, suggesting traditional human evolutionary classification systems require major revision based on recent fossil discoveries.
“One-in-a-million” sea creature fossil preserves soft tissue for 450 million years
University of Oklahoma paleontologists have documented a crinoid fossil from more than 450 million years ago with preserved soft tissue — only the second specimen ever found with such preservation.
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