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Scientists discover a bizarre “devil flower” hidden in Thailand
Scientists discovered a new leafless flowering plant species in Thailand called Thismia daemona, or the “devil flower,” characterized by black flowers with horn-like appendages and reddish-orange patches resembling glowing eyes.
Islandmagee: Bronze Age whale fossil found at Portmuck Harbour
A 10-year-old boy discovered a fossilized whale skull on a beach in Islandmagee, believed to date back approximately 3,000 years to the Bronze Age, with experts now studying the remains.
Dark matter detector finds a strange signal scientists can’t yet explain
The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector has recorded an unusual particle interaction that scientists cannot fully explain using known background sources, though the finding remains too weak statistically to constitute a discovery.
Dying radio galaxies fade faster than scientists expected
Astronomers have discovered that remnant radio galaxies fade more quickly than previously expected, revealing a population of relatively young galaxies in their final evolutionary stages.
Giant Greenland iceberg slams into Joe Island and survives
A massive iceberg broke from Petermann Glacier in Greenland in August 2026, the largest Arctic calving since 2020. The ice island survived a collision with Joe Island before drifting into Nares Strait.
MIT turns bacteria into living transistors
MIT researchers have engineered bacteria to function as transistors, creating living circuits that can be printed onto growth material and potentially deployed on plants to monitor environmental stress.
Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
A study of 70,000 people found that the shingles vaccine Shingrix was linked to a 12% lower risk of heart attack and stroke over three and a half years, potentially preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.
Too much coffee may weaken bones, study finds
A 10-year study of nearly 10,000 women found that tea consumption was associated with slightly higher bone density, while very high coffee intake linked to lower density in older women.
Alzheimer’s may leave a mark on the brain long before plaques appear
Researchers discovered structural brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease more than seven years before amyloid plaques become visible on current imaging scans, potentially enabling earlier disease detection.
Tiny robots powered by light can hunt down and collect bacteria
Researchers have developed nanorobots smaller than one micrometer that are powered and steered by light, capable of locating, collecting, and transporting bacteria in microscopic environments.
SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it
SpaceX engineers are traveling to remote Christmas Island to retrieve an upper stage of Starship that splashed down in the Indian Ocean following a test launch in July.
Japanese scientists use tiny silver particles to make DNA assembly up to 5x more efficient
Japanese researchers developed a method using silver nanoparticles to assemble DNA with efficiency up to 5 times higher than conventional techniques, with potential applications in gene therapy and synthetic biology.
16 mummies and a dog reveal a hidden order inside an ancient Egyptian tomb
Spanish researchers studying an ancient Egyptian tomb discovered 16 mummified humans and a dog arranged in a sophisticated spatial pattern, revealing how burial practices evolved over centuries of reuse.
This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain
Research indicates that Purussaurus neivensis, a 23-foot crocodylian from South America’s Miocene period, was the region’s dominant predator, shaping herbivore populations across the ancient ecosystem.
Archaeologists discover mysterious 400-year-old Indigenous pot in Florida
University of Florida students excavated a completely intact 400-year-old clay pot made by the Indigenous Potano-Timucua tribe at a former Spanish mission site in Gainesville, a rare find that archaeologists believe was purposefully buried.
JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that early massive galaxies contain far more small stars than previously thought, making them up to four times more massive than earlier estimates.
This frozen fiber makes light and sound interact 1,000x more strongly
Researchers froze liquid inside optical fibers, enabling light and sound to interact over 1,000 times more strongly than in standard fibers, potentially advancing photonic computing technology.
‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing
UK scientists will grow miniature human organs from NHS patients’ cells to test drugs more accurately and reduce animal testing in research and development.
Einstein’s biggest “mistake” came back — and changed cosmology forever
Einstein’s cosmological constant, which he dismissed as his greatest blunder, has reemerged as crucial to modern cosmology after observations in 1998 revealed the universe’s expansion is accelerating rather than decelerating.
Scientists may have finally proved that “empty” space isn’t really empty
Scientists studying a magnetar may have detected vacuum birefringence, a quantum phenomenon predicted 90 years ago suggesting empty space contains virtual particles affecting light travel.
A mother’s age can shape her offspring without changing their DNA
A mother’s age can influence offspring traits and behavior without altering DNA, potentially through epigenetic processes rather than genetic mutations, according to research on rotifers and other species.
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