Adelaide-Developed Crusher Targets Cheaper, Cleaner Mineral Processing
University of Adelaide researchers have created a low‑emission crusher, GRolls, that replaces traditional grinding in copper‑gold ore processing. Early trials show the system can reduce particle size to below 425 µm in a single pass while cutting energy use by roughly 20 percent and halving comminution costs. The technology leverages pulsed compression, tension and shear forces, eliminating the need for energy‑intensive mills. GRolls plans commercial deployment within a year, supported by a $300,000 South Australian government seed‑start grant.
Cubesat Ultraviolet Space Telescope Achieves First Light
NASA’s SPARCS cubesat, roughly the size of a cereal box, has achieved first light by capturing both near‑ and far‑ultraviolet false‑color images of a nearby star. The mission is designed to monitor flare and sunspot activity on low‑mass stars that...
Can Plastic-Eating Fungi Help Clean up Nappy Waste?
Disposable nappies generate massive waste, with 300,000 units discarded each minute worldwide. Texas startup Hiro introduced unbleached diapers that contain a packet of fungi designed to break down the product, pricing the monthly supply at $136 and a $199 subscription,...
Scan that Makes Prostate Cancer Cells Glow Could Cut Need for Biopsies
Researchers presented PRIMARY2 trial data showing that PSMA PET/CT imaging can safely halve the number of biopsies required for men with suspected prostate cancer after a normal MRI. The molecular scan highlights aggressive cancer cells by making them glow, allowing...
How the Classic Computer Game Doom Became a Tool for Science
The 1997 release of Doom's source code has turned the classic first‑person shooter into a versatile research platform. Scientists in Australia trained silicon‑chip neurons to navigate Doom’s 3‑D maze, while MIT engineers displayed Doom frames using fluorescent‑tagged E. coli. The game’s...
Circuit Response to Neuromodulation Characterized with Simultaneous Deep Brain Stimulation and Precision Neuroimaging in Humans
Researchers used a 3‑T MRI‑compatible deep brain stimulation system to record extensive functional MRI data from 14 Parkinson’s disease patients over a year. Each participant completed 11.7 hours of fMRI across seven stimulation conditions at five longitudinal visits, alongside structural and...
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[Therapeutics] Pyruvate Kinase Activators in Hereditary Haemolytic Anaemias: Current Evidence and Clinical Potential
Hereditary hemolytic anemias affect millions worldwide and have few disease‑modifying options. Oral pyruvate kinase activators, especially mitapivat, increase glycolytic ATP production, correcting a common metabolic defect in red cells. Clinical trials have shown efficacy in pyruvate kinase deficiency, sickle cell...
Humans Can Read the Expressions and Feelings of Our Primate Cousins
A multinational team of psychologists showed that laypeople can accurately interpret and label the facial expressions of monkeys and apes. In a study of 212 participants, subjects categorized primate faces as happy, angry, sad, fearful, disgusted or surprised and their...
Immune Cells in the Brain Discovered to Control Puberty and Reproduction
Researchers have identified microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, as essential regulators of puberty and fertility through the RANK signaling pathway. Deleting the RANK protein in mouse microglia prevents the onset of puberty and rapidly induces infertility in adults. Parallel...
A Newly Discovered Brain Cluster Acts as an on and Off Switch for Sex Differences
Researchers identified a distinct neuronal cluster in the mouse medial amygdala, dubbed DIMPLE, that is permanently active in females but silent in adult virgin males. The cluster reactivates in males after a single mating event, driven by prolactin and sustained...
The First Commercial Space Telescope Just Achieved First Light
Mauve, the world’s first commercial space‑science telescope, recorded its first light on Feb. 9, 2026, capturing a UV spectrum of the star Alkaid. Launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter‑15 in November 2025, the 5‑inch CubeSat operates in low‑Earth orbit to study stellar flares...
ESA's Mars Orbiters Watch Solar Superstorm Hit the Red Planet
In May 2024 a massive solar superstorm struck both Earth and Mars, producing spectacular aurorae and intense radiation. ESA’s Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter used a rare radio‑occultation technique to record the storm’s impact on Mars, finding electron densities...
Local Droplet Etching Yields More Symmetric Quantum Dots for Integrated Photonics
Researchers at Johannes Kepler University and the State University of Campinas have demonstrated a local droplet etching (LDE) technique to fabricate InGaAs quantum dots embedded in AlGaAs with unprecedented symmetry and low surface density. The dots exhibit radiative lifetimes around...
Fantastic Fungi Found with Ability to Freeze Water
An international team led by Virginia Tech researchers identified fungal proteins that act as ice nucleators at relatively high subzero temperatures. The proteins, encoded by a gene likely acquired from bacteria, could replace toxic silver iodide in cloud‑seeding operations. Because...
This Isn't Just Another Rocky World Orbiting a Red Dwarf. This One's Special
Astronomers have validated TOI-4616 b, an Earth-sized rocky planet orbiting a nearby mid-M dwarf 91 light-years away. The planet’s 1.22 R⊕ radius and 1.55‑day orbit place it in a highly irradiated regime with an equilibrium temperature near 525 K, making its atmosphere vulnerable...
Reading DNA Sequence and Epigenetic Modification State in 1 Molecule
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have unveiled an integrated sequencing workflow that simultaneously reads DNA sequence and distinguishes cytosine modifications—5‑methylcytosine (5mC) and 5‑hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC)—on a single molecule. The method creates a hairpin duplex, incorporates deamination‑resistant analogs on the copy...
BBC Inside Science
New research presented on BBC Inside Science indicates the planet is heating faster than climate models projected for the past decade. Professor Laura Wilcox explains the aerosol‑climate interaction data driving the revised warming trend, while scientists remain divided on whether...
Vitalist Bay 2026 Returns to Berkeley May 14–17
Vitalist Bay 2026, the world’s largest longevity festival, returns to Berkeley’s Lighthaven campus from May 14‑17. The four‑day event consolidates six thematic tracks—Biotech, Investors, Replacement, Longevity Science, AI × Bio, and Biostasis—and features more than 60 top researchers, founders, and clinicians as...
H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to Sea Otters and Sea Lions Along San Mateo Coast, Wildlife Experts Say
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, previously found in northern elephant seals, has now been confirmed in a sea otter and a sea lion along California's San Mateo coast. The virus carries the A3 mutation, which facilitates mammal‑to‑mammal transmission and originates...
QphoX Launches Quantum Transducer for Distributed Long-Distance Networking
QphoX has released a commercial Quantum Transducer that converts microwave‑based qubit states into optical photons for transmission over standard fiber at room temperature. The device leverages photonic integration, MEMS and superconducting nanofabrication to achieve high‑fidelity, low‑noise state conversion. IBM will...
Overlooked Brainstem Pathway Discovered to Control Human Hands
Researchers at UC Riverside have identified a conserved brain‑stem and cervical spinal‑cord circuit that works alongside the cortex to produce fine hand movements. Functional MRI in mice and humans revealed relay centers in the medulla and C3‑C4 propriospinal segments that...
Study Finds Livestock Pushing Lions Away From Shared Rangeland in Kenya
A new study of Kenya’s Mara conservancies shows that lions increasingly steer clear of zones where Maasai cattle have recently grazed, even after the herds have moved on. Researchers surveyed seven community‑owned conservancies between 2015 and 2023, covering roughly 69,000...
Researchers Identify Personality Traits that Predict Alcohol Relapse After Treatment
French researchers found that the personality trait of novelty‑seeking is the strongest predictor of alcohol relapse within three months after inpatient withdrawal. In a cohort of 76 patients, 29 relapsed and scored higher on novelty‑seeking and lower on harm avoidance,...
Allowing Atoms to Come and Go Can Open the Door to Better Materials Modeling
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers unveiled a novel simulation method that lets atoms be added or removed gradually, mimicking real‑world defect dynamics. Published in Physical Review Letters, the technique accurately models point defects and grain‑boundary structures at finite temperatures. By...
Major Risk Factor for Rare Early-Onset Dementia Found
Researchers at VIB and the University of Antwerp have identified a repeat expansion in the GOLGA8A gene as a major genetic risk factor for atypical frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin‑positive inclusions (aFTLD‑U). The expansion appears in nearly 60 % of examined...
Pollen-Replacing Feed Strengthens Honey Bee Colonies, Long-Term Study Confirms
A large‑scale field trial led by Washington State University tested APIX Biosciences' nutritionally complete pollen‑replacing feed across five commercial beekeeping operations in California and Idaho. Colonies receiving the feed showed dramatically lower winter mortality—dropping from 28.8% to 15%—and emerged from...
NASA Clears Its Artemis Moon Rocket for an April Launch with Four Astronauts Following Repairs
NASA announced that the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket has passed its final flight‑readiness review and is slated for a launch as early as April 1, following repairs that sealed hydrogen leaks and corrected a helium‑flow fault. The 322‑foot vehicle will...
Patients 50 Years and Older Satisfied with ACL Reconstruction
A recent AAOS presentation revealed that patients aged 50 and older experience high satisfaction after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, with 91.5% meeting expectations. The NYU Langone Health retrospective study of 155 cases reported a 7.1% graft‑failure rate and a...
ORNL and Kairos Power Partner to Advance Deployment of Next-Gen Nuclear Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Kairos Power have signed a $27 million partnership to fast‑track the development of Kairos’s fluoride‑salt‑cooled, high‑temperature reactor, known as Hermes. The collaboration gives ORNL access to its specialized facilities for fuel testing, component manufacturing, and remote‑maintenance...
3D-Printing Platform Rapidly Produces Complex Electric Machines
MIT researchers have built a multimaterial extrusion 3‑D printer with four independent extruders that can handle conductive, magnetic and dielectric feedstocks. Using this platform they printed a fully functional linear electric motor in about three hours, employing five different materials...
Seeing the Brain in a Different Light
Researchers at Kyushu University have introduced SeeDB‑Live, an isotonic optical‑clearing medium based on bovine serum albumin that renders brain tissue transparent while preserving normal neuronal function. The solution, refined after screening nearly 100 compounds, enables three‑fold brighter fluorescence imaging in...
New Insights Into Battery Failure
Engineers at NJIT and partners in the U.S. and Singapore have shown that lithium dendrites inside batteries are not soft but brittle, snapping like dry spaghetti. The team harvested dendrites from operating cells, measured their mechanical strength, and paired the...
One of the World's Rarest Turtles Washes Up in Texas, Covered in Living Organisms and in Desperate Need of Help
A critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle washed ashore near Galveston, Texas, heavily encrusted with barnacles, algae and other epibionts. Rescuers from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (GCSTR) and veterinarians from the Houston Zoo provided emergency care and...
Do You Believe in Green Chemistry?
The article argues that belief in green chemistry is essential for its broader adoption, noting that the 12 principles introduced in 1998 remain peripheral in many sectors. It highlights how educators’ values shape students’ perception of sustainable practices, turning safety...
High-Fat Diets May Allow Gut Bacteria to Infiltrate the Brain
A recent PLOS Biology study shows that a high‑fat diet induces gut dysbiosis and increased intestinal permeability in mice, allowing live bacteria to migrate directly to the brain via the vagus nerve. The bacterial presence was reversible when mice returned...
Brain Atlas Maps Epigenetic Changes Associated with Aging in Mice
Scientists at the Salk Institute released the most comprehensive single‑cell atlas of epigenetic aging in the mouse brain, profiling over 200,000 cells across eight regions and 36 cell types with methylation, chromatin conformation, and spatial transcriptomics. The map uncovers cell‑type...
Deep Underground, a Telescope May Soon Detect Ghosts of Stars that Died Before Earth Existed
Japan’s Super‑Kamiokande detector has received a major upgrade that dramatically improves its ability to detect the diffuse supernova neutrino background – the faint, ancient neutrino glow from every core‑collapse supernova in the universe. The enhancement, involving denser photomultiplier coverage and...
NASA's Tiny Spacecraft Sends First Exoplanet Images
NASA's SPARCS CubeSat has returned its first ultraviolet images, proving the spacecraft’s camera and detectors work in orbit. The one‑year mission will continuously monitor far‑UV and near‑UV emissions from about 20 low‑mass stars, whose frequent flares influence the habitability of...
Only A Supercomputer Can Understand the Extremely Energetic Chaos of a Neutron Star Merger
Researchers used NASA's Pleiades supercomputer to simulate the final 7.7 milliseconds of two 1.4‑solar‑mass neutron stars spiraling toward merger. The study tracked how their magnetospheres intertwine, reconnect, and accelerate particles, producing photons up to TeV‑PeV energies. While the most energetic gamma‑rays...
Can Species Evolve Fast Enough to Survive as the Planet Heats Up?
Researchers documented the first confirmed case of evolutionary rescue in the wild, where the scarlet monkeyflower (*Mimulus cardinalis*) developed drought tolerance within three years of California's megadrought. Genetic analysis revealed multiple mutations linked to climate adaptation, enabling surviving populations to...
STAT+: Cancer Cells Can ‘Barf’ Proteins Onto Their Cell Surface. That May Create New Targets for Immunotherapies
Researchers at UCSF discovered the Src kinase, traditionally an intracellular signaling protein, displayed on the outer membrane of malignant cells. The finding, published in Science, showed surface Src was absent from healthy donor tissue, suggesting a tumor‑specific marker. This unexpected...
Warming Waters Threaten Seafood Supply
A new study in *Science* shows that rising ocean temperatures are forcing fish to mature earlier at smaller sizes, leading to higher mortality and reduced reproductive output. Incorporating these evolutionary responses, the researchers project a 20 % drop in global fish...
A Scientist Thinks Our Reality Emerged From a Primordial Quantum Multiverse. He’s Not Crazy.
Physicist Konstantin Zloshchastiev proposes that our universe emerged from a primordial quantum multiverse when a super‑position of possible spacetimes collapsed during the pre‑inflationary era. He frames the collapse as a Shannon‑type information transfer that produced a logarithmic quantum liquid, eventually...
'Blackwater' Lakes and Rivers in the Congo Basin Are Now Emitting Ancient Carbon Into the Atmosphere
Scientists have discovered that blackwater lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are releasing carbon up to 3,500 years old, overturning the belief that ancient peat carbon remains locked underground. Measurements from Lake Mai Ndombe, Lake Tumba and the Ruki...
Humans Are Born With a Biological Blueprint for Music
New research argues that humans are born with a biological blueprint for music, termed "musicality," which predates language. Evidence from newborns shows innate beat and pitch detection, while brain imaging reveals distinct neural pathways for music versus speech. Comparative studies...
Wood Surface Treatment Fights Harmful Bacteria
A University of Helsinki team compared bacterial colonisation on untreated versus treated wood surfaces, focusing on Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Laboratory experiments showed higher counts and viability on raw wood, while field trials in public spaces confirmed the trend....
Odds Rise That El Niño Will Soon Bring Weather Extremes
The NOAA Climate Prediction Center now sees an 80% chance that an El Niño will develop by August, up from a 60% forecast in February. Scientists warn the upcoming event could be as strong as the 2023‑24 episode that pushed global...
Saskatchewan Spring Runoff Should Be Normal, Below Normal
The Water Security Agency’s spring runoff outlook shows most of Saskatchewan will see near‑to‑below‑normal runoff. The southwest, from Kindersley to Assiniboia, is projected well below normal, while eastern areas near Yorkton should experience normal conditions. Recent fall precipitation was below...
Scientists Sound Alarm over Federal Plan to Dismantle Vital Weather and Climate Lab
Scientists at Johns Hopkins warn that the federal plan to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) threatens the nation’s premier weather‑forecasting infrastructure. The Office of Management and Budget announced the move on social media, labeling NCAR a...
Study Shows Limits of Multitasking
A new study by Martin Luther University Halle‑Wittenberg, FernUniversität Hagen and the Medical School Hamburg shows that even after extensive training, multitasking performance never reaches true parallel processing. In three experiments participants performed a visual‑manual and an auditory‑verbal task simultaneously;...