Counteranions reshape molecular packing to tune magnetism in copper complexes
Magnetic properties in molecular materials depend not only on the molecular components themselves but also on their solid-state organization. In charged
Ions help electrons hop through porous material with potential for brain-inspired computing
Next-generation computing technologies could be one step closer to emulating how neurons respond and communicate with each other, thanks to research examining how electrons and ions move through materials.
It was the first day of school, and the kids at the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center were not going to wait a second longer. Normally, the hordes of elementary schoolers would take turns chattering down the hallway to meet and visit their best friends
Utah crews remove 17 million tons of radioactive waste from Colorado River site
SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.
Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions
In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the moon, where NASA
AI method predicts retention times of small molecules more reliably
Whether in drug discovery, environmental analysis or metabolomics: anyone analyzing complex biological samples often needs to identify the small molecules they contain. Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in collaboration with partners from the Helmholtz Zentrum M
Effort to bring back the rapids of Grand Rapids that disappeared after industrial development
Largest-ever jaguar analysis identifies how populations are connected across the Americas
An international team of researchers has produced the most comprehensive assessment to date of connectivity across the jaguar
Urban environments may be the ultimate training grounds for invasive species
As cities grow and urban sprawl expands, could these changing landscapes be giving invasive species a competitive edge? Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) say the answer may be yes, according to a new study from the UF/IFAS Invasion Science Institute.
How do bacteria adapt when resources run low? ISTA researchers have found that, under starvation stress, E. coli can use bacteriophages and CRISPR-Cas immunity to transfer and incorporate DNA, accelerating genetic reshuffling. The process resembles a primitive form of sexual reproduction and may help bacterial populations adapt to changing conditions. The findings were published in Molecular Biology and Evolution.
New robot falls like a maple seed then sails like a boat once it hits water
Remote waters are difficult to monitor. Boats can take a long time to reach them, while aircraft cannot remain there for extended periods. To close that gap, researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a nature-inspired robotic platform. Released from the air, it lands on water, rights itself and then sails autonomously using wind energy.
Does a deeper voice make men more attractive? These researchers have the answer
During puberty, as boys transition into men, the dramatic drop in their vocal pitch has sparked a long-running debate among scientists. Why did such deep voices evolve in the first place? Was it to attract female mates or to intimidate rival men? Or perhaps something else is going on.
4 Nasa astronauts sent to ISS for 6-month mission focused on human health
Stable salts unlock alternative to potentially explosive reagents in carbene chemistry
Many useful reactions in chemistry come with a trade-off: the reactive reagents that make them effective can also present practical and safety challenges. Carbene chemistry is one such example. For decades, chemists have relied on diazo compounds to generate reactive carbenes, even though diazoalkanes can be toxic, unstable and potentially explosive.
Study finds city-level fire data can hide what
A decade of New York City fire data shows that citywide trends can mask sharply different realities on the ground, with some neighborhoods moving in the opposite direction of the city as a whole.
Chimps plunder less pineapple from friends
In recent years, scientists have shown that chimpanzees favor certain peers by picking whom they prefer to groom and selectively sharing food. The behavior offers a glimpse into humanity
Robots approaching from behind are perceived as moving faster, experiments reveal
A research team from the Vision and Action Laboratory, Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory and Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, led by associate professor Hideki Tamura, has demonstrated that, even when an object moves at the same physical speed, its approach is perceived as faster when it comes from behind than when it approaches from the front.
Catalog of mitochondria across life
A research consortium has generated the broadest look yet at the proteins that make up mitochondria, capturing the organelle
Eye-eating amoeba resists treatment
In water, soil and air all around us lives a free-living, single-celled organism called Acanthamoeba. Most of the time, Acanthamoeba keeps to itself. On rare occasions, though, the amoeba infects humans and can cause severe infections of the eyes, skin and even the brain. What
How going digital offers families more than annual adoption letters
Digital technology could transform the way adopted children stay connected with their birth families, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A study published in the journal Adoption
What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter, spread faster?
What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter and spread farther? A University of Florida study suggests cogongrass, an invasive grass that has spread across much of Florida and the southeastern United States, is adding more fuel to the landscape.
TakeMe2Space sets October 2 launch for AI computing in orbit
The Hyderabad-based space-tech startup is scheduled to launch its 14 kg MOI-1A satellite aboard SpaceXs Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 2. Instead of simply collecting data and sending it back, the satellite is designed to let customers run Artificial Intelligence (AI) models on Earth-observation imagery while it is still in orbit. That changes the role of the satellite. It becomes not just a sensor in space, but a computing node. With MOI-1A, the Hyderabad startup is moving AI inference closer to where satellite data is generated. But the real test is whether computing in orbit can move from an experiment to a viable commercial service. The cloud has spent years moving computing closer to users. Edge computing pushed it into factories, telecom networks, vehicles, and devices. Now, TakeMe2Space wants to push that idea much further, into orbit. Earth-observation satellites generate large volumes of imagery, but much of that data must first travel to ground stations before it can be processed. That creates a basic infrastructure problem: satellites may be collecting increasingly valuable data, but extracting useful information from it still depends heavily on bandwidth and ground-based computing. Process first, transmit later MOI-1A carries 117 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of onboard computing capacity, 2 TB of storage, and a nine-band multispectral imager. The architecture addresses a simple problem. If an organisation only needs to identify a particular crop condition, mining activity, infrastructure change, or another feature within an image, transmitting every piece of raw imagery to Earth may not always be necessary. An AI model running aboard the satellite could analyse the imagery first and send down the relevant results. Satellites collect vast amounts of data, but much of it still has to reach the ground before it can be turned into useful information. With MOI-1A, customers will be able to run their AI models directly in orbit and receive the insights they need, without downloading all the raw imagery. This mission is an important step towards making computing in space a service that businesses can use, said Ronak Kumar Samantray, Founder and CEO, TakeMe2Space. The proposition is not simply about putting AI hardware into space. It is about deciding where computation should happen. Cloud computing centralised processing in large data centres. Edge computing began moving some workloads closer to where data is generated. Orbital computing applies the same principle to satellites: process useful information near the source rather than moving everything elsewhere first. For Earth observation, where imagery can be data-heavy, that could reduce the amount of information that needs to travel between orbit and the ground. From experiment to commercial test MOI-1A is also crucial because TakeMe2Space has already learnt how difficult that proposition can be. Its earlier MOI-TD technology demonstrator, launched aboard the Indian Space Research Organisations (ISRO) PSLV-C60 mission in December 2024, was built to test orbital computing. The mission conducted more than 20 experiments, but its two primary objectives involving imaging and AI inference were not achieved. A software-pipeline problem prevented the AI hardware from being triggered. That history makes MOI-1A more consequential than a routine satellite launch. The new mission has to show that in-orbit AI can work reliably enough to support an actual service, not merely that the computing hardware can survive in space. It is a meaningful distinction for any emerging infrastructure market. Demonstrating technology is one thing; making it dependable enough for customers to build workflows around it is another. TakeMe2Space says it has already signed up 23 customers for its in-orbit inference services, spanning areas including agriculture, mining, supply chains, and insurance. The launch therefore begins a different phase for the company: moving from technical validation towards commercial execution. Can the data centre move into orbit? TakeMe2Spaces longer-term plan extends beyond MOI-1A. The company wants to develop a network of orbital computing satellites capable of processing, storing, and analysing data closer to where it originates. In effect, the idea borrows from terrestrial distributed computing and applies it to space infrastructure. But orbit is a far less forgiving place to run a computer. Computing hardware must operate with limited power while dealing with heat management, radiation, connectivity constraints, and the difficulty of physically accessing equipment once it has been deployed. That makes reliability central to the business case. Customers will care less about whether AI can technically run aboard a satellite than whether it can do so consistently enough to improve the economics, speed, or usefulness of their existing Earth-observation workflows. MOI-1A will provide an early test of that proposition. Computing moves into orbit The launch also points toward a big change taking place across AI infrastructure. As AI moves from model training towards widespread inference, the question of where models run is becoming almost as important as the models themselves. Not every workload needs to travel back to a central data centre if useful processing can happen closer to where the data is created. On Earth, that thinking has driven edge AI. TakeMe2Space is testing whether the same architecture makes sense hundreds of kilometres above it. If MOI-1A works as intended, its significance will not simply be that India has put another AI-enabled satellite into orbit. The more important development will be evidence that satellite data does not always need to come down to Earth before it becomes useful.
A cleaner X-ray view of our galactic center
The center of the Milky Way galaxy is a chaotic place. In addition to the 4-million-solar-mass black hole known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the region is full of gas, dust, strong magnetic fields and stars in various stages of life
Exploring the shapes of exotic nuclei
In the conventional diagram of an atom, the center depicts a nucleus
Citizen science project recruits volunteers to search for undiscovered black holes
Cosmic detectives are being called on for an interstellar mission to hunt down thousands of invisible black holes lurking in our own backyard. Space scientists from the University of Southampton need amateur astronomers to search for signs that might locate them.
Flock cameras put cities at a crossroads. New research offers a roadmap
As communities across the U.S. grapple with the rapid spread of Flock cameras and questions about who can access the data they collect, a new study from a University of Massachusetts Amherst public policy researcher reframes the debate to ask a more basic question: Does the technology serve the public?
Chameleon embryos reveal early developmental feature once thought unique to mammals
Before most women know they
Many Australians are happy in love
On average, Australians seem quite happy in their relationships.
Assault facilitated by drugs such as scopolamine (popularly known as Devil
Young Australians are the only age group whose thinking scores are falling
Something is happening to 15- to 24-year-olds.
Letting light wander through milk
Light scattered in tissue usually ceases to be a useful source of information. But what if, instead of forcing it to travel along a single path, we allowed it to wander a little differently each time? Scientists from ICTER tested this seemingly risky idea and showed that a series of measurements that differ from one another can produce a clearer image than a single frame.
Can a machine or AI agent be surprised? Helping autonomous systems respond to the unexpected
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Science or strategy? Researchers call for transparency over the Anthropocene rejection
Since its introduction in 2000, the concept of the Anthropocene
Gut mRNA tech supercharges vaccine and GLP-1 delivery
From vaccines to gene therapies, mRNA medicines often rely on tiny fat-based particles called lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, to carry treatments where they need to go. But researchers still face a fundamental challenge: getting those therapies to the organs where they are needed most while limiting side effects elsewhere in the body.
SatLeo Labs on TAPAS-1 mission, Series A and satellite manufacturing plans
SatLeo Labs is set to launch TAPAS-1, its first thermal-imaging payload, aboard SpaceXs Falcon 9 Transporter-18 mission via Dhruva Spaces LEAP-2 platform on October 1, 2026. The mission is intended to validate the Bengaluru-based startups thermal-sensing technology, which captures temperature patterns across the Earths surface and can support applications such as crop-stress monitoring, urban heat mapping and forest-fire detection. On the sidelines of the launch, Dataquest spoke to Urmil Bakhai, Chief Strategy Officer at SatLeo Labs , where he excusively talked about the companys commercial plans, letters of intent worth more than US$50 million, a planned Series A fundraise, and a proposed satellite manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad. The company is also working towards a larger satellite constellation through its planned TAPAS-2 and PYRO missions. What distinguishes TAPAS-1 from existing government satellites with infrared imaging capabilities, and what is the mission expected to demonstrate? India, through ISRO, already has thermal sensing capabilities on some satellite missions, primarily for climate monitoring and government applications. TAPAS-1 is different because it is a commercial technology demonstrator for our broader thermal intelligence platform. It will help us validate our sensor capabilities and data-processing pipeline in orbit. Our flagship mission, PYRO, is planned to combine medium-wave infrared (MWIR), long-wave infrared (LWIR) and optical sensors to generate an opto-thermo-fused dataset.TAPAS-1 carries a relatively small payload weighing approximately 1.5 kg, while PYRO is planned as a microsatellite in the 150 kg class. The TAPAS-1 mission is the first step towards building a commercially accessible thermal intelligence platform for applications including agriculture, forest fire monitoring and urban heat mapping. What can thermal imagery reveal that conventional optical satellite imagery cannot, and what are the key specifications of TAPAS-1 and the planned PYRO mission? Optical imagery shows what is present on the Earth's surface, while thermal imagery adds information about how the surface behaves. For instance, optical imagery can identify buildings, roads and industrial facilities, whereas thermal data can help identify heat patterns across urban areas and changes in the thermal profile of infrastructure.Thermal sensing also works at night because it measures emitted infrared radiation rather than relying on reflected sunlight. TAPAS-1 has a native spatial resolution of approximately 60 metres, and our immediate focus is on validating the sensor and data quality. PYRO is being designed for sub-10-metre resolution, with super-resolution algorithms potentially enabling outputs at around five metres. Our target temperature accuracy is approximately one Kelvin. Who are SatLeos prospective customers, and how does the company plan to commercialise its thermal intelligence data? We have received letters of intent worth more than US $50 million from partners across different regions, including India, Italy and other Western markets. These include agricultural and downstream companies, as well as data aggregators such as Australia's ArthiSpace and Space Button 2, a Middle Eastern space intelligence company. These letters of intent are generally non-binding and represent prospective business rather than confirmed revenue or signed commercial contracts. We have also conducted pilot projects to validate our data insights platform. Rather than simply selling raw satellite images, we want to provide actionable information. Customers will be able to select their area of interest and purchase processed insights through our platform.For agricultural customers, for example, these could include drought monitoring, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) alerts, vegetation health indicators, water stress levels and crop stress information at the farm level. What were the Ahmedabad and Tumakuru municipal corporation projects focused on, and how was thermal intelligence used in each case? In Ahmedabad, we conducted a pilot with the municipal corporation during peak summer. We combined publicly available datasets with ground-validated information from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and drones. We provided ward-wise temperature information and a predictive model covering the following three days. For the Ahmedabad pilot, we used open-source satellite data and applied super-resolution algorithms to generate ward-level temperature information at a 30-metre 30-metre resolution. Drone imagery and data from some Internet of Things (IoT) devices were also used to support and improve the super-resolution process. The reported temperature forecast performance of 2C to 3C refers to the comparison between forecasts and actual temperatures, which were checked through ground-truth measurements. Citizens could scan a QR code to identify heat-prone areas. The corporation could then prioritise interventions, including drinking water points, shade and the distribution of medicines in the most heat-vulnerable wards. In Tumakuru, we monitored the solid waste dump and landfill area using drones equipped with thermal cameras alongside satellite data. We developed an analytics platform that allowed the municipal corporation to monitor conditions across the landfill and identify areas requiring attention.The company said methane leakage was directly measured using thermal data, with algorithms used to analyse temperature variations and identify relevant patterns. A single satellite has limitations in coverage and revisit frequency. What is your constellation plan, and when do you expect to deploy the next missions? We plan to deploy 1215 PYRO satellites over the next three to four years, alongside four to five TAPAS satellites. Our aim is to cover the global land surface twice a day once the constellation is operational.TAPAS-1 alone will not provide that frequency of coverage. As we add more satellites, we expect to improve temporal resolution and revisit locations more frequently.TAPAS-2 is scheduled for the second quarter of 2027, around April or May. For PYRO, we are targeting late 2027, depending on launch availability, or early 2028 at the latest. How are you using AI and machine learning to convert satellite data into actionable insights, and what capabilities are planned for future missions? We use proprietary and open-source algorithms to process sensor data, correct alignment and radiometric and geometric errors, clean up the data, and convert it into useful information for customers. From TAPAS-2 onwards, we plan to introduce edge computing, allowing the satellite to process data onboard and transmit only relevant information. For example, in forest fire monitoring, the satellite could identify when certain thresholds are crossed and transmit an alert rather than the entire dataset.We plan to incorporate an AI chip onboard TAPAS-2 to support this capability. TAPAS-1 will use machine learning at the platform level, rather than onboard processing. How is SatLeo funding its expansion, and when do you expect the missions to begin contributing more significantly to revenue? We have raised a total of US $6.7 million across three funding rounds. Our first round was US $3.3 million in pre-seed funding, followed by a US $2.2 million seed round and US $1.2 million in pre-Series A funding. This capital is intended to support TAPAS-1, TAPAS-2 and PYRO. Following the TAPAS-1 launch, we plan to raise a Series A round to support the constellation and our proposed satellite manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad. We currently generate a small amount of revenue from pilot projects, and our focus is on converting these into larger engagements. TAPAS-1 itself is not expected to contribute significantly to revenue; TAPAS-2 is where we expect a more direct link to revenue generation. Initially, we expect a larger share of our business to come from government customers. Defence is a key area of interest, although some discussions remain ongoing. Beyond the launches, what are your priorities over the next 12 to 24 months? We plan to establish partnerships with downstream companies across different regions and expand the reach of our data and analytics offerings. We are also planning to establish our own satellite manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad.Our focus will be on expanding our go-to-market operations, particularly in international markets, and building a stronger sales presence outside India.TAPAS-1 is an important milestone for us. The team has developed the payload in approximately six to eight months, and we are proud of the work that has gone into the mission.
Your Gaming Backlog/Progress Report!
As the title states, post the list of titles which are piled up to be completed and if possible, report their progress or the status. This does not include the upcoming/unreleased titles that you will end up playing in the near future, but only those games which you posses and are yet to be completed. Once you have complete the game from the said list, you can edit it and update it with a new game which you might have obtained. Here goes mine: PC : Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light... Read more
New parallel gate entangles diamond qubits 10 times faster at room temperature
Quantum technologies rely on qubits, units of information that can exist in combinations of the states 0 and 1 instead of being limited to one or the other like conventional bits. Qubits can become entangled, which means their states become linked in ways that cannot be explained by considering each qubit separately.
After the storm: When recovery creates a community crisis
The storm ends, the fire goes out, floodwaters recede.
California bans firing by robo boss
You can work for a robot, but you can't be fired or disciplined by one without human oversight
Navigating tough conversations with people who have dementia about stopping driving
At some point, all people with dementia must stop driving due to the impact of cognitive impairment on skills critical for safe driving
The hidden pressure behind responding to a boss
Have you ever found yourself listening to someone share their good news and felt pressure to respond with excitement, even if you didn
Vulnerability disclosures are rocketing, but AI is changing the types of flaw being discovered
The number of exploitations has also grown by almost 100%, according to Google
UK schools are getting better at dealing with cyber attacks
Most now say they can recover immediately, and that they're taking proactive measures to protect themselves
Ping Identity launches trio of agents on Google Marketplace
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Study shows how research can change person conducting it
In 2012, I began an interview study with two multilingual language learners, focusing on their motivations for learning languages. It eventually developed into a nine-year longitudinal study.
WatchGuard hires Allison Clarke to lead partner programs and GTM activity
The experienced channel leader will work to ensure partner voices are reflected in the vendor's channel-first strategy
Your customers just gave a bot access to their wallet. Are your controls ready?
Bot customers now need identity trust frameworks, not just fraud detection tools
The perfect SOC: How to boost defences
Some security operations centers (SOCs) are more effective than others, according to a recent advisory from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). What lessons can firms learn to build the perfect SOC?
Chameleons drawn to vineyards face deadly risk from mechanical harvesting, scientists warn
Scientists deliberately burned an Australian woodland and over 20,000 seedlings emerged
Garena Free Fire Max Redeem Codes for October 1, 2026: Get Access to the Latest In-game Loot
Unlock the potential of Garena Free Fire Max with the Redeem Codes available on October 1, 2026. They grant you an upper hand against adversaries or allow you to customize your character's appearance with complimentary in-game items. These codes open doors
Xbox Disc-to-Digital Feature Rolls Out to All Players: Here's How It Works
Xbox has started rolling out its disc-to-digital licensing feature to all players, allowing users to convert eligible physical game discs into digital licenses. The feature, which was previously available to Xbox Insiders, is now rolling out widely from September 30 through
90-plus-day spaceflights linked to higher rates of hip fractures in astronauts
New research has found that the rate of hip fractures among astronauts after spaceflights lasting more than 90 days was higher than after shorter spaceflights or among people who were not astronauts. The findings of the study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, underscore the need for expanded assessment of astronauts
New Mexico researchers train AI to count ducks, geese and cranes with drone images
Pennsylvania's abandoned coal mines may hold 220 billion gallons of water
Australia releases 21 endangered turtles and tracks eight for two years
London museum garden collected 11 million records using 50 sensors
Pennsylvania to remove coal silt; project creates 19 acres of wetlands
Classifying groundwater systems by their ability to recover from drought
A few days of rain do not change low groundwater levels after a long drought. To better determine how groundwater systems recover after a drought and which groundwater reserves are most vulnerable, hydrologist Sandra Hauswirth developed a method to classify groundwater systems based on their ability to recover from prolonged drought.
In the largest study of its kind, researchers at Nottingham Trent University analyzed more than 7,200 species across 613 zoos in 72 countries over a 30-year period. The team compared changes in zoo animal holdings with changes in species
Mouse study reveals magnetic nanoparticles
A research team led by an Oregon State University scientist has demonstrated in a mouse model a potentially better way to care for women facing the life-threatening condition of ectopic pregnancy.
UV light locks radiation-detecting materials into durable, water-resistant films
Florida State University researchers have developed a method to make a class of materials more robust and potentially easier to manufacture for advanced radiation detection devices, including those used in medical imaging and radiation therapy as well as space technologies.
Stratospheric observatory Sunrise-III reveals intricate solar magnetic structures
A team of researchers led by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan discovered unexpectedly intricate magnetic structures above quiet-sun regions by observing the sun with the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise-III during its 2024 flight in Earth
NASA satellite can monitor most of world
Irrigation canals form a sort of circulatory system for global agriculture. Across the world, millions of kilometers of human-made canals carry water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs downhill to farmland. Canals are vitally important to human food production, yet many agricultural areas lack the means to monitor the ebb and flow of water through these waterways. This forces farmers and water managers to rely on scattered gauges, inspections and local reports to make decisions about water use.
Astronomers link mysterious cosmic flashes to collisions of dead stars
For decades, astronomers have identified collisions between two neutron stars through bursts of gamma rays that can disappear in less than two seconds. But some of these violent encounters may also reveal themselves through X-ray flashes lasting several minutes. A new study published in Science Bulletin provides evidence for this connection, suggesting that merging neutron stars could be hiding among cosmic flashes whose origins have remained uncertain.
How New World blackbirds conquered the Americas
Where did the roughly 100 species of New World blackbirds alive today originate, and how did they spread across the Americas? Dr. Axel Arango Garcia and professor Chaitanya S. Gokhale from the Chair for Computational and Theoretical Biology (CCTB) at Julius-Maximilians-Universit
Longer lives despite mitochondrial defects? Worms rely on calcium-triggered
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Bending nanoribbons tunes diamond
In a new Physical Review Letters study, researchers have demonstrated that bending diamond nanostructures can tune the light they emit without doping.
AI-enhanced petitions on Change.org: More text, less success
The change was obvious
Research collaboration helps Gulf Coast communities plan for the unpredictable
For communities along the Gulf Coast, hurricane season presents a recurring challenge: knowing when, where and how to evacuate before a major storm hits. To tackle this, researchers at Texas A
When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered the unusual swimming system of oarfish, the meters-long fish whose ribbon-like dorsal fin moves in waves to propel its body.
How sea squirts perceive underwater noise
Shipping, construction work and other human activities are altering the acoustic conditions in our planet
A new study, led by the University of Nottingham and conducted across three countries, has identified a set of key childhood experiences that predict multiple measures of well-being in adulthood
Chlamydia packs DNA with lipids, revealing possible target for blocking infection
The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Biologically, it is regarded as a highly specialized
NetApp ticks another hyperscaler box with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure deal
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Poverty in the EU declined in the last decade, but disparities persist among nations
Despite differences among nations, poverty in the European Union declined between 2015 and 2023, according to a study published in PLOS One by Silvia Megyesiova and Cecilia Olexova of the Bratislava University of Economics and Business in Ko
Adult fossil strengthens evidence for Homo erectus in southern Africa 2 million years ago
La Trobe archaeologists have described 18 new hominin fossils, including a second Homo erectus skull fragment that confirms the species first appeared in southern Africa 2.0 million years ago
Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure
Federal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized crime: clandestine warehouses, money laundering and stolen goods transported across state lines. The mid-September 2026 announcement stated that 19 defendants faced charges; two had just pleaded guilty, while the remainder are slated for trial in April 2027.
Zinc oxide quantum dots enable faster charge detection, laying groundwork for spin qubits
Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tokyo, have taken an important step toward semiconductor quantum computing using zinc oxide (ZnO).
Honeybee silk could power smarter wound dressings
Biodegradable films made from engineered honeybee silk could form the basis of a new generation of
Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: Research
Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat at both ends of the planet, an annual report said Wednesday.
Hidden star cluster discovered in Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered a stellar cluster hidden in the crowded disk of the Milky Way. The object, named Garro 04, was first identified as an unusual collection of stars in observations from the VVVX survey and was later confirmed using infrared spectroscopy. A paper outlining the properties of this seemingly mysterious stellar system was posted to the arXiv preprint server on September 21.
Drones, satellites and AI help scientists watch over Antarctica
Monitoring Antarctica
Higher Orbits' 100th STEM programme returns to its first school after 10 years
Meet the world's smallest deer: The tiny Pudu is barely four apples tall
Co-design with the community? Study provides insights on building trust
Co-design projects give stakeholders a seat at the table, including them as members of the design team, but few studies have evaluated whether they feel heard. A participant satisfaction study found that how and when people are engaged, as well as who holds decision-making power, shape meaningful participation.
Here are the 20 new LEGO sets releasing in October 2026: UCS Star Wars, Playstation, Pok
Weve seen another exciting month of deals and news coming from LEGO , especially the recent Dragon Ball Shenron and Goku reveal, but its finally the most exciting time for any builders monthly calendar all the new sets hitting the market! Once we officially step over into October (and spooky season), these 20 new sets and GWP promotions will be available for purchase, so head on down below to see the entire lineup. more
Bitcoin holds near $84,000, Ethereum steady as crypto market awaits catalyst
Bitcoin and Ethereum remained relatively steady despite a challenging macro backdrop, with elevated US Treasury yields weighing on crypto markets. Experts said Bitcoins ability to hold key support levels points to underlying demand, while investors await fresh catalysts from macro data, ETF flows and monetary policy for the next directional move.
