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October 15, 2026
Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own
Its effect on people remains an ongoing question.
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October 10, 2026
One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.
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October 9, 2026
Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
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October 1, 2026
With most information hidden, the game Stratego
Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.
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September 30, 2026
A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring
It's possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.
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September 29, 2026
Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity
Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
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September 20, 2026
T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
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September 19, 2026
Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
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September 18, 2026
Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
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September 11, 2026
What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?
Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.
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August 31, 2026
Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds
Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces.
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August 31, 2026
El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds
“One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world.”
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August 22, 2026
Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.
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August 13, 2026
We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked
Let's shield the astronauts instead of the spacecraft.
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August 9, 2026
Mount Toba eruption doesn't seem like it could nearly kill our species
The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact.
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August 7, 2026
The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface
We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.
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August 1, 2026
How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.
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July 31, 2026
Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle
Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible.
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July 21, 2026
Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals
A single chemical made by mole-rat queens enforces the social order.
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