| Don’t Miss: A Brilliant Venus and Glowing Harvest Moon Light Up the Sky |
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2026-09-04 12:17:33 +00:00
 September offers several eye-catching skywatching opportunities, including a brilliant Venus, the September equinox, and a Harvest Moon rising near Saturn and Neptune. The Moon can also help observers locate Antares, the Teapot star pattern, and, under dark enough skies, the direction of the Milky Way’s center. September Skywatching Highlights September 14-20: Follow the Moon to [...]
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| New Twist on the Einstein Problem Reveals Unexpected Physics |
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2026-09-04 02:51:19 +00:00
 Optical structures based on the Smith hat produced unusual light patterns that reflected their lack of mirror symmetry and changed with light direction and polarization. The Smith hat first drew global attention in 2023 because a single tile could cover an entire surface without ever creating a repeating pattern. Now, the same unusual geometry has [...]
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| Scientists Just Challenged a Century-Old Theory of How Crystals Form |
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2026-09-04 02:16:27 +00:00
 3D atomic imaging of advanced materials provides new insights into transitions such as liquids freezing into solids. For nearly a century, scientists have relied on classical nucleation theory to explain how phase transitions such as freezing and condensation get started. The theory describes how small, ordered regions called nuclei emerge within disordered matter, and a [...]
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| Researchers Reveal the Hidden High Cost of “Free-To-Play” Video Games |
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2026-09-04 01:41:01 +00:00
 A game may be free to download, but for a small group of players, the spending can become anything but small. Video games are a major source of entertainment for teenagers and adults, and many of the most popular titles now use a “free-to-play” business model. Players can begin without paying (‘free-to-play’ games), but they [...]
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| Scientists Expose Unexpected Driver of the May 2024 Superstorm |
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2026-09-03 21:32:31 +00:00
 Even though the solar wind was unusually dense during the May 2024 superstorm, ions from the solar wind contributed very little to the ring current, marking the first time both were observed simultaneously during a storm of this magnitude. In May 2024, auroras spread into skies far beyond their usual range, appearing at unusually low [...]
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| Scientists Find a New Way To Hear the Faint “Ringing” of Black Holes |
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2026-09-03 20:57:34 +00:00
 A new method maps the subtle gravitational wave vibrations produced by merging black holes, potentially enabling more precise tests of general relativity. When two black holes collide, the violence of the merger does not end immediately. The newly formed, larger black hole continues to ‘ring’ as it settles into a stable shape, and researchers have [...]
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| JWST Captures Stunning Evidence of How Supermassive Black Holes Feed |
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2026-09-03 20:22:37 +00:00
 An international team using the JWST has found photographic evidence that brings astronomers closer to solving a long-standing mystery about black holes. For decades, astronomers have faced a puzzle at the centers of massive galaxies: how can a supermassive black hole keep feeding when its own powerful jets heat the surrounding gas that supplies it? [...]
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| Early Exercise May Permanently Change How Much Energy the Body Uses To Move |
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2026-09-03 15:58:31 +00:00
 An active childhood may train the growing body to make movement less demanding for life. A Penn State-led experiment found that birds raised while carrying extra weight became remarkably economical walkers. Once mature, they could transport the added load without using more energy than ordinary birds needed to walk unburdened. The findings offer rare direct [...]
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| Aging Changes Memory in a Surprising Way, New Study Finds |
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2026-09-03 15:23:17 +00:00
 A new study finds that as people age, they remember fewer details from their past and have more difficulty switching between different types of memories. As people grow older, the broad story of a past experience may remain even as the sights, sounds, and emotions tied to a particular moment become harder to retrieve. Research [...]
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| New Molecule Wipes Out Aggressive Lymphoma Tumors in Mice in Just 11 Days |
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2026-09-03 14:48:48 +00:00
 BCL6, a driver of lymphoma, suppresses genes involved in cell death. A new molecule designed at Stanford Medicine blocks BCL6 activity and activates downstream genes that trigger cell death. A protein that helps keep lymphoma cells growing can be turned against the cancer itself. Stanford Medicine researchers designed a molecule that redirects one of the [...]
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| Scientists Can Now See DNA Folding at Near-Molecular Resolution |
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2026-09-03 11:40:01 +00:00
 The finding could eventually enable the use of DNA packaging in cells for disease diagnosis and treatment. In preserved cells, newly developed fluorescent probes allowed researchers to pinpoint individual dye molecules to within 3 nanometers, close to the width of the DNA double helix itself. The same molecules can also reveal how DNA is packaged [...]
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| A 100-Year-Old Mushroom Mystery Just Got Much More Complicated |
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2026-09-03 11:05:02 +00:00
 Scientists found that bacterial blotch in white button mushrooms is caused by multiple bacteria, a discovery that could improve disease detection and lead to more sustainable treatments for growers. A University of Florida study has uncovered an important new clue about a disease that has affected white button mushrooms for more than 100 years. The [...]
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| A “New” Penguin Species Has Been Discovered on One of Earth’s Most Remote Islands |
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2026-09-03 10:30:58 +00:00
 Genetic research revealed four distinct gentoo penguin species, including a newly identified species from the Kerguelen Islands. Scientists warn climate change may endanger several isolated island populations. The emperor penguin, which can grow to about 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall, is the best-known penguin species, but 17 other penguin species live across the Southern Hemisphere. [...]
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| Archaeologists Discover 1,200-Year-Old Hairless Dog at Ancient Peruvian Site |
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2026-09-03 03:04:26 +00:00
 Bone remains and a mummified dog suggest that dogs lived alongside humans. Long before the Inca rose to power, distinctive hairless dogs were already living alongside people on Peru’s northern coast. These medium-sized Indigenous dogs with pointed ears appear frequently in ancient Andean pottery, and a modern variation is recognized by the American Kennel Club [...]
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| The Human Family Tree May Need a Major Rewrite |
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2026-09-03 01:49:11 +00:00
 Growing evidence that early human relatives do not fit neatly into traditional categories is prompting a proposal to expand the genus Homo. The human family tree is becoming harder to fit into the categories scientists have used for decades. Research from Monash University argues that recent discoveries are blurring the boundaries between our ancestors and [...]
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