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Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
2025-06-30

Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding

The Trump administration says it’s concluded an investigation of Harvard University and that the school failed to protect Jewish students from harassment. The administration is threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to...

How social media is changing the game for athletes
2025-06-30

How social media is changing the game for athletes

Should we begin to treat athletes as brands? And what are the consequences of doing so, both on and off the field?

The psychological use and abuse of timeouts in professional tennis
2025-06-30

The psychological use and abuse of timeouts in professional tennis

Data analysis by a University of Manchester psychologist has confirmed the suspicion that tennis players who take a bathroom break are likely to gain an advantage over their opponent.

2025-06-30

Video: Plato's eyes meet brain - Phys.org

Video: Plato's eyes meet brain Phys.orgESA Television - Videos - 2025 - 06 - Plato’s eyes meet brain European Space Agency

Video: Plato's eyes meet brain
2025-06-30

Video: Plato's eyes meet brain

On 11 June, engineers at OHB's facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA's Plato mission.

Astronomers detect five young stars in the Chamaeleon cloud complex
2025-06-30

Astronomers detect five young stars in the Chamaeleon cloud complex

Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers have performed large-scale radio observations of a star-forming region known as the Chamaeleon cloud complex. The observational campaign, which detected five young stars in Chamaeleon, may shed more light on the properties of this complex. The findings were detailed in a paper published June 19 on the arXiv pre-print server.

Snails get stressed: Invertebrate model sheds light on biological basis of anxiety
2025-06-30

Snails get stressed: Invertebrate model sheds light on biological basis of anxiety

Anxiety, the psychological and physiological state characterized by an anticipation of potential threats and a heightened sense of vigilance, is regularly experienced by many humans worldwide. Research suggests that anxiety is a behavioral consequence of stress, designed to "prepare" humans for uncertainty and risky situations.

Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view
2025-06-30

Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the satellites we use for navigation, communication and Earth observation every day.

2025-06-30

The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars - Ars Technica

The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars Ars Technica

Cyberattacks shake voters' trust in elections, regardless of party
2025-06-30

Cyberattacks shake voters' trust in elections, regardless of party

American democracy runs on trust, and that trust is cracking.

What a 19th-century atlas teaches me about marine ecosystems
2025-06-30

What a 19th-century atlas teaches me about marine ecosystems

What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, is its awkwardly large size. The Piscatorial Atlas, authored by Ole Theodor Olsen and published in 1883, contains 50 beautifully illustrated charts of the seas around Great Britain. These show the locations exploited at that time for a variety of fish species, alongside the typical vessels or fishing gear used. This information was collated from fishermen in the decade before the atlas was published.

Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade ProtectionsFor Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
2025-06-30

Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade ProtectionsFor Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

Urgently needed proposals to protect the world's most threatened shark and ray species that are freefalling toward extinction, including whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, wedgefish and manta rays, were published by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump
2025-06-30

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the Trump administration, saying they “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”More than 170 EPA employees put their names to the document, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of retaliation, according to Jeremy Berg, a former editor-in-chief of Science magazine who is not an EPA employee but was among non-EPA s

Rob McElhenney Soon to Be Just 'Rob Mac'
2025-06-30

Rob McElhenney Soon to Be Just 'Rob Mac'

Rob McElhenney, showrunner and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and friend to Ryan Reynolds , has a famously difficult-to-pronounce last name—Reynolds even once made a music video about it —but not for much longer. McElhenney, an actor and global investor with stakes in soccer teams as well as...

In Intercepted Call, Iran Officials Downplay Impact of US Strikes
2025-06-30

In Intercepted Call, Iran Officials Downplay Impact of US Strikes

Intercepted conversations among top Iranian officials indicate that the recent US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites caused less damage than the officials expected, contradicting President Trump's claims of "obliteration." Four people familiar with the intercepted Iranian communications anonymously shared the information with the Washington Post , prompting pushback from the Trump...

Trump Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
2025-06-30

Trump Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza

US President Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were skeptical about the chances, the AP reports. Meanwhile, Israel issued a new mass evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza. "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA....

2025-06-30

Scientists say they have identified Earth’s oldest rocks. It could reveal an unknown chapter in our planet’s history - WXOW

Scientists say they have identified Earth’s oldest rocks. It could reveal an unknown chapter in our planet’s history WXOWView Full Coverage on Google News

Overnight Voting on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Delayed
2025-06-30

Overnight Voting on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Delayed

Debate has been underway in the Senate late into the night, with Republicans wrestling President Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts over mounting Democratic opposition—and even some brake-pumping over the budget slashing by the president himself. The outcome from the weekend of work in the Senate...

2025-06-30

Sobi's Gamifant (emapalumab-lzsg) receives US FDA approval to treat macrophage activation syndrome in Still's disease

30 June 2025 - Swedish biopharmaceutical company Sobi (STO:SOBI) announced on Saturday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gamifant (emapalumab-lzsg) for the treatment of adult...

Tuning in to the sounds of Canada’s wildlife | Folio
2025-06-30

Tuning in to the sounds of Canada’s wildlife | Folio

AI is transforming how researchers monitor and study birds and amphibians.

Firefighters Shot Dead by 'Sniper' After Responding to Fire
2025-06-30

Firefighters Shot Dead by 'Sniper' After Responding to Fire

Firefighters responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain, outside Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, were fired on in an ambush that left two dead and a third injured Sunday afternoon. Nearby residents were told to shelter in place as responding deputies took sniper fire, and an hourslong, multi-agency manhunt ensued. The shelter-in-place...

NTPC, SECI Among Key Clients
2025-06-29

NTPC, SECI Among Key Clients

In a major move towards India’s clean energy shift Juniper Green Energy, one of the fastest growing renewable independent power producers (IPPs) in the country, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI for a INR 3,000 crore IPO. Backed by AT Holdings Pte. and Juniper Renewable Holdings, Juniper Green Energy will raise [...]

2025-06-29

Scientists may have found the right location to begin living on Mars - The Brighter Side of News

Scientists may have found the right location to begin living on Mars The Brighter Side of NewsAstronomers found the perfect spot to set up a base on Mars Boy Genius ReportScientists Find the Perfect Place on Mars for Future Human Settlers The Daily Galaxy

Blue Origin launches third New Shepard mission within three months
2025-06-29

Blue Origin launches third New Shepard mission within three months

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin launched its third crewed suborbital flight in two and a half months June 29, sending to space a group that included a married couple and a lawyer in legal trouble. The company’s New Shepard vehicle lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas at 10:40 a.m. Eastern on a mission [...]

Chinese Police Cracking Down on Naughty Fiction
2025-06-29

Chinese Police Cracking Down on Naughty Fiction

Crime and Fanfic Imagine you publish your erotic Harry Potter fanfic that involves the titular character and his arch nemesis Draco Malfoy getting hot and heavy in the some forgotten Hogwarts classroom. But instead of getting kudos and gushing comments, the cops haul you up to the police station for some dramatic questioning in a More on fan fiction: Writers Furious When Fanfiction Site Won’t Ban AI-Generated Work

2025-06-29

Exploring Canada's LNG potential as first-ever exports begin - MSN

Exploring Canada's LNG potential as first-ever exports begin MSNArchaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn’t Exist Popular MechanicsConfirmed: New Mexico Footprints Rewrite Timeline of Humans in America ScienceAlert

Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite
2025-06-29

Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite

An H-2A rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite June 28 on the final flight of a vehicle that had long been the workhorse for Japanese space access.The post Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

2025-06-29

Scientists retrace 30,000-year-old sea voyage, in a hollowed-out log - The Seattle Times

Scientists retrace 30,000-year-old sea voyage, in a hollowed-out log The Seattle TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

How I was tricked and locked out of Facebook after being hacked
2025-06-29

How I was tricked and locked out of Facebook after being hacked

A woman's Facebook account takeover reveals dangerous social engineering tactics and provides lessons on recovery, avoiding scams and enacting stronger security measures.

2025-06-29

Astronomers Capture First Glimpse of Baby Planets Forming in Nearby Stellar Nursery - The Daily Galaxy

Astronomers Capture First Glimpse of Baby Planets Forming in Nearby Stellar Nursery The Daily GalaxySuper-resolution imaging reveals the first step of planet formation after star birth Phys.org

Enormous new planet discovered on the edge of our galaxy using famous Einstein method
2025-06-29

Enormous new planet discovered on the edge of our galaxy using famous Einstein method

A mysterious new world has been spotted at the galaxy's edge, sparking excitement among astronomers, and its all thanks to a certain scientific method.

Plankton can investigate crime, affect the climate and influence science
2025-06-29

Plankton can investigate crime, affect the climate and influence science

Plankton are vital to planetary and climate stability and are therefore important contributors to human well-being.

2025-06-29

Reenactment of Ancient Canoe Voyage Shows How First Settlers Reached Japan - Explorersweb »

Reenactment of Ancient Canoe Voyage Shows How First Settlers Reached Japan Explorersweb »45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory Ars TechnicaScientists retrace 30,000-year-old sea voyage, in a hollowed-out log eKathimerini.comScientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles of Ocean Scientific AmericanAncient canoe replica recreates a 30,000-year-old voyage Popular Science

Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory
2025-06-29

Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help bridge the chasm between religion and science. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with scientists and students for whom the Church's observations of the heavens are a means to unite people beyond faith.

Scientists Intrigued to Discover That Human Brains Are Glowing Faintly
2025-06-29

Scientists Intrigued to Discover That Human Brains Are Glowing Faintly

Glow Up Scientists have some exciting news: your brain is likely glowing, whether you can see it or not. The news comes from researchers at the Algoma University in Ontario, who found evidence that the human brain, of all things, posses bioluminescent properties. Essentially, they found that as the brain metabolizes energy, it releases super faint traces of visible light. Called ultra weak photon emissions (UPEs), the flashes of light are emitted when electrons break down and lose momentum, letting go of their protons. As Popular Mechanics notes, UPEs don't technically count as bioluminescence, a chemical process found in organisms like fireflies [...]

How ChatGPT (And Other AI Tools) Can Make Spreadsheets Less Of A Chore
2025-06-29

How ChatGPT (And Other AI Tools) Can Make Spreadsheets Less Of A Chore

Struggling with spreadsheets? Here's how AI tools like ChatGPT can help make data work way less painful.

2025-06-29

NWT appears to lose claim to world’s oldest rocks - Cabin Radio

NWT appears to lose claim to world’s oldest rocks Cabin RadioScientists say they have identified Earth’s oldest rocks. It could reveal an unknown chapter in our planet’s history CNNThese Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth AP NewsRocks found on Quebec shoreline the oldest on Earth CTV NewsObscure rock formation in Canada may contain the world's oldest minerals Live Science

2025-06-29

Scientists discover ancient radio signals from distant galaxy cluster - AOL.com

Scientists discover ancient radio signals from distant galaxy cluster AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News

2025-06-29

‘Scary’ Fireball Seen Shooting Across the Sky Confirmed as Meteor That Exploded with the Force of 20 Tons of TNT: See the Video - Yahoo

‘Scary’ Fireball Seen Shooting Across the Sky Confirmed as Meteor That Exploded with the Force of 20 Tons of TNT: See the Video Yahoo‘Scary’ Fireball Seen Shooting Across Sky Confirmed as Meteor: See the Video People.comResidents express amazement after seeing mystery object streak across the sky CityNews HalifaxExploding Fireball Drops Meteorites Over Georgia Sky & TelescopeRare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia Space

2025-06-29

Saskatchewan Skies: Observe Saturn rising in the east near midnight - SaskToday.ca

Saskatchewan Skies: Observe Saturn rising in the east near midnight SaskToday.ca

2025-06-28

Asexual reproduction: what is, types and examples - evidencenetwork.ca

Asexual reproduction: what is, types and examples evidencenetwork.ca

A compelling new documentary reveals the full life of the iconic astronaut Sally Ride
2025-06-28

A compelling new documentary reveals the full life of the iconic astronaut Sally Ride

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, "Sally," about the life of astronaut Sally Ride.

SpaceX breaks launchpad turnaround record with midnight Starlink flight – Spaceflight Now
2025-06-28

SpaceX breaks launchpad turnaround record with midnight Starlink flight – Spaceflight Now

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Continuing to push the boundaries of rapid reuse, SpaceX set a new launchpad turnaround record in the predawn hours of Saturday when it launched its latest Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, dubbed [...]

2025-06-28

SpaceX launches second mission in 2 days from same pad, breaks own record - Yahoo

SpaceX launches second mission in 2 days from same pad, breaks own record YahooSpaceX sends two batches of Starlink satellites on Saturday doubleheader (video) SpaceFrom the Cape to the constellation: SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites (video) SpaceSpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight NowSpaceX launches Starlink 10-23 following Sunday morning scrub Spaceflight Now

Ancient city possibly ruled by females over 9,000 years ago, researchers say
2025-06-28

Ancient city possibly ruled by females over 9,000 years ago, researchers say

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female dominance.

The Economy Is So Off the Rails That They’re Trying to Figure Out How to Make Ads Specifically Targeted at AI Bots
2025-06-28

The Economy Is So Off the Rails That They’re Trying to Figure Out How to Make Ads Specifically Targeted at AI Bots

As artificial intelligence ruins the economy and takes over the world, Google is quietly working to change the advertising game in favor of AI. As Semafor reports, AI has so utterly altered the way search engine advertising works that Google is now being forced to rewrite the script it forged. Chief among its new directives: creating a new ecosystem where advertisers compete for the attention of AI agents rather than humans — a shift predicted at the very beginning of this year by Aravind Srinivas, the founder of the so-called "AI search" company Perplexity. Google, as the world's biggest search company, will [...]

A Dense Group of Quasars Form the "Cosmic Himalayas"
2025-06-28

A Dense Group of Quasars Form the "Cosmic Himalayas"

Quasars provide some of the most spectacular light shows in the universe. However, they are typically exceedingly rare since they are caused by massive astrophysical forces that don’t happen very often. So it came as quite a surprise when scientists found a group of 11 of them hanging on in the same general area, in what appeared to be equivalent to the galactic countryside. A new paper from Yongming Liang and their co-authors at the University of Tokyo describes this finding, which they dubbed the Cosmic Himalayas, and some of the weird astronomical circumstances that place the discovery in context.

Huge city killer asteroid hurtling towards the Moon 'could spark mass consequences'
2025-06-28

Huge city killer asteroid hurtling towards the Moon 'could spark mass consequences'

The YR4 asteroid, which is around the size of a 10-storey building, has a 4.3 per cent chance of smashing into the Moon in 2032, according to NASA's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies.

Administration: It's Safe to Go Back to Haiti Now
2025-06-28

Administration: It's Safe to Go Back to Haiti Now

The Trump administration has announced that it's dropping deportation protections for Haitians in the US, saying the violence in their impoverished Caribbean nation has eased enough to make it safe for citizens to return home. The move announced Friday puts more than 300,000 people at risk of deportation, the...

Universe Shocker: Dark Energy May Evolve, New Research Jolts Cosmic Theories
2025-06-28

Universe Shocker: Dark Energy May Evolve, New Research Jolts Cosmic Theories

New data suggests dark energy may evolve, challenging the belief that it's constant and forcing scientists to rethink cosmological theories.

People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
2025-06-28

People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"

As we reported earlier this month, many ChatGPT users are developing all-consuming obsessions with the chatbot, spiraling into severe mental health crises characterized by paranoia, delusions, and breaks with reality. The consequences can be dire. As we heard from spouses, friends, children, and parents looking on in alarm, instances of what's being called "ChatGPT psychosis" have led to the breakup of marriages and families, the loss of jobs, and slides into homelessness. And that's not all. As we've continued reporting, we've heard numerous troubling stories about people's loved ones being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — or even ending [...]

How night lizards survived the asteroid that ended the dinosaurs
2025-06-28

How night lizards survived the asteroid that ended the dinosaurs

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected evolutionary survival traits. Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction event 66 million years ago (formerly known as the K-T extinction) despite having small broods and occupying limited ranges, a departure from the theory of how other species are thought to have persisted in the aftermath of the event.

WHO expert group fails to find a definitive answer for how COVID-19 began
2025-06-28

WHO expert group fails to find a definitive answer for how COVID-19 began

The virus killed at least 20 million people, wiped at least $10 trillion from the global economy and upended billions of lives.

2025-06-28

What we know about the fireball seen across several states Thursday - WLTX

What we know about the fireball seen across several states Thursday WLTXFireball meteor believed to have crashed into Georgia home after sending shockwaves across Southeast FOX WeatherMysterious Fireball Reported Over South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee The New York TimesRare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia SpaceMeteorite hunters searching for fragments in Henry County WSB-TV

How extreme heat disproportionately affects Latino neighborhoods
2025-06-27

How extreme heat disproportionately affects Latino neighborhoods

Scorching hot days tend to hit certain neighborhoods harder than others, a problem that becomes more dangerous during record-breaking heat like swathes of the US experienced over the past week. A new online dashboard shows how Latino neighborhoods are disproportionately affected in California. Developed by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the tool helps fill [...]

One bad rainstorm away from disaster: Why proposed changes to forestry rules won't solve the 'slash' problem
2025-06-27

One bad rainstorm away from disaster: Why proposed changes to forestry rules won't solve the 'slash' problem

The biggest environmental problems for commercial plantation forestry in New Zealand's steep hill country are discharges of slash (woody debris left behind after logging) and sediment from clear-fell harvests.

Astronomers Explore Different Physics on Simulated Clones of the Milky Way
2025-06-27

Astronomers Explore Different Physics on Simulated Clones of the Milky Way

How do you search for a substance that doesn't give off any kind of light, but its gravitational influence shapes galaxies? That's the challenge researchers face as they try to find and explain the mysterious substance called dark matter. They're wrestling with an invisible "something" that appears to make up much of all matter in the Universe.

2025-06-27

Chemists Create Molecule That Boosts Hard Drive Storage by 100 Times - GreekReporter.com

Chemists Create Molecule That Boosts Hard Drive Storage by 100 Times GreekReporter.comNew molecule could create stamp-sized drives with 100x more storage New AtlasNew single-molecule magnet tech could unlock hard drives with 100x more capacity — drives could store half a million TikTok views on a hard drive the size of a postage stamp, or three terabytes per square centimeter Tom's Hardware

Third-Best Allotment Chances, Suggests Data!
2025-06-27

Third-Best Allotment Chances, Suggests Data!

HDB Financial Services‘ much-anticipated IPO is making headlines in the Indian capital markets. As part of HDFC Bank’s NBFC arm, the company is now entering public markets with a book-built issue size of INR 12,500 crore, priced in the range of INR 700 to INR 740 per share. HDB Financial IPO allotment status is not [...]

How to Make Building Blocks for a Lunar Habitat
2025-06-27

How to Make Building Blocks for a Lunar Habitat

The challenge of building habitats on the Moon is considerable, mainly because most additive manufacturing (aka. 3-D printing) techniques are not feasible. By utilizing a 3-D printing method known as light-based sintering, future missions to the Moon could manufacture bricks out of lunar regolith, rather than trying to build whole structures. This would facilitate a long-term human presence on the lunar surface, consistent with the Artemis Program and other plans for lunar exploration and development.

How vulnerable is critical infrastructure to cyberattack in the US?
2025-06-27

How vulnerable is critical infrastructure to cyberattack in the US?

Our water, health, and energy systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack. Now, when tensions escalate - like when the US bombed nuclear facilities in Iran this month - the safety of these systems becomes of paramount concern. If conflict erupts, we can expect it to be a "hybrid" battle, Joshua Corman, executive in residence for [...]

2025-06-27

Sechelt Skies: Saturn and the ice giants - Coast Reporter

Sechelt Skies: Saturn and the ice giants Coast Reporter8 night sky events to see in July, from a ‘buck moon‘ to a rare view of Pluto National GeographicJuly offers rare meteor shower combo, stunning views of the Milky Way upi.comSkywatcher’s Guide: July’s journey through space and time Boulder Daily CameraWhat’s in the Sky? goldendalesentinel.com

2025-06-27

A Submersible Uncovered Secret Structures. Then, It Vanished Under Antarctic Waters. - Yahoo

A Submersible Uncovered Secret Structures. Then, It Vanished Under Antarctic Waters. Yahoo

Fossil fungi trapped in amber reveal ancient origin of parasitic zombie-ants
2025-06-27

Fossil fungi trapped in amber reveal ancient origin of parasitic zombie-ants

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some of the oldest direct evidence of parasitic relationships between fungi and insects, suggesting that Ophiocordyceps fungi originated approximately 133 million years ago and underwent early host shifts that shaped their evolution.

5 takeaways from health insurers’ new pledge to improve prior authorization
2025-06-27

5 takeaways from health insurers’ new pledge to improve prior authorization

The largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Here are five takeaways.

Modulating gut microbiota contributes to better pork quality, study shows
2025-06-27

Modulating gut microbiota contributes to better pork quality, study shows

A research team led by Prof. Kong Xiangfeng from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed a novel strategy to enhance pork quality by modulating gut microbiota, potentially bridging the gap between the high meat yield of commercial pigs and the premium meat quality of Chinese indigenous pigs.

Reorienting MRO Massively Increases Its Subsurface Scanning Power
2025-06-27

Reorienting MRO Massively Increases Its Subsurface Scanning Power

Orientation is more important than most people thing when it comes to sensing. A common example would be when the lasers of a garage door are mis-aligned, forcing the door to remain open until they are brought back in line. But when it comes to scientific sensors, orientation is even more important. So it was with great fanfare that NASA announced a new way to orient sensors on one of the most venerable of its spacecraft - the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) - and the resultant scientific discoveries it enabled.

2025-06-27

Zoning Out Makes You Smarter? Study Shows Surprising Way Your Brain Unintentionally Learns About The World - Study Finds

Zoning Out Makes You Smarter? Study Shows Surprising Way Your Brain Unintentionally Learns About The World Study FindsAimless wandering is actually good for the brain Boy Genius ReportZoning Out May Actually Help Your Brain Learn Faster ScienceBlog.comZoning out could be beneficial—and may actually help us learn faster Medical Xpress

Tesla gets $475 price target from Benchmark amid initial Robotaxi rollout
2025-06-27

Tesla gets $475 price target from Benchmark amid initial Robotaxi rollout

Tesla’s limited rollout of its Robotaxi service in Austin is already catching the eye of Wall Street.The post Tesla gets $475 price target from Benchmark amid initial Robotaxi rollout appeared first on TESLARATI.

ColdBrew algorithm puts water to work in drug discovery
2025-06-27

ColdBrew algorithm puts water to work in drug discovery

Every protein in the body is encased in a water shell that directs protein structure, provides vital stability and steers function. Because of this, water molecules represent a powerful but largely underappreciated foothold in drug binding studies. Yet structural data about these water networks, usually collected at freezing temperatures, often carry temperature-based structural artifacts.

Mother of Teen Who Died By Suicide After Interacting with Chatbots Sends Urgent Warning About AI in Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"
2025-06-27

Mother of Teen Who Died By Suicide After Interacting with Chatbots Sends Urgent Warning About AI in Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"

Megan Garcia, a Florida mother whose oldest child, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide after extensive interactions with unregulated AI chatbots, is calling on lawmakers to slash a controversial provision in the Trump Administration's "Big, Beautiful Bill" that blocks states from passing any AI regulation for the next ten years. In a letter sent to Florida Senator Ashley Moody, Garcia urges that the sweeping AI provision would leave millions of American families "unprotected from the harms AI poses" by eliminating pathways for accountability for AI companies, an industry that, as it stands, is already effectively self-regulating. In October 2024, [...]

Loss of hard chorion: An evolutionary dead-end for parental egg-care fish
2025-06-27

Loss of hard chorion: An evolutionary dead-end for parental egg-care fish

Parental egg-care in fish traps them in an evolutionary dead-end through the loss of the chorion-hardening system, according to scientists from the Institute of Science Tokyo. Fish have diverse egg-caring strategies that have independently emerged multiple times across lineages. Comparative whole genome analyses of 240 fish species revealed a strong correlation between loss of the chorion-hardening system and parental egg-care, revealing the mechanisms behind the evolutionary bias that restricts egg-caring fish from becoming non-egg-carers.

Toxins and invasive amoebas found in marina seabed sediments
2025-06-27

Toxins and invasive amoebas found in marina seabed sediments

In recent years, special wash-down areas have been built in marinas to reduce the environmental problems caused by boat bottom paints. An analysis of Hinsholmskilen by the University of Gothenburg shows that the levels of metals in the seabed were highest closest to the wash-down areas, but also that two invasive amoebas have moved in.

Portable DNA sequencing successfully tracks drug-resistant microbes in slaughterhouse wastewater
2025-06-27

Portable DNA sequencing successfully tracks drug-resistant microbes in slaughterhouse wastewater

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side. Their persistent use can produce "superbugs"—drug-resistant microbes that pose a danger to humans, animals and the environment.

Cryovolcanism and Resurfacing on Pluto’s Largest Moon, Charon
2025-06-27

Cryovolcanism and Resurfacing on Pluto’s Largest Moon, Charon

What processes during the formation of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an internal ocean? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the formation and evolution of Charon to ascertain whether it once possessed an internal ocean during its history and if this could have led to cryovolcanism based on images obtained by NASA’s New Horizons probe.

Planets Form Earlier Than Thought Around Baby Stars
2025-06-27

Planets Form Earlier Than Thought Around Baby Stars

The Sun and its planets formed out of the solar nebula, around 4.6 billion years ago. But what was the delay between the Sun's formation and the planets? Astronomers have surveyed 78 protoplanetary disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region and seen examples of every step in the planetary formation process. They found that the planets start forming much earlier than previously believed, when the disk is still filled with gas and dust, growing together with their host stars.

Senators Divided After Classified Iran Briefing
2025-06-27

Senators Divided After Classified Iran Briefing

Senators emerged deeply divided after a classified briefing on US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities Thursday, with sharp disagreements over whether the attacks dealt a crippling blow or left key questions unresolved. The briefing, meant to clarify the extent of damage and next steps, instead highlighted partisan splits and ongoing...

2025-06-27

Researchers Use Argonne X-Rays to Better Understand the Phases of a Quantum Material

Researchers from SLAC and Argonne developed a new method to study quantum materials under strain using the Advanced Photon Source.

Illinois Researchers Demonstrate Giant Photonic Isolation and Gyration
2025-06-27

Illinois Researchers Demonstrate Giant Photonic Isolation and Gyration

Researchers from the Illinois Grainger College of Engineering are the first to demonstrate a simple and tunable method for realizing asymmetric couplings in integrated photonics.

Idaho Judge Rejects Bryan Kohberger's Delay Request
2025-06-27

Idaho Judge Rejects Bryan Kohberger's Delay Request

An Idaho judge says he won't postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler made the ruling Thursday, telling Bryan Kohberger's attorneys that jury selection will begin Aug. 4 and opening arguments will likely...

San Francisco Judge Rules in Favor of Meta in AI Copyright Infringement Case
2025-06-27

San Francisco Judge Rules in Favor of Meta in AI Copyright Infringement Case

Meta successfully defended against a copyright infringement lawsuit, as a judge ruled authors didn't prove Meta's AI training undercut their book market.

Feds Plan to Deport Abrego Garcia to 3rd Country
2025-06-26

Feds Plan to Deport Abrego Garcia to 3rd Country

Federal prosecutors told a judge in Maryland on Thursday that the government plans to initiate removal proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia and to deport him to a country that is not his native El Salvador upon his release from a Tennessee jail. But the prosecutors also said that they would...

NASA Just Launched A Mission To Calibrate Space-Based Instruments With Moonlight
2025-06-26

NASA Just Launched A Mission To Calibrate Space-Based Instruments With Moonlight

Calibration is a necessary, if typically invisible, step in the successful operation of any scientific telescope. Without a known value to compare its readings against, data from telescopes could suffer from biases or transients that could completely misdirect scientists analyzing it. However, those same scientists also struggle to find good sources of data to calibrate against. Enter Arcstone - a technology demonstration mission that launched earlier this week that plans to use one particular source as a calibration dataset - moonlight.

Autonomous AI systems can help tackle global food insecurity
2025-06-26

Autonomous AI systems can help tackle global food insecurity

There is a growing and urgent need to address global food insecurity. This urgency is underscored by reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which states that nearly 828 million people suffer from hunger worldwide.

Video Shows Large Crane Collapsing at Safety-Plagued SpaceX Rocket Facility
2025-06-26

Video Shows Large Crane Collapsing at Safety-Plagued SpaceX Rocket Facility

Elon Musk’s Texas Starbase is still reeling from its latest Starship explosion. Now, it has a crane collapse to deal with too. As eagle-eyed Starbase watchers flagged in a livestream from earlier this week, one of the cranes at the site of the explosion — which was, according to CBS News 4, powerful enough to be picked up by weather radar — collapsed in a heap in the middle of the day. "This has always been one of my biggest fears in every industry I've worked in," tweeted Zack Golden, the SpaceX fan who noticed the collapse on a livestream [...]

Learning German has many benefits for young people—and it's not as hard as its reputation suggests
2025-06-26

Learning German has many benefits for young people—and it's not as hard as its reputation suggests

As the government is exploring a new EU youth mobility scheme and working towards a renewed association with the Erasmus+ program, a world of opportunity may be opening up once again for young people in the UK. Studying or working abroad is not just an enriching experience—it's a powerful step towards building intercultural competence and a successful career in today's globalized world.

Previously unknown 'loading dock' found inside human cells
2025-06-26

Previously unknown 'loading dock' found inside human cells

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a role recycling material inside our cells, and its discovery could lead to improved treatments for a wide range of diseases.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Organelle, Cells, Cellular machinery, University of Virginia, Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, Genetics

Elon Musk scam tricks victims on Facebook with Tesla hoax
2025-06-26

Elon Musk scam tricks victims on Facebook with Tesla hoax

A Facebook scammer posing as Elon Musk tricked a victim with promises of a Tesla and $250,000, requesting gift cards that become untraceable once the codes are shared.

Extreme winter weather isn’t down to a wavier jet stream
2025-06-26

Extreme winter weather isn’t down to a wavier jet stream

The recent erratic behaviour of the polar jet stream isn't out of the ordinary, researchers have found by compiling data from the past 125 years

Nightmare map shows which US cities would vanish underwater if 'doomsday glacier' melts
2025-06-26

Nightmare map shows which US cities would vanish underwater if 'doomsday glacier' melts

Projections reveal the potential horrific outcome of the Thwaites Glacier entirely melting, which would see sea levels rise and major U.S. cities disappear.

Harvard Scientist Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos
2025-06-26

Harvard Scientist Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos

A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School faces serious federal charges after allegedly smuggling frog embryo samples into the US and lying to customs officials—a case that is raising questions about how far the government will go in its pursuit of academics in the US who are not...

2025-06-26

Scientists reveal your morning coffee flips an ancient longevity switch

Caffeine appears to do more than perk you up—it activates AMPK, a key cellular fuel sensor that helps cells cope with stress and energy shortages. This could explain why coffee is linked to better health and longer life.

2025-06-26

Close-up images of The Red Planet’s ridges from Mars Rover show ‘dramatic evidence’ of water - Yahoo

Close-up images of The Red Planet’s ridges from Mars Rover show ‘dramatic evidence’ of water YahooMars rover captures first close-up photos of giant 'spiderwebs' on the Red Planet Live ScienceMars rover captures first close-up images of ridges that hint at planet's watery past in "really surprising" discovery CBS NewsNASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations NASA (.gov)Curiosity Views a Fractured Boxwork Pattern Up Close NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)

Nestle Joins Food Giants in Ditching Artificial Dyes by 2026
2025-06-26

Nestle Joins Food Giants in Ditching Artificial Dyes by 2026

Nestle announced Wednesday that it will eliminate artificial colors from its US food and beverage lineup by mid-2026. The company joins Kraft Heinz and General Mills, which recently made similar pledges to drop artificial dyes from their US products by 2027, the AP reports. General Mills also committed to removing...

Spy Chiefs, Citing New Intel on Nuclear Sites: Trump Is Right
2025-06-26

Spy Chiefs, Citing New Intel on Nuclear Sites: Trump Is Right

President Trump and his administration have pushed back , hard , against reports that Iran's nuclear program has not, in fact, been "obliterated" in recent strikes. But now, the administration is touting "new intelligence" supporting Trump's claim that the strikes set the nuclear program back years, not months, CBS News reports. CIA...

Researchers are turning outdated phones into eco-friendly mini data centres
2025-06-26

Researchers are turning outdated phones into eco-friendly mini data centres

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM That outdated phone sitting in your junk drawer could be doing a lot more than gathering dust. According to a new European study, it might just be the next tiny tech hero helping researchers monitor marine life or improve your local bus stop. The concept is straightforward enough: turn [...]The post Researchers are turning outdated phones into eco-friendly mini data centres first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

Malnutrition may be a hidden health factor for people with obesity and osteoarthritis | Folio
2025-06-26

Malnutrition may be a hidden health factor for people with obesity and osteoarthritis | Folio

New research could help improve nutritional assessment and support for patients.

2025-06-26

CARsgen Therapeutics' satri-cel NDA accepted by Chinese regulator

26 June 2025 - CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK), a China-based company involved in developing innovative CAR T-cell therapies, announced on Wednesday that the National Medic...

ASU's Metis Center Helps Future-Proof Infrastructure
2025-06-25

ASU's Metis Center Helps Future-Proof Infrastructure

"Infrastructure is stuck between the past and the future. We often approach infrastructure with design principles from 50 to 70 years ago, but today's priorities and technologies have rapidly changed. Infrastructure today is not designed to confront the complexities of today's challenges."

Ceramics will be critical to the lunar economy—but we don't know how to make them on site
2025-06-25

Ceramics will be critical to the lunar economy—but we don't know how to make them on site

Building on the moon is a challenge we have yet to fully grasp. Plenty of projects have grandiose plans, from using blood, sweat and tears to create bricks out of regolith to building towers to wirelessly transmit power between isolated locations. However, these projects all but ignore one of the most important types of material we use commonly here on Earth—ceramics.

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