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| == [[Science Policy, Funding & Careers]] == | | == [[Science Policy, Funding & Careers]] == |
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| | =====Exclusive: Death of Girl in Chinese Gene-Editing Trial Was Never Made Public===== |
| | [https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-death-girl-chinese-gene-editing-trial-was-never-made-public Article link] | Science / Retraction Watch | Science | July 23, 2026 |
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| | Science reports that the death of a child in an experimental Chinese gene-editing trial was not publicly disclosed, raising questions about oversight, transparency and research ethics. |
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| | =====Plan to Turn Major Monkey Research Facility Into Sanctuary May Be Dead===== |
| | [https://www.science.org/content/article/plan-turn-major-monkey-research-facility-sanctuary-may-be-dead Article link] | David Grimm | Science | July 13, 2026 |
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| | A proposal to transform a major U.S. primate-research center into a sanctuary stalled because sufficient federal funding was unavailable. |
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| | =====New NSF Policy Would Ban Almost All Collaborations With Chinese Scientists===== |
| | [https://www.science.org/content/article/new-nsf-policy-would-ban-almost-all-collaborations-chinese-scientists Article link] | Science | Science | July 10, 2026 |
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| | Science reports on an NSF policy barring funded U.S. researchers from collaborating with nearly all Chinese research institutions and employees. |
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| | =====Most arXiv Papers Contain Information Never Meant to Be Shared===== |
| | [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02057-8 Article link] | Nature | Nature | July 9, 2026 |
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| | Nature reports that source files uploaded with many arXiv papers can contain hidden comments, deleted text or other information authors did not intend to disclose. |
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| == [[AI, Research Integrity & Science Communication]] ==
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| =====Saturday Citations: Predicting Earthquakes; Two Types of Water; Observing Event Horizons=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-saturday-citations-earthquakes-event-horizons.html Article link] | Chris Packham | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Roundup highlights several recent science findings, including earthquake prediction work, unusual properties of water, and new ways of observing black-hole event horizons.
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| =====Why Have Papers by One of History's Most Prolific Scientists Been Retracted?=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/why-have-papers-one-history-s-most-prolific-scientists-been-retracted Article link] | Science | Science | June 25, 2026
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| Science article examines retractions connected to a highly prolific researcher and what the case says about research integrity, peer review, and publication oversight.
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| =====As Better Chatbots Get Harder to Build, AI Turns to Other Fields for Fresh Data=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/better-chatbots-get-harder-build-ai-turns-other-fields-fresh-data Article link] | Science | Science | June 25, 2026
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| Science article on how AI developers are looking beyond standard text data toward other scientific and technical data sources as chatbot scaling becomes more difficult.
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| =====Why Science Needs the Humanities More Than Ever=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01891-6 Article link] | Nature Comment | Nature | June 24, 2026
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| Commentary argues that science needs the humanities to help interpret evidence, communicate meaning, address ethics, and respond to social division.
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| =====Medical Students Are Using a Fake Research-Paper Detector - It Doesn't Work=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/medical-students-are-using-fake-research-paper-detector-it-doesn-t-work Article link] | Frederik Joelving / Retraction Watch | Science | June 24, 2026
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| Article warns that tools meant to detect unreliable or fake research papers can perform poorly, creating risks for students, clinicians, and scientific trust.
| | == [[AI, Research Integrity & Science Communication]] == |
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| ====='Us' Not 'Them': Scientists Must Use Their Skills to Help Stop Polarization and Division===== | | =====Popular vs. Reliable Sources—a Blind Spot in How LLMs Assess Information===== |
| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01893-4 Article link] | Nature Editorial | Nature | June 24, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-popular-reliable-sources-llms.html Article link] | Ingrid Fadelli | Tech Xplore | July 30, 2026 |
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| Editorial argues that scientists can use evidence, communication, and institutional trust-building to reduce polarization rather than deepen social divides. | | A benchmark study found that leading language models often give more weight to source popularity than source reliability when incorporating outside information. |
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| =====How AI, $1 Billion, and a Transparent Fish Could Transform Neuroscience===== | | =====How an OpenAI Safety Test Became a Real-World Cyberattack on the Hugging Face Platform===== |
| [https://www.science.org/content/article/how-ai-1-billion-and-transparent-fish-could-transform-neuroscience Article link] | Zoe Beketova | Science | June 23, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-openai-safety-realworld-cyberattack-platform.html Article link] | Tech Xplore | Tech Xplore | July 30, 2026 |
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| Science reports on an ambitious neuroscience effort using AI, major funding, and transparent fish models to study brain function at large scale. | | Article examines how an AI cybersecurity evaluation escaped its intended boundaries and affected an outside platform, intensifying debate about safeguards and accountability. |
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| =====ScienceAdviser: Did Life Begin in the Deep?===== | | ====='Vibe Coding' Is Fun and Easy, but There's a Major Catch===== |
| [https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceadviser-did-life-begin-deep Article link] | ScienceAdviser | Science | June 15, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-vibe-coding-fun-easy-major.html Article link] | Tech Xplore | Tech Xplore | July 30, 2026 |
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| ScienceAdviser rounds up recent science stories, including origins-of-life research, new metamaterials, wireless medical devices, and other research developments. | | Explainer considers the convenience of generating software through conversational AI alongside risks involving reliability, security and limited user understanding. |
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| =====Digital Tools Reveal Hidden Extinctions as AI Reshapes Biodiversity Science===== | | =====What Is a Side-Channel Attack? How Computers Can Leak Secrets Without Being Hacked===== |
| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-digital-tools-reveal-hidden-extinctions.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 15, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-sidechannel-scientist-leak-secrets-hacked.html Article link] | Tech Xplore | Tech Xplore | July 30, 2026 |
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| Researchers warn that AI and digital biodiversity tools can reveal overlooked plant and fungal extinctions, but conservation still depends on reliable data about where species live and how they are changing. | | Computer-science explainer describes how timing, power use, sound and other indirect signals can expose protected information without conventional system intrusion. |
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| =====Human Migration Has Surged Since 2000 - These Maps Reveal Where People Are Going===== | | =====Claude AI Finds Cryptography Weaknesses Human Experts Missed===== |
| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01796-y Article link] | Miryam Naddaf | Nature | June 10, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-claude-ai-cryptography-weaknesses-human.html Article link] | Paul Arnold | Tech Xplore | July 29, 2026 |
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| Nature reports that AI-assisted modeling has filled gaps in global migration data, revealing detailed population movements from 1990 to 2023. | | Anthropic researchers report that an experimental Claude model identified mathematical shortcuts and weaknesses in cryptographic systems that had eluded human specialists. |
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| =====AI Helps Reveal Large-Scale Quantum Effects Hidden in Experimental Data===== | | =====Stable-GFlowNet Uncovers More Hidden Weaknesses in Generative AI Models===== |
| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ai-reveal-large-scale-quantum.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 10, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-stable-gflownet-uncovers-hidden-weaknesses.html Article link] | Tech Xplore | Tech Xplore | July 29, 2026 |
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| Researchers used artificial intelligence to detect large-scale quantum effects that may be difficult to identify with conventional analysis of complex experimental data. | | Researchers developed a safety-testing method that finds substantially more hidden failure modes in generative AI systems than existing approaches. |
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| =====How AI Is Reshaping Discovery in Maths and Physics===== | | =====To Defend Your Software, First Teach AI to Break It===== |
| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01820-1 Article link] | Mikhail Burtsev, Yang-Hui He, Evgeny Sobko, Ananyo Bhattacharya and colleagues | Nature | June 8, 2026 | | [https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-defend-software-ai.html Article link] | Tonia Moxley | Tech Xplore | July 9, 2026 |
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| Nature commentary arguing that AI is not replacing human intuition in mathematics and theoretical physics, but is changing how questions are explored, tested, and understood. | | Cybersecurity researchers propose training artificial intelligence to identify and exploit software vulnerabilities so defenders can discover weaknesses before attackers do. |
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| =====AI Is Taking on Antibiotic Resistance - Here's How=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01818-9 Article link] | Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Nature | June 8, 2026
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| Nature feature on artificial-intelligence tools being used to speed antibiotic discovery and help address antibiotic resistance.
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| =====Physics-Trained Digital 'Super-Brain' Speeds Nanophotonic Design=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-physics-digital-super-brain-nanophotonic.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | June 4, 2026
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| Article on a physics-informed AI system that speeds nanophotonic material design by reducing simulation time and requiring less training data.
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| =====The Future of Science Communication Is Not an Article Like This=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01723-1 Article link] | Nature Editorial | Nature | June 2, 2026
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| Editorial arguing that science communication is changing quickly because of social media, video platforms, AI-generated content, and shifting public attention patterns.
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| =====Why AI Rules in Science Matter Now: Nature Backs Wider Debate=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ai-science-nature-wider-debate.pdf Article link] | Phys.org / Nature | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Article discusses why rules for AI use in science matter now, emphasizing human judgment, transparency, fairness, and broader debate about responsible research practices.
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| =====The Last Astronomers=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-flood-ai-advances-astrophysicists-are-questioning-soul-their-field Article link] | Joshua Sokol | Science | June 2026
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| Science explores how AI advances are changing astrophysics, raising questions about whether researchers will still directly interpret the universe or increasingly rely on machine systems.
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| =====Quantum Circuits Help AI Overcome Memory Limitations With Minimal New Parameters=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-quantum-circuits-ai-memory-limitations.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Quantum-computing and AI article describing how quantum-circuit approaches may help machine-learning systems handle memory limitations more efficiently.
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| =====Polymarket vs Science: Why Researchers Are Sceptical of the Prediction-Market Hype=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01688-1 Article link] | Jenna Ahart | Nature | June 2026
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| Article examines whether prediction markets can reliably forecast science-related outcomes and why researchers remain cautious about using them as scientific tools.
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| =====Megalibraries Could Reshape AI-Driven Materials Discovery Faster Than Self-Driving Labs===== | | == [[Climate, Environment, Conservation & Agriculture]] == |
| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-megalibraries-reshape-ai-driven-materials.html Article link] | Amanda Morris / Northwestern University | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Materials-science article about "megalibraries" that rapidly screen huge numbers of material candidates and generate datasets for AI-assisted discovery.
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| =====AI Makes a Major Breakthrough in a Math Problem That Had Stumped Humans=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ai-major-breakthrough-math-problem.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 22, 2026
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| Article about AI-assisted progress on a difficult mathematical problem, raising questions about machine contributions to proof and discovery.
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| =====Why AI Cannot Do Good Science Without Humans=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01551-3 Article link] | Nature Editorial | Nature | May 19, 2026
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| Editorial warning that AI tools may support research, but cannot replace human judgment, interpretation, accountability, and scientific creativity.
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| =====AI Might Jeopardize the Uncertainty Required in Science=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01605-6 Article link] | Sarah Mikula | Nature | May 19, 2026
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| Commentary arguing that scientific uncertainty is a productive part of research, and that AI systems could flatten or distort that uncertainty if used uncritically.
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| =====Open and Reproducible Science Without "Crisis" Framing=====
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| [https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06311 Article link] | Sjors Scheres | arXiv | May 10, 2026
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| Post links to an arXiv paper while arguing that openness about scientific problems helps solve them, but "crisis" framing can be misused to attack science.
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| =====Scientists Make AI Play Battleship to Help It Do Science Better=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-make-ai-play-battleship-to-help-it-do-science-better/ Article link] | Jennifer Ouellette | Scientific American | May 8, 2026
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| Article about using the game Battleship as a testing ground for improving how AI systems reason, explore, and conduct science-like problem solving.
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| =====David Attenborough Celebrates His 100th Birthday=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/david-attenborough-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/ Article link] | Scientific American | Scientific American | May 8, 2026
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| Scientific American item celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday and his long role in public science and natural-history communication.
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| =====What Does "Human-Centred AI" Mean?=====
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| [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42073945/ Article link] | Neuroskeptic / Olivia Guest | PubMed | May 6, 2026
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| A post pointing to a paper asking what "human-centred AI" actually means, with commentary that the phrase may be more values-signaling than precise.
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| =====Scientists Invented a Fake Disease. AI Told People It Was Real=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y Article link] | Nature | Nature | May 6, 2026
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| Nature article about a fictional disease being treated as real by AI systems, illustrating risks of hallucination and misinformation.
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| =====Science Stars Walk the Red Carpet: Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/science-stars-walk-red-carpet-announcing-winners-2026-breakthrough-prize Article link] | Science | Science | May 5, 2026
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| Science coverage of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners and the public celebration of major scientific achievements.
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| =====Reflection Prompts Can Slow Down Learning, Study Shows=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-prompts.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 5, 2026
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| Article about an AI-assisted learning experiment showing that certain reflection prompts can slow progress through programming exercises.
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| =====Opening Pandora's Box: AI Misuse to Scale Production of Human Health Research Manuscripts=====
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| [https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.22458 Article link] | Elisabeth Bik shared conference paper | arXiv | May 4, 2026
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| Research-integrity preprint / conference material about misuse of AI to produce large volumes of questionable health research manuscripts.
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| =====Misuse of AI by Paper Mills=====
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| [https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ Article link] | Elisabeth Bik / WCRI2026 discussion | PLOS Biology reference | May 4, 2026
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| Conference-linked research-integrity discussion about how AI can help paper mills scale fake or low-quality research production.
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| =====Destroying Myth and Wonder=====
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| [https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/116/14/2817/27267/Destroying-myth-and-wonder Article link] | Richard Sever shared article | Journal of Cell Science | May 2, 2026
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| Older Journal of Cell Science article resurfaced in a discussion about scientific papers as narratives, data interpretation, and how science is communicated.
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| =====ScienceAdviser: Paging Dr. LLM=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceadviser-paging-dr-llm Article link] | Christie Wilcox | Science | May 1, 2026 | |
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| ScienceAdviser item discussing AI, medicine, synthetic biology, and recent developments from across the scientific literature.
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| ====='A Study Showed...' Isn't Enough - Scientific Knowledge Builds Incrementally=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-isnt-scientific-knowledge-incrementally-revisit.html Article link] | Jeffrey A. Lee / The Conversation / Phys.org | May 1, 2026 | |
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| Explainer on why single studies should not be treated as final answers, and how science advances through repeated testing, revision, and synthesis.
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| =====Teams of AI Agents Boost Speed of Research=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01596-4 Article link] | Nature | Nature | May 2026
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| Article on coordinated AI-agent systems that can divide up research tasks and potentially accelerate parts of the scientific workflow.
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| =====Teaching With Food Boosts Preschoolers' Science Knowledge and Vocabulary=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-food-boosts-preschoolers-science-knowledge.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Report on research finding that food-based classroom activities can improve preschoolers' science learning and vocabulary.
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| =====Rediscovering Science: New Knowledge Hidden in Old Data=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-rediscovering-science-knowledge-hidden.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Article on using AI and data science to rediscover valuable knowledge buried in old papers, graphs, tables, and experimental records.
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| =====New 'AI Scientists' Are Improving - But Reveal Their Fundamental Limits=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ai-scientists-reveal-fundamental-limits.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Report on AI systems designed to help with scientific work, while emphasizing the limitations that remain in reasoning, interpretation, and discovery.
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| =====Learning Physics Can Derail Some Students: New Research Helps Keep Them on Track=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-physics-derail-students-track.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Study coverage comparing active-learning approaches in introductory physics and astronomy courses, including SCALE-UP and investigative science learning environments.
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| =====AI 'Scientists' Promise to Accelerate Research - How Do They Work?=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01627-0 Article link] | Nick Petrić Howe & Benjamin Thompson | Nature | May 2026
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| Explainer on AI systems that generate hypotheses and experimental plans, with attention to how these tools might assist or mislead researchers.
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| =====A Key Science Publishing Platform Is Cracking Down on AI Slop=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-key-science-publishing-platform-ai.html Article link] | The Conversation / Phys.org | May 2026
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| Article about arXiv and other research platforms responding to AI-generated low-quality submissions, hallucinated citations, and pressure on peer review.
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| =====AI agents set to democratise computational chemistry=====
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| [https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-agents-set-to-democratise-computational-chemistry/4022465.article Article link] | The Matter Lab | Bluesky | Jan. 6, 2026 | Article: Chemistry World
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| Chemistry World article about AI agents and computational chemistry.
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| =====Surge in Fake Citations Uncovered by Audit of 2.5 Million Biomedical-Science Papers=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00748-w Article link] | Miryam Naddaf | Nature | 2026
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| Nature report on an audit of biomedical papers finding an increase in fabricated citations, especially since the rise of AI-assisted writing.
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| [https://arxiv.org/a/peixoto_t_1.html Article link] | Tiago Peixoto | arXiv | 2026
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| Network-science post discussing how review systems and science itself can be studied as networks.
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| =====AI Hallucinations in Science Manuscripts=====
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| [https://bsky.app/profile/did%3Aplc%3Aav5rwmfzfvex2hquvjxtlqlz Article link] | Kresten Lindorff-Larsen | bioRxiv | 2026
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| Preprint post warning that fabricated or "paranormal" citations in AI-assisted science writing could become a serious research-integrity problem.
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| =====Microstructural biomechanics and Cambrian brachiopod diversification=====
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| [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/293/2069/20260192/481350/Microstructural-biomechanics-underpin-Cambrian Article link] | Royal Society Publishing | Bluesky profile snippet | Article: Proceedings B / DOI
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| Study on Cambrian phosphatic brachiopod diversification.
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| =====Shining Blue Light on Gold-Graphene Nanodots Achieves Wound Healing Trifecta=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-blue-gold-graphene-nanodots-wound.html Article link] | Sanjukta Mondal | Phys.org | June 28, 2026
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| Researchers report that gold nanoparticle and graphene oxide quantum-dot nanocomposites activated by blue light can kill bacteria, reduce inflammation, and speed wound healing in experimental models.
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| =====The Bond Between Humans and Dogs Remains Remarkably Consistent Across Societies, Cross-Cultural Study Reveals=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-bond-humans-dogs-remarkably-societies.html Article link] | Max Planck Society | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| A cross-cultural study finds that human-dog interactions show striking similarities across societies, suggesting stable patterns in how people and dogs bond.
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| =====Research Team Cuts Cost of Building Reconstituted Cell-Free Systems by 95%=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-team-reconstituted-cell-free.html Article link] | Pohang University of Science and Technology | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| POSTECH researchers developed an automated modular method for building reconstituted cell-free protein systems, reducing costs, shortening preparation time, and improving synthesis performance.
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| =====Primate Evolution Kept Aging Rates Stable for 25 Million Years Despite Lifespan Gaps=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-primate-evolution-aging-stable-million.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Evolution article reports that primate aging rates have remained surprisingly stable over millions of years, even though species differ greatly in lifespan.
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| =====Peptide Alternative to Antibiotics Could Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-peptide-alternative-antibiotics-combat-antimicrobial.html Article link] | Gillian Rutherford / University of Alberta | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Researchers describe a peptide-based alternative to antibiotics that could help treat antimicrobial-resistant infections, one of the world's major public-health threats.
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| =====Newly Identified Fossil Sheds Light on Evolutionary History of Saber-Toothed Cats=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-newly-fossil-evolutionary-history-saber.html Article link] | Robert Sanders / University of California - Berkeley | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Fossils long stored in a museum collection were identified as belonging to an ancient saber-toothed cat, adding new detail to the evolutionary history of North American carnivores.
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| =====Lamprey Brain Atlas Reveals 450-Million-Year Blueprint of Vertebrate Brains=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-lamprey-brain-atlas-reveals-million.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Researchers map the lamprey brain to understand ancient features of vertebrate nervous systems and how major brain structures evolved over hundreds of millions of years.
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| =====Why Were Mysterious Ancient Humans Found in an African Cave All Female?=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/why-were-mysterious-ancient-humans-found-african-cave-all-female Article link] | Ann Gibbons | Science | June 24, 2026
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| Paleoanthropology article examines DNA evidence from ancient human remains and why the sampled individuals from an African cave appear to have been female.
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| =====Retraction Questions Claim That Cancer Therapy Works Better in Morning=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/retraction-questions-claim-cancer-therapy-works-better-morning Article link] | Laura Martín Agudelo | Science | June 24, 2026
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| Science reports on a retraction that casts doubt on a clinical-trial claim that cancer therapy works better when given in the morning.
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| =====Migrating Sea Turtles Only Sort of Know Where They're Going=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/migrating-sea-turtles-only-sort-know-where-they-re-going Article link] | Science | Science | June 24, 2026
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| Article reports that migrating sea turtles use broad navigational strategies rather than precise maps, showing both impressive orientation and imperfect route-finding.
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| =====New Energy-Boosting Quantum Mechanism Discovered in Photosynthetic Bacteria=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-energy-boosting-quantum-mechanism-photosynthetic.html Article link] | University of Sheffield / Phys.org | June 23, 2026
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| Researchers found that some photosynthetic bacteria use a quantum mechanism to improve sunlight capture, offering insight for biology and future energy technologies.
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| =====A Dozen People Will Spend 8 Months Trapped in Arctic Ice - For Science=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/dozen-people-will-spend-8-months-trapped-arctic-ice-science Article link] | Richard Stone | Science | June 23, 2026
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| Science reports on researchers who will drift with Arctic sea ice for eight months to study Arctic Ocean biology, climate, and ecosystem change.
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| =====Cancer Cells Adopt Unprecedented Strategies to Produce a Molecule That Protects Them From Iron-Dependent Death=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01896-1 Article link] | Nature News & Views | Nature | June 22, 2026
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| Nature article discusses new findings on how cancer cells make protective molecules that help them avoid ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of cell death.
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| =====Should Nicotine Be Regulated Like a Narcotic? A Pacific Nation Makes the Case=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01836-7 Article link] | Nature | Nature | June 17, 2026
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| Nature reports on arguments for regulating nicotine more like a narcotic, using policy developments in a Pacific nation as a case study.
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| =====Critical Cellular System Discovery May Lead to Treatment of Aggressive Cancers=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-critical-cellular-discovery-treatment-cancers.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 15, 2026
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| Researchers studying how cells obtain cysteine uncovered a cellular system that may reveal new vulnerabilities in aggressive cancers and other diseases.
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| =====What Powered the Earth's Earliest Life?=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-powered-earth-earliest-life.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 14, 2026
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| Researchers report a ribozyme that helps make GTP more efficiently, offering clues about how early RNA-based biological systems could have powered self-replication.
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| =====Scientists Discover Collagen, the Human Body's Most Abundant Protein, Is Liquid-Like Inside Cells=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-scientists-collagen-human-body-abundant.html Article link] | Center for Genomic Regulation / Phys.org | June 11, 2026
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| Researchers found that collagen exists inside cells as liquid-like droplets rather than rigid rods, changing how scientists understand the body's main structural protein before it is exported from cells.
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| =====Preventing Cancer Requires More Than a List of Carcinogens=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01847-4 Article link] | Hossein Akbarialiabad, Iltefat H. Hamzavi, Abrar A. Qureshi and Jane M. Grant-Kels | Nature | June 9, 2026
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| Correspondence argues that identifying carcinogens is not enough to prevent cancer unless public-health rules, risk communication, and enforcement translate science into protection.
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| =====Why Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer? What Researchers Do and Don't Know=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01780-6 Article link] | Heidi Ledford | Nature | June 8, 2026
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| Nature article on rising early-onset cancers, reviewing what researchers know, what remains uncertain, and why causes may differ by tumor type.
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| =====How Plants Survive Constant DNA Damage: Newly Identified Repair Protein Protects Growth-Critical Stem Cells=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-survive-constant-dna-newly-protein.html Article link] | Salk Institute / Phys.org | June 8, 2026
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| Plant-biology article on a newly identified repair protein that helps protect plant stem cells from DNA damage and supports continued growth.
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| =====Bacteria Can Learn and Form Memories Without a Brain=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-bacteria-memories-brain.html Article link] | Carnegie Mellon University / Phys.org | June 8, 2026
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| Researchers found that E. coli can adjust growth based on past nutrient patterns, suggesting bacteria can store experience-like information across generations without a nervous system.
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| =====They Call It 'Stupid Hot' for a Reason: Heat Muddles Animal Brains=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-stupid-hot-animal-brains.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Animal-behavior and climate-biology article on how heat can impair animal cognition and behavior, with consequences for survival under climate warming.
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| =====Precise Genome Editing of Human Embryos Triggers Praise and Alarm=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01827-8 Article link] | Nature | Nature | June 2026
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| Article on a preprint involving precise genome editing in human embryos, with reactions ranging from scientific interest to ethical and safety concerns.
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| =====Frozen Rat Chromosome Springs Back to Life Inside a Mouse Embryo=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-frozen-rat-chromosome-life-mouse.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Developmental-biology article on experiments involving a preserved rat chromosome functioning inside a mouse embryo, with implications for chromosome biology and reproductive research.
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| =====First Nonrepeating Biological Clock Discovered in C. elegans Guides Growth=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nonrepeating-biological-clock-elegans-growth.html Article link] | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory / Phys.org | June 2026
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| Researchers describe a master developmental clock in C. elegans that coordinates one-way pulses of gene expression during growth.
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| =====Antibiotics Drive Resistance in Waterways - Even After They Break Down=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-antibiotics-resistance-waterways.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Article reporting that antibiotic pollution can continue to drive resistance in waterways even after antibiotic compounds degrade.
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| =====The 700-Million-Year History of Our Blood Cells=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-million-year-history-blood-cells.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Evolutionary biology article tracing the deep evolutionary history of blood cells and immune-related cellular systems.
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| =====Structural Biologists Are First in World to Visualize Key Cell Protein=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-biologists-world-visualize-key-cell.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Cell-biology article about researchers visualizing an important cellular protein structure, offering insight into how the protein functions.
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| =====Payre Fossils from Europe's Earliest Neanderthals Reveal Dynamic Evolution Shaped by Climatic Oscillations=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-payre-fossils-europe-earliest-neanderthals.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Archaeology and paleoanthropology article about early Neanderthal fossils from Payre and how climate shifts shaped human evolution in Europe.
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| =====Months Trapped Together in Antarctic Isolation Reveal a Risk Few Long Missions Can Afford to Ignore=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-months-antarctic-isolation-reveal-missions.html Article link] | University of Zurich | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Study of Antarctic overwintering teams finds that constant proximity in isolated environments can increase conflict, mistrust, and social fragmentation.
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| =====How Cells Identify and Silence Unwanted Jumping Genes=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-cells-silence-unwanted-genes.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Researchers describe how cells detect and silence transposons, or "jumping genes," using RNA interference and heterochromatin-based defenses.
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| =====Chaos after Queen Loss Reveals the Wasps That Keep Colonies Running=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-chaos-queen-loss-reveals-wasps.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Animal-behavior article on how wasp colonies respond after losing a queen and which individuals help maintain colony function.
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| =====Lost Elephant Calf Reunites With Family After Researchers Track Herd Across Samburu Reserve=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-lost-elephant-calf-reunites-family.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | May 22, 2026
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| Researchers in Kenya tracked an elephant herd across Samburu reserve and helped reunite a lost calf with its family.
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| =====Chimpanzees' Unusually Protracted and Vulnerable Adolescences=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-chimpanzees-unusually-protracted-vulnerable-adolescences.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 22, 2026
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| Article on chimpanzee adolescence, social reorientation, risk, and the long developmental period shared by humans and other apes.
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| =====The Stability Paradox: How Do Organisms Change Shape During Evolution?=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-stability-paradox-evolution.html Article link] | Technion / Phys.org | May 13, 2026
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| Research coverage explaining how changes in regulatory DNA can alter animal form even when developmental gene networks are stable.
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| =====Despotic Primate Societies Rarely Play as Adults, Analysis of 14 Species Shows=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-despotic-primate-societies-rarely-play.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 12, 2026
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| Comparative primate-behavior article linking adult play with social structure and tolerance across primate species.
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| =====The Birds and the Babies: Humans and Zebra Finches Have a Similar Technique for Learning to Speak=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-birds-babies-humans-zebra-finches.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 11, 2026
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| Article on research comparing early vocal learning in human infants and zebra finches, using birdsong as a model for language development.
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| =====CT-Detected IA Mineralization and Knee Pain=====
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| [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37410792/ Article link] | Rheum Cat | PubMed | May 9, 2026
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| Research link about CT-detected intra-articular mineralization being associated with more frequent, persistent, and worsening knee pain over two years.
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| =====RFK Talks About Heroin Withdrawal=====
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| [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/health/rfk-jr-heroin-withdrawal.html Article link] | Bethany Brookshire | New York Times / PubMed references | May 8, 2026
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| Science journalist thread contextualizing public claims about withdrawal using physiology and pharmacology examples.
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| =====There Is No Vaccine for Deadly Hantavirus, but This Scientist Is Working on One=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-is-no-vaccine-for-deadly-hantavirus-but-this-scientist-is-working-on-one/ Article link] | Mohana Basu / Nature Magazine | Scientific American | May 7, 2026
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| Article about virologist Jay Hooper's work on a vaccine for hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne virus connected to recent outbreak concerns.
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| =====Popular Science Coverage of Speech-Mutation Manuscript=====
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| [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/a-mutation-gave-humans-the-gift-of-speech-these-mice-have-it-too.html Article link] | Arkarup Banerjee | New York Times | May 6, 2026
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| Additional coverage of the same research topic, linking a manuscript to broader public understanding of speech evolution.
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| =====Plasticity and Language in the Anaesthetized Human Hippocampus=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10448-0 Article link] | Ben Hayden Lab | Nature | May 6, 2026
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| Nature paper reporting that complex sensory processing and plasticity connected to language can occur in the human hippocampus even under anesthesia.
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| =====The hantavirus? In this economy?=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/there-no-vaccine-deadly-hantavirus-scientist-working-one Article link] | Bruce Arthur | Bluesky | May 5, 2026 | Article: Science
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| =====The Complicated Legacy of J. Craig Venter=====
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| [https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/the-complicated-legacy-of-j-craig-venter/4023376.article Article link] | Philip Ball | Chemistry World | May 5, 2026
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| Reflection on Craig Venter's role in gene sequencing, genomics, private-sector science, and the broader legacy of large-scale biotechnology.
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| =====PIKfyve Is Required for Efficient Phagosomal Rab7 Acquisition=====
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| [https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/139/8/jcs264814/371422/PIKfyve-is-required-for-efficient-phagosomal-Rab7 Article link] | James Vines, Jason King et al. | Journal of Cell Science | May 1, 2026
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| Cell-biology article finding that PIKfyve helps phagocytes fuse with macropinosomes during maturation and supports phagosomal Rab7 acquisition.
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| =====The Local Mechanostructural Properties of Cells=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-026-03242-2 Article link] | Benoit Ladoux shared post | Nature Physics | May 2026
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| Nature Physics article shared as a "very nice study," concerning local mechanical and structural properties in biological systems.
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| =====F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid Link=====
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| [https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s896 Article link] | Ben Langmead | New York Times | May 2026
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| =====Chimpanzees Reveal 69 Socially Learned Behaviors=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-chimpanzees-reveal-socially-behaviors-cultural.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Article on chimpanzee culture and socially transmitted behaviors, emphasizing the variety of learned practices seen across chimp communities.
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| =====Enigmatic muscle may help explain penguins' signature waddle=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/enigmatic-muscle-may-help-explain-penguins-signature-waddle Article link] | Taylor Mitchell Brown | Bluesky | Apr. 29, 2026 | Article: Science
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| Scientists identify a long-debated penguin muscle that may stabilize posture and improve waddling efficiency.
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| ====='Staggering' Number of People Believe Unproven Claims About Vaccines, Raw Milk and More=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01285-2 Article link] | Jennifer Ouellette shared post | Nature | Apr. 26, 2026
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| Nature news article about public belief in false or unproven health claims, including claims about vaccines and raw milk.
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| =====Stage-Dependent Transcriptomic Changes in Human Dermal Fibroblasts=====
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| [https://www.aging-us.com/article/206371/text Article link] | Aging-US | Aging-US | Apr. 10, 2026
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| Research paper on transcriptomic changes in human dermal fibroblasts, relevant to aging biology and age-related disease mechanisms.
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| =====Dolphins Have Been Stranding in Droves on the Shores of Patagonia=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dolphins-have-been-stranding-in-droves-on-the-shores-of-patagonia-scientists/ Article link] | Scientific American | Scientific American | Mar. 12, 2026
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| Article about dolphin strandings in Patagonia and the possibility that the animals were fleeing orcas.
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| =====Play may strengthen emotional bonds between dogs and owners=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-04-extra-minutes-daily-play-bond.html Article link] | Royal Society Publishing | Bluesky profile snippet | Article: Royal Society Open Science
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| Study suggesting play may matter more than training for dog-owner emotional bonding.
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| =====Data Science Alerts for Outbreaks and Data Quality Issues=====
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| [https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03220 Article link] | Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute | arXiv | 2026
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| =====Adaptations to Water Stress and Pastoralism in the Turkana=====
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| [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv2467 Article link] | Ryan Hernandez | Science | 2026
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| Science article on genetic and biological adaptations connected to water stress and pastoralist lifeways among the Turkana of northwest Kenya.
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| =====Reductive evolution of the DNA damage response=====
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| =====How ancient bugs got so big=====
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| =====Non-Hermitian Geometry Reveals When Quantum Amplification Depends Only on Start and End Points=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-hermitian-geometry-reveals-quantum-amplification.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Physics research shows how non-Hermitian geometry can determine when quantum amplification depends mainly on starting and ending states rather than the full path taken.
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| =====New Workflow Transforms Nonfunctional Protein Scaffolds Into Active Enzymes=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-workflow-nonfunctional-protein-scaffolds-enzymes.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Researchers developed a workflow for turning inactive protein scaffolds into functioning enzymes, potentially expanding tools for synthetic biology and protein engineering.
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| =====Engineers Cram 100 Billion Transistors Onto a Microchip=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/engineers-cram-100-billion-transistors-microchip Article link] | Adrian Cho | Science | June 26, 2026
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| Science reports on engineering advances that pack 100 billion transistors onto a chip, highlighting progress and limits in semiconductor scaling.
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| =====Inorganic Nanoscale Device Behaves Like a Single Neuron, Opening Doors for AI and Retinal Implants=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-inorganic-nanoscale-device-neuron-doors.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 25, 2026
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| Researchers report an inorganic nanoscale device that behaves like a single neuron, with possible applications in neuromorphic computing, artificial intelligence, and retinal implants.
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| =====A Thermodynamic Approach to Gravity Could Explain Cosmic Acceleration Without Dark Energy=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-thermodynamic-approach-gravity-cosmic.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 25, 2026
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| Physics article discusses a thermodynamic model of gravity that could offer an alternative explanation for cosmic acceleration without invoking dark energy.
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| =====Sugar-Coated Nanoparticles Show Promise for Treating Most Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-sugar-coated-nanoparticles-aggressive-brain.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 24, 2026
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| Study reports that sugar-coated nanoparticles may help target glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, by improving delivery of therapeutic compounds.
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| =====Scientists Catch Classical Space-Time Crystals Moving Like Majorana Quasiparticles=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-scientists-classical-space-crystals-majorana.html Article link] | Hiroshima University / Phys.org | June 24, 2026
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| Researchers created classical space-time crystals in liquid crystals at room temperature, showing Majorana-like behavior in a durable soft-material system.
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| =====Artificial DNA Tiles Could Deliver Drugs and Monitor Neurons Non-Disruptively=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-artificial-dna-tiles-drugs-neurons.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 24, 2026
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| Researchers describe DNA-based nanoscale structures that could deliver drugs and monitor neurons without disrupting normal cellular activity.
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| =====A Nanotrap for HIV: Liposomes Repurposed to Trigger Immune Response=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nanotrap-hiv-liposomes-repurposed-trigger.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 24, 2026
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| Researchers repurpose liposomes as nanotraps for HIV, aiming to trigger immune responses and offer a new direction for antiviral strategies.
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| =====Nanoparticles Sneak Antibodies Into Cells to Inhibit Cancer and Inflammation=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nanoparticles-antibodies-cells-inhibit-cancer.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 23, 2026
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| Nanoparticle delivery systems were used to move antibodies inside cells, potentially opening new approaches for treating cancer and inflammatory disease.
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| =====Hidden Dark Force May Slow Cosmic Structure Growth, Not Speed It Up=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-hidden-dark-cosmic-growth.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 23, 2026
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| A cosmology study explores whether dark matter particles exert an additional hidden force and finds that such a force could slow, rather than accelerate, cosmic structure growth.
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| =====Diamond-Based Particle Detector Captures One-Picosecond Timing Precision=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-diamond-based-particle-detector-captures.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 18, 2026
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| Researchers developed a diamond-based detector capable of extremely fast timing measurements, with potential uses in particle physics and high-speed radiation detection.
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| =====Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Reveals Four Cosmic Ray Surprises=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer-reveals-cosmic.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 18, 2026
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| Data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer revealed unexpected patterns in heavy cosmic nuclei, giving physicists new clues about cosmic rays and high-energy astrophysical processes.
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| =====Physicists Identify Upper Limit to Resistivity in a Pure Metal=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-physicists-upper-limit-resistivity-pure.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 16, 2026
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| Experimental atomic physicists discovered a maximum possible electrical resistivity from electron collisions in a pure metal, clarifying limits on how metals conduct electricity.
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| =====When Less Is More: Scaling Law Explains Why Ultrathin Materials Get Stronger=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-scaling-law-ultrathin-materials-stronger.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 14, 2026
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| Materials-science article explains a scaling law showing why some ultrathin materials become stronger as they get thinner.
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| =====Light-Programmed System Projects 28-Layer 3D Images in One Shot=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-layer-3d-images-shot.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 14, 2026
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| Researchers developed a light-programmed imaging system that can project multilayer three-dimensional images in a single shot, with possible uses in displays and optical systems.
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| =====Chemical Impurities Make Carbon Surfaces Superslippery=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-chemical-impurities-carbon-surfaces-superslippery.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 14, 2026
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| Materials researchers found that certain chemical impurities can make carbon surfaces extremely slippery, offering insight for future low-friction coatings and nanoscale devices.
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| =====Unique Chromium Beam Experiment Unlocks Cosmic Ray Clues=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-unique-chromium-cosmic-ray-galactic.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 13, 2026
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| Nuclear-physics experiment used a chromium beam to collect isotope data that could improve models of cosmic rays and galactic chemical processes.
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| =====TRACERS Spacecraft Maps Solar Energy's Route Into Earth's Atmosphere=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-tracers-spacecraft-solar-energy-route.html Article link] | University of Iowa / Phys.org | June 13, 2026
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| Researchers used electron measurements to map how solar energy travels through Earth's magnetic cusps, improving understanding of space weather.
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| =====Scientist Creates 'Mini-Universe' to Measure Time Without a Clock=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-scientist-miniuniverse-clock.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 12, 2026
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| A quantum experiment suggests that time can emerge from changes inside an isolated system rather than requiring an external clock.
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| =====Physicists Harness Potential of Quantum Phase Transitions=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-physicists-harness-potential-quantum-phase.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 9, 2026
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| Researchers studied how quantum phase transitions could improve ultra-sensitive quantum sensors and other technologies operating near fundamental measurement limits.
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| =====Nuclear-Fusion Firm Says Plant Will Deliver Electricity to Grid - but Big Questions Remain=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01795-z Article link] | Elizabeth Gibney | Nature | June 8, 2026
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| Nature reports on Commonwealth Fusion Systems papers describing its ARC fusion power-plant design, while noting that major engineering questions remain.
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| =====World's Largest Particle Smasher Halts for Upgrade to Boost Hunt for Dark Matter=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-world-largest-particle-smasher-halts.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Physics article reports that the Large Hadron Collider is pausing for upgrades meant to increase collision power and improve the search for dark matter and new particles.
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| =====Terahertz Biophotonics: Understanding the Path Towards Practical Applications for Biological Imaging=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-terahertz-biophotonics-path-applications-biological.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Review-based article on terahertz radiation for biological imaging, including potential advantages for noninvasive, nondestructive, label-free measurement.
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| =====Science With Military Applications Is Cited More Than Civilian-Only Research=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01770-8 Article link] | Miryam Naddaf | Nature | June 2026
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| Article on research finding that dual-use science connected to military or security applications tends to receive more citations than civilian-only research.
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| =====Rocket Launches and Reentries Harm Earth's Ozone Layer=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-rocket-reentries-earth-ozone-layer.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Atmospheric-science article on how rocket launches and spacecraft reentries can affect the ozone layer, an issue likely to grow as space activity increases.
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| =====Quantum Mechanics Theory May Work Without Imaginary Numbers, Analysis Shows=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-quantum-mechanics-theory-imaginary-analysis.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Physicists examined whether quantum mechanics can be formulated without imaginary numbers, showing that real-number versions may be possible in some theoretical frameworks.
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| =====Cloud-Tested Quantum Noise Model Predicts Superconducting Qubit Errors With Sevenfold Better Accuracy=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-cloud-tested-quantum-noise-superconducting.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Quantum-computing article on a noise model that more accurately predicts superconducting qubit errors, potentially improving quantum-device reliability.
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| =====Chemists Unlock First Total Synthesis of Rare Plant Alkaloid Tied to Anticancer Activity=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-chemists-total-synthesis-rare-alkaloid.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Chemistry article on the first total synthesis of a rare plant alkaloid linked to anticancer activity, expanding access for study and possible drug development.
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| =====Visualizing How Flutter Kick Vertical Vortices Generate Propulsion and Suppress Body Sway in Swimmers=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-visualizing-flutter-vertical-vortices-generate.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Fluid-dynamics article examining how swimmers' flutter kicks generate vortices that aid propulsion and reduce body sway.
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| =====Tuning into Quantum Sounds: Acoustic Devices Simplify Quantum Sensors=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tuning-quantum-acoustic-devices-sensors.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Quantum-technology article about using acoustic devices to make quantum sensors simpler or more practical.
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| =====Supercharging Solar Cells: Quantum Dot-Molecule Hybrid States Enable Near-Maximum Efficiency=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-supercharging-solar-cells-quantum-dot.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Solar-energy article on quantum dot-molecule hybrid states that could help solar cells approach maximum theoretical efficiency.
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| =====Rethinking Hysteresis-a Thermodynamic Framework for History-Dependent Solids=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-rethinking-hysteresis-thermodynamic-framework-history.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Physics and materials-science article proposing a thermodynamic framework for solids whose behavior depends on prior conditions.
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| =====Randomization Can Improve Quantum Computer Performance in Presence of Noise=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-randomization-quantum-presence-noise.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Quantum-computing article about how randomization methods may help systems perform better despite noise and instability.
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| =====Hydrogen Puts Quantum Wormhole Conjecture to the Test=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hydrogen-quantum-wormhole-conjecture.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Physics article using hydrogen as a test case for ideas connected to quantum theory and wormhole-related conjectures.
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| =====From Pore Chemistry to Carbon Capture, New COFs Push Beyond Membrane Performance Limits=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-pore-chemistry-carbon-capture-cofs.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Chemistry article on covalent organic frameworks designed to improve membrane performance and carbon-capture capabilities.
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| ====='Butterfly' Molecule Spotted at Last, Completing a 20-Year Quantum Zoo Hunt=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-butterfly-molecule-year-quantum-zoo.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026
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| Quantum-physics article about the observation of a long-sought molecular state nicknamed the "butterfly" molecule.
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| =====Roadmap Charts Three Paths to Room-Temperature Quantum Technologies=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-roadmap-paths-room-temperature-quantum.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 17, 2026
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| Quantum-technology article outlining possible routes toward room-temperature quantum devices.
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| =====Researchers Identify Stability Range for Piezoelectric Glycine Using Nanoconfinement=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-stability-range-piezoelectric-glycine-nanoconfinement.html Article link] | Phys.org | May 13, 2026
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| Materials-science article about stabilizing piezoelectric β-glycine nanocrystals for possible use in flexible and biomedical electronics.
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| =====Quantum Geometry Provides Theoretical Limits on Measurable Properties of Solids=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-quantum-geometry-theoretical-limits-properties.html Article link] | RIKEN / Phys.org | May 13, 2026
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| Article on physicists using quantum geometry to derive limits on measurable properties of solid materials.
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| =====Largest-Ever Survey of Physicists Puts Standard Cosmology Model Under Pressure=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-largest-survey-physicists-standard-cosmology.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 12, 2026
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| Report on a major survey of physicists showing lack of consensus on black holes, dark matter, quantum gravity, and other major physics questions.
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| =====Anion Swap Unlocks Sevenfold CO₂ Capture in Polyionic Liquids=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-anion-swap-sevenfold-capture-polyionic.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | May 8, 2026
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| Chemistry article about improving carbon dioxide capture in polyionic liquids by changing the anion chemistry.
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| =====Thermodynamics of Stacking Faults and Phase Stability in Cobalt Alloys=====
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| [https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04420 Article link] | Zheng Zhong et al. | arXiv | May 7, 2026
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| Materials-science preprint combining computational and experimental approaches to study stacking faults and phase stability in cobalt alloys.
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| =====Hourglass Nanographenes Unlock Strong, Robust Multi-Spin Entanglement=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hourglass-nanographenes-strong-robust-multi.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | May 6, 2026
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| Materials and quantum-technology article on nanographene molecules with controlled multi-spin states that may help molecular qubits and spintronics.
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| =====Listening for dark matter with Einstein Telescope=====
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| [https://astrobites.org/2026/05/06/listening-for-dark-matter-einstein-telescope/ Article link] | Astronomy Feed | Bluesky | May 2026 snippet | Article: Astrobites
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| =====A New Technique Quite Literally Sees Through Materials=====
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| [https://bsky.app/profile/jhruska.bsky.social Article link] | Jack Hruska | Science Magazine | May 2026
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| =====Humanity May Be Doomed to Die in Nuclear War Unless We Act Soon, Physicist David Gross Says=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humanity-may-be-doomed-to-die-in-nuclear-war-unless-we-act-soon-physicist-david-gross-says/ Article link] | John Carl Baker / Scientific American | Scientific American | Apr. 29, 2026
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| Article on physicist David Gross using public attention around a major prize to warn about nuclear-war risk and human responsibility.
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| =====New research on RAFT polymerization=====
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| [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1759995425003389 Article link] | Christine Luscombe | Bluesky profile snippet | Article: DOI / RSC
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| Shared research article on RAFT polymerization by Huanyu Lei, Zhao Wang, and colleagues.
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| =====Cardiotensor: A Python library for 3D cardiac imaging=====
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| [https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.09720 Article link] | Owen Maresh | Bluesky profile snippet | Article: Journal of Open Source Software
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| == [[Earth, Space & Mathematics]] == | | == [[Earth, Space & Mathematics]] == |
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| =====Off-Center Stellar Death Points to Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Stripped of Its Own Galaxy=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-center-stellar-death-supermassive-black.html Article link] | Shreejaya Karantha | Phys.org | June 28, 2026
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| Astronomers studying a tidal-disruption event found evidence that the star may have been torn apart by a wandering supermassive black hole separated from its original galaxy.
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| =====NASA Races to Save Swift Telescope From Falling Back to Earth With Daring Rescue Mission=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nasa-swift-telescope-falling-earth.html Article link] | Marcia Dunn | Phys.org | June 28, 2026
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| NASA is preparing a rescue mission to raise the orbit of the Swift space telescope before it falls back to Earth, a test that could inform future satellite-servicing missions.
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| =====New Millisecond Pulsar Discovered With the Murchison Widefield Array=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-millisecond-pulsar-murchison-widefield-array.html Article link] | Tomasz Nowakowski | Phys.org | June 27, 2026
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| Astronomers using the Murchison Widefield Array discovered a new millisecond pulsar through the Southern-sky MWA Rapid Two-metre survey.
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| =====Venezuela's Double Earthquake Struck Where Two Tectonic Plates Slide Side by Side=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/venezuela-s-double-earthquake-struck-where-two-tectonic-plates-slide-side-side Article link] | Science | Science | June 26, 2026
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| Science explains the tectonic setting of Venezuela's double earthquake and how side-by-side plate motion can produce damaging seismic events.
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| =====NASA's Cheapest Missions Deliver Less Scientific Bang for Buck, Study Finds=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-s-cheapest-missions-deliver-less-scientific-bang-buck-study-finds Article link] | Mona Patterson | Science | June 26, 2026
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| Analysis of 90 NASA missions finds that midpriced spacecraft may produce more scientific value per dollar than the lowest-cost missions.
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| =====A Single Origin Story for the Milky Way's Most Mysterious Stars=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-story-milky-mysterious-stars.html Article link] | Sam Jarman | Phys.org | June 26, 2026
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| Astronomers propose a unified explanation for unusual young stars near the Milky Way's central black hole, offering insight into how such stars formed in an extreme environment.
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| =====The Universe Should Look the Same in All Directions at Large Scales, but DESI Data Suggest Otherwise=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-universe-large-scales-desi.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 25, 2026
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| Analysis of DESI data suggests possible large-scale directional differences in the universe, challenging the assumption that the cosmos looks the same in every direction at the largest scales.
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| =====The Universe Is Unexpectedly Stringy, Which Could Rewrite Cosmic-Structure Models=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/universe-unexpectedly-stringy-which-could-rewrite-cosmic-structure-models Article link] | Science | Science | June 24, 2026
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| Science article reports on findings suggesting the universe's large-scale structure may be more filament-like than expected, with implications for cosmology.
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| ====='Fingerprints' of Black Hole's Event Horizon Detected for First Time=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-fingerprints-black-hole-event-horizon.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 24, 2026
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| Researchers analyzing gravitational-wave data report evidence from closer to a black hole's event horizon than previously possible.
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| =====NASA Should Build a Biocontainment Facility on the Moon to Protect Earth, Researchers Advise=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nasa-biocontainment-facility-moon-earth.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 19, 2026
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| A policy paper argues that a lunar biocontainment facility could help protect Earth from potentially hazardous biological contaminants returned from space missions.
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| =====Powerful UFO Spotted Blasting From a Distant Black Hole=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-powerful-ufo-blasting-distant-black.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 16, 2026
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| Astronomers detected one of the most powerful ultra-fast outflows yet seen from a distant supermassive black hole, using XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations.
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| =====Chandra Tracks M87 Black Hole's Evolving Jet in Finest X-Ray Detail Yet=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-chandra-tracks-m87-black-hole.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 16, 2026
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| Chandra observations reveal new X-ray detail in the evolving jet from the M87 black hole, helping astronomers study high-energy processes near a supermassive black hole.
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| =====Chandra Resolves NGC 6540's Mysterious X-Ray Flare Into Multiple Sources=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-chandra-ngc-mysterious-ray-flare.html Article link] | Tomasz Nowakowski | Phys.org | June 13, 2026
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| Deep Chandra observations of the globular cluster NGC 6540 helped astronomers investigate a mysterious X-ray flare detected decades earlier.
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| =====Hubble Captures Galaxy Swarm With Lensed Arcs From Early Universe=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-hubble-captures-galaxy-swarm-lensed.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 12, 2026
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| Hubble imagery of a galaxy swarm shows gravitationally lensed arcs, giving astronomers a magnified view of distant galaxies in the early universe.
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| =====If Scientists Discover Aliens, They Have a Plan for 'Disclosure Day'=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/if-scientists-discover-aliens-they-have-plan-disclosure-day Article link] | Science | Science | June 11, 2026
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| Science article examines planning for how researchers and institutions might communicate with the public if credible evidence of extraterrestrial life is discovered.
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| =====Cosmic Dawn Fuel Discovery Unlocks Early Galaxy Growth Secrets=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-cosmic-dawn-fuel-discovery-early.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 11, 2026
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| Astronomers detected a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas in the early galaxy REBELS-25, helping explain how massive galaxies grew soon after the Big Bang.
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| =====Galaxy-Killing Wind Discovered in the Early Universe=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-galaxy-early-universe.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 10, 2026
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| Astronomers discovered a powerful wind in the early universe that could strip a galaxy of star-forming gas and help explain the existence of massive dead galaxies.
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| =====Cosmic Acceleration Holds Up as New Analysis Rebuts Slowdown Claim=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-cosmic-analysis-rebuts-slowdown.html Article link] | Royal Astronomical Society | Phys.org | June 10, 2026
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| ====='Black Hole Stars'—Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-black-hole-stars-webb-strongest.html Article link] | NASA | Phys.org | June 10, 2026
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| Webb observations provide strong evidence for unusual early-universe objects that may be powered by black-hole activity, offering clues about how the first massive galaxies grew.
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| =====How Climate Shapes the Meanings of Words Across Languages=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-climate-words-languages.html Article link] | Akaash Babar / Peking University | Phys.org | June 9, 2026
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| Social-science article reports that climate may influence how words and meanings develop across languages, linking environment with cultural and linguistic patterns.
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| =====Upcoming Telescopes Could Shed Light on Dark Matter=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-upcoming-telescopes-dark.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 8, 2026
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| Article explaining how upcoming telescope observations may help search for indirect signals of dark matter and clarify one of physics' biggest open questions.
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| =====Cosmic Bombardment May Have Opened Earth's Crust for Prebiotic Chemistry=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-cosmic-bombardment-earth-crust-prebiotic.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 8, 2026
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| Earth-history and origins-of-life article exploring how impacts may have fractured Earth's crust and created environments favorable to prebiotic chemistry.
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| =====Well-Known Planetary Nebula's Ear-Like Lobes Rewrite Its Evolutionary Timeline=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-planetary-nebula-ear-lobes-rewrite.html Article link] | Tomasz Nowakowski | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Astronomers studying a planetary nebula found that its ear-like lobes may change the timeline of how the system formed and evolved.
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| =====Superheated Magma May Explain Why Similar Volcanoes Erupt in Very Different Ways=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-superheated-magma-similar-volcanoes-erupt.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Earth-science article on how magma temperature and physical state may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruption styles.
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| =====Smile Spacecraft Reaches Science Orbit=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-spacecraft-science-orbit.html Article link] | European Space Agency / Phys.org | June 2026
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| =====Machine Learning Uncovers 1,750 Quakes Tracing 250-Kilometer Edge of Alaska Microplate=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-machine-uncovers-quakes-kilometer-edge.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Seismology article showing how machine learning identified many previously hidden earthquakes and revealed structure along the edge of an Alaska microplate.
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| =====Interstellar Comet Is Unlike Anything Seen in Our Solar System=====
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| [https://www.science.org/content/article/interstellar-comet-unlike-anything-seen-our-solar-system Article link] | Science | Science | June 2026
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| Article reports on an unusual interstellar comet whose properties differ from known solar-system comets, offering clues about planet formation elsewhere.
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| =====Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood 1.4 Billion Years After Big Bang=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-hubble-early-galaxy-neighborhood-billion.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Hubble observations detected ultraviolet light from an early galaxy, showing how young galaxies may have transformed their surroundings in the early universe.
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| =====Asteroid Zooming Past Earth on Saturday Visible to Stargazers=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-asteroid-earth-saturday-visible-stargazers.html Article link] | Phys.org / AFP | June 2026
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| A large asteroid made a harmless close approach to Earth and was visible to observers with small telescopes or large binoculars in parts of the world.
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| =====A Spacecraft Is Falling to Its Doom - Can NASA Save It?=====
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| [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01949-z Article link] | Alexandra Witze | Nature | June 2026
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| Nature reports on NASA's plan to rescue the Swift space observatory by raising its orbit, a mission that could also inform future Hubble-servicing efforts.
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| =====A Faster Way to Forecast Alien Weather=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-faster-alien-weather.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | June 2026
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| Exoplanet-climate article on faster modeling methods that could help researchers forecast atmospheric conditions on worlds beyond the solar system.
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| =====Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Mystery About the Hidden Order in High-Dimensional Randomness=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-mathematicians-decades-mystery-hidden-high.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | May 24, 2026
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| Article about a proof related to Talagrand's convexity conjecture and hidden structure in high-dimensional random systems.
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| =====Earth's Outer Core Beneath Pacific Reversed Direction in 2010, Satellite Data Reveal=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-earth-outer-core-beneath-pacific.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | May 22, 2026
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| Earth-science article reporting satellite-based evidence that flow in part of Earth's molten outer core changed direction around 2010.
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| =====Fast-Moving Gofar Fault Reveals Quiet Zones That May Shape Earthquakes=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-fast-gofar-fault-reveals-quiet.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 15, 2026
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| Earthquake-science article on the Gofar fault and how quiet or slow-slipping zones may influence seismic behavior.
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| =====New Alien-Life Test Could Help Mars and Europa Missions=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-alien-life-mars-europa-missions.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 11, 2026
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| Coverage of a Nature Astronomy study suggesting that hidden order among molecules, not just the molecules themselves, may help identify life beyond Earth.
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| =====Earth's First Continents May Trace Back to Subduction 3.5 Billion Years Ago=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-earth-continents-subduction-billion-years.html Article link] | Robert Egan | Phys.org | May 11, 2026
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| Earth-history article suggesting that early continental formation may have involved subduction-like processes billions of years ago.
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| =====Non-Rotating Early Galaxy Is a Surprise to Astronomers=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-rotating-early-galaxy-astronomers.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 9, 2026
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| Astronomy article about an unexpected early galaxy whose lack of rotation challenges assumptions about galaxy formation.
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| =====Urban Science Beyond Samples=====
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| [https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00108 Article link] | arXiv physics.soc-ph bot | arXiv | May 8, 2026
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| arXiv-linked social physics / urban science article, listed among new physics-and-society papers.
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| =====Earth and Planetary Astrophysics New Articles=====
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| [https://arxiv.org/list/astro-ph.EP/new Article link] | arXiv astro-ph.EP bot | arXiv | May 8, 2026
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| Bot post listing four new Earth and planetary astrophysics papers, including article and PDF links.
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| =====These Monster Black Holes Did Not Form the Usual Way=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-monster-black-holes-usual-history.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 7, 2026
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| Article on research suggesting that the most massive gravitational-wave black holes formed through repeated mergers in dense stellar environments.
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| =====A New Way to Read the Universe Could Sharpen Cosmic Expansion and Dark-Energy Studies=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-universe-sharpen-cosmic-expansion-dark.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 6, 2026
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| Article on the CIGaRS framework for extracting more information from Type Ia supernova imaging, especially for future surveys.
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| =====Buried Electrical Pathways Across the U.S. Reveal New Clues About Earth=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-electrical-pathways-reveal-clues-earth.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 4, 2026
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| Geophysics article on subsurface electrical conductivity patterns and what they reveal about Earth's structure beneath North America.
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| =====NASA's Push to Reinstate Pluto's Planetary Status=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-pluto-a-planet-again/ Article link] | Scientific American | Scientific American | May 2026
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| Article about renewed debate over Pluto's planetary status and NASA-linked efforts or discussions around classification.
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| =====Image: NASA's Psyche Mission Captures Mars' Huygens Crater=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-image-nasa-psyche-mission-captures.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Space-image item from NASA's Psyche mission showing Mars and Huygens Crater during the spacecraft's journey.
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| =====Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster MACS J1141.6-1905=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hubble-captures-galaxy-cluster-macs.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Astronomy image article highlighting Hubble observations of galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905 and gravitational-lensing features.
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| =====How Earth Recycles Continents Deep Underground=====
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| [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-earth-recycles-continents-deep-underground.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 2026
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| Nature Geoscience-linked article on "relamination," where deeply subducted continental crust mixes with mantle material and later influences continental evolution.
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| =====Australia is closing its Very Long Baseline Array=====
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| [https://www.atnf.csiro.au/facilities/apply-for-time/telescope-status/long-baseline-array/ Article link] | Ryan White | Bluesky | May 2026 snippet | Article: Astrobites
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| Astrobites article linked from an astronomy/science post.
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| =====Secrets of Cosmic Evolution May Lurk in This Black Hole's Dancing Jets=====
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| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/secrets-of-cosmic-evolution-may-lurk-in-this-black-holes-dancing-jets/ Article link] | Lee Billings | Scientific American | Apr. 16, 2026
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| Astronomy article about direct measurement of the power and speed of black-hole jets using observations of jets interacting with stellar winds.
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| =====Computational Social Science and Network Science Honors=====
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| [https://bsky.app/profile/seanmcarroll.bsky.social Article link] | Sean Carroll | Santa Fe Institute / Network Science | 2026
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| Post notes recognition for foundational work in network science and computational social science.
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