LivescienceScientists gave mice flu vaccines by flossing their tiny teeth — and it workedIn a proof-of-concept study, scientists have shown that flossing your teeth could be a way to deliver vaccinations that protect you against viruses.Jul 25, 2025
LivescienceBuilding blocks of life may be far more common in space than we thought, study claimsComplex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors than scientists assumed.Jul 25, 2025
Science NewsMaggots may have been on the Neandertal menuMaggots on rotting meat may have given Neandertals’ a fatty, nitrogen-rich boost, a study of their bones suggests.Jul 25, 2025
The GuardianNeanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots, scientists sayResearchers believe humans’ closest relatives may have stored meat from their kills for months before eating it For hungry Neanderthals, there was more on the menu than wild mammals, roasted pigeon, seafood and plants. Chemical signatures...Jul 25, 2025
PsyPostNew research supports the universality of maternal sensitivity in shaping child attachmentA new study published in Child Development provides the strongest longitudinal evidence to date that sensitive caregiving in early life predicts children’s attachment security in China, a country with cultural traditions and parenting...Jul 25, 2025
NASA Breaking NewsNASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA test pilot Nils Larson walks around an F-15B research aircraft for a rehearsal flight supporting the agency’s Quesst mission at NASA’s Armstrong Flight...Jul 25, 2025
NASA Breaking NewsNASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 33rd Resupply Launch to Space StationA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft, stands in a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. SpaceX Media accreditation is open for...Jul 25, 2025
Science FocusThis cat-borne parasite could be causing you to make bad decisions. Here's howA parasite spread by cats may be manipulating half of the world's population's brains, causing them to take more risks and behave more aggressively. A new review article brought together multiple studies to highlight how important it is to...Jul 25, 2025
Scientific AmericanThe Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 Trionda World Cup Soccer BallHere’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big gameJul 25, 2025
Scientific AmericanHeat Dome Temperatures May Break Records in Eastern U.S.Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to comeJul 25, 2025
NASA Breaking NewsNASA Invites Virtual Guests to SpaceX Crew-11 Mission LaunchA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launches NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station on Friday, March 14, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA...Jul 25, 2025
PsyPostPeople in open relationships report better sexual communicationA new study suggests that people in consensually nonmonogamous relationships tend to experience higher-quality sexual communication compared to those in monogamous relationships. Despite this difference, both groups showed similar levels...Jul 25, 2025
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a rowRecord heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphereJul 25, 2025
Popular ScienceThis 3D-printed home is built from dirt3D-printing has come a long way from dinky plastic models. In recent years, engineers have started experimenting with applying the technology to houses. While many of these projects rely on polymers, wood composites, or stone materials,...Jul 25, 2025
The GuardianSurrogates at greater risk of new mental illness than women carrying own babies, study findsCanadian data analysis underscores importance of support during and after pregnancy, researchers say Surrogates have a greater chance of being newly diagnosed with a mental illness during and after pregnancy than women who carry their own...Jul 25, 2025
Science AlertWeight Comes Back When You Stop Taking Drugs Like Ozempic, Study FindsThe effects don't last forever.Jul 25, 2025
New Scientist (Pay Wall)Peculiar galaxy seems to contain surprisingly pristine starsStars uncontaminated by heavier elements are thought to have formed very early in the universe, but a galaxy much later in cosmic history might let us see them for the first timeJul 25, 2025
Quanta MagazineQuantum Scientists Have Built a New Math of CryptographyHard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the security of modern encryption. Any clever trick for solving them will doom most forms of cryptography....Jul 25, 2025
PsyPostIndividuals with alcohol use disorder have much higher concentration of glutathione in certain brain areasAn analysis of neuroimaging data from individuals with alcohol use disorder showed that these individuals tend to have higher concentrations of the antioxidant glutathione in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex region of their brains....Jul 25, 2025
SciTech DailyAI Turns Common Heart Test Into a Life-Saving Screening ToolA routine, low-cost heart test may be on the verge of a transformative upgrade thanks to artificial intelligence. With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), a common and affordable test used in many medical clinics could soon help...Jul 25, 2025
SciTech DailyResearchers Discover Surprisingly Simple Way To Ease Lower Back PainA groundbreaking study reveals that walking nearly doubles the pain-free time for those recovering from low back pain, compared to doing nothing. Over 700 participants were followed for up to three years, with the walking group also...Jul 25, 2025
Science NewsThis desert beetle runs to cool offAfter a sprint, the temperature of the beetle Onymacris plana drops. Efficient running, a body built for cooling and a little bit of lift all help.Jul 25, 2025
Science AlertNASA Is Watching a Huge Anomaly Growing in Earth's Magnetic FieldIt's like a strange pothole in space.Jul 25, 2025
Universe TodayWhen Moon Dust Becomes a Weapon!Every time a spacecraft touches down on the moon, it creates a spectacular but dangerous light show of dust and debris that could threaten future lunar bases. Now, after decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out why these...Jul 25, 2025
Popular Science Riding a bike through the world’s largest albatross colonyThe Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani in Hawaiian) is a group of small, remote pacific islands north west of Hawaii. If the name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you learned about the Battle of Midway in school—a pivotal World War II naval...Jul 25, 2025
Ars TechnicaRocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckageWelcome to Edition 8.04 of the Rocket Report! The Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield will be a lot of things. Along with new sensors, command and control systems, and satellites, Golden Dome will require a lot of rockets. The...Jul 25, 2025
SciTech DailyOcean Sugar Makes Cancer Cells ExplodeResearchers have found a powerful new way to kill cancer cells—by making them explode from the inside out. A sugar compound, discovered in deep-sea bacteria, triggers a fiery type of cell death called pyroptosis. This compound not only...Jul 25, 2025
MIT Technology ReviewThe Download: saving the US climate programs, and America’s AI protections are under threatThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs Nonprofits are...Jul 25, 2025
NautilusThe Dawn of Bathtub CosmologySitting in an emptying bathtub and watching a vortex of water swirl down the drain is one of the simplest joys of childhood (and adulthood for those who shun showers and opt for the tub). Now this mesmerizing pleasure may help astronomers...Jul 25, 2025
NautilusWhat We Still Get Wrong About PsychopathsIn 2009, MRI research on psychopathy was presented for the first time in a United States courtroom in the homicide case State v. Brian Dugan. Since then, neuroimaging research on psychopathy appears to have made its way into the court...Jul 25, 2025
Universe TodayExoMars Tests Its Parachute By Dropping From The StratosphereRecreating the environment that most spacecraft experience on their missions is difficult on Earth. Many times it involves large vacuum chambers or wind tunnels that are specially designed for certain kinds of tests. But sometimes,...Jul 25, 2025
Universe TodayA New Supernova Study Suggests Dark Energy Might be WeakeningScientists have created the largest catalogue of exploding stars ever assembled, and it's telling us something surprising about the mysterious force driving our universe apart. After analyzing over 2,000 stellar explosions spanning...Jul 25, 2025
Science AlertSweat Doesn't Actually Form The Way We Thought, Study FindsIt's written all over your face.Jul 25, 2025
PsyPostHumans still beat AI at one key creative task, new study findsIn a new experiment comparing different types of collaboration, researchers found that pairs of humans working together produced more original ideas than individuals collaborating with artificial intelligence or using internet search...Jul 25, 2025
Scientific AmericanWhat Scientists on Greenland’s Ice Sheet Are Learning about Our Changing ClimateThink: subzero temperatures, bone-rattling storms and mysteries about the future of our planet under the ice.Jul 25, 2025
LivescienceMoon, Mars, and meteors: Why July 28 is the best night for skywatching all summerA conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best nights for skywatching all summer.Jul 25, 2025
LivescienceThe more advanced AI models get, the better they are at deceiving us — they even know when they're being testedMore advanced AI systems show a better capacity to scheme and lie to us, and they know when they're being watched — so they change their behavior to hide their deceptions.Jul 25, 2025
NASA Breaking NewsHubble Spies Swirling SpiralExplore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts...Jul 25, 2025
Yale Environment 360A Third of Slum Dwellers at Risk of 'Disastrous' FloodsClose to 900 million people across the Global South live in densely packed urban slums, which often sit in floodplains. A new study finds that one in three slum dwellers is at risk of "disastrous" flooding, a risk that is set to grow as...Jul 25, 2025
PsyPostStudy shows Congressional stock gains come at democracy’s expenseA new study suggests that when Americans learn about members of Congress profiting from stock trading, their trust in Congress falls—and so does their willingness to comply with the laws that Congress passes. Researchers found that people...Jul 25, 2025
NPR SciencePeople like extroverted robots — but they relate to the neurotic onesNeurotic personalities are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities have recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable. (Image credit: Gregory_DUBUS)Jul 25, 2025
MIT Technology ReviewHow nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programsNonprofits are striving to preserve a US effort to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, amid growing fears that the Trump administration’s dismantling of federal programs will obscure the nation’s contributions to climate change. The...Jul 25, 2025
MIT Technology ReviewThe deadly saga of the controversial gene therapy ElevidysIt has been a grim few months for the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community. There had been some excitement when, a couple of years ago, a gene therapy for the disorder was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the...Jul 25, 2025
SciTech DailyNew Hope for Life on Mars: Study Finds Elusive Conditions for Liquid Water Still ExistResearch into brines suggests that frost-covered regions are the most promising candidates for future Martian habitability and astrobiological exploration. Because of the harsh, cold, and extremely dry conditions on Mars, scientists have...Jul 25, 2025
SciTech DailyNASA’s Hubble Spots Blinding Explosion in a Distant Spiral GalaxyIn this striking Hubble image, the spiral galaxy NGC 3285B gleams from 137 million light-years away in the vast Hydra constellation. But it’s not just the galaxy’s elegant swirl that’s capturing attention — a bright dot on its edge marks...Jul 25, 2025
Wired ScienceThe First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is UnderwayThe Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.Jul 25, 2025
Chemistry WorldEvidence found of nanocrystals lurking in low-density ‘amorphous’ iceFindings may have wide-ranging implications, from the origins of life to the characterisation of technological glassesJul 25, 2025
Chemistry WorldCarbene coating completely cuts corrosion on iron surfacesA ’molecular double-sided tape’ protects iron from rusting with 99.6% efficiencyJul 25, 2025
SciTech DailyCosmic Death Spiral: Astronomers Catch Planet in Final Orbit Before DestructionA team of astronomers led by Macquarie University has monitored the orbital decay of an extreme exoplanet to gain new insights into how stars dissipate energy. The exoplanet TOI-2109b, found 870 light-years away in the Hercules...Jul 25, 2025
NPR ScienceDid spiders' ancestors come from the ocean?Whether you love spiders or can't be within 10 feet of them, you probably think of them crawling around on land. Historically, most researchers would probably say the same thing: Based on the fossil record, they've thought the earliest...Jul 25, 2025
