Optics & Photonics Oct 18, 2026

Hybrid diamond chip strengthens interactions between light and quantum bits

Researchers have developed and demonstrated a new hybrid photonic platform that integrates quantum emitters with photonic devices, providing a way to reliably control the interaction between photons and quantum information ...

Paleontology & Fossils Oct 23, 2026

Rare fossils reveal what ancient Denisovans may have looked like

Whenever anything is written about the Denisovans, the word "mysterious" is almost guaranteed to appear. That is because we just don't know a lot about this extinct human group that may have lived in East Asia from at least ...

Evolution Oct 23, 2026

An ancient virus in chimpanzee DNA switches off a gene that is active in humans

Humans and chimpanzees share almost all their genes. Despite this, our brains have developed in different ways. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now shown that a viral pandemic dating back several million years ...

Plants & Animals Oct 19, 2026

Beehives act as 'living immune systems' with layered antimicrobial defenses

Researchers have discovered honey beehives act as "living immune systems" that help protect the bee colony, its offspring and food supplies from disease. The finding underlines the need to protect bee habitat to ensure their ...

Analytical Chemistry Oct 20, 2026

Fluorescent reaction maps reveal how catalyst activity changes with operating conditions

Catalysts spur chemical reactions used across industries, from producing fuels and medicines to manufacturing chemicals and treating pollutants. Improving their performance requires understanding where and how reactions happen ...

General Physics Oct 21, 2026

'Invisible' tweak could help make protein shakes less clumpy

Scientists from RMIT University and Riga Technical University in Latvia have shown that static charge left on surfaces can be controlled, which may have big benefits for companies needing to avoid the little zap in production ...

Analytical Chemistry Oct 23, 2026

Elusive uranium 'sandwich' molecule isolated after more than 50 years

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from The University of Manchester and Lancaster University have isolated and characterized uranocenium, the positively charged form of a landmark uranium compound ...

Ecology Oct 18, 2026

Scientists discover a way to reverse coral bleaching at record speed

For the first time, scientists have observed bleached corals on the brink of death fully recover through brief contact with healthy clones. Ghostly white corals returned to full health in a laboratory setting within seven ...

Biotechnology Oct 22, 2026

The assumption about farm automation that may be wrong

You've likely heard this assumption: When AI-enabled and autonomous machines arrive on the farm, jobs will disappear. But researchers at the University of California, Davis, who studied 16 fruit tree operations in California ...

Astronomy Oct 21, 2026

Astronomers uncover the engine behind the most powerful stellar flares in the Kepler field

A new study led by researchers at the Konkoly Observatory of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (HUN-REN CSFK) in Budapest has revealed what makes a distant red giant star the most explosively active ...

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