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Archaeology Oct 16, 2026

Rabbits were a medieval royal luxury in England—until the Black Death made them commonplace

The European rabbit is a common sight in the British countryside today. Yet it was not always so. They are not native to the British Isles and are one of the most devastating invasive species.

Space Exploration Oct 16, 2026

Plants shift gene activity within minutes of entering spaceflight, experiment reveals

Plants begin responding to spaceflight almost immediately after leaving Earth, according to a new University of Florida study that captured the earliest stages of biological adaptation during a commercial suborbital mission. ...

Social Sciences Oct 16, 2026

Sexual violence concepts launched online are spilling into the real world

Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist and an online influencer with millions of followers, faces charges in several countries of allegedly causing physical harm, including rape and sex trafficking of women and girls.

General Physics Oct 16, 2026

Maxwell's demon learns to turn concealed information into usable energy for microscopic systems

Since its introduction more than 150 years ago, the thought-provoking idea of Maxwell's demon has profoundly shaped our understanding of the relationship between information and energy. Maxwell's demon is an imagined microscopic ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 16, 2026

Replanted landscapes can look restored while soil fungi still lag behind

With up to 75% of the world's soils degraded, restoration projects try to reestablish functional and biodiverse environments to secure adequate food production, biodiversity, climate regulation and human well-being.

Social Sciences Oct 16, 2026

Remote work made these colleagues more open with each other, not less

If you need to participate in video meetings for work, you've probably experienced more than one disruption, whether it's kids darting around or home renovation noise.

Social Sciences Oct 16, 2026

Can social media bans protect young people's mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren't the answer

The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms. Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple lawsuits totaling more than $17 billion ...

Environment Oct 16, 2026

Could your plastic film packaging serve a purpose? We won't know until recycling laws change

From the clear covering on your microwave meal to the flimsy bread bag lying on the kitchen counter, plastic film is notoriously tricky to recycle. But what if those annoying bits of plastic waste could be put to better use?

Space Exploration Oct 16, 2026

Forecasting air drag with deep learning helps predict when uncontrolled satellites and rocket stages fall to Earth

On May 10, 2025, a spacecraft built in the Soviet Union to land on Venus came home. Launched in 1972, Cosmos-482 was stranded by a failed upper stage of its rocket and circled Earth for 53 years. In its last days, several ...

Materials Science Oct 16, 2026

Duct tape kept out more floodwater than sandbags in laboratory tests

Could a cheap roll of duct tape help protect your home from flooding? New research suggests it could make a surprisingly big difference.

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