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Analytical Chemistry Oct 9, 2026

'Mix-and-match' material's properties can be tuned by changing its metallic 'recipe'

Scientists have created a new family of materials whose behavior can be tuned by changing their metallic "recipe"—opening new possibilities for uses including gas storage and sensing.

Optics & Photonics Oct 9, 2026

Quantum chip holds multiple photons at once, opening path to scalable memory

For highly fragile quantum information systems, the ability to store quantum information is vital—but also challenging. Quantum information is transported in particles of light called photons, which often must be temporarily ...

Plants & Animals Oct 9, 2026

African antelopes spreading in New Mexico: How far could they go under climate change?

Majestic African antelopes known as gemsbok have been roaming the U.S. Southwest since their introduction in the 1960s and 1970s. Brought to New Mexico as a game species for hunting, gemsbok quickly settled in, expanding ...

Archaeology Oct 9, 2026

Broken bones in ancient homes shed new light on Viking violence

Fragmented bones and skull pieces found in hearths, beneath floors and in other domestic settings in early Scandinavian settlement sites are providing fresh insights into Iron Age and Viking Age violence.

Economics & Business Oct 9, 2026

Canada's settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology-sector issue. It's transforming how public services are organized and delivered, including settlement services for immigrants and newcomers in Canada.

Astronomy Oct 9, 2026

SPHEREx spots menagerie of brown dwarfs with atmospheric water and methane

NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the universe, Epoch of Reionization, and ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and exoplanets. ...

Social Sciences Oct 9, 2026

How much noise should we put up with? London and Copenhagen have different answers

Traffic, trains, nightlife—in cities everywhere, there is a near-constant background hum that most people simply get used to.

Space Exploration Oct 9, 2026

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.

Plants & Animals Oct 8, 2026

Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia

A new paper published in the journal Phytotaxa describes a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant water lily (Victoria colombiana). With only three other known species in the genus, V. colombiana joins the ...

Earth Sciences Oct 8, 2026

Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth

Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments—a major milestone that confirms the satellite is working well and on track ...

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