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Social Sciences Oct 8, 2026

Informal food vendors: The invisible backbone of the world's food system

Walk through almost any city or town in a low-income or middle-income country and you'll pass them: the woman selling deep-fried fish from a cart, the mobile vendor with a bicycle full of vegetables, the kiosk operator who's ...

Biotechnology Oct 8, 2026

New 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale

The DNA in our cells wraps around proteins called histones to form nucleosomes, which organize into chromatin. This organization helps pack genetic material into the nucleus and influences how easily genes can be read and ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 8, 2026

How enzyme activity can accelerate molecular movement inside cells

A cell sitting in fluid looks like one of the most passive things in biology. Nutrients drift toward it on the aimless currents of molecular motion, and now and then one bumps into the right spot on the cell's surface and ...

Social Sciences Oct 8, 2026

Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims

For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that prison does. But what is needed for a prison to actually promote health, personal growth and hope? Research ...

Agriculture Oct 8, 2026

Why 'vertical farming' is not a fix for our food system

The Canadian government launched its first National Food Security Strategy in June 2026. The strategy aims to invest $750 million to increase year-round Canadian production of fruits and vegetables, including on so-called ...

Biochemistry Oct 8, 2026

A trick from tardigrades could help human blood withstand freezing

Tardigrades survive conditions that would destroy most other living things: freezing, dehydration and the vacuum of space. Researchers even put tiny tattoos on them, and the animals don't seem to mind. By learning how these ...

Astronomy Oct 8, 2026

Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected

Astronomers have detected and traced the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded, a powerful flash of radio waves that traveled for more than 10 billion years across the cosmos before reaching Earth.

Social Sciences Oct 8, 2026

What's your apocalypse skill? Finding a future‑proof hobby can bring fulfillment today

In online "prepper" communities—where people discuss ways to prepare for potential emergencies and disruptions—members often jokingly refer to their "zombie apocalypse" skills.

Cell & Microbiology Oct 8, 2026

All-electrical imaging offers innovative alternative for tracking cell movement

Engineers from Brown University have developed a new way of imaging cell migration dynamics that are important in understanding critical processes like cancer metastasis, wound healing and immune response.

Education Oct 8, 2026

Children as young as five show surprising understanding of human rights

Children as young as five can engage meaningfully with complex ideas about human rights, new research from The University of Manchester suggests.

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