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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.

Cell & Microbiology Oct 8, 2026

Changes in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst

Immune cells are the elite athletes of the human body. While other cells stay in place, immune cells travel throughout our bodies, squeezing through small channels, stretching themselves, sampling the surfaces of other cells ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 8, 2026

Harmless amoeba's tight-space crawling offers clues to how its deadly relative invades the brain

Tiny, shapeless invaders can find their way from ponds to the human brain and cause an infection so severe that it has a 95% fatality rate. The amoeba Naegleria fowleri naturally lives in ponds, feasting on bacteria, but ...

Astronomy Oct 8, 2026

Largest 2D map of the universe helps scientists discover new gravitational lenses

Using data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, with help from artificial intelligence, an international team of scientists has discovered 70 new gravitational lenses—rare cosmic alignments that act as natural magnifying ...

Earth Sciences Oct 8, 2026

High-resolution global atmospheric model erases 'popcornlike' rain

Global climate and weather forecasting use predictive models that divide Earth's atmosphere into a grid, with each section typically covering tens to hundreds of kilometers. Now a new model, run by a team at the University ...

Space Exploration Oct 8, 2026

Mission success: Australian cancer research returns from space

Human stem cells from Adelaide University's Center for Cancer Biology have successfully traveled to the edge of space and back as part of a landmark mission for Australian cancer research.

Plants & Animals Oct 8, 2026

Healthy reef sounds can boost coral and fish recovery efforts

Coral reefs are renowned for their visual beauty, but for the marine life they support, their sounds may be just as enticing. Two new studies led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal how underwater ...

Astronomy Oct 8, 2026

Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

The European Space Agency–led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a "switchback" in the solar wind's magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter ...

Social Sciences Oct 8, 2026

Working around men may make women feel worse about mistakes, study finds

We all make them, and we all make them at work: Mistakes on the job happen regardless of line of work, experience or gender. How employees feel about them and how they are perceived by others, however, differs. Women are ...

Archaeology Oct 7, 2026

Emotional ties to cultural heritage show strongest link to digital museum engagement

Museums are increasingly using digital technologies to create more interactive and accessible experiences for visitors. Technologies such as three-dimensional (3D) digital models, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality ...

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