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Economics & Business Oct 6, 2026

What Europe's EU Inc. framework for boosting competitiveness can and should learn from startup fraud in the US

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are currently debating EU Inc., draft legislation seeking to establish a single set of rules for starting, operating and growing a business across EU member states. ...

Space Exploration Oct 6, 2026

Stem cells survive unexpectedly rough space travel

In early 2024, laboratory-grown neurospheres (i.e. clusters of neural stem cells) were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to be exposed to microgravity. The return trip was delayed several times due to bad weather ...

Earth Sciences Oct 6, 2026

Did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change?

This summer broke records around the U.K. for maximum temperatures and dry weather. According to the U.K.'s Met Office, while it was rare to hit 35°C (95°F) in the 20th century, that temperature has been surpassed in six ...

Archaeology Oct 6, 2026

Columbus' own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start

Few historical figures are as divisive as Christopher Columbus. For some, in both Spain and the United States, he remains a great hero, an explorer who found a "new world." He is reviled by others who see him as an arrogant ...

Earth Sciences Oct 6, 2026

Anthropogenic warming reorganizes North Atlantic atmospheric circulation patterns

The weather over the North Atlantic affects hundreds of millions of people. From winter storms over Europe to cold spells in eastern North America, many of these impacts are shaped by large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns ...

Social Sciences Oct 6, 2026

Why people keep looking for Noah's Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains

A team of researchers from Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Turkey is investigating a long-standing claim: that a boat-shaped geological formation in the country's east contains the remains of Noah's Ark.

Astronomy Oct 6, 2026

Where are the best places for life in the cosmos? A universe in a supercomputer yields an answer

Earth seems like a troubled place right now, but at least our cosmic surroundings appear peaceful. This is not universally true, as explosions, collisions and other dangers lurk in other places and times.

General Physics Oct 6, 2026

Can a passing black hole disturbance leave a trace in Hawking radiation?

Black holes, despite their extreme nature, are described by surprisingly few basic parameters: their mass, charge and spin. Two black holes may have formed for completely different reasons and passed through very different ...

Political science Oct 6, 2026

AI chatbots may increase accurate political knowledge

As voters seeking information about political issues increasingly turn to LLMs to do research, will AI lead them astray with hallucinations and bias, distorting the democratic process? Maybe not, according to a study of AI ...

Biochemistry Oct 6, 2026

Molecular complexity as a signature of life

An abundance of complex molecules has been proposed as a universal signature of life.

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