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Environment 8 hours ago

World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection

A pilot project in which Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon were given an unconditional basic income significantly improved community well-being, strengthened food security and supported rainforest protection, according ...

Astronomy 8 hours ago

Black hole observations uncover evidence of solar storm–like magnetic eruptions

Technion researchers have presented evidence for the existence of solar-storm-like outbursts near supermassive black holes, which can be a million times larger than the sun or more. The phenomenon was discovered in the vicinity ...

Social Sciences 9 hours ago

Legal encounters may offer overlooked opportunities for suicide prevention, analysis suggests

Picture a forlorn man walking into a lawyer's office after his marriage has collapsed. The bank is threatening foreclosure, and his finances are in tatters. His problems may be legal on paper, but in person they can look ...

Other 11 hours ago

Tokyo's streets reveal hidden gaps in urban inclusion and quality

Citywide measures of urban sustainability can conceal sharp differences between neighborhoods. A city may appear to provide good streets overall while some areas lack greenery, openness or pedestrian-friendly space where ...

Agriculture 11 hours ago

Q&A: What's innovative about canned food?

To most consumers, canned food is an everyday convenience, but to John Coupland, professor of food science at Penn State, each can represents more than two centuries of invention, experimentation and problem-solving.

Earth Sciences 12 hours ago

Scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea

For years, pilots have observed strong and unusual currents in the 2.4-kilometer-long (1.5-mile-long), 300-meter-wide (984-foot-wide) canal connecting Lake Varna with the Black Sea. Maarja Kruusmaa, an academician and professor ...

Cell & Microbiology 13 hours ago

Algae-powered soft robot arm uses light to grasp and lift small objects

Tiny underwater algae sway gently in the current. All of a sudden, a light shines on them and they form robotlike arms that start to pick up small rocks and put them in floating baskets. Sounds like science fiction, but researchers ...

Plants & Animals 19 hours ago

Baby manta rays hunker down close to coasts before facing the open ocean's dangers

Giant manta rays can grow up to nine meters (30 feet) long with a disk size of seven meters (23 feet) across and weigh up to 2,000 kg (4,400 pounds). This size leaves them with very few natural enemies once they reach adulthood ...

Ecology 20 hours ago

Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that

A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of West and Central Africa's largest marine reserves, where industrial trawling is banned. None of the ...

Environment 23 hours ago

Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: What's needed to build on the circular economy basics

In many African cities, a broken fridge is rarely thrown away immediately. It may be repaired and resold, dismantled for spare parts or collected for its metal components.

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