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Materials Science Oct 9, 2026

Light-responsive inks could make tattoos visible on demand, but safety remains unproven

A team of engineers has designed a new line of multicolored tattoo inks that switch on and off with different kinds of light. Described in a study published in Matter & Light, the technology could one day help people hide ...

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 8, 2026

Research shows how AI and mixed reality can enhance police work

How can AI provide police officers with better support in complex situations? In an interdisciplinary collaboration, researchers in police research and computing science at Umeå University have explored the opportunities ...

Plants & Animals Oct 8, 2026

The genetic switch behind the butterfly's enhanced visual world of color

Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens sits a cluster of eight light-detecting cells arranged in a pattern that scientists ...

General Physics Oct 8, 2026

Nonchaotic model reveals how predictability can emerge from seemingly unpredictable dynamics

Predicting a system's final outcome from its initial state is the ultimate goal for many physicists. In certain complex systems, however, this goal is thwarted by chaos, where even the subtlest tweaks to the initial state ...

Social Sciences Oct 8, 2026

What happens to language when machines start talking back?

A few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media. She struggled to listen to what she termed "(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks."

Plants & Animals Oct 8, 2026

New collar sensor could reveal how wildfire smoke affects animal health

When wildfire smoke fills the air, most people can go inside to avoid it. Wildlife does not have that option, and little is known about how animals living in remote areas respond to wildfires and smoke exposure.

Economics & Business Oct 7, 2026

Five ways to enjoy fashion as a hobby without indulging in overconsumption

Fashion lovers are generally associated with bursting wardrobes and chasing the latest trends. But that reputation is beginning to shift.

Space Exploration Oct 6, 2026

Simulated moon soil and recyclable thermoplastics could help build future space infrastructure

Transporting material from Earth to the moon is an expensive proposition: By some estimates, moving a single kilogram (2.2 pounds) can cost more than $1 million. Any plan to build a permanent human habitat up there will depend ...

Social Sciences Oct 6, 2026

Young infants see saliva sharing as a sign of a close bond, experiments suggest

Imagine you're an infant. Just a few months in the world, trying to gather your faculties, testing gravity—you're pretty helpless and fully reliant on the people around you. As a result, one of your primary tasks as a new ...

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