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Archaeology Sep 28, 2026

Ancient spearheads reveal how Ice Age humans learned the land

At the end of the last ice age, early humans crisscrossed the Americas following seasons, rivers and game, often with a trusty spear in hand. Nearly 13,000 years later, archaeologists are using those spearheads to study how ...

General Physics Sep 28, 2026

New model explains why glass becomes less transparent to terahertz light

Electromagnetic waves in the gigahertz (GHz) range, such as those used in mobile communications, can readily pass through many types of glass. However, transmission decreases significantly at terahertz frequencies above a ...

Evolution Sep 25, 2026

New type of human 'jumping gene' found in a poxvirus

Scientists at Cornell University have found a human genetic element in a poxvirus and discovered that it is both an important gene for brain function and a jumping gene capable of moving and inserting itself into genomes. ...

Cell & Microbiology Sep 25, 2026

New tool closes gap in harnessing untapped potential of phages

A new tool to mutate bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—provides a "big leap" forward in our understanding of how they function and our ability to harness their full potential.

Environment Sep 25, 2026

It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go

It's already been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean—and there's still quite a ways to go.

Bio & Medicine Sep 24, 2026

Short peptides assemble into honeycomb fibers that hold water in tiny parallel channels

Honeycomb-shaped structures are familiar from beehives. Researchers have now designed molecules that self-assemble into a similar pattern on a scale far too small to see with the naked eye. These molecules are peptides: short ...

Earth Sciences Sep 24, 2026

Arctic Sea ice reaches 2026 annual minimum extent

Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles ...

Archaeology Sep 24, 2026

Bronze Age migration in Greece largely involved young adults, skeletal samples suggest

Young adults, not families, drove migration in Bronze Age communities. Using skeletal samples from archaeological sites in Greece, researchers mapped mobility during the region's Middle and Late Bronze Age. The study suggests ...

Education Sep 23, 2026

What joining the EU's Erasmus+ program could mean for Canada

In his recent address to the European Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed that Canada join Erasmus+, a European Union program that supports education, training, youth and sports.

Social Sciences Sep 23, 2026

Facial recognition trial by police in Australia delivered strong results. But was it an ethical success?

The results of Australia's first live facial recognition trial have been released. Since June 2026, the Western Australian Police Force has been testing the technology across metropolitan and regional WA.

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