Scientists want to 3D print houses on Mars with the help of yeast
Phys.orgby Cell Press·10 Sept 2026
Scientists want to 3D print houses on Mars with the help of yeast Mars is a terrible place to build a house. It's bitterly cold, blasted by radiation and a near vacuum.
BepiColombo measures Mercury's particle bombardment up close
Phys.orgby Juha Merimaa·10 Sept 2026
BepiColombo measures Mercury's particle bombardment up close The joint BepiColombo mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is settling into...
Simple farming changes boost wheat yields in drought-prone areas
Phys.orgby JoAnn Adkins·10 Sept 2026
Simple farming changes boost wheat yields in drought-prone areas In drought-prone regions of Ethiopia, growing more food could start with something as simple as keeping more rainwater in the...
Asteroid Ryugu's dust reveals nitrogen's slow concentration into complex molecules
Phys.orgby Sam Jarman·10 Sept 2026
Asteroid Ryugu's dust reveals nitrogen's slow concentration into complex molecules Sam Jarman Author Nitrogen is a key ingredient in the biomolecules that form the building blocks of life.
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
Phys.orgby Nick PERRY; Ali BEKHTAOUI·10 Sept 2026
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide and warned of worse to come as...
Chinese cave traces Denisovan hunting and adaptation across 120,000 years
Phys.orgby Kassi Klower·10 Sept 2026
Chinese cave traces Denisovan hunting and adaptation across 120,000 years An ancient cave in southwestern China has revealed new evidence about how Denisovans—an ancient human relative—lived...
Spinons may help electrons pair along stripes in some superconductors
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli·10 Sept 2026
Spinons may help electrons pair along stripes in some superconductors Ingrid Fadelli Author Superconductors are materials that carry electricity with zero resistance below specific temperatures.
How to support children during home relocation
Phys.orgby Marg Rogers; Michelle Gossner·10 Sept 2026
How to support children during home relocation As cost-of-living pressures increase and the rental crisis worsens, many families are moving more often.
A fake spider at the tip of this snake's tail helps it lure birds: Scientists get their first look inside it
Phys.orgby Field Museum·10 Sept 2026
A fake spider at the tip of this snake's tail helps it lure birds: Scientists get their first look inside it Lots of animals use mimicry to survive.
Hungry scent detection dogs more likely to 'cry wolf'
Phys.orgby University·10 Sept 2026
Hungry scent detection dogs more likely to 'cry wolf' Dogs trained in scent detection may be better at sniffing out the right smell after breakfast, with new research finding hungry dogs working...
'Fingerprints' inside the sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
Phys.orgby Sam Tonkin·10 Sept 2026
'Fingerprints' inside the sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet It is thought the sun may have engulfed a super-Earth-sized planet early in its history.
Mercury is shrinking more than we thought
Phys.orgby American Geophysical Union·10 Sept 2026
Mercury is shrinking more than we thought Mercury's surface is riddled with wrinkles, evidence of a once-larger planet that has shrunk over time.
How two satellites are studying hurricanes during El Niño
Phys.orgby NASA·10 Sept 2026
How two satellites are studying hurricanes during El Niño In November 2025, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect...
'Peculiar' new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming
Phys.orgby University·10 Sept 2026
'Peculiar' new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming A "peculiar" new species of Jurassic squid-like animal has been unearthed in Wyoming, U.S., following the discovery of two exceptionally...
Bulimba Creek tops Brisbane waterways for hazardous microplastics, risk analysis finds
Phys.orgby Queensland University·10 Sept 2026
Bulimba Creek tops Brisbane waterways for hazardous microplastics, risk analysis finds A QUT investigation of the composition of microplastic types in three Brisbane creeks found that Bulimba Creek...
Scavenging linked to virus variety in wild birds
Phys.orgby University·10 Sept 2026
Scavenging linked to virus variety in wild birds The scavenging behavior of many wild birds plays an important role in the type, number and variety of viruses they have, a new University of...
A galaxy with almost no stars? New Cloud-9 observations strengthen the case
Phys.orgby Shreejaya Karantha·10 Sept 2026
A galaxy with almost no stars? New Cloud-9 observations strengthen the case Shreejaya Karantha Author Astronomers have taken one of the deepest looks yet at Cloud-9, a candidate "dark galaxy," and...
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals the threats facing NT's green turtles
Phys.orgby Charles Darwin University·10 Sept 2026
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals the threats facing NT's green turtles First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas such as national or marine parks have identified illegal...
Kids face a cliff edge in independence that can affect mental health
Phys.orgby University·10 Sept 2026
Kids face a cliff edge in independence that can affect mental health As thousands of children start high school, experts have called for children to be given more opportunities for independence...
Yosemite's visitor surge revives concerns dating back 170 years
Phys.orgby Stacy Nick·10 Sept 2026
Yosemite's visitor surge revives concerns dating back 170 years As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary this summer, national parks are experiencing record-breaking visitation, with...
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