Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
Space | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·12 Aug 2026
Astronomers claim to have discovered a new kind of cosmic object, a black hole “star”, which is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light.
Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object: A black hole star
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News·12 Aug 2026
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have spotted an extremely bright red spot in the early universe. The object resembles an enormous star, spanning the size of our solar system.
Ozempic may have revealed the brain’s hidden “craving center”
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·12 Aug 2026
Ozempic may have revealed the brain’s hidden “craving center” - Date: - August 12, 2026 - Source: - The Conversation - Summary: - Ozempic-like drugs appear to weaken more than hunger—they may also...
Scientists discover a hidden brain rhythm that could improve Parkinson’s treatment
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·12 Aug 2026
Scientists discover a hidden brain rhythm that could improve Parkinson’s treatment - Date: - August 12, 2026 - Source: - University of Cologne - Summary: - Scientists have pinpointed a brain...
The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·12 Aug 2026
The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought Scientists have discovered a remarkable hidden repair system that allows the adult brain to rebuild damaged cellular networks.
Three black holes discovered in a young galaxy for the first time | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby James Woodford·12 Aug 2026
Three massive black holes have been discovered in a galaxy located in the early universe, 12.5 billion light years away.
Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News·12 Aug 2026
It is a transformation for the ages: The Metropolitan Storage Warehouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is opening as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning, after a makeover...
Psychology Expert Interview | Get Featured on All About Psychology
Psychology Blog·12 Aug 2026
Psychology Expert Interview | Get Featured on All About Psychology All About Psychology has been bringing psychology to a worldwide audience since 2008, reaching students, educators, practitioners...
‘It’s going to be spectacular’: Millions flock to Spain seeking best view of total solar eclipse
Space | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam in Madrid·12 Aug 2026
The online forums are abuzz as people debate potential cloud cover and trade tips on the best viewing points.
Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer's Disease Progression - Neuroscience News
Neuroscience Newsby Neuroscience News·11 Aug 2026
Summary: Researchers have mapped over 830,000 brain immune cells, discovering a protective subtype of microglia that expands as Alzheimer’s disease progresses.
Fire nipples
The Bloggessby thebloggess·11 Aug 2026
My eyes have decided to stop working in low-light so I bought this necklace thing that has little flashlights at the end so I could use it for reading and doing art and last night I thought that it...
Stressed Parents Mean More Screen Time for Kids, Study Finds. That's Trouble for Back-to-School Season - CNET
CNETby Dashia Milden·11 Aug 2026
As a parent, I know how easy it is to use screen time as a way to keep my kid busy — whether it’s TV, learning apps or FaceTime with family, it may buy me a few minutes.
Researchers use drones with suction cups to tag whales, allowing them to study the species from the sky
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·11 Aug 2026
Marine mammal researchers at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology have achieved “new heights” with the invention of a new non-invasive way to tag humpback whales in the wild.
The mystery of the Chinese tea chest label
History of MITby Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences·11 Aug 2026
When MIT historian Tristan Brown first examined a Chinese tea chest label displayed as a relic of the Boston Tea Party, he had no reason to doubt its story.
A decade of mathematical certainty: Reflections on the Automated Reasoning Group
Amazon Science Homepageby Byron Cook·11 Aug 2026
In 2016 a small research team at Amazon announced our presence to the world with the launch of the Automated Reasoning Group (ARG).
MIT neuroscientists discover the brain can reason without words
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·11 Aug 2026
MIT neuroscientists discover the brain can reason without words - Date: - August 11, 2026 - Source: - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Summary: - MIT neuroscientists have found striking...
Can Earth Be Engineered to Mass-Produce Clean Hydrogen?
IEEE Spectrumby Ariel Bleicher·11 Aug 2026
Zap Rocks. Add Water. Get Clean Hydrogen Startup wields subterranean lightning strikes to conjure the gas In a tranquil Boston suburb, on the far edge of a horse farm, where pasture gives way to...
Flight paths and fridge magnets: how a fireball hunter tracked down New Zealand’s newest meteorite
Space | The Guardianby Natasha May·11 Aug 2026
Days after a massive fireball flashed through New Zealand’s skies last month, Steve Wyn-Harris spotted a small, black stone on the bare ground.
The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?
Space | The Guardianby Adam Kirsch·11 Aug 2026
During a visit to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1950, Enrico Fermi, one of the architects of the Manhattan Project, was having lunch with other physicists when the conversation turned to...
On the hunt for dark matter
MIT Newsby Sydney Campbell | Division of Graduate and Undergraduate Education·11 Aug 2026
Physicists across the globe are on a quest for a particle that makes up nearly 85 percent of all matter in the universe, yet no one has ever directly detected it.
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