Journalism Can Help Expose Bad Science And Trigger Real-World Change, New Study Shows
ScienceAlertby David Nield·24 Aug 2026
Thank you for reading this article: By supporting science journalism, you're also supporting higher standards in scientific research – which benefits us all.
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on August 24, 2026
Mashableby Lois Mackenzie·24 Aug 2026
We're only a few days away from the Full Moon now, so if you're hoping to spot some lunar features on its surface, your chances are pretty high.
Scientists discover a real-life “dragon” and name it after Syrax
ScienceDaily·24 Aug 2026
Scientists discover a real-life “dragon” and name it after Syrax - Date: - August 23, 2026 - Source: - Pensoft Publishers - Summary: - Scientists discovered a small, yellowish mountain horned...
Antarctic bacteria share ‘life-support’ genes to survive extreme conditions
The Conversation Australiaby Ry Holland, Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Monash University·24 Aug 2026
Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the soils dotted around the frozen ice sheets, however, communities of microbes do survive.
Gut bacteria may unlock a hidden benefit of vegetables
ScienceDaily·24 Aug 2026
Gut bacteria may unlock a hidden benefit of vegetables - Date: - August 23, 2026 - Source: - Karolinska Institutet - Summary: - Gut bacteria can transform nitrate and plant-based iron from...
Sediments reveal secrets from before the Great Barrier Reef was underwater
ABC News Australiaby Katrina Beavan·24 Aug 2026
In short: Researchers and Indigenous rangers are trying to find out what type of landmass the Great Barrier Reef was before it was underwater.
Scientists explain what dogs actually learn when sniffing each other's pee
Daily Express :by Paige Freshwater·23 Aug 2026
Dog owners are all too familiar with the moment their pet suddenly stops during a walk to sniff a patch of grass - and sometimes the discovery is another dog's pee.
Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026
Hackadayby Tom Nardi·23 Aug 2026
We’ll start this week off with some disappointing, though not entirely unexpected, news — the ambitious commercial mission to save NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is officially a bust.
Scientists Observe Quantum Heat Waves at Room Temperature For The First Time
ScienceAlertby David Nield·23 Aug 2026
We've got another notable first in the field of physics to report: A specific type of quantum behavior in waves of heat has now been observed at room temperature, rather than at the ultra-low...
Collaborative drawing offers new insights into how strangers become friends
Phys.orgby Florian Meyer·23 Aug 2026
Collaborative drawing offers new insights into how strangers become friends The closer two people grow, the more alike their brains work—or so the assumption goes.
China says unmanned moon mission delayed over 'launch conditions'
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23 Aug 2026
BEIJING: China's manned space agency said on Sunday (Aug 23) it is delaying a research moonmission that is part of Beijing's efforts to land a crew there by 2030, less than two weeks after a rare...
Oldest human brain cells grown in lab 'recorded passage of time'
Phys.orgby Daniel Lawler·23 Aug 2026
Oldest human brain cells grown in lab 'recorded passage of time' Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads...
Survival Analysis and the Cox Proportional Hazards Model: A Beginner-Friendly Guide | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Ananya Bhattacharyya·23 Aug 2026
The question ordinary regression can’t answer Here is a dataset. 432 people were released from prison and were followed for one year. They were being watched for a single event: re-arrest.
Vitamin C can’t cure colds – how a Nobel Prize winner’s claims were disproved
Scroll.inby Evangeline Mantzioris, The Conversation·23 Aug 2026
From the first hint of cold winter mornings, supermarkets and pharmacies begin heavy marketing to coax us to stock up on vitamin C to get through the cold and flu season.
Chinese research centre near MoD site poses spy risk, says expert
Mail Onlineby Freya Barnes·23 Aug 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Chinese car giant Chery will use the same testing tracks as the MoD after opening a new research headquarters nearby.
Parliament panel suggests reading workforce, script recovery plan for Gyan Bharatam Mission
New Indian Expressby Parvez Sultan·23 Aug 2026
NEW DELHI: With 1.16 crore manuscripts already verified and recorded in the national database within a year of the launch of the ambitious Gyan Bharatam Mission, a parliamentary panel has pitched...
A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms
ScienceDaily·23 Aug 2026
A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms Scientists uncovered a molecular chain linking the APOE4 Alzheimer’s gene to early brain hyperactivity and found a way to...
Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared
ScienceDaily·23 Aug 2026
Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared - Date: - August 23, 2026 - Source: - University College London (UCL) - Summary: - An abandoned farm field became a flourishing...
JWST peeks at Callisto's ancient scars
Phys.orgby Andy Tomaswick·23 Aug 2026
JWST peeks at Callisto's ancient scars Of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, Callisto is the one that gets the least attention. Io is constantly being resurfaced by volcanoes.
Parse the Folder, Not Just the PDFs: The Relational Tables RAG Needs on a Case File | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby angela shi·23 Aug 2026
On a case file that advice nearly works. Eleven PDFs about one insurance claim come to sixty-odd pages, which fits inside a 200,000-token window several times over.
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