Astronaut’s Before-and-After Photos Show How Cities Switched From Orange to White Light
PetaPixelby Matt Growcoot·8 Sept 2026
Over the past 15 years, cities at night around the world have undergone a transformation: instead of being bathed in warm, orange sodium vapor light, they’re now lit up by brighter, white LED...
Context Windows Don’t Know What’s Still True — I Built a Validity Layer That Does | Towards Data Science
Towards Data Science - Mediumby Emmimal P Alexander·8 Sept 2026
TL;DR I built a working benchmark for this in pure Python. No APIs, no LLMs, just a deterministic setup with real numbers and a runnable repo. The basic problem is simple.
How NASA Testing Changed US Food Inspection Forever
Wiredby Alex Davies·8 Sept 2026
In 1906, in response to public outcry that came after Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle detailed the revolting conditions in Chicago’s meatpacking plants, the US government passed the Federal Meat...
Scientists find a new weakness in treatment-resistant prostate cancer
ScienceDaily·8 Sept 2026
Scientists find a new weakness in treatment-resistant prostate cancer A two drug combination may help stop aggressive prostate cancers that escape treatment by changing their cellular identity.
How studying astronauts could help tackle ageing on Earth
The Conversation UKby Anne McArdle, Professor of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, University of Liverpool·8 Sept 2026
Astronauts who undergo long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station often return with health problems that resemble some age-related conditions in people on Earth.
How the chemistry of Star Trek changed my life – from a gunpowder plot to ‘red hellfire’
The Conversation UKby Gemma Shearman, Senior Lecturer in Physical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kingston University·8 Sept 2026
I’ll admit it, I’m a Trekkie. I blame my mother. It was on her insistence that my brother and I watched endless re-runs of the original Star Trek series, which is now celebrating its 60th...
‘In parks you only see dogs, never children’: can Bogotá adapt to its ageing population?
The Guardianby Claire McQue·8 Sept 2026
From his wheelchair, Alberto Delgado Londoño can see over the wall of the sunlit courtyard towards the mountains east of Bogotá, Colombia’s capital.
A solar storm disrupted GPS last year. Scientists finally found how it happened
The Independentby Vishwam Sankaran·8 Sept 2026
A severe solar storm that struck Earth in November last year caused never-before-seen GPS disruptions that may have led to “significant losses” had they occurred during the American farming season...
Britain to spend millions on space defence to counter threats
The Independentby Neil Pooran·8 Sept 2026
Millions of pounds will be invested in bolstering national defences against threats from space under a new strategy from the UK government.
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on September 8, 2026
Mashableby Lois Mackenzie·8 Sept 2026
The Moon looks like it is almost gone from the sky tonight. This is because we're only a few nights away from the New Moon, the part of the lunar cycle where the Moon is between Earth and the sun...
From cocoon to campus couture: How students of Thrissur Vimala College have woven a silk dream
The Hinduby Mini Muringatheri·8 Sept 2026
From growing mulberry plants and rearing silkworms to harvesting cocoons — and eventually weaving silk sarees — students of the Zoology Department at Vimala College in Thrissur, Keralam, are...
Havana Syndrome — What Are the Frequencies Used by US Intel for Microwave Spying? [UPDATE : From Snowden to Kyiv: The Intelligence Hidden in a Spectrum Analyser]
Intel Todayby L·8 Sept 2026
September 17 2018 — Why is the Washington Post telling his readers that “Microwave Weapons” do not exist?
Super-resolution imaging reveals that cohesin prevents local mixing of compact, active genome domains
Phys.orgby Research Organization; Systems·8 Sept 2026
Super-resolution imaging reveals that cohesin prevents local mixing of compact, active genome domains The human genome is about two meters (6.6 feet) long, yet it is folded inside a cell nucleus...
Worm's radical transformation shows metamorphosis can change the functions of cells
Phys.orgby Stanford University·8 Sept 2026
Worm's radical transformation shows metamorphosis can change the functions of cells A squishy worm that starts its life as something of a floating head in the Pacific Ocean is changing what...
Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·8 Sept 2026
The fuel for a fully reusable rocket that can unlock truly low-cost access to space isn’t methane or liquid oxygen. It’s cash, and Stoke Space Technologies is tanking up.
America is losing its war against wildfire
Gristby Mark Betancourt·8 Sept 2026
This story was co-published with RE:PUBLIC Lands Media, an independent, non-profit news organization covering public lands. Dan Dallas had defended these communities before.
A mystery is unfolding along South Africa's coastline
The South Africanby Nicole Burger·8 Sept 2026
A mystery is unfolding along South Africa’s coastline Something unusual keeps washing up on South African beaches, and scientists still can’t fully explain it.
Early statin use linked to 15% lower dementia risk
ScienceDaily·8 Sept 2026
Early statin use linked to 15% lower dementia risk - Date: - September 8, 2026 - Source: - European Society of Cardiology - Summary: - Starting statins soon after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis may do...
England’s teenagers outperform peers in most countries in maths, reading and science
World news | The Guardianby Richard Adams Education editor·8 Sept 2026
England’s teenagers are outperforming their peers in most countries in maths, reading and science, according to an international survey that warns of “digital distractions” eroding academic skills...
Australia records worst-ever maths and reading scores in global test
ABC News Australiaby Conor Duffy and Miwa Blumer·8 Sept 2026
Australian students record worst-ever reading and maths results in international PISA test In short: Australia's reading and maths results in a major international high school test have continued a...
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