Mysterious Viper With a 'Spider' For a Tail Reveals Another Surprise
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill10 Sept 2026
A number of creatures on Earth possess a sting in their tails – but there's only one animal known to science with a spider for a tail.
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top 36%Scientists are studying how caterpillars hear without ears. It could change how humans make hearing aids
Good Good Goodby Aishwarya Sriram10 Sept 2026
In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later it freezes. It senses danger — and just in time.
Hungry scent detection dogs more likely to 'cry wolf'
Phys.orgby University10 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...
Scientists develop antivenom for Indian cobras
New Indian Expressby PTI10 Sept 2026
New Delhi: Researchers have developed a recombinant antivenom that has shown broad protection in mice against the venom of spectacled cobras, monocled cobras, and both Indian king cobra species.
Bizarre deep-sea squid captured on video for first time off California coast
The Independentby Vishwam Sankaran10 Sept 2026
An elusive deep-sea squid has been filmed in a rare encounter off the coast of California, marking the first time the species has been spotted in the northeastern Pacific region.
Researchers who uncovered cause of narcolepsy honoured
New Indian Expressby AFP10 Sept 2026
Two researchers who did groundbreaking work on narcolepsy, the neurological disorder that triggers sudden sleep attacks, won a prestigious science award on Wednesday.
'Fingerprints' inside the sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
Phys.orgby Sam Tonkin10 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.
As oceans warm, scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral
New Indian Expressby AFP10 Sept 2026
Miami: Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor and begins planting young coral onto a reef and examining how others are faring in...
Insta360 Now Has a Smaller, Cheaper Luna Gimbal Camera - CNET
CNETby Geoffrey Morrison10 Sept 2026
Previewed at IFA in Berlin last week, but technically under wraps until now, the new Luna Pro is the little sibling to the dual-lens Luna Ultra I recently reviewed.
Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
The Independentby Marcia Dunn10 Sept 2026
A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun.
Mercury is shrinking more than we thought
Phys.orgby American Geophysical Union10 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.
1.1.1.1 now supports post-quantum DNSSEC, all 2,420 bytes of it
The Cloudflare Blogby Bas Westerbaan10 Sept 2026
1.1.1.1 now validates DNSSEC signatures made with ML-DSA-44, a post-quantum signature algorithm standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Could a whale swallow a person whole?
Science Newsby Aaron Tremper10 Sept 2026
In the upcoming movie Whalefall, scuba diver Jay Gardiner finds himself in the path of a sperm whale that is chasing a giant squid.
Sharpest-Ever Image of the Sun Shows Small but Mighty Swirls - Eos
Eosby Kimberly M. S. Cartier10 Sept 2026
This is the highest-resolution image of the Sun ever taken. It was captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawaii, the largest solar telescope in the world, on 14 April 2025.
DNA solves the mystery of a body found in the Arctic in 1859
ScienceDaily10 Sept 2026
DNA solves the mystery of a body found in the Arctic in 1859 DNA has solved a 166-year-old Franklin expedition mystery and revealed the identities of four sailors lost in the Arctic.
An intact tomb preserved for 600 years opens a window onto the world of the Chimú elite in Peru
El País Englishby Renzo Gómez Vega10 Sept 2026
For more than six centuries, a compact mass of stone kept looters and treasure hunters away from a tomb at Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas.
Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks
The Conversation (US)by Shiladitya Banerjee, Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology10 Sept 2026
Learning is often thought to require a brain. But learning is a broad concept that does not necessarily depend on neurons.
Bombay HC laments IIT Bombay's 13-year-old patent dispute over scientist's life-saving invention
Bar and Benchby Neha Joshi10 Sept 2026
In a patent battle pending for over a decade in relation to a crucial biomedical invention, the Bombay High Court has ruled in favour of an Indian scientist and against the Indian Institute of...
How two satellites are studying hurricanes during El Niño
Phys.orgby NASA10 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 University10 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...