Electrical manipulation and detection of perpendicular altermagnetic order via a proximitized Dirac semimetal
Miron, I. M. et al. Perpendicular switching of a single ferromagnetic layer induced by in-plane current injection. Nature…
The twisted chemistry of Narwhal tusks | Research
Narwhal tusks grow in a distinctive helical structure because of the underlying molecular-scale arrangement of mineralised collagen. The…
Humanity never chose to announce Earth to the galaxy—but our Mars missions may have done it anyway. A Penn State analysis of 20 years of NASA communications found that a civilisation watching an Earth–Mars alignment would have had a 77% chance of being swept by one of our deep-space radio beams.
There was no public vote on whether Earth should advertise itself to the stars. No planetary authority weighed…
Forces deep inside Earth helped Antarctica freeze before the Arctic
Scientists have found a new explanation for why Antarctica became covered in ice millions of years before the…
ASTS, RKLB, SPCX, LUNR Chase An August Win: What SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Wind-Down Means For Space Stocks
Firefly’s Alpha and Eclipse rockets are also positioned to benefit from the launch shortage. AST SpaceMobile could gain…
In a first, physicists observe quantum heat waves at room temperature
In a global first, physicists at the University of California, Los Angeles, have observed a quantum behavior of…
In 2017, Florida scientists tested mosquitoes around Burmese pythons; three mosquito species contained python DNA in their blood meals, suggesting insects could help locate hidden giant snakes
The researchers collected mosquitoes from a Burmese python facility in Florida, where the snakes were housed in outdoor…
Ancient proteins revived to inspire new antimicrobial treatments
University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial…
‘It’s a feast’: Dozens share in Iqaluit bowhead harvest
This story was updated on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 4:35 p.m. ET. Community members gathered at Iqaluit’s…
Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana – BBC
Musk’s SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana BBCSpaceX to build US$100 billion Starship rocket complex in Louisiana CTV…
Reject Fluid Simulations, Return To Rheoscopic Fluid
Fluid simulations are one of the “killer apps” of high-performance computing, but if you can’t afford the performance,…
Shark records spanning 7,000 years challenge assumptions about overfishing
Fossil shark scales show that Panama’s Pacific once held 20 times more sharks than its Caribbean coast, changing…