Science News

April 26, 2026

Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife

Credit: Roland Kays Birds alighting on driveways and baby bunnies munching on lawn grass should keep something in mind: Beware...

Knowledge of basic finances empowers elderly population in Japan

When it comes to awareness of social and legal services available to people with dementia, financial knowledge is keyCredit: sabinevanerp...

Natural organic matter influences arsenic release into groundwater

Credit: Andreas Kappler Millions of people worldwide consume water contaminated with levels of arsenic that exceed those recommended by the...

Climate change could threaten sea snails in mid-Atlantic waters

Common whelk live in one of the fastest warming marine areas, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: Sarah Borsetti/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Climate change...

Scientists visualize the structure of a key enzyme that makes triglycerides

The finding may help to better understand heart disease, obesity and diabetesCredit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Researchers...

DARPA awards $22 million to create ‘smart’ device for healing large muscle wounds

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2020 - A multi-institution research team led by the University of Pittsburgh secured a $22...

A novel technique to produce cheaper and more efficient chlorine (Cl?)

Credit: UNIST Chlorine (Cl?) is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the world today, with 75 million...

Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle

Credit: Vivian Wauters Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different...

Breakthrough made towards building the world’s most powerful particle accelerator

Credit: UNIST An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has for the first time succeeded in demonstrating the ionization...

Is intensive agriculture reducing mourning dove reproduction in the eastern US?

Credit: David Muñoz Populations of some common bird species, including the familiar Mourning Dove, have been on the decline for...

Engineering Professor Dereje Agonafer receives alumni award from Howard University

Howard University honors a MaverickCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington engineering professor has received the Howard University...

Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas

Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Researchers have found that injecting pellets of hydrogen ice rather than puffing hydrogen gas...

Chemists create new artificial enzyme

Designed at the University of Miami, the triple-stranded molecule may help put chemistry's holy grail in reachCredit: Photo: Jenny Hudak/University...

NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures

Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away...

Leaf-inspired surface prevents frost formation

New design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances and moreCredit: Stephan Herb Optimized surface structure innately reduces frost...

Slime mold simulations used to map dark matter holding universe together

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Burchett and O. Elek (UC Santa Cruz) The behavior of one of nature's humblest creatures...

Icarus is launched

Test phase for the animal monitoring system beginsCredit: MPI f. Animal Behavior/ J. Stierle The German-Russian observation system for animal...

Intel processors are still vulnerable to attack

Credit: KU Leuven Computer scientists at KU Leuven have once again exposed a security flaw in Intel processors. Jo Van...

Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity

Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults,...

Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding