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Scientists rediscover lost Megalodon fossils-and reveal a 79-foot giant
Science Daily - 6 Aug 2026 22:57
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in len...
Most-detailed-ever view of the sun's surface revealed in new images from the world's largest solar telescope
Live Science - 6 Aug 2026 21:37
For the first time, scientists have directly observed a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon on the sun's surface that could explain why the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface.
Scientists discover a hidden brain shift that begins around age 50
Science Daily - 6 Aug 2026 21:32
Beginning around age 50, the brains memory center appears to lose many of its longtime immune cells and replace them with more inflammatory ones. This surprising shift may help explain how normal aging sets the stage for...
Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood
Singularity Hub - 6 Aug 2026 20:48
Researchers will hunt for antibodies in the blood of people who lived past 100, drank heavily, or smoked-but avoided cancer. The post Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood appeared first o...
Depression Triggers Volume Loss in Memory Brain Areas
Neuroscience News - 6 Aug 2026 20:17
Depression in older adults is tied to volume reduction in the CA23DG hippocampal subfield, independent of Alzheimer's biomarkers.
'It would be a disaster': Ammunition for war and surging water withdrawals are putting the Caspian Sea on the brink of collapse
Live Science - 6 Aug 2026 20:01
Live Science spoke with professor of civil and environmental engineering Amir AghaKouchak about the reasons behind the Caspian Sea's stark decline over the past three decades.
Marmoset Genome Unlocks Alzheimers Insights
Neuroscience News - 6 Aug 2026 19:12
A new study delivers the first gapless marmoset genome, mapping 76 Alzheimer's-linked genes and novel PSEN1 variants.
An elegant modification doubles the range of low-noise 'white lasers' in a single fiber
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2026 19:00
Supercontinuum light sources-often called "white lasers" because they emit a broad, continuous rainbow of colors-are essential tools for everything from advanced medical imaging to environmental gas detection. Ho...
ChatGPT Predicts Human Personality Test Results
Neuroscience News - 6 Aug 2026 18:54
ChatGPT can generate validated personality questionnaires from texts like the DSM-5 and accurately predict human population responses before surveys are administered.
Its good for the planet to scrap a new petrol car and buy electric
New Scientist - 6 Aug 2026 18:00
Carbon savings from driving EVs are so large that it makes sense to scrap a working petrol car to make the switch
FDA approves first mRNA vaccine for seasonal flu
Live Science - 6 Aug 2026 17:54
The Food and Drug Administration's approval of an mRNA vaccine for flu comes after the agency initially refused to review the approval request for the shot.
New Hypothesis Links Fertility to Lifespan in Women
Neuroscience News - 6 Aug 2026 17:50
A new study introduces the Reproductive Resilience Hypothesis, reframing female reproductive biology as an evolutionary driver of longevity and multi-organ healthspan.
Never-before-seen woven structure that forms naturally inside a crystal discovered
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2026 17:50
For the first time, scientists have observed a three-dimensional woven structure forming naturally inside a crystal, revealing a previously unknown way in which matter can organize itself.
First photos of SpaceX lunar rocket crash show blackened hole torn into the moon's surface
Live Science - 6 Aug 2026 17:22
New images from South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter reveal where a runaway SpaceX rocket part slammed into the moon on Wednesday.
Single-shot phase imaging technique can reconstruct transparent objects
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2026 17:20
A KAIST research team led by professor Mooseok Jang from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has developed a single-shot phase imaging technique that reconstructs a phase object-a transparent object such as glass...
New quantum microscopy trick quadruples microscope resolution
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2026 17:20
Three years after a team of Caltech scientists showed that pairs of entangled photons could double the resolution of a light microscope, the same lab has figured out a way to double down on that improvement. They have no...
Researchers Discover the Brains Hidden Learning Switch
Neuroscience News - 6 Aug 2026 17:09
The extracellular matrix undergoes rapid 24-hour remodeling cycles during learning, locking into place to protect mastered skills.
Why mathematician Terence Tao thinks AI must spark a rapid revolution
New Scientist - 6 Aug 2026 15:00
This year has left mathematicians reeling as AI models are increasingly solvingseemingly intractablemaths problems. Terence Tao, the world's leading mathematician, says a rethink of the entirefieldis the only way out...
DeepMind AI gives an extra day of warning ahead of deadly cyclones
New Scientist - 6 Aug 2026 15:00
An AI model from DeepMind can predict cyclones three days ahead with a level of accuracy that previous models can only hit a day later
Do leftovers taste better the next day? Sometimes, according to science
New Scientist - 6 Aug 2026 14:00
The widespread belief that some foods benefit from a night in the fridge has been put to the test, and it seems to be true for some curries, but not lasagne
X(2370) emerges as glueball-dominated particle in collider experiments
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2026 13:00
At the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Brazil, the BESIII Collaboration report that, after 15 years of sustained research, it identified the dominant constituent of the X(2370) as a pseudoscalar glueba...
Two-qubit entangling gate flags its own errors as detectable photon losses
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2026 12:40
Quantum errors are a normal part of quantum computing because fragile physical qubits (the tiny components storing data) can easily break down because of environmental noise, like heat, stray signals or microscopic vibra...