One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.
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Science // Science & Exploration
Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
Jacek Krywko
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What’s been driving Hawaii’s lava fountains?
Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.
John Timmer
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AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.
Jennifer Ouellette
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RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Hamilton also coined the term “software engineering” and founded two successful software companies.
Jennifer Ouellette
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An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
Getting a glass bead to act like a quantum object by entangling it with light.
Chris Lee
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Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
John Timmer
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If you’re looking, here’s a “good deal” for NASA and the European Space Agency
“We are in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US.”
Stephen Clark
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It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane
To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
Eric Berger
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Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel
The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
John Timmer
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New forensic evidence supports Egyptian “retainer sacrifice”
Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: A spotlight on Africa’s diverse wildlife
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners, Loki) narrates NatGeo’s new documentary Africa: Earth’s Wild Home.
Jennifer Ouellette
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All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part.
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity.
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The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.
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The 2008 economic crisis changed the US’s relationship with energy
It wasn’t obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.
John Timmer
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also: Spooky action at the LHC, Ice Age psychoactive use, yeast for building homes on Mars, and more.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract
Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.
Stephen Clark
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Venus’ mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties.
Elizabeth Rayne
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SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.
Stephen Clark
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With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now
Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.
Jacek Krywko
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Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact.
Elizabeth Rayne
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A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring
It’s possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.
Jacek Krywko
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Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
John Timmer
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What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles
Wing patterns, flight dynamics create “motion dazzle” effect, make it harder to gauge speed, direction.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies
Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
Jacek Krywko
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New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery
The design requires less energy to capture CO2 than current systems.
Scott K. Johnson
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Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—due to a typo.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?
Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.
John Timmer
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With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
NASA’s PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.
Stephen Clark
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Contrary to some reports, you don’t have two brains
A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works.
John Timmer
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Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
Yook Ji Hun
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Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.
Scott K. Johnson
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
John Timmer
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T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
Jacek Krywko
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Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
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