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Irish Bog Plant Yields Menyanthine Against MRSA
Menyanthine, a compound derived from an Irish bog plant, has emerged as a breakthrough candidate against superbugs including MRSA, marking a rare plant-based lead in the fight against antibiotic-resis
UC Irvine Nicholas Marantz Tackles Housing Data Gaps
UC Irvine’s Nicholas J. Marantz is probing the reliability of existing housing data, asking whether current metrics can capture the rapid shifts in residential stock driven by new zoning rules and mar
NASA Plans Moon Fire Test for Future Missions
NASA’s engineers are preparing to ignite a fire on the Moon to see how flames behave in a vacuum, a step beyond Earth‑based flammability tests and previous microgravity experiments on the ISS and Cygn
It doesn’t matter how much you sit — walking more could lower your risk of death and disease
A massive wearable study of 72,000 Australians found that adding steps—up to about 10,000 a day—slashes death risk by 39% and cardiovascular disease by 21%, even for those who sit for hours. The resea
Quantum Protocol Extracts Max Work Without State Info
A new Nature Communications paper proves that, in the asymptotic limit, the maximal thermodynamic work can be extracted from many copies of a quantum system without any prior knowledge of its state. T
CRISPR Silences Chromosome; Wasps Disrupt Ant‑Plant
Scientists are tackling three fronts: turning sewage and manure into nitrogen fertilizer to curb U.S. synthetic fertilizer use, documenting how wasps are breaking a 10‑million‑year ant‑plant partnersh
IBS Room‑Temp Quantum Light from 2D Semiconductors
Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science have created a high‑efficiency quantum light source that shines brightly at room temperature using two‑dimensional semiconductor materials. Led by Profes
PFAS Found in Dolphin Milk, Transfer to Calves
Researchers have detected PFAS chemicals in dolphin milk, showing that mothers can pass these persistent pollutants to nursing calves. This finding adds to growing evidence that PFAS can be transferre
Earth gets brighter every year but progression is volatile, study finds
A NASA‑funded analysis of 1.1 million satellite images shows Earth’s artificial night‑light rose 16% from 2014‑2022, but the trend is uneven—Asia (including China and India) brightened, Europe dimmed,
Subduction Zones Pump Ancient Microbes to Seafloor
Scientists presented at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting propose that tectonic activity in subduction zones creates a natural pump, lifting ancient, long‑buried subseafloor microbes back toward the seafloo
Rivers Accelerate Permafrost Thaw 15% Faster Than
New research presented at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting reveals that permafrost beneath Arctic rivers is thawing about 15% faster than previously thought, accelerating overall permafrost degradation in
Climate Change Extends Night Burning of Wildfires
A new study shows that human‑caused climate change is extending the hot, dry conditions that fuel North American wildfires, causing flames to burn later into the night and start earlier in the morning
Northwestern Prints Neurons That Talk to Brain Cells
Northwestern University has 3‑D‑printed artificial neurons that generate lifelike electrical signals and can directly activate living mouse brain cells. The flexible, low‑cost devices demonstrate real
Fruit/Veg Diet Linked to Lung Cancer in Non‑Smokers
A new USC study presented at the AACR meeting finds that non‑smokers under 50 who eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains have a higher risk of lung cancer, a paradoxical link that may stem from
UK Pregnancy RSV Vaccine Cuts Baby Hospitalisation 80%
A UK‑offered RSV vaccine given from the 28th week of pregnancy cuts infant hospital admissions by more than 80%, a new health‑security analysis of 300,000 babies shows. The protection is near‑85% when
Warmer Streams Drain River Food Webs, Increase Carbon
A new Ecosphere study by Northern Arizona University shows that rising stream temperatures accelerate microbial respiration, sending more carbon into the air and starving the base of river food webs.
Manchester Study: Doomscrolling Boosts Loneliness
University of Manchester's global review finds that social media's impact on loneliness hinges on how people use it—active, reciprocal interactions can lower feelings of isolation, whereas passive doo
Machine learning detects more than 60,000 earthquakes during 2025 Santorini sequence
A machine‑learning analysis of seismic data from December 2024 to June 2025 uncovered more than 60,000 earthquakes around Santorini, showing the full scale of the 2025 seismic crisis. The AI‑driven de
Nanobody restores CFTR function in cystic fibrosis
Researchers have engineered a cell‑penetrating nanobody that directly corrects the misfolded CFTR chloride channel, restoring its function in cystic fibrosis models. This breakthrough could open a new
IPK Team Trims Wheat Chromosomes Using CRISPR
Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) have, for the first time, used CRISPR/Cas to shrink or delete whole chromosomes in wheat, a plant with a massive gen
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