Science · Sep 6, 2026
AI‑Driven Seismic Scan Reveals Six New Structures at Earth’s Core‑Mantle Boundary
By employing artificial intelligence on seismic recordings, scientists have uncovered six separate, previously unknown…
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Science · Sep 6, 2026
New Research Reveals “American Cheetah” Was Actually a Puma Relative
Scientists have upended a decades‑old view of Miracinonyx trumani, the extinct North American cat often dubbed the…
Science · Sep 6, 2026
Ancient Roman Villa Mosaic Shows Pets Cat Emerald and Dog Ocean
In southwestern Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed a floor mosaic in extraordinary condition, dating to nearly two…
Science · Sep 6, 2026
Pantone’s 2026 ‘Cloud Dancer’ Highlights a Move Toward Color‑Less Design
Pantone announced that its 2026 Color of the Year is a clean, nearly translucent white called “Cloud Dancer,” a…
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Young Pulsar Shows Three Unexpected Spin‑Ups After 15 Years of Stability
A new analysis of data from Australia's Parkes radio telescope shows that the neutron star PSR J1637‑4642, which…
Science · Sep 6, 2026
Japanese Team Develops Transistor That Functions at Over 1,100°F, Enabling Future Venus Missions
Researchers from a Japanese institute reported a landmark transistor capable of operating dependably at temperatures up…
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German launch company Isar Aerospace sends satellite‑carrying rocket into orbit from Norway
On Saturday, Germany’s commercial launch firm Isar Aerospace placed a small‑satellite carrier rocket into orbit from a…
Science · Sep 6, 2026
Early Peat Fires Sparked by El Niño Accelerate Indonesia's 2026 Fire Season
Indonesia is facing an early rise in underground peat blazes as the 2026 fire season gets underway, driven by a…
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Community members collect about 50 bags of rubbish from Durham’s River Wear during regular clean‑up
According to BBC Science, local volunteers cleared approximately 50 bags of litter from Durham’s River Wear as part of…
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Museum Bear’s Fur Repurposed as a Weapon Against Wildlife Trafficking
Hayden Leigh, a newly minted forensic scientist, has transformed the thick pelage of Boris—the taxidermied bear that…
Science · Sep 6, 2026
Planet‑Scale Magnetosphere Acts as Dark Matter Detector, Tightening Limits and Revealing Anomalous Signals
Researchers have repurposed the Earth as a sensor for the lightest dark‑matter candidates, exploiting the planet’s…
Science · Sep 6, 2026
Microscopic Stone Points Hint at Arrow‑Like Hunting 80,000 Years Past
Archaeologists excavating the Kyzylkum Desert in Uzbekistan have uncovered a collection of minute stone projectile…