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Physicists Extend Einstein's 1905 Theory to the Universe's First Fluid
MIT and UCSB physicists have extended Einstein's 1905 theory of Brownian motion to relativistic particles, uncovering a lopsided pattern of kicks that heavy quarks receive inside quark-gluon plasma.
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Fermium-255 nucleus has a rugby-ball shape, laser data show
Laser spectroscopy shows that fermium-255 has a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus, corrects inconsistent magnetic data and supports models of fission and sup…
Amber Fossils Show Australia Fragment Seeded Asia's Rainforests
Plant fossils in 100-million-year-old Myanmar amber show a crustal fragment from Australia carried hundreds of plant lineages across the Tethys Ocean…
Twin ESCAPADE Probes Slingshot Past Earth November 7 and 9
NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes, Blue and Gold, fly past Earth on November 7 and 9, 2026, firing engines for a 1,000-mph boost toward a September 2027 Ma…
FDA Approves First 'Functional Cure' Drug for Chronic Hepatitis B
FDA approval of GSK's bepirovirsen (Hibsago) gives chronic hepatitis B patients a first functional cure: virus undetectable in 19% of trial patients,…
NASA Unveils X-70 Fractal: A Flying Lab Built to Swap Experiments Fast
NASA has announced the X-70 Fractal, a crewed research aircraft that carries up to 2,000 pounds of experimental payloads and could fly within two yea…
NASA Targets 2028 Moon Landing With Overhauled Artemis Plan
NASA outlined plans on Oct. 23 for a 2027 Earth-orbit test flight and a 2028 Moon landing, with SpaceX and Blue Origin both developing landers for th…
Self-Powered Toothbrush Kills Cavity Bacteria With Its Own Electricity
A piezoelectric toothbrush that generates electricity while brushing killed 99% of plaque biofilm in labs and outperformed nylon brushes in a 115-per…
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Earth & Climate
Antarctic Ozone Hole Ranked Seventh Largest in 2026, Yet Recovery Stays on Track
Space & Astronomy
NASA Drone Test Pushes Lunar Landing Tech Toward Flight
Space & Astronomy
Hubble Finds Missing Oxygen Across 37 Dwarf Galaxies
Neuroscience & Mind
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Mean 2 Billion Dark School Commutes
Physics
After 90 Years, Physicists Confirm a Third Type of Magnetism Is Real
Space & Astronomy
Hubble Could Fall From Orbit by 2034. NASA Wants Private Companies to Save It
Chemistry & Materials
Flexible molecular links create new nanoparticle crystals
Physics
Tiny Pressure Alters Magnetism in Altermagnet Candidates
Space & Astronomy
2026 QQ8: Earth's Temporary Mini-Moon Through December
