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University of British Columbia : The surprising reason bees replace their queens
What sounds like the storyline of a medieval palace drama often plays out in real-life honey bee colonies. A once-strong ruler weakens, her supporters turn against her, and a dramatic change in leadership follows. For bees, these events are not rare. These internal takeovers carry both risks and benefits for colonies and for the agricultural systems that rely on them. This replacement process, known as supersedure, begins when thousands of worker bees sense that their queen i
Nov 22
University of Alberta: 'A mini pot of gold': Researchers discover new tiny fungi species in Alberta
Several species of tiny fungi completely new to science — and all from Alberta — have been discovered through University of Alberta research. Three new evolutionary groups and 13 new species of "stubble fungi" — so named because they resemble beard whiskers — have been identified and described through a 13-year study, which also reported an additional 29 species found in the province for the first time, including nine in Edmonton. The findings bring the total number of what a
Nov 20
University of Cambridge: New telescope opens a window to the southern sky
A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, galaxies and black holes evolve. The 4MOST (4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope ), mounted on the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope in Chile, achieved its 'first light' on 18 October 2025: a milestone marking the start of its scientific mission. Unlike a typical telescope that takes pictures of the sky, 4MOST records spectra – the
Oct 21
University of California Berkeley: New Data Release from CUORE Features a "Noise-Canceling" Algorithm
With the largest dataset of its kind, the Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events has put new limits on neutrinoless double beta decay – an extremely rare and sought-after process tied to one of the biggest mysteries in physics. The coldest cubic meter in the universe is the Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events, or CUORE. This chilly nuclear physics experiment looks for tiny fluctuations in temperature from a never-before-seen process called "neutrinole
Oct 15
University of Oxford: AI breakthrough helps astronomers spot cosmic events with just a handful of examples
A new study co-led by the University of Oxford and Google Cloud has shown how general-purpose AI can accurately classify real changes in the night sky - such as an exploding star, a black hole tearing apart a passing star, or a fast-moving asteroid - and explain its reasoning, without the need for complex training. Published today in Nature Astronomy, the study by researchers from the University of Oxford, Google Cloud, and Radboud University demonstrates that a general-purpo
Oct 7
Purdue University: Purdue researchers achieve breakthrough in quantum sensing with 2D material
A team of researchers at Purdue University has made a major breakthrough that could lead to incredibly small and precise sensors - ones...
Jul 27
Rice University: Goodbye plastic? Scientists create new supermaterial that outperforms metals and glass
Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have developed an innovative, scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose...
Jul 21
Macquarie University: Doomed planet's death spiral could reveal stellar secrets
A massive planet five times heavier than Jupiter is locked in an astronomical death spiral, completing an orbit around its star in just...
Jul 14
University of Southern California: Discovering New Materials: AI Can Simulate Billions of Atoms Simultaneously
Imagine the concrete in our homes and bridges not only withstanding the ravages of time and natural disasters like the intense heat of...
Jul 13
Rutgers University: Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
“Intercrystals” pave the way for greener electronics and quantum technologies Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have...
May 20
Newcastle University: Zero-emission propulsion system successfully tested on research vessel
A pioneering £4.6m project has successfully retrofitted Newcastle University’s research vessel, The Princess Royal, with an innovative...
Apr 30
University of Wollongong: Drug breakthrough sparks hope for families affected by MND gene SOD1
A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) have discovered that a unique trio of medications could hold the key to...
Apr 16
WashU: Study sheds light on how inherited cancer mutations drive tumor growth
Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A...
Apr 16
Michigan State University: MSU scientists discover new microbes in Earth’s deep soil
Leonardo da Vinci once said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” James Tiedje , a...
Apr 16
Texas A&M University: Engineering A Better Day At The Beach
Barrier islands protect coastal communities and infrastructure — so what happens if they disappear? Driving through almost any coastal...
Apr 16
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Study Finds Oral Semaglutide Vastly Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes
A large clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has shown that the popular weight-loss drug significantly...
Apr 16
University of California, Davis: The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut
Is sauerkraut more than just a tangy topping? A new University of California, Davis, study published in Applied and Environmental...
Apr 16
Macquarie University: Hitchhikers or health must-haves? Five surprising things about your gut microbes
Trillions of microbes live in our digestive systems, impacting everything from our immune response to our brain health. Microbiologist Dr...
Apr 16
Purdue University: Purdue researchers show common bacterial assay is unreliable
As food recalls become more prevalent, families are tossing more lettuce and deli meat into the trash. This food waste is a requirement...
Apr 16
Georgia Institute of Technology: New Wearable Brain-Computer Interface
Micro-brain sensors placed between hair strands overcome traditional brain sensor limitations. Georgia Tech researchers have developed an...
Apr 16
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