Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Section

Science

Scientific discoveries and research

Saturday Citations: Octopus behavior; children's nightmares; the fast effects of meditation
Science

Saturday Citations: Octopus behavior; children's nightmares; the fast effects of meditation

Happy Saturday! This week, researchers reported on the familiar phenomenon of speeding away from a slower-driving car only to have it catch up at the next traff...

'Poor man's Majoranas' can be used as quantum spin probes
Science

'Poor man's Majoranas' can be used as quantum spin probes

A Majorana fermion is a particle that would be identical to its antiparticle. Such an object has not yet been found. However, certain solid materials exhibit an...

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories
Science

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories

From false claims that a historic lunar fly-by was staged in a movie studio to unfounded narratives that footage of the crew was AI-generated, the Artemis II mi...

'Howl at the moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
Science

'Howl at the moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

When NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville was working a shift during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, he realized the US space agency wasn't consistently li...

From bias to balance: How AI can reshape hiring decisions
Science

From bias to balance: How AI can reshape hiring decisions

A study of HR professionals shows inclusion-focused AI can reduce disability discrimination and improve fairness in real-world recruitment scenarios. Artificial...

AI and drones can select the most resilient wheat
Science

AI and drones can select the most resilient wheat

Making wheat more resilient to climate change without compromising yields has become an urgent priority for the agricultural sector. Now, a study led by a resea...

New research shows habitat restoration projects have paid off for Forest Park in St. Louis
Science

New research shows habitat restoration projects have paid off for Forest Park in St. Louis

Over the past few decades, a collaboration of St. Louis regional groups have partnered to be good stewards of Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks and wi...

With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines
Science

With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines

When Jasper Baur was a freshman at New York's Binghamton University, his interests centered on earth sciences. Then he got involved in a seemingly unrelated pur...

Nicotine's last biosynthesis steps mapped in wild tobacco, ending a long mystery
Science

Nicotine's last biosynthesis steps mapped in wild tobacco, ending a long mystery

Nicotine, a potent insecticidal alkaloid unique to the nightshade family, has been employed in agriculture as a pesticide since 1690. It also has therapeutic po...

Underwater architects: Nest-building in cichlids reveals more than hardwired instinct
Science

Underwater architects: Nest-building in cichlids reveals more than hardwired instinct

We associate nests with shelter, warmth, and a safe retreat—and usually picture a bird's nest made out of twigs, grass and feathers. Yet many other animals take...

Chang'e mission samples reveal how exogenous organic matter evolves on the moon
Science

Chang'e mission samples reveal how exogenous organic matter evolves on the moon

Elements essential to life, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, were "delivered" to Earth and the moon during the early stages of the sola...

Universal surface-growth law confirmed in two dimensions after 40 years
Science

Universal surface-growth law confirmed in two dimensions after 40 years

Crystals, bacterial colonies, flame fronts: the growth of surfaces was first described in the 1980s by the Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation. Since then, it has been...

The Morning Briefing

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Be the first to receive the latest news, market analysis and updates — delivered straight to your inbox.