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DNA testing of fecal samples reveals greater gliders eat wider variety of plants than previously thought
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DNA testing of fecal samples reveals greater gliders eat wider variety of plants than previously thought

Identifying the favorite snacks of one of Australia's cutest animals no longer needs to rely on guesswork or picking apart their poop, according to University of the Sunshine Coast research. Although the shortened title of her latest paper is "The future is faeces," associate professor Dominique Potvin and colleagues want to make the task less of a hands-on, hit-and-miss job.

📅 2026-10-08 12:40:01    •    Phys.org
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NASA is searching for hidden caves to build its first Moon base
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NASA is searching for hidden caves to build its first Moon base

NASA is preparing for humanity’s first Moon base with three investigations that will hunt for underground shelters, uncover hidden ice, and track dangerous conditions on the lunar surface. The findings could reveal how astronauts can survive and thrive on the Moon while laying the groundwork for future journeys to Mars.

📅 2026-10-08 12:19:20    •    ScienceDaily
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Brain cells regulate cholesterol to control neuron signaling
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Brain cells regulate cholesterol to control neuron signaling

Cholesterol, a fat-like substance in the body best known for its role in cardiovascular health, also plays a key role in how neurons—foundational cells for the brain's ability to process and integrate information—communicate with one another. Now, research led by Vitaly A. Klyachko, a professor in the WashU Medicine Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, has shown that brain cells called astrocytes regulate cholesterol supply to modulate neuronal communication. The findings are published in the Journal of Cell Biology.

📅 2026-10-08 12:00:32    •    Phys.org
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Electronic stripes linked to unusual vortex states in a superconductor
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Electronic stripes linked to unusual vortex states in a superconductor

Superconductors, materials that can carry electric current with an electrical resistance of zero, have proved to be promising for the development of various technologies, including medical devices, particle accelerators and quantum computers. Studying these materials could help researchers uncover new physical states that could be useful for specific applications.

📅 2026-10-08 12:00:11    •    Phys.org
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Einstein Probe reveals a hidden phase of neutron star collisions
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Einstein Probe reveals a hidden phase of neutron star collisions

Einstein Probe revealed nearly 10 minutes of soft X-ray activity following a short gamma-ray burst, exposing a phase of neutron star mergers that previous missions may have missed. The prolonged emission could have been powered by a newly formed magnetar and may provide a valuable new counterpart to gravitational-wave signals.

📅 2026-10-08 10:06:06    •    ScienceDaily
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Why are dengue cases surging in Florida this year? An 'unlucky' combination of factors, experts say
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Why are dengue cases surging in Florida this year? An 'unlucky' combination of factors, experts say

Cases of dengue fever are surging in Florida, spurring several counties to declare a state of emergency.The state has seen 497 reported cases so far this year. Of those, 252, or about 51%, were caught locally, rather than brought to the state by travelers. The Florida Department of Health confirmed one woman's death from dengue fever in early September, marking the state's first known dengue death in almost a century.Prior to the past few years, most dengue cases reported in Florida were the result of travel. In other words, people caught the disease in other countries and then traveled to Florida, where their case was then diagnosed. At 245, the number of travel-related cases reported this ...

📅 2026-10-08 10:00:00    •    Live Science
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Healthy reef sounds can boost coral and fish recovery efforts
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Healthy reef sounds can boost coral and fish recovery efforts

Coral reefs are renowned for their visual beauty, but for the marine life they support, their sounds may be just as enticing. Two new studies led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal how underwater acoustic enrichment—the playback of sounds from healthy reefs—can help spur the recovery of degraded coral reefs and their fish communities.

📅 2026-10-08 09:00:14    •    Phys.org
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Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks
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Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

The European Space Agency–led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a "switchback" in the solar wind's magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter has traced its origin back to the sun's surface and revealed more about solar magnetism—the unruly instigator of dangerous solar storms.

📅 2026-10-08 09:00:10    •    Phys.org
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OpenAI claims we've entered the AGI era — has GPT-6 Astra really demonstrated general intelligence?
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OpenAI claims we've entered the AGI era — has GPT-6 Astra really demonstrated general intelligence?

OpenAI representatives claim that the recent launch of one of its latest models, GPT-6 Astra, marks the beginning of the artificial general intelligence (AGI) era — a hypothetical scenario in which artificial intelligence (AI) can learn and reason like humans. Following very recent claims from technology executives that we've now reached this milestone, how likely is this claim to stand up to scrutiny?Amid revelations that safety concerns have forced the company to abandon the planned rollout of GPT-6.1 Astra, independent researchers and benchmark creators warn that GPT-6 Astra's record-breaking scores rely on heavy prompt optimization rather than true general intelligence. This comes as exp...

📅 2026-10-08 09:00:00    •    Live Science
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Just 7 days of strength training started shrinking fat cells in mice
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Just 7 days of strength training started shrinking fat cells in mice

Just seven strength-training sessions helped obese mice shrink visceral fat cells and reactivate molecular pathways involved in burning stored fat, despite no change in overall body weight. The findings suggest some benefits of resistance exercise may begin long before weight loss becomes visible, though the results still need to be confirmed in humans.

📅 2026-10-08 08:33:40    •    ScienceDaily
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Scientists warn a popular vitamin D supplement may have a hidden downside
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Scientists warn a popular vitamin D supplement may have a hidden downside

Not all vitamin D supplements are created equal, and new research suggests that one popular form may have an unexpected downside. Scientists found that taking vitamin D2 can actually lower the body's levels of vitamin D3, the form naturally produced by sunlight and more effective at boosting overall vitamin D. Previous studies also suggest that vitamin D3 may provide stronger immune protection against viruses and bacteria.

📅 2026-10-08 04:06:26    •    ScienceDaily
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Working around men may make women feel worse about mistakes, study finds
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Working around men may make women feel worse about mistakes, study finds

We all make them, and we all make them at work: Mistakes on the job happen regardless of line of work, experience or gender. How employees feel about them and how they are perceived by others, however, differs. Women are more likely than men to perceive mistakes negatively—but this depends on whom they share the office with, a new study in Frontiers in Organizational Psychology has shown.

📅 2026-10-08 04:00:05    •    Phys.org
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