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Francis Halzen wins Nobel physics prize for IceCube neutrino discoveries Science

Francis Halzen wins Nobel physics prize for IceCube neutrino discoveries

The 2026 physics Nobel recognizes Francis Halzen’s work using Antarctic ice to detect high-energy neutrinos from the distant universe.

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Nobel medicine prize honors pioneers of light-controlled brain research Science

Nobel medicine prize honors pioneers of light-controlled brain research

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel receive the 2026 Nobel for discoveries behind optogenetics.

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Light-activated material offers a new route to hydrogen production Science

Light-activated material offers a new route to hydrogen production

Oregon State researchers report a sulfur-based mechanism for producing hydrogen without an added metal cocatalyst, with commercial benefits still unproven.

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Study suggests animal origins may reach back 800 million years Science

Study suggests animal origins may reach back 800 million years

An Oxford-led study challenges fossil dating assumptions and places possible animal origins 800–700 million years ago, while stressing that proof remains elusive.

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Florida Keys study finds temporary shades reduce coral paling during heat stress Science

Florida Keys study finds temporary shades reduce coral paling during heat stress

A field trial found that small underwater shades helped two brain coral species retain or regain color during a marine heatwave, but researchers say the method is limited to selected colonies.

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Study Links Long Spaceflights to Higher Hip Fracture Rates in Astronauts Science

Study Links Long Spaceflights to Higher Hip Fracture Rates in Astronauts

A peer-reviewed study found higher hip fracture rates after spaceflights longer than 90 days, while researchers caution that the astronaut cohort is small.

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Astronomers Find Ten-Minute X-Ray Signal After Brief Cosmic Burst Science

Astronomers Find Ten-Minute X-Ray Signal After Brief Cosmic Burst

A newly published study links a prolonged X-ray flash to a short gamma-ray burst, offering a new way to study possible neutron-star mergers.

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NASA Sets Uncrewed Starliner Test Before Return to Astronaut Flights Science

NASA Sets Uncrewed Starliner Test Before Return to Astronaut Flights

NASA and Boeing plan an uncrewed Starliner cargo flight as early as December or January, with astronaut flights targeted for 2028 after further safety work.

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Juice makes Earth flyby as Swedish sensor begins first science observations Science

Juice makes Earth flyby as Swedish sensor begins first science observations

Sweden's space physics institute says a newly activated sensor is observing Earth's space environment during ESA's scheduled Juice flyby.

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Astronomers trace black hole jets through gas beyond galaxies Science

Astronomers trace black hole jets through gas beyond galaxies

A directional hydrogen glow links black hole jets to gas far outside galaxies, offering a new test of how the jets may influence star formation.

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NASA Restores Swift’s Gamma-Ray Alert System as Orbit Continues to Decay Science

NASA Restores Swift’s Gamma-Ray Alert System as Orbit Continues to Decay

NASA has restored Swift's gamma-ray detector and automatic burst follow-up, but says orbital decay may end science observations in October.

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NASA-ISRO Satellite Maps Kamchatka Volcano Eruption in Radar Time-Lapse Science

NASA-ISRO Satellite Maps Kamchatka Volcano Eruption in Radar Time-Lapse

NASA and ISRO released a radar time-lapse showing lava spreading from Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano, demonstrating how NISAR can track hazards.

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