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Science · 2026-10-05 · 1 min read Ultrasound and plant-made catalyst speed quinoline synthesis A study reports a water-based method for producing antioxidant quinoline-chromene compounds in 15 minutes with a recyclable nanocatalyst.

Science · 2026-10-04 · 1 min Ribose may have helped keep life’s boron chemistry alive A study suggests a sugar delivered by meteorites could have protected itself while changing the mineral-rich waters where early life emerged. Science · 2026-10-03 · 1 min Study maps how the brain rebuilds knowledge from scrambled lessons Research identifies two stages of brain activity involved in turning temporally disordered learning materials into an organised understanding of complex physics. Science · 2026-10-02 · 1 min Cryo-EM reveals an intermediate state in voltage-gated K+ channels A study of a modified Shaker channel shows how partial voltage-sensor activation can influence a still-closed pore. Science · 2026-10-01 · 1 min Thianthrenium salts enable safer, broader carbene transfer Nature reports a thianthrenium-based route to cyclopropanes that expands the range of usable reaction partners while improving prospects for safer scale-up. Science · 2026-09-30 · 1 min New nickel catalyst broadens aryl bromide coupling chemistry A ligand and light-driven activation strategy enables nickel-catalysed coupling of electron-rich aryl bromides with several classes of nucleophile at very low catalyst loadings. Science · 2026-09-29 · 1 min Microbial secretions emerge as major contributors to soil carbon Research reported by nature.com finds that microbial extracellular substances can feed the mineral-bound carbon pool as strongly as the remains of dead cells. Science · 2026-09-28 · 1 min Two new land snail species identified in northern Montenegro Scientists have formally described two Montenegro snails after combining shell studies, anatomy and DNA evidence from citizen-science expeditions. Science · 2026-09-27 · 1 min Arctic bacteria use acetone pathway to capture carbon dioxide Genomic and transcriptomic evidence links an Arctic Ocean bacterium to acetone carboxylation, a metabolism that may strengthen its ability to build cellular material. Science · 2026-09-26 · 1 min New phage Tn-seq method maps essential genes and adds genetic cargo A genome-wide tool has been developed to study phage genes, predict their activity and engineer phages with new genetic material. Science · 2026-09-25 · 1 min Stem-cell breakthrough produces human hindbrain motor neurons Stanford researchers have grown functional human hindbrain motor neurons, creating a new laboratory model for studying SMA, ALS and related conditions. Science · 2026-09-24 · 1 min Distant stellar stream offers new way to map dark matter Astronomers have detected a globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way and used it to estimate dark matter in its host galaxy. Science · 2026-09-21 · 1 min Bacterial sugar boosts experimental cancer vaccine in mice A nanoparticle made from a lactic acid bacterium’s sugar improved immune responses and enhanced checkpoint therapy in melanoma studies. Science · 2026-09-20 · 1 min Telescope study sharpens estimate of helium made after the Big Bang Observations of 15 chemically primitive galaxies have reduced uncertainty in the universe’s original helium abundance to 0.5%. Science · 2026-09-19 · 1 min SORLA protects mice from tau-related brain damage, study finds Research in mice suggests that raising levels of the brain protein SORLA may limit tau accumulation, brain shrinkage and loss of neural connections. Science · 2026-09-19 · 1 min Study links cysteine toxicity to iron overload in mitochondria Research from Rockefeller University shows how excess cysteine releases stored iron, damages mitochondria and kills cells. Science · 2026-09-10 · 1 min New Jurassic belemnite was the broadest ever found Two Wyoming fossils have revealed a newly named belemnite species with an unusually wide, barrel-shaped skeleton. Science · 2026-09-09 · 1 min Scientists Debate Potential Alien Life Discovery A comprehensive examination of the scientific consensus emerging from hundreds of researchers weighing in on potential extraterrestrial life findings. Science · 2026-09-06 · 1 min Science and the Afterlife: Evidence or Mystery Exploring what neuroscience, physics, and medical research reveal—and don't reveal—about consciousness after death. Science · 2026-09-06 · 1 min Science Explains Death and Afterlife Exploring what neuroscience, physics, and biology reveal about consciousness, the dying process, and whether scientific frameworks can address life's ultimate mystery. Science · 2026-09-05 · 1 min Quirky Science Wins Ig Nobel Recognition Unconventional research into cockroach milk and nasal aerodynamics earns prestigious Ig Nobel Prize recognition for advancing human knowledge in unexpected ways. Science · 2026-09-05 · 1 min Quirky Science Wins Recognition at Ig Nobel Unconventional researchers studying cockroach milk and nasal aerodynamics receive prestigious Ig Nobel prizes for legitimately curious scientific inquiry. Science · 2026-09-05 · 1 min Quirky Science Earns Ig Nobel Recognition Unconventional research on cockroach milk and nasal dynamics receives prestigious Ig Nobel prizes, highlighting the importance of curiosity-driven science. Science · 2026-09-05 · 1 min Daily Steps: Science Debunks 10,000-Step Myth A groundbreaking study reveals the 10,000-step daily goal lacks scientific foundation, identifying the evidence-based step count that actually matters for health.