Nature +1UTG AdvancesEnzyme-enhanced polyesters break down faster even on the seabed — Show the summaryThe group incorporated enzymes into compostable polyesters and tested the films at sea. Results indicate faster degradation even at depth, but this remains materials research, not a solution deployed at scale.
Research Le Scienze +3 AdvancesOpenAI releases 722 AI-generated mathematics manuscripts — Show the summaryOpenAI has released 722 manuscripts produced by a non-public model. Three were withdrawn within a day, and the corpus is still under review.
Mongabay +2CL AdvancesKites and eye-marked buoys reduce accidental auk catches — Show the summaryTen fishers compared gillnets with and without visual deterrents, monitored by cameras and GPS from October 2023 to March 2025. Treated nets caught fewer auks, including guillemots and razorbills.
Research Phys.org +1 AdvancesMother bats’ heart rates rise at their pups’ calls — Show the summaryA peer-reviewed study recorded the ECGs of four mothers during playback of calls from their own pups, unrelated pups and an adult male. Their heart rates rose in response to their own offspring’s vocalisations.
Research MIT News +1PPO AdvancesAI historian traces a genealogy of randomness in models — Show the summaryBenjamin Lindquist argues that 20th-century AI engineers introduced randomness to explore creativity and irregularities in thought. This is an interpretative historical thesis, not a technical account of current hallucinations.
Research ScienceDaily +3LUH AdvancesSome radioactive particles at Chornobyl remain stable after decades — Show the summaryResearchers examined six radioactive particles collected in the Chornobyl area using synchrotron X-ray diffraction.
Research Focus +3AJUMF AdvancesPrimordial helium measured with 0.5% uncertainty — Show the summaryUsing Large Binocular Telescope spectroscopy, the LBT Yp project estimated a primordial helium mass fraction of 0.2458 ± 0.0013. The measurement relies on selected present-day galaxies and systematic modelling.
AFP via France 24 +4POGF AdvancesFinland approves Onkalo, its underground nuclear waste repository — Show the summaryThe government has licensed Posiva to store spent nuclear fuel more than 400 metres underground, until 2070. The facility still needs the safety authority’s final inspection before operations can begin.
Reuters +4 LongevityFrance identifies its first human case of Shamonda virus — Show the summaryFrench authorities report the first identified human case of Shamonda virus, usually associated with livestock. The patient was in hospital for another condition and later died; the material does not establish a link to the death.
Reuters +3UE AbundanceEuropean Parliament awards 2026 Sakharov Prize to the ICC and its officials — Show the summaryAccording to Reuters, the prize was awarded to the International Criminal Court and its officials. There is insufficient official European Parliament material: the report needs editorial verification and does not demonstrate the Court’s effectiveness.
Research Nautilus +3NPRS AdvancesStudy of 51 dogs finds links between sounds and shapes — Show the summaryIn a listening-and-looking task, 51 adult dogs tended to look longer at bouba-rounded shape and kiki-angular shape pairings. The preliminary finding suggests the effect may not be uniquely human.
Research Geophysical Research Letters +1GRL山SU AdvancesVan Allen Probe A observes a four-band ion cyclotron event — Show the summaryThe study analyses a single event in data from Van Allen Probe A. Its spectrum suggests four ion populations and their vertical extent; the interpretation remains tied to one event.
Research ScienceDaily +3 AdvancesAmes crater dates to about 370 million years ago — Show the summaryA peer-reviewed study redates the Ames impact structure in Oklahoma to about 370 million years ago. The new dating uses zircons altered by the impact and changes its place in the history of North American impacts.
Research La Gazzetta dello Sport +2GDSFDN AdvancesGoat cheese yeasts show adaptations to dairy environments — Show the summaryThe research analysed Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from traditional goat cheese fermentation in the Yaghnob Valley.
ESA +3 AdvancesSophie Adenot completes three spacewalks in under 15 days — Show the summaryESA astronaut Sophie Adenot carried out three extravehicular activities in under 15 days. They supported International Space Station maintenance, the installation of a communications antenna and preparations for…
Research MED +1MEICR LongevityReview examines 92 drug trials to prevent cancer — Show the summaryThe systematic review compares the success of different classes of drug intervention across 45 years of studies and examines possible predictors. Its model concerns trial endpoints, not universal effectiveness or clinical adoption.
Research Mondosanità LongevityUS study links two drugs to higher survival in metastatic prostate cancer — Show the summaryA study of 3,404 US men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer linked enzalutamide or apalutamide to 84.7% two-year survival, versus 77.8% with abiraterone. The finding adds comparative evidence for treatment decisions.
Research Rai News +1 LongevityStudy maps how Andes hantavirus enters human cells — Show the summaryA Nature study maps how Andes hantavirus fits the human PCDH1 receptor into a deep pocket in its surface spike. The preclinical finding identifies a possible target for antivirals designed to block the virus entering cells.
la Repubblica +1GUR AbundanceItaly’s repair law adds a year of cover after repairs — Show the summaryItaly has brought EU right-to-repair rules into force, adding a year of seller liability when consumers choose repair under a legal guarantee. Makers must offer technically possible repairs for covered goods beyond it, at a reasonable price and time.
elDiario.es +2EERTVELC WorldBasque government signs memorandum to retain 510 protected homes in San Sebastián — Show the summaryThe Basque Government has signed a memorandum to buy the surface rights to 510 rental homes in San Sebastián for about €100 million. The proposed purchase could keep homes for about 1,700 residents in public protected housing after 2028.
World Nuclear News +2WNNNOWC EnergyWestinghouse invests USD1 billion in US advanced nuclear fuel plant — Show the summaryWestinghouse is investing about USD1 billion in a South Carolina building to make 5%-to-8%-enriched reactor fuel, with production targeted for 2030. Construction is under way, potentially expanding US supplies for reactors able to use it.
The Maritime Executive +1MES27 AbundanceIraq starts Gulf container service from UAE after 50 years — Show the summaryIraq’s Basrah has left Jebel Ali to begin an eight-day container shuttle to Umm Qasr, the national carrier’s first regular Gulf service in more than half a century. The 902-TEU route adds a maritime option for Iraqi imports amid reliance on land diversions.
Preprint Scientific American +2 AdvancesPhysicists control a single antimatter particle for months — Show the summaryPhysicists trapped, cooled and read the quantum state of one positron for months without destroying it. The one-particle system opens a route to more precise comparisons between matter and antimatter.
Research ANSA +1 ConsciousnessMouse study links brain cells to threat avoidance after a synthetic cannabinoid — Show the summaryA peer-reviewed mouse study found that a synthetic cannabinoid increased predator-odour avoidance and activity in central-amygdala somatostatin neurons. Silencing the neurons reduced avoidance, mapping a circuit for research on cannabinoid-related anxiety.
