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Physicists sank a telescope 1.5 miles under the sea to put Einstein's relativity to the test

A half-built neutrino telescope on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea searched for cracks in one of physics' most basic invariances. It came up empty, but its limits rival those of detectors many times its size.

Live Science · EN

One-third of babies diagnosed with peanut allergy don't actually have one, study hints

New findings suggest that "food challenges" can help prevent children from being saddled with unnecessary allergy diagnoses.

Live Science · EN

The hidden cost of flexible work in academia: women do more parenting

Nature, Published online: 05 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03568-0 Policies designed to keep women in the workforce could be entrenching gendered parenting roles.

Nature News · EN

Marginal oil and gas wells have outsized pollution impact

Low-producing oil and gas wells in the US account for 5 per cent of national oil and gas production but produce 40 per cent of the industry's methane emissions

New Scientist · EN

How George Clinton’s Mothership landed onstage in 1976

Fifty years after its spectacular debut, George Clinton’s smoke-spewing spaceship remains a marvel of live-music technology and Afrofuturist imagination

Scientific American · EN

Hundreds of stunning Ice Age drawings discovered inside Spanish cave

The find includes 280 pieces of art, including 55 depictions of animals

Scientific American · EN

Scientists turn viruses into weapons against deadly superbugs

Scientists are advancing a promising new way to fight antibiotic-resistant infections by using viruses that specifically target and kill harmful bacteria. An international team has released the first coordinated guidelines for personalized phage therapy, offering a roadmap for safely bringing this experimental treatment into clinical practice. Early findings are encouraging, with one study reporting improvement in 77% of patients and the disappearance of targeted bacteria in 61%.

ScienceDaily · EN

A tiny supercurrent could unlock quantum information without destroying it

Researchers have proposed a breakthrough technique for reading quantum information without destroying the delicate states that make quantum computers work. By detecting an electrical signal generated by the qubit itself, their method achieved up to 99.85% accuracy in simulations and could make future quantum computers simpler and more efficient.

ScienceDaily · EN

Scientists solve 30-year-old mystery and discover a hidden defense against inflammation

Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery and uncovered a hidden immune system defense that protects healthy cells from the very inflammation meant to fight infections. The surprising discovery could lead to new approaches for treating cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and other conditions involving excessive inflammation.

ScienceDaily · EN

Goodbye, cavities? Scientists create gel that could regrow tooth enamel

Scientists have developed a revolutionary gel that could regrow lost tooth enamel by harnessing minerals naturally found in saliva, potentially overcoming one of dentistry’s biggest limitations. The regenerated enamel behaves much like healthy enamel, raising hopes for a simple treatment that could repair damaged teeth, prevent decay, and reduce sensitivity.

ScienceDaily · EN

Scientists discover mysterious “lonely” brain waves linked to memory loss

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer’s-related protein buildup, disrupted brain waves during deep sleep, and fading memory. The findings suggest that hidden changes in how the brain processes memories overnight may contribute to age-related memory loss long before Alzheimer’s symptoms appear.

ScienceDaily · EN

400,000-year-old teeth reveal a stunning twist in human evolution

A groundbreaking discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution, revealing that an ancient human species once thought to be an evolutionary dead end may have left genetic traces in people alive today. By extracting proteins from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth discovered in China, scientists uncovered evidence suggesting that these early humans interbred with Denisovans, another mysterious ancient human group. That genetic connection may have eventually reached modern populations in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

ScienceDaily · EN

A clever molecular trick unlocks previously impossible properties in glass

Scientists have discovered how to reprogram the internal structure of glass using a special molecule that rearranges chemical bonds while lowering the melting temperature. The breakthrough could unlock entirely new glass materials with precisely controlled magnetic and optical properties, opening possibilities for advanced electronics, sensors, and other technologies.

ScienceDaily · EN

Scientists discover that a clogged filter could revolutionize oil refining

Scientists have developed a remarkable new membrane that separates crude oil at room temperature, using the oil itself to create microscopic filtration channels. The breakthrough could cut refining energy consumption by nearly 32%, carbon emissions by almost 38%, and operating costs by 36%, potentially transforming one of the world's most energy-intensive industries.

ScienceDaily · EN

Researchers highlight ferroptosis's dual roles in plant immunity

When plants encounter pathogens, they can defend themselves by rapidly killing infected cells to restrict pathogen spread. This immune response, known as the hypersensitive response (HR), was first described in 1915. However, the molecular mechanism underlying HR cell death remained poorly understood for more than a century.

Phys.org · EN

Microbial growth in simulated Mars conditions could guide search for life

A new experiment reveals that Earth's microbes can grow in harsh conditions similar to what may exist just below the surface of Mars, suggesting new directions in the search for potential cellular life on the red planet.

Phys.org · EN

What sorts of nudges win wallet share in the attention economy?

Nudges—the subtle interventions that encourage people to make beneficial decisions without forcing them into these choices—are a popular marketing tool widely used for a variety of social causes and business purposes. But their effectiveness depends on finding the right combination of context and content, says Siddharth Bhattacharya, an assistant professor of information systems and operations management at the Costello College of Business.

Phys.org · EN

Swiss Army knife of the Hawaiian Islands—how an endangered bird drills into trees to find food

There are no woodpeckers on the Hawaiian Islands, but a little yellow bird called the 'akiapōlāʻau (Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow) has evolved an unusual beak to drill into branches to find food.

Phys.org · EN

Webb Space Telescope's little red dots could hold key to first black holes

Johns Hopkins researchers searching the expanse of the universe for the existence of the first black holes are zeroing in on little red dots that may hold the key to the theoretical phenomenon.

Phys.org · EN

New statistical method eliminates AI estimation bias in econometrics

A new research paper describes a statistical framework that resolves significant calculation biases caused by artificial intelligence in econometric models. The method, two-step extraction, removes estimation bias when researchers measure the business or economic effects of variables extracted using machine learning algorithms from unstructured data such as photos and consumer text.

Phys.org · EN

Which infinity is bigger? Under alternative mathematical rules, a 2D map emerges

It is one of the great questions of mathematics: What does "infinity" actually mean? Which infinities are larger than others? Can infinities be arranged in a sequence, like the rungs of an endless ladder, so that for any two of them we can always say which one lies above the other?

Phys.org · EN

Young children like sharks, but fear grows with age

Most young children like sharks, with almost seven in 10 describing them in a positive light, but a new study has found that associations between sharks and fear become more common as children get older.

Phys.org · EN

7,500 Light-Years From Earth, A Cat’s Head Appears

A beautiful new NASA image of the Carina Nebula The post 7,500 Light-Years From Earth, A Cat’s Head Appears appeared first on Nautilus .

Nautilus · EN

Life by the Numbers — November 5, 2026

An automatically generated look at today's numbers.

The Code Room · EN