Basque Country researchers map heatwave vulnerability across three Spanish cities
A building-level assessment in Bilbao, Madrid and Cáceres points to sharp differences within cities and a possible way to target heat adaptation.
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Two acoustic experiments find topological signatures at gapless critical points
Separate studies in Nature report topological features at phase boundaries in engineered acoustic systems, challenging a conventional divide in how phase transitions are described.
Congressional experience linked to more constituent service in study of agency requests
A study of congressional contacts with federal agencies found that replacing an experienced lawmaker was associated with less constituent service and less policy work. The...
Michigan survey finds early voting strains smaller communities
A University of Michigan survey finds sharply different views of nine-day early voting among local officials, with costs and staffing a particular concern in smaller communities.
Ocean alkalinity researchers call for locally tailored carbon-removal projects
A new scientific perspective says coastal projects need local environmental checks, credible carbon accounting and community trust before broader adoption.
DGIST team reports bright, high-resolution stretchable quantum-dot display
A laboratory fabrication method produced stretchable light-emitting devices with high brightness and finely patterned pixels. Commercial performance remains untested.
TXS 2354+015 appears to be the most powerful known radio galaxy
Spectroscopy confirms a galaxy seen when the universe was less than 1.2 billion years old. Its estimated radio power exceeds the previous benchmark in the researchers’ comparison.
Mosasaur tail study links flexible tails to faster hunting bursts
A fossil-based model suggests long-tailed mosasaurs could launch faster attacks, while shorter-tailed relatives were better suited to sustained swimming. Their hunting styles...
Survey of 779 coaches finds gaps in confidence on female athlete needs
Coaches in Norway and Sweden rated several topics concerning female athletes as important but rated their own knowledge lower. Separate interviews show why communication...
NASA details research and station upgrades for SpaceX’s next cargo flight
NASA now targets no earlier than October 13 for a Dragon flight carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies, research equipment and the station’s final roll-out solar arrays.
NASA announces heliophysics proposal opportunity with November deadline
The call covers sounding rockets, high-altitude balloons and CubeSats, with separate requirements for scientific investigations and technology demonstrations.
NASA sets Oct. 9 departure for Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft
The CRS-24 spacecraft is scheduled to leave the International Space Station after delivering more than 11,000 pounds of cargo. Its departure and re-entry have yet to take place.
NASA opens Artemis II lunar science archive with more than 11,000 images
The public release includes images, video, crew audio and annotations from April’s lunar flyby, giving researchers a new record to examine alongside spacecraft data.
Jaguar unveils £130,000 Type 01 EV targeting wealthier technology buyers
The electric four-door GT replaces its rear window with a camera and moves Jaguar upmarket. Sales are planned for early 2027, with deliveries expected later that year.
Australian privacy regulator investigates maker of HeyCyan smart glasses app
The inquiry into Shenzhen Qingcheng follows unanswered questions about how smart glasses record, store and share personal information.
Scientists who trust technology to solve climate change report less climate action
A survey of scientists in 115 countries links stronger faith in technological solutions with fewer reported civic actions and lifestyle changes. The findings do not establish...
Google DeepMind releases EmbeddingGemma 2 for local search across text, images, audio and video
The 740-million-parameter model adds media inputs to Google's earlier text embedding model. Its weights are available under Apache 2.0, while performance and device memory...
NASA researchers sampled a wildfire cloud after an unexpected Idaho eruption
The INSPYRE team flew through a plume from the Wildhorse grass fire. Its measurements may help answer how fire-driven clouds move and change smoke, but analysis remains ahead.