The Brutalist Report

Phys

• Spot a baby bird on the ground? Don't be tempted to bird‑nap it [6h]
• The wasps that horrified Darwin reveal evolution's one-way streets [6h]
• Air holes turn silicon wafers into flat ultraviolet focusing mirrors for compact optics [7h]
• How a metabolite protects the enzyme that consumes it [7h]
• New method measures microplastics in the air using an uncrewed aerial system [7h]
• Future warming events will outdo the extreme heat waves of the recent past, new study finds [8h]
• Light-powered method resurrects 'dead-end' compounds for drug discovery [8h]
• Quantum gas microscope reveals individual atoms in first tunable three-component Hubbard system [8h]
• European forests need to solve two crises—but not necessarily in one place [9h]
• MTG-I2 satellite delivers remarkable first images, capturing a weather view of Europe every 2.5 minutes [9h]
• High-precision timeline helps clarify an ancient magma surge in the North Cascades [9h]
• AI won't ever make a historically accurate film—but it could help archaeology create better stories [9h]
• AI points researchers toward new disease targets hidden in mitochondria [9h]
• Redefining honesty in a crisis: Why truth alone is not enough [10h]
• 'Mega heat waves' strengthened by interaction between soil moisture, atmospheric pressure and temperature [10h]
• Fruit fly study offers clues to insect survival in a hotter, drier world [10h]
• Beyond trial and error: A framework for AI-driven solid-electrolyte discovery [10h]
• Smart packaging film 'lights up' under UV as meat loses freshness [10h]
• Noise pollution changes biology or behavior in 80% of animal species studied [10h]
• The worse climate change gets, the harder it becomes to stop it [10h]
• SynFit guides enzyme engineering by balancing several useful traits at once [11h]
• 'I heard a barnacle'—how paying attention to nature's background noise can reveal animal secrets [11h]
• Vibrating mirrors of light create analog of a black hole event horizon [11h]
• The John Lewis Christmas ad captures the deep need for grandmothers [11h]
• Atom-scale model could help improve material growth for advanced electronics [11h]
• States tax sports betting heavily, but gamblers may barely feel it [11h]
• Scientists achieve record-breaking low temperature on China's space station, paving the way for new physics experiments [11h]
• Evolutionary history and genetic basis of spruce diversification revealed [12h]
• Researchers establish G0 founder population carrying targeted mutations in marine mollusks [12h]
• Technique that spots tRNAs in action could accelerate drug development for inherited diseases [12h]
• New method for upcycling polyethylene is suitable for mass production as a raw material for nylon [12h]
• Robot successfully builds space structure in first autonomous construction demo [12h]
• New 3D microscope packs many imaging tools into one system [12h]
• World-first successful wild release of endangered broad-headed snake [13h]
• Tiny biodegradable particles poke openings in skin to boost topical drug delivery [13h]
• Oh boy, all girls again: Research tracks sea turtle sex ratios [13h]
• How foreign investment can strengthen African governments' control over land [13h]
• Microplastic pollution could be changing the color of the Pacific Ocean [13h]
• The spring mountain butterfly has been spotted for the first time beneath power lines [14h]
• Mineral-forming method removes more than 99% of radioactive technetium from liquid waste [14h]
• Beyond green claims: Understanding how consumers evaluate sustainable products [14h]
• Release of largest dataset to date on wildlife in Europe [14h]
• From chaos to 'intelligent' soft matter—how tiny chemical differences guide droplets into ordered structures [14h]
• Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors [15h]
• Why bandicoots and bilbies evolved such different snouts [15h]
• Paired but out of step: Why electron pairing alone is not enough for room-temperature superconductivity [15h]
• Higher grocery prices linked to worse food insufficiency, mental health [15h]
• Social media could improve disaster aid coordination, review finds [15h]
• 2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor [16h]
• Innovative study tests how people respond to flood warnings under pressure [16h]
• A galaxy nicknamed Misty Moons offers a glimpse of early star formation [16h]
• Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe [16h]
• Autistic children benefited from online literacy instruction during COVID pandemic [16h]
• Positive views of caregiving nearly double for dementia caregivers after support program [17h]
• Forests or underground storage? New metric compares risks of carbon removal projects [19h]
• High-elevation terraces suggest faster-than-expected uplift in southern Italy [19h]
• Can AI learn to understand nature? Scientists set out a roadmap for the future of ecology [19h]
• Cancer-linked gene uses 'shortcut' to trigger cell division [19h]
• Bear necessities: Indian techie builds wildlife alert [20h]