The Brutalist Report

Phys

Ancient graves and DNA uncover family bonds that went beyond genetics [5h]
Information from starquakes provides theoretical evidence for 'fossilized' magnetism in stars [5h]
When the boss burns out, the whole team loses energy, trust and performance [7h]
Free online lipid network aims to unite researchers and speed collaboration worldwide [9h]
Predictably unpredictable: Building resilient crops for a changing world [10h]
New research exposes the deadly exploitation of migrant fishers in poorly regulated waters [11h]
Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios [11h]
How hidden soil fungi 'steal' bacterial DNA to control the rain [12h]
New 'molecular handle' uses common amino acid to build complex medicines [12h]
Building 'green' protection for fragile enzymes [12h]
Low-cost robotic chemistry system can be built and deployed in any lab [12h]
A new fruit wash removes pesticides and extends shelf life [12h]
GenAI could push consumer research toward generic, biased results [12h]
Compact CRISPR system unlocks targeted in-body gene editing, with up to 90% efficiency [12h]
Protein clusters reshape cell movement and may help cells build amino acids faster [12h]
Rivers in the sky are driving stronger and more predictable floods, new study finds [13h]
Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship—including descent, DNA analysis reveals [13h]
Self-interacting dark matter may solve three cosmic puzzles [13h]
Satellites reveal city methane emissions are rising faster than official estimates [13h]
Balancing catalyst functions for improved low-temperature methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide [13h]
Designing better membrane proteins by embracing imperfection [13h]
Tiny crystal defects solve decades-old mystery in organic light emitters [13h]
Oxide-based sensor opens door to greener, faster, more accurate quality testing of food [13h]
Light tightens young pea stems, revealing a new brake on plant growth [13h]
Quantum sensors get a precision boost as 2D defects reveal their hidden timing [13h]
New research on cellular redox reactions sheds light on the path of neurodegenerative diseases [13h]
Video shows that sunbirds suck, while hummingbirds don't [13h]
Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the story of their lunar journey—and update some classic Apollo images [14h]
From ship wakes to soft tissues: Exploring fluid and solid surface-wave physics [14h]
Combining ion pumps and click chemistry enables precise drug release in the body [14h]
Physicists discover how reverse to 'quantum scrambling' [14h]
Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming rate. This isn't normal [14h]
Why do some stars in the galactic center survive while others are destroyed? [14h]
Plants use a protein-tagging complex to control stress survival, study finds [14h]
Small, medium-sized independent US firms adapted well to minimum wage hikes, as did workers [14h]
Rapid method uncovers hidden structures in materials—including elusive quasicrystals [14h]
Disrupting genome architecture selectively impairs developmental genes [14h]
Teaching critical thinking may help teens resist fake news, AI slop and online harm [15h]
Date palm waste yields bio-oil, unlocking energy use for 150 million trees [15h]
Vitamin B12 drives inherited behavioral changes across generations in roundworms [15h]
These nanotweezers grab thousands of tiny cell packets in seconds and expose their hidden cargo [15h]
Fixing Baltimore's unequal weather data coverage [15h]
Math model reveals how life may have switched on from Earth's primordial soup [15h]
Beneath this cemetery, 5.5 million wild bees form a giant underground city vital to spring pollination [15h]
Longer-term plankton species diversity is independent of ocean mixing, study finds [15h]
Museum fossil reveals that extinct giant echidnas once roamed Australia [16h]
What is the chance of a message in a bottle being found? [16h]
Unlocking unusual superconductivity in a lightweight element [16h]
Is the moon more iron-rich than what we thought? [16h]
A tiny twist and synthetic diamond put superconductivity on a switch, opening a new route to lossless electronics [16h]
Recent advances in the precise nanoscale construction of g-C₃N₄ catalysts [16h]
A cheaper, more sustainable way to manufacture breakthrough HIV drug Lenacapavir [16h]
Improved weather forecasts could reduce heat deaths as climate warms [17h]
Lost village on Yorkshire hill may hold secret to long-term prosperity [17h]
Cracking a 16-year proton mystery as ultra-precise hydrogen measurements confirm a smaller-than-expected core [17h]
Lost seal of Edward the Confessor resurfaces after going missing for 40 years [17h]
What fish redistribution in the Mediterranean is telling us about species' climate resilience [17h]
Beyond blunders: British political studies and successful public policy [17h]
See and hear galaxies evolve from the dawn of the universe [17h]
AI maps 20,000 everyday interactions to reveal how social situations are structured [17h]
Efforts to end child marriage in Malawi leave out local knowledge, culture, research finds [18h]
First Proba-3 science: Surprisingly speedy solar wind found in inner corona [18h]
Mount Etna breaks volcano rules, tapping 80-kilometer-deep magma in a rare fourth category of eruption [18h]
AI pricing could mean everyone pays a different price [18h]
Future-proofing livestock vaccines by anticipating viruses' next moves [18h]
Program helps couples face challenges together [18h]
Link between pollinators and diverse landscapes is a two-way street [19h]
Ultrasound creates light inside the body, opening a new path to targeted treatments [19h]
The sun is tearing an asteroid to pieces, and Earth is now flying through the fallout [19h]
Dead leaves now linger longer in Veluwe forests as acidic soils suppress decay [19h]
In Arizona's desert, tiny ants turn into living hygienists, climbing inside bigger ants' mandibles and cleaning them [19h]
A counterintuitive molecular behavior opens new possibilities for cancer radiotherapy [19h]
From curiosity to conservation: How citizen science is teaching children and adults to see, experience nature [20h]
A tabletop ring of atoms brings the universe's doomsday vacuum collapse into the lab [20h]
Powerful imaging pulls lost ocean life from 445-million-year-old stone and exposes a hidden extinction record [20h]
The moon just got a new scar [20h]
Revived Nubian royal robes shed light on prestige and authority in a lost Christian kingdom [20h]
Always on, always stressed: Digital work tools may blur boundaries and harm well-being [20h]
Between eternal night and day, the faces of two cousins of Earth [21h]
Happy 69th birthday to Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity [21h]
Space worms! A microscopic crew goes into orbit to support future moon missions [21h]
As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in space [21h]
'Ghost tunnels' guide sound waves in one direction while staying invisible to others [21h]
Can weight loss help short-muzzled dogs breathe easier? [21h]
Nanodiscs capture HIV and Ebola surface proteins in lifelike membranes for vaccine design [22h]
Deportations and street arrests have risen exponentially, researchers find [22h]
Gold nanorod makes spinning light when struck off-center by an electron beam [22h]
Painkillers prevent pain responses in Norway lobsters, intensifying the case against boiling them alive [22h]
Cacti fungal endophytes may help cacao tolerate drought [23h]
Small talk surprises: Nine experiments show 'boring' topics feel more enjoyable [23h]
From river stain to your cup of tea: The secret world of tannins [23h]
Global warming is changing the hatching of bees and wasps [23h]