The Brutalist Report

Phys

• Your cat is likely to live longer if you don't let them roam—new study [37d]
• What's it like to be a bat? Scientists develop new solution to the puzzle of animal minds [37d]
• The Rubin Observatory's LSST will detect imminent impactors before they crash into Earth [37d]
• Island warbler study finds immune genes shape gut bacteria in the wild [37d]
• DNA origami vaccine rivals mRNA shots while being easier to store and manufacture [37d]
• New view of 'frameshifting' shows how genetic info can get 'lost in translation' [37d]
• Earth's ice is melting: Where and how fast? [37d]
• Plants pause, play and fast-forward their growth depending on types of climate stress [37d]
• AI weather models show promise for hurricane forecasts, but new study finds key physical limitations [37d]
• Goal-setting apps can backfire if goals are too easy—or too hard [37d]
• Researchers use AI to develop RNA-based synthetic NAND switch in living cells [37d]
• Highlighting the hidden climate cost of the Israel–Gaza war [37d]
• Corpses leave clues behind in the soil long after they're gone [37d]
• Howler monkey ancestors began eating leaves 13 million years ago, changing course of primate history in South America [37d]
• As wildfires intensify, researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction [37d]
• Study finds nanocube cation exchange can begin on one face, not six [37d]
• Fiber setup compresses mid-infrared pulses to 187 femtoseconds using just 80 watts [37d]
• Microplastic biofilms carry genes that could alter nutrient cycling in estuaries [37d]
• Female aggression, not just mate choice, may speed mosquitofish speciation [37d]
• Florida's most at-risk bat moves into safer artificial roosts [37d]
• Uncovering the hidden bacteria often mistaken for cholera [37d]
• Fish study shows that sexual harassment behavior might matter for ecosystems [37d]
• Generative AI could empower girls in STEM [37d]
• Stacked quantum materials enable precise spin control without external magnetic fields [37d]
• Simulations suggest a breakthrough in understanding how turbulence develops [37d]
• Fluid simulation at unprecedented scale provides toolkit for fundamental physics and applied fluid engineering [37d]
• Artificial kinetochores take the pressure off aging chromosomes during meiosis [37d]
• Golden lancehead genome reveals how genes responsible for venom toxins evolved [37d]
• Heavy water expands energy potential of carbon nanotube yarns [37d]
• Entangled molecules can capture sulfate, offering future solutions for water purification and environmental monitoring [37d]
• Centuries of net-negative emissions are required to secure a safe climate future, two studies suggest [37d]
• Titanium complexes cleanly edit the core skeleton of highly stable organic compounds [37d]
• Study explores why consumers stick with the familiar or try something new [37d]
• How climate-friendly is insect protein really? [37d]
• Compact vacuum ultraviolet laser may improve nanotechnology and power nuclear clocks [37d]
• Galaxy-group motion suggests slower expansion in our cosmic neighborhood [37d]
• Astronomers collect rare evidence of two planets colliding [37d]
• Friendly fungi hijack plant regulator to promote symbiosis [37d]
• King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change [37d]
• New method reveals hidden stereochemical forms of oxidation in antibody drugs [37d]
• Twisted bilayer photonic crystals dynamically tune light's handedness [37d]
• Bromacker deposit is 4 million years older than previously thought, new dating reveals [37d]
• How volcanic eruptions and internal climate cycles jointly shape Asian monsoon rainfall [37d]
• Dolphin mass strandings in Patagonia linked to killer whales [37d]
• Photonic 'ski jumps' efficiently beam light into free space [37d]
• Climate extremes hinder early development in young birds, research shows [37d]
• Trouble swallowing? A nanogel tweak may keep therapeutic stem cells alive longer [38d]
• Despite their contrasting reputations, bonobos and chimpanzees show similar levels of aggression in zoos [38d]
• Simple 'cocktail' of amino acids dramatically boosts power of mRNA therapies and CRISPR gene editing [38d]
• 3D-printed rattlesnake reveals how the rattle is a warning signal [38d]
• Childcare burden may explain US gender gap in poverty rates [38d]
• What primate faces reveal about empathy: Humans mirror emotions across species [38d]
• Racial/ethnic disparities among people fatally shot by U.S. police vary across state lines [38d]
• News media representations contribute to stigma around childlessness, study finds [38d]
• Still standing but mostly dead: Recovery of dying coral reef in Moorea stalls [38d]
• Biodegradable nanoparticles can seek and destroy diseased immune cells [38d]
• US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year's record low [38d]
• Augmented reality job coaching boosts performance by 79% for people with disabilities, study finds [38d]
• North American heat wave hit wildlife hard, but a few surprising species thrived [38d]
• North Sea 'lost world' had habitable forests during the last Ice Age, study shows [38d]
• Mangrove forests are short of breath, researchers warn [38d]
• Acoustic driving enables controlled condensation of light and matter on chip [38d]
• Flying 2,000 km to find a mate—meet Australia's most determined seabirds [38d]
• Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe's brightest exploding stars [38d]
• 'Stealth' DNA circles safely insert gene-sized payloads into the genome [38d]
• Nocturnal ants use lunar compass and sophisticated calculations to travel at night [38d]
• Indigenous rangers find rarely seen animals in first camera survey of Truwana [38d]
• Typhoons: The hidden lifeline in a drying world [38d]
• Climate policies: The swing voters that determine their fate [38d]
• Solid but fluid: New materials reconfigure their entire crystal structure in response to humidity [38d]
• Queen bees survive winter flooding by breathing underwater [38d]
• Ancient DNA reveals Ice Age mammals thrived after volcanic eruption [38d]
• Ancient Filipino skeleton reveals a rare hip condition further complicated by scurvy [38d]
• Study captures single polymer segments sticking and slipping on surfaces [38d]
• Flash heating upcycles waste glass into SiC nanowires in seconds [38d]
• Researchers mix X-rays and optical light to track speedy electrons in materials [38d]
• Hydrogen atmosphere could keep exomoons habitable for billions of years [38d]
• Scalable quantum batteries can charge faster than their classical counterparts [38d]
• California communities' recovery time between wildfire smoke events is shrinking [38d]
• DNA barcoding reveals which gene-therapy nanoparticles reach targets in vivo [38d]
• Watching quantum behavior in action: MagnetoARPES reveals time-reversal symmetry breaking in a kagome superconductor [38d]
• New research shows path to affordable water in fast-growing cities [38d]
• Oval orbit casts new light on black hole–neutron star mergers [38d]