The Brutalist Report

Phys

This South African river has a bacteria count off the charts: A natural filter is cleaning it for watering food gardens [86d]
EU curbs on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging kick in [86d]
African grasslands expanded 5 million year earlier than previously thought, molecular fossils suggest [86d]
AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace [86d]
Drug-carrying nanoparticles shrink venous malformations by 70% in mice [86d]
Models of glacial collapse in Antarctica improve predictions of sea-level rise [86d]
Unsupervised free time increases the likelihood that adolescents will engage in violent behavior, 21-country study finds [86d]
What it's like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb, and the race against time to preserve it [86d]
Ultrafast flash Joule heating significantly reduces MXene manufacturing time [86d]
Space travel doesn't affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds [86d]
Graphene nanowrinkles could reshape electricity in future ultrathin devices [86d]
A dying star offers a rare glimpse of how the universe recycles its raw materials [86d]
Putting out wildfires: How peat restoration has reduced fire risk in Indonesia's tropical forests [86d]
Fast-moving wildfires may prevent western forests from recovering [86d]
Pain isn't the point: European viper venoms may have evolved to subdue prey [86d]
Greener processing cuts cost of novel material for water decontamination [86d]
Wars between nations face persistent escalation risk, decades of conflict data suggest [86d]
Novel polymer membrane design improves high-purity hydrogen separation [86d]
First supernovae may have seeded rocky planet building blocks 100 million years after the Big Bang [86d]
Soil-dwelling myxobacteria reveal five new classes of bioactive compounds [86d]
A $10 soil test goes global with virtual reality training for farmers [87d]
Europe's worst medieval flood highlights risk of successive extreme events [87d]
DNA research highlights the genetic vulnerability of Asian elephants [87d]
Severe weather now a key predictor of where bird species occur in North America [87d]
An open-source tool for automated consolidation of lipid data [87d]
Sugar swap simplifies production of promising targeted cancer therapies [87d]
Cutting traffic pollution alone could worsen Taiwan's haze [87d]
Stellar stream beyond Milky Way offers new tool to map dark matter [87d]
Genetic switch could help tomatoes produce fruit in cold weather [87d]
Negotiation is a routine part of daily life, not a rare high-stakes event [87d]
Single synthetic peptide forms electrically polarized, self-healing hydrogel [87d]
Claim that science is becoming less disruptive challenged after years-long publication delay [87d]
Microbes turn CO₂ into protein and vitamin B9 at commercially viable prices [87d]
Study demonstrates that restricting short-term rentals improves housing affordability [87d]
AI tool could help veterinarians track heart disease more precisely [87d]
History, not age, determines the genomic importance of ancient trees [87d]
Tourists rush to Mount Etna as Italian volcano erupts [87d]
New frog species discovered in the Amazon's flooded forests [87d]
Satellite constellations could create spiraling space debris [87d]
Credit ratings can shape corporate financial decisions [87d]
Skies darken as solar eclipse heads south from Arctic to Spain [87d]
Chemical fingerprints reveal hidden binary pasts of massive stars [87d]
Fertilizer made from local rocks could help feed hungry in Africa [87d]
Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests [87d]
Ancient penguin fossils offer new window into Antarctica's changing climate [87d]
New evidence helps solve how earliest birds took flight [87d]
Californians are twice as likely as Louisianans to be childfree—but demographics tell more of the story [87d]
What if there's a star inside a black hole? [87d]
Rangers and scientists map vulnerable reefs in the remote Groote Archipelago [87d]
Hybrid bioprinter creates capillary networks narrower than 10 micrometers [87d]
Q&A: Deploying AI to create proteins never before seen in nature [87d]
Oxytocin nudges distrustful men to invest 15% more in anonymous trust game [87d]
Engineered lipase could improve production of higher-value specialized lipids [87d]
20-year study finds pre-K impacts a child's academic future [87d]
Light-controlled molecular switches offer exciting possibilities for future electronics, data storage [87d]
New software tool Pixasonics turns biomedical images into sound [87d]
Famous oddball quasar isn't X-ray weak after all, astronomers say [87d]
Human clinicians outperform AI stethoscope in diagnosing pet heart problems [87d]
Immune 'reprogramming' could protect poultry from deadly diseases without antibiotics [87d]
Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, researchers find [87d]
Spontaneous magnons synchronize with external signals at room temperature [87d]
Community involvement essential for local decarbonization schemes to work, researchers say [87d]
How to enjoy the solar eclipse safely [87d]
What happens to nanoparticles when they enter the bloodstream? [87d]
Hurricane Hunter data reveal early signs of strengthening tropical cyclones [87d]
River shipping emits nearly one-quarter of global shipping CO₂, analysis finds [87d]
How drought is reshaping the spread of infectious diseases [87d]
Tropical trees show unexpected drought adaptability across Puerto Rico's rainfall extremes [87d]
Mirage or miracle? JWST finds earliest known 'black hole star' at cosmic dawn [87d]
When male suitors abound, female treefrogs have trouble picking mates [87d]
Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoid striking them while defending nests [87d]
Agricultural data helping develop tools for crop disease management [87d]
The internet can't get enough of cats, but cats might have had enough of the internet [87d]
Quality control of proteins in the cellular membrane starts at the ribosome [87d]
Arctic cyclone clusters batter sea ice, leaving coasts more exposed to storms [87d]
Good news, false expectations? How people assess potential returns in the stock market [87d]
Three supermassive black holes discovered in a single galaxy for the first time [87d]
'Climate whiplash' is not simply a buzzword, but a symptom of a warming planet [87d]
Quantum advantage reassessed: More realistic benchmarks for quantum algorithms [87d]
Q&A: Why is the Amish population growing so fast in America? [87d]
Why do humans use 'baby voice' when speaking to pets? [87d]
Recyclable glue bonds underwater in seconds and holds for years [87d]
Moonquakes could reveal buried lunar ice for future explorers [87d]
Bumblebees can learn to associate new smells with their queen [87d]
Q&A: Flesh-eating screwworms have returned. Which new technologies could stop them? [87d]
The way trees sway may communicate water stress [87d]
Long-sought Zhang-Rice singlet visualized directly in cuprate superconductor [87d]
New wildfire research system follows ecosystems from controlled burns through long-term recovery [87d]
A transferable framework for evaluating the potential for forecast-informed reservoir operations in watersheds [87d]
The perfect storm that turbocharged Venezuela's twin quakes [87d]
How to design a space habitat that supports its residents' mental health [87d]
Total solar eclipse to spellbind Europe [87d]
UK 'on course' to record warmest summer for second year in a row [87d]
How Britain's mapmakers track climate change [87d]
Elvish, Klingon and Pig Latin: What can invented languages teach us about the human brain? [87d]
Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when to catch a sliver [87d]