After the prolongedshutdown of the US government, NASA has finally started its nonessential work back up. It's starting off with a bang: The agency called a press conference to show its hitherto rese… [+3455 chars]

After weeks of silence, NASA has officially dismissed speculation that 3I/ATLAS has anything to do with aliens.

Wired

NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS - WIRED

For one, the pony car now rides considerably higher. While it wears some period-correct 15-inch Magnum 500-style wheels, its been equipped for off-road duty by way of some raised suspension and 31-in… [+1019 chars]

Running 31-inch Mickey Thompson tires and equipped with lights and a rack, this classic pony car makes for one wild ride.

Gear Patrol

Forget Off-Road Porsche 911s, This Rowdy Classic Mustang Is as Cool as Safari Builds Come - Gear Patrol

A research team from the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague has discovered Solarion arienae, an extremely rare and morphologically unique unicellular eukaryote that sheds new light on e… [+4651 chars]

A research team from the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague has discovered Solarion arienae, an extremely rare and morphologically unique unicellular eukaryote that sheds new light on early eukaryotic evolution.

Phys.Org

Discovery of rare protist reveals previously unknown branch of eukaryotic tree of life - Phys.org

In 1887, one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of Earth by comparing the speed of light in t… [+4330 chars]

In 1887, one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of Earth by comparing the speed of light in the direction of Earth's motion with that perpendicular to it…

Physicists demonstrate the constancy of the speed of light with unprecedented accuracy - Phys.org

Antibodies
The following primary antibodies were used: mouse anti-CCDC134 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, #sc-393390, RRID: AB_3662100, 1:500); mouse anti-GRP94 (R&amp;D Systems, #MAB7606, RRID: AB_36441… [+25721 chars]

The structural mechanism of a natively isolated GRP94 folding intermediate tethered to a CCDC134-bound translocon is described, revealing how the nascent chain remodels the translocon to control N-glycosylation by OST.

Nature.com

Structural basis of regulated N-glycosylation at the secretory translocon - Nature

This is a summary of: Spence, J. P. et al. Specificity, length and luck drive gene rankings in association studies. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09703-7 (2025).
The question
To underst… [+7417 chars]

Genome-wide association studies and rare-variant burden tests reveal complementary aspects of trait biology.

How do genetic association studies rank genes? - Nature

Owls, God bless them, are pretty weird and wonderful creatures, with some strange and impressive adaptations to their environments. Though it's a fact you know well, it's still astonishing that they … [+3132 chars]

There's video, but you might not want to look at it.

IFLScience

We Regret To Inform You If You Look Through An Owl's Ears You Can See Its Eyes - IFLScience

Materials and instruments
All reagents and solvents used for the synthesis of the compounds were purchased from Aldrich and Acros companies and used without further purification. 1H nuclear magnetic… [+20768 chars]

The electroluminescence emitted from lanthanide fluoride nanocrystals functionalized with ligands is shown to be tunable, providing a method for exciton control in insulating nanocrystal systems and offering a pathway for spectrally precise electroluminescent…

Electro-generated excitons for tunable lanthanide electroluminescence - Nature

Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast flyby through a plume of Saturns icy moon.
A new analysis of data from NASAs Cas… [+4247 chars]

Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast flyby through a plume of Saturn’s icy

NASA

NASA Cassini Study Finds Organics ‘Fresh’ From Ocean of Enceladus - NASA (.gov)

DFT calculations and BdG model
We performed DFT calculations using the full-potential local orbital code FPLO38 within the generalized gradient approximation39, using the tetrahedron method with 123… [+16161 chars]

Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy shows that Weyl semimetal PtBi2 harbours nodes in its superconducting gap, implying unconventional i-wave pairing symmetry.

Topological nodal i-wave superconductivity in PtBi2 - Nature

CRISPR has turned a simple fungus into a fast-growing, meat-like protein source with impressively low environmental impact. (A picture of Fusarium venenatum.) Credit: Xiao Liu
Researchers used CRISP… [+4934 chars]

CRISPR has turned a simple fungus into a fast-growing, meat-like protein source with impressively low environmental impact.

SciTechDaily

CRISPR Supercharges a Meatlike Fungus Into a Sustainable Protein Powerhouse - SciTechDaily

NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding beyond the next in precisely the same patt… [+5820 chars]

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding

Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells ‘Spiraling’ Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science (.gov)

Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
<ul><li>It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than th… [+4523 chars]

The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a brain throughout its anatomy.

Popular Mechanics

Scientists Thought This Creature Had No Brain. Turns Out It’s All Brain. - AOL.com

A simple system, like a computer bit that can be either zero or one, might have two dimensions.
Most quantum systems are much more complex. Take a single hydrogen atom. Its electron can reach higher… [+2365 chars]

Encouraged by successes in understanding black holes, theoretical physicists are applying what they’ve learned to whole universes. What they’re finding has them questioning fundamental assumptions about how physics ought to be done.

Quanta Magazine

Cosmic Paradox Reveals the Awful Consequence of an Observer-Free Universe - Quanta Magazine

A comet discovered earlier this year continues to break apart after its close brush with the sun this month.
Astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project captured breathtaking imagery o… [+3587 chars]

The images show the comet's core breaking apart into three or possibly four fragments.

Space.com

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaks apart in incredible telescope photos - Space

Ice plants are famous for painting coastlines in bright pink and yellow, but a new study shows those vibrant blooms are hiding a quiet ecological takeover.
By analyzing more than 1,700 public, geota… [+5087 chars]

Invasive ice plants are shifting their flowering schedules, helping them outcompete native species and reshape fragile coastal ecosystems.

Earth.com

These beautiful flowers have become very destructive ecological invaders - Earth.com

BREMEN, Germany A startup with a NASA contract to raise the decaying orbit of an astronomy satellite has selected the rarely used Pegasus rocket for the mission.
Katalyst Space Technologies announce… [+4278 chars]

A startup with a NASA contract to raise the decaying orbit of an astronomy satellite has selected the rarely used Pegasus rocket for the mission.

SpaceNews

Katalyst selects Pegasus to launch Swift reboost mission - SpaceNews

In a study appearing in Fossil Record, researchers Martin Ebert and Martina Kölbl-Ebert analyzed the remains of a unique fossil type: the decapitated head of Aspidorhynchus, with its gastrointestinal… [+5674 chars]

In a study appearing in Fossil Record, researchers Martin Ebert and Martina Kölbl-Ebert analyzed the remains of a unique fossil type: the decapitated head of Aspidorhynchus, with its gastrointestinal tract (guts) still attached. These extraordinary fossils ar…

Decapitated fossil fish with guts still intact reveal ancient predatory habits - Phys.org

A new breakthrough shows that some of biology’s most fragile molecules can persist far deeper into the past than scientists ever imagined. By decoding ancient gene activity from Ice Age remains, rese… [+6576 chars]

For the first time, researchers have uncovered Ice Age RNA preserved within permafrost mammoth tissue, offering a rare glimpse into real-time gene activity from tens of millennia ago. Researchers at Stockholm University have, for the first time ever, isolated…