Rocket Lab protests NASA Mars spacecraft award to Blue Origin
Rocket Lab filed a protest with the US Government Accountability Office after NASA selected Blue Origin for its Mars Telecommunications Network mission.
Category: Science
Researchers demonstrate room-temperature skyrmion synapses for efficient AI computing
An international team led by the University of Edinburgh has demonstrated a new type of artificial synapse using magnetic skyrmions that operates at room temperature.
Monk parakeets show no sex differences in aggression or dominance
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Duke University published a study on monk parakeet behavior in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology.
Penn State researcher finds crypto lending rates tied to U.S. Treasury yields
Siddharth Bhambhwani of Penn State published analysis showing decentralized finance borrowing rates follow traditional U.S. Treasury yields from January 2023 through March 2026.
Study finds anger hope and compassion fail to boost climate donations
A new study published in Scientific Reports examined whether emotional appeals like anger, hope, and compassion increase actual financial donations for climate charities.
Researchers identify new gene family in harmful E. coli strains
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified a dispersal mechanism and new gene family in chain-like adherence pattern varieties of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
Microscopic study shows magma breaks and heals repeatedly during eruptions
A team led by Jacopo Taddeucci published a study in Geology showing how pyroclasts form from three volcanoes including Mount Etna.
Wildfire smoke from previous year lowers bird diversity in US
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Bern found that wildfire smoke affecting an area one year reduces bird diversity the next breeding season across the United States.
Synthetic estrogen in wastewater makes male minnows worse fathers and fiercer rivals
Researchers studying a natural lake ecosystem found that the synthetic estrogen ethinylestradiol alters male fathead minnow behavior to reduce parenting quality and increase aggression.
Harvard team proposes antibody cocktails to push viruses into evolutionary dead ends
A research team at Harvard University published a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describing a method to engineer viral evolution using antibody cocktails.