https://www.aimode.news/category/science Research, space, biology, and the frontier of discovery. en-us Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:20:07 GMT https://www.aimode.news/article/history-not-age-determines-the-genomic-importance-of-ancient-trees-0757af86 https://www.aimode.news/article/history-not-age-determines-the-genomic-importance-of-ancient-trees-0757af86 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:20:07 GMT Phys.org Science Ancient trees—those that are remarkably old for their species—are declining worldwide, raising concerns about the loss of the ecological and evolutionary history they represent. Their exceptional longevity has long encouraged the idea that they act as genetic reservoirs, preserving variation that may have been lost from younger populations. But does great age itself make an ancient tree genetically unique? https://www.aimode.news/article/tourists-rush-to-mount-etna-as-italian-volcano-erupts-1ce23e68 https://www.aimode.news/article/tourists-rush-to-mount-etna-as-italian-volcano-erupts-1ce23e68 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:20:05 GMT Phys.org Science Spectacular images of lava flowing down the slopes of erupting Mount Etna have drawn flocks of tourists to the Italian volcano—to the concern of local guides. https://www.aimode.news/article/new-frog-species-discovered-in-the-amazon-s-flooded-forests-a8dd7bdc https://www.aimode.news/article/new-frog-species-discovered-in-the-amazon-s-flooded-forests-a8dd7bdc Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:10:04 GMT Phys.org Science Scientists from Brazil and other countries have discovered a new species of frog in the flooded forests of the western Amazon. They named it Adenomera varcena. This finding significantly advances our understanding of Amazonian biodiversity and cryptic diversity, or cases in which two or more animals appear identical but are actually different species. To distinguish this species, the researchers analyzed details such as the frog's call and DNA. https://www.aimode.news/article/trying-to-bury-the-science-us-climate-research-under-siege-03960165 https://www.aimode.news/article/trying-to-bury-the-science-us-climate-research-under-siege-03960165 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:07:09 GMT france24.com Science Related coverage: 'Trying to bury the science': US climate research under siege france24.com https://www.aimode.news/article/satellite-constellations-could-create-spiraling-space-debris-0c8d6df1 https://www.aimode.news/article/satellite-constellations-could-create-spiraling-space-debris-0c8d6df1 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:00:08 GMT Phys.org Science To date, close to 30,000 satellites have been launched into Earth's orbit, leading to mounting concerns over the debris created when they collide. In a new analysis posted to the preprint server arXiv, Hugh Lewis of the University of Birmingham shows that satellite constellations can grow so large that they cross a critical size beyond which they generate unstable, runaway amounts of debris. The findings point to an urgent need for tougher rules on which satellites are allowed into orbit in the first place. https://www.aimode.news/article/credit-ratings-can-shape-corporate-financial-decisions-3e54f0b3 https://www.aimode.news/article/credit-ratings-can-shape-corporate-financial-decisions-3e54f0b3 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:00:01 GMT Phys.org Science On the surface, credit rating agencies simply score a company's financial health. They look at a business's equity and debt and diagnose how risky it is for investors. They slap on a letter grade to show how likely it is to repay its debts. https://www.aimode.news/article/skies-darken-as-solar-eclipse-heads-south-from-arctic-to-spain-161b4348 https://www.aimode.news/article/skies-darken-as-solar-eclipse-heads-south-from-arctic-to-spain-161b4348 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:55:47 GMT Phys.org Science One of nature's greatest spectacles—a rare total solar eclipse—cast its shadow on Wednesday, briefly turning day into night in Russia's remote Arctic north and western Iceland before heading toward mainland Europe. https://www.aimode.news/article/drs-andrew-hartman-and-wolfgang-stein-named-distinguished-professors-2c9d4508 https://www.aimode.news/article/drs-andrew-hartman-and-wolfgang-stein-named-distinguished-professors-2c9d4508 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:45:18 GMT Illinois State University News Science Related coverage: Drs. 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For decades, astronomers have struggled to detect these hidden histories. https://www.aimode.news/article/fertilizer-made-from-local-rocks-could-help-feed-hungry-in-africa-7d06ffc3 https://www.aimode.news/article/fertilizer-made-from-local-rocks-could-help-feed-hungry-in-africa-7d06ffc3 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:40:01 GMT Phys.org Science Food insecurity is a major problem in many parts of the world, particularly Africa, where more than 300 million people regularly go hungry. Now, using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, researchers from Morocco have developed a way to produce fertilizer from local African rocks, which could make it easier for farmers to grow the crops needed to feed local residents. https://www.aimode.news/article/live-updates-total-solar-eclipse-sweeps-across-europe-83494c70 https://www.aimode.news/article/live-updates-total-solar-eclipse-sweeps-across-europe-83494c70 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:38:00 GMT CNN Science Related coverage: Live updates: Total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe CNN Solar Eclipse Live Updates: Europe’s First Total Eclipse in Decades Starts on Path to Darkness The New York Times Photos: Europe basks in total solar eclipse NBC News WATCH LIVE: Total solar eclipse darkens skies over Spain, Iceland PBS Three ways to watch the solar eclipse safely without glasses BBC https://www.aimode.news/article/radiation-vest-tested-on-nasa-moonshot-can-cut-astronauts-exposure-in-solar-stor-3821b8e5 https://www.aimode.news/article/radiation-vest-tested-on-nasa-moonshot-can-cut-astronauts-exposure-in-solar-stor-3821b8e5 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:35:26 GMT Phys.org Science A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA's first Artemis moonshot could drastically cut the radiation exposure of lunar astronauts during severe solar storms. https://www.aimode.news/article/video-space-experts-break-down-the-latest-in-space-exploration-abc-news-8c5e7558 https://www.aimode.news/article/video-space-experts-break-down-the-latest-in-space-exploration-abc-news-8c5e7558 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:27:56 GMT Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Science Related coverage: Video Space experts break down the latest in space exploration ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos https://www.aimode.news/article/nasa-debunks-viral-conspiracy-about-earth-losing-gravity-and-secret-billion-doll-01de88d9 https://www.aimode.news/article/nasa-debunks-viral-conspiracy-about-earth-losing-gravity-and-secret-billion-doll-01de88d9 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:25:31 GMT People.com Science Related coverage: NASA Debunks Viral Conspiracy About Earth Losing Gravity and Secret Billion-Dollar ‘Project’ to Help Humans Survive People.com https://www.aimode.news/article/ancient-penguin-fossils-offer-new-window-into-antarctica-s-changing-climate-121057eb https://www.aimode.news/article/ancient-penguin-fossils-offer-new-window-into-antarctica-s-changing-climate-121057eb Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:20:03 GMT Phys.org Science A team of paleontologists from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) studying penguin fossils from Seymour Island off the Antarctic Peninsula have demonstrated how ancient bird bones can act as chemical archives of past climate change. The researchers used nondestructive X-ray mapping to examine the elemental composition of penguin remains spanning millions of years. They uncovered key insights into how Antarctica shifted from a warm, humid environment to a cooler world. The work is published in the journal Fossil Record. https://www.aimode.news/article/new-evidence-helps-solve-how-earliest-birds-took-flight-9eb151a3 https://www.aimode.news/article/new-evidence-helps-solve-how-earliest-birds-took-flight-9eb151a3 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:20:01 GMT Phys.org Science The first bird to inhabit Earth used its robust hind legs to make two or three powerful leaps while flapping its way to flight, according to a study by the University of Southampton published in Developmental Biology. https://www.aimode.news/article/trump-administration-pulls-support-for-annual-arctic-environmental-report-0051abd7 https://www.aimode.news/article/trump-administration-pulls-support-for-annual-arctic-environmental-report-0051abd7 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:17:00 GMT The Guardian Science Related coverage: Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report The Guardian https://www.aimode.news/article/corpus-christi-puts-industrial-water-charge-on-november-ballot-4c39b2c2 https://www.aimode.news/article/corpus-christi-puts-industrial-water-charge-on-november-ballot-4c39b2c2 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:14:28 GMT Inside Climate News Science Related coverage: Corpus Christi Puts Industrial Water Charge on November Ballot Inside Climate News https://www.aimode.news/article/radiation-vest-tested-on-nasa-moonshot-can-cut-astronauts-exposure-in-solar-stor-49b25386 https://www.aimode.news/article/radiation-vest-tested-on-nasa-moonshot-can-cut-astronauts-exposure-in-solar-stor-49b25386 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:08:23 GMT WRAL Science Related coverage: Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests WRAL https://www.aimode.news/article/total-solar-eclipse-2026-has-begun-here-are-the-first-views-of-totality-c38ac95f https://www.aimode.news/article/total-solar-eclipse-2026-has-begun-here-are-the-first-views-of-totality-c38ac95f Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:05:08 GMT Space.com Science The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from behind the moon's colossal silhouette. https://www.aimode.news/article/sen-moran-hosts-artemis-ii-astronauts-and-nasa-administrator-at-the-cosmosphere-abf5f8fc https://www.aimode.news/article/sen-moran-hosts-artemis-ii-astronauts-and-nasa-administrator-at-the-cosmosphere-abf5f8fc Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:03:01 GMT U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (.gov) Science Related coverage: Sen. 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While they are twice as likely to live in California as Louisiana, individual demographic characteristics are the strongest predictors of who is childfree, according to a study published in PLOS One by Zachary Neal and Jennifer Watling Neal from Michigan State University, U.S. https://www.aimode.news/article/what-if-there-s-a-star-inside-a-black-hole-e8c861bf https://www.aimode.news/article/what-if-there-s-a-star-inside-a-black-hole-e8c861bf Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:07 GMT Phys.org Science There is a question that often comes up at every public talk I do, and I have never had a good answer to it—well, not an entirely confident one. What's inside a black hole? The textbook reply is a singularity. Cross the event horizon, and everything falls inward to a point of infinite density where our equations return nonsense. It isn't so much an answer as an admission that we've run out of physics. https://www.aimode.news/article/rangers-and-scientists-map-vulnerable-reefs-in-the-remote-groote-archipelago-15e230bc https://www.aimode.news/article/rangers-and-scientists-map-vulnerable-reefs-in-the-remote-groote-archipelago-15e230bc Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:01 GMT Phys.org Science For thousands of years, the Anindilyakwa people have lived in deep connection with the waters surrounding Groote Eylandt, a remote island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. https://www.aimode.news/article/radiation-shielding-vest-aced-artemis-i-lunar-test-could-protect-astronauts-on-m-4e4dab2c https://www.aimode.news/article/radiation-shielding-vest-aced-artemis-i-lunar-test-could-protect-astronauts-on-m-4e4dab2c Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT Space.com Science A radiation-shielding vest aced its Artemis I lunar test in 2022, suggesting that it could protect astronauts on long-duration missions to the moon or Mars. https://www.aimode.news/article/a-vest-tested-on-the-artemis-i-mission-blocked-some-radiation-exposure-0437d4b1 https://www.aimode.news/article/a-vest-tested-on-the-artemis-i-mission-blocked-some-radiation-exposure-0437d4b1 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT Science News Science Related coverage: A vest tested on the Artemis I mission blocked some radiation exposure Science News https://www.aimode.news/article/nasa-astronaut-mike-fincke-leaves-agency-months-after-medical-emergency-in-space-b26da4f6 https://www.aimode.news/article/nasa-astronaut-mike-fincke-leaves-agency-months-after-medical-emergency-in-space-b26da4f6 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:58:45 GMT CNN Science Related coverage: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves agency months after medical emergency in space CNN https://www.aimode.news/article/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs-95e99605 https://www.aimode.news/article/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs-95e99605 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:55:36 GMT NASA Breaking News Science Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you feel like you’re flying a spacecraft, piloting a next generation air taxi, or landing on the Moon, all without leaving the ground. NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator, the largest of its kind in the world, does exactly that. And now, with new upgrades, it’s more powerful and […] https://www.aimode.news/article/elon-musk-spacex-s-ai-revenue-will-surpass-its-entire-space-business-next-month-25e61aef https://www.aimode.news/article/elon-musk-spacex-s-ai-revenue-will-surpass-its-entire-space-business-next-month-25e61aef Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:54:07 GMT 24/7 Wall St. Science Related coverage: Elon Musk: SpaceX’s AI Revenue Will Surpass Its Entire Space Business “Next Month” 24/7 Wall St.