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Physicists Propose Using a 300-Year-Old Experiment to Detect Dark Matter Particles

Researchers at Fermilab, Stanford, and the University of Delaware say a modified Cavendish test could be three times more sensitive than particle accelerator experiments.

Aug 16, 2026

Midlife Exercise Linked to Slower Brain Decline Decades Later, Study Finds

A UT Health San Antonio study of 402 adults found physical activity was especially protective for Hispanic participants.

Aug 16, 2026

Ten-Cent Heart Drug Cuts Hospitalizations by 25 Percent in New Studies

Three new studies show low-dose digoxin, a centuries-old medication, significantly reduced hospital admissions in heart failure patients across 43 Dutch centers.

Aug 16, 2026

Marvel Releases VisionQuest Trailer at Disney D23 Fan Event in Anaheim

The new Disney+ series picks up after WandaVision and features Paul Bettany returning as Vision alongside James Spader as Ultron.

Aug 15, 2026

Ultrafast Spectroscopy Captures Quantum Fluctuations Before They Fully Form

Researchers studying a layered material called 1T-TiSe2 used ultrafast core-level spectroscopy to detect excitonic behavior that precedes a full phase transition, with findings set to appear in Nature Physics.

Aug 15, 2026

Healthier Livestock Could Lower Farm Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide

A new international research project called Halow will test whether improving animal health delivers measurable climate benefits in livestock systems.

Aug 15, 2026

Solar and Batteries Dominated New US Power Plants Built in Early 2026

Of 368 utility-scale plants that came online in the first half of the year, 207 were solar and 95 were battery storage projects.

Aug 15, 2026

New Photonic Crystal Design Gives Semiconductor Lasers More Tuning Flexibility

University of Illinois researchers built a quasi-periodic laser that lases at room temperature and can mix pattern types on a single substrate.

Aug 15, 2026

Tungsten Fusion Reactor Components Face More Radiation Damage Than Models Predicted

New simulations of one billion atoms at once show tungsten deteriorates faster at extreme energies than current models assumed.

Aug 15, 2026

Scientists Clone Wheat Resistance Gene After 50 Years of Failed Attempts

University of Maryland researchers identified gene H13 and proved how it directly blocks the saliva proteins of Hessian fly larvae that destroy cereal crops worldwide.

Aug 14, 2026

NASA Aircraft Captures Solar Corona Data Above Clouds During Atlantic Eclipse

A Southwest Research Institute team flew at 50,000 feet to observe the eclipse in nine wavelengths, including an unexpected large prominence on the sun's edge.

Aug 14, 2026

Waymo Gets California Approval to Expand Robotaxi Service to Sacramento and San Diego

The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo to operate across 18 counties, covering both northern and southern California for the first time.

Aug 14, 2026