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NIST researchers examining a torsion balance used to measure the gravitational constant

September 23, 2026

Science

Why Gravity’s Fundamental Constant Has Baffled Physicists for 225 Years

More than 225 years after the first laboratory measurement, the gravitational constant—known as big G—is among the least precisely measured fundamental constants in physics. A NIST result published in April 2026 has

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, with reactor containment and cooling infrastructure

Energy·Science·Technology·USA

Meta and Oklo Plan 1.2 GW Ohio Nuclear Campus as AI Power Demand Reshapes Big Tech Energy Deals

Energy Infrastructure Meta and Oklo Plan 1.2 GW Ohio Nuclear Campus as AI Power Demand Reshapes Big Tech Energy Deals Meta is prepaying for power from a 1.2-gigawatt nuclear campus that doesn’t exist yet. The agreement with Oklo signals that

September 22, 2026

NIST Measured Big G in a 10-Year Blinded Experiment — The Gravitational Constant Is 6.67387 × 10⁻¹¹

News·Science

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published a new measurement of the gravitational constant, G — the number that

Deep-Sea Fish Filmed Walking Upside Down Raises Questions About Unusual Ocean Locomotion

Nature·News·Science·World

A deep-sea fish has been captured on video walking upside down during a deep-ocean expedition, producing footage of an unusual locomotion behavior rarely recorded

Analog rotating seismograph drum with stylus recording seismic waveform lines on paper

Environment·Science

North Korea Nuclear Tests Reactivated Dormant Faults, Science Study Finds

Underground nuclear testing does not just shake the ground once and stop. A new peer-reviewed study has found that North Korea’s nuclear detonations at Mount Mantap altered the stress on surrounding rock

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Small spotted Leopardus wild cat standing alert on a tree limb in a zoological setting

Nature·Science·World

Scientists named the first new cat species in over a century—it was hiding in museum specimens from Bolivia’s Andes

For the first time in more than 100 years, scientists have formally described a living cat species—and its discovery did not come from a dramatic encounter in the wild. It came from

Govind Tekale

September 18, 2026

Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton specimen AMNH 5027 mounted for display against a plain background

Nature·Science

UCLA measured T. rex’s body temperature from just three fossil teeth—the result lands close to a human’s

Researchers have worked out T. rex’s body temperature by analysing the chemistry locked inside fossil teeth—and the number they landed on is close to a human’s. A team at UCLA used three

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Clinician taking or preparing a blood sample from a patient in a hospital setting

Health·Science

Ferritin face trend: what low iron can and cannot show on your skin

A term called “ferritin face” is spreading across social media, with people linking changes in their facial appearance to low ferritin or iron deficiency. The claim is that you can identify low

Tejal Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image showing the newly formed McGetchin crater on the Moon

Science·Space

NASA Finds 728-Foot Moon Crater Formed in 2024—Hidden Until Routine Data Review Spotted It

Scientists using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have confirmed the existence of a new crater on the Moon — one that formed sometime in spring 2024 and went undetected for nearly two years

Sonali Tiwary

September 18, 2026

A scientist working in a laboratory, representing the research environment behind the US $144 million microplastics research initiative.

Health·Policy·Science·USA

US launches $144 million microplastics research initiative and regulatory pathway

For municipal water managers and public health officials across the United States, the federal government's approach to microplastics in drinking water shifted significantly in April 2026. A joint EPA and HHS initiative

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Underwater photograph of an adult humpback whale swimming beside a calf in open ocean

Australia·Nature·Science

Humpback whale stayed with stillborn calf off Gold Coast for hours—what the first baleen whale study found

Off Australia’s Gold Coast, a female humpback whale stayed close to her stillborn calf for hours after it died. Scientists have now documented the behaviour in a peer-reviewed study—and their conclusions are

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Satellite-derived view of Pacific Ocean warming associated with an El Niño pattern

Australia·Environment·Science

Australia El Niño could become strongest on record as BoM warns strength alone won’t dictate the country’s weather

Pacific sea surface temperatures have now crossed into territory that may make this the strongest El Niño on record. For Australians watching the headlines, the word “super” sounds like a clear warning.

Rahul Somvanshi

September 17, 2026

Server racks representing the computing infrastructure behind Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5

News·Science·Technology

Jacob Coxon resigns from Anthropic as frontier AI safety debate intensifies

If your organization uses AI tools built on frontier models, the people who designed the safety constraints on those tools are leaving. That is the practical dimension of Jacob Coxon’s resignation from

Rahul Somvanshi

September 16, 2026

Satellite-style hurricane image used for Atlantic hurricane season context

Environment·Science·USA

2026 Atlantic hurricane season reaches record-long hurricane gap despite five named storms

If you live on the US Atlantic or Gulf Coast and you have been watching a storm-free summer with growing confidence, the atmospheric science tells a more cautious story. The 2026 Atlantic

Karmactive Staff

September 16, 2026

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