Daniel Okafor
Maui corals show decreased resilience due to human contaminants
A University of Hawai‘i study reveals that pharmaceutical and industrial pollutants are altering coral metabolomes, leaving reefs less able to survive stressors.
Plant-based wound dressing delivers antibiotics to fight infections
A new sustainable wound dressing uses furan-based polymers to deliver antibiotics rapidly, preventing bacteria from forming protective biofilms.
Superworms' help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens
A new study suggests superworm larvae as an efficient, museum-safe alternative for cleaning skeletal specimens, ranging from bats to wolves.
1Password integrates Claude sign-ins
1Password integrates Claude sign-ins
Scientists create stable 'boron graphene' and uncover quantum liquid crystal state
Researchers developed a stable two-dimensional boron layer, uncovering an electronic nematic state where electrons behave like liquid crystals.
Scientists Realize Stable "Boron Graphene" and Uncover Quantum Liquid Crystal State
Researchers have developed a stable two-dimensional boron system, revealing a quantum liquid crystal state that could drive energy-efficient electronics.
Google Cloud launches AI vulnerability program and CodeMender security agent
Google Cloud is introducing new defensive tools and reward programs to secure autonomous AI agents against sophisticated cyberattacks.
Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook with new coding capabilities
Google's AI research tool is now Gemini Notebook, featuring new cloud computing capabilities that allow users to execute code and perform data analysis.
EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals
EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals
UCLA and Ewha Womans University convert mixed plastic waste into hydrogen
A new chemical process allows mixed PET, PE, and PP plastics to be converted into hydrogen fuel without sorting, reducing energy use and carbon emissions.
We Have A Lift Off! Meet The New Swatch MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969
Swatch and Omega launch a limited-edition tribute to Apollo 11, featuring a unique gold-alloy design and a rigorous digital application process for buyers.
Tech giants patch critical flaws in Chrome, Firefox, Zoom and Adobe
Major software vendors released critical security updates in July 2026 to address vulnerabilities in browsers and productivity software.
UK Launches Hi-tech Mission To Study Greenland Ice Melt
An international team of scientists is deploying advanced robotics and drones in Greenland to investigate how melting glaciers could trigger a collapse of the AMOC current system.
Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable
A team of researchers has presented a detailed portrait of four small, uninhabitable planets orbiting Barnard’s Star. These worlds are rich in periclase and likely lack atmospheres.
Meteorite that crashed in New Jersey may hold clues to how life began
Scientists have identified a rare CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite that crashed into a New Jersey home, containing organic compounds and brines critical to prebiotic chemistry.
Natural Sugar Floating in Space Between Stars
For the first time, researchers have identified a 'true sugar' floating in the gas clouds of the Milky Way. The discovery of erythrulose suggests that the building blocks of life may be widespread across the galaxy.
CCNY researchers link light and magnetism in atomically thin materials
Physicists at the City College of New York are exploring materials only a few atoms thick where excitons and magnetic moments emerge from the same electronic orbitals.
NASA NuSTAR telescope measures supermassive black hole spin rate for first time
Astronomers used combined data from NuSTAR and XMM-Newton to definitively measure the spin rate of a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 1365.
ML workflow identifies Raman signals to detect fast ion conduction
A new machine learning pipeline identifies 'liquid-like' ion motion in solid crystals, providing a high-throughput method to screen for superionic conductors.
Seals have a unique superpower in their ears, and we finally know how it evolved
New research reveals how seals evolved specialized middle ear tissue to maintain acoustic sensitivity across two different environments.