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Maui corals show decreased resilience due to human contaminants

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.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 16:03 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Plant-based wound dressing delivers antibiotics to fight infections

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.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 15:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Superworms' help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens

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.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 14:03 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
1Password integrates Claude sign-ins

1Password integrates Claude sign-ins

1Password integrates Claude sign-ins

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 11:04 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
Scientists create stable 'boron graphene' and uncover quantum liquid crystal state

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.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 10:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Scientists Realize Stable "Boron Graphene" and Uncover Quantum Liquid Crystal State

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.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 09:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Google Cloud launches AI vulnerability program and CodeMender security agent

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.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 06:01 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook with new coding capabilities

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 23:00 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals

EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals

EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 21:02 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
UCLA and Ewha Womans University convert mixed plastic waste into hydrogen

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 19:02 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
We Have A Lift Off! Meet The New Swatch MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969

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 & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 17:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Tech giants patch critical flaws in Chrome, Firefox, Zoom and Adobe

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 15:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
UK Launches Hi-tech Mission To Study Greenland Ice Melt

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 12:01 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 11:04 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
Meteorite that crashed in New Jersey may hold clues to how life began

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 10:03 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Natural Sugar Floating in Space Between Stars

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 09:00 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
CCNY researchers link light and magnetism in atomically thin materials

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 07:02 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
NASA NuSTAR telescope measures supermassive black hole spin rate for first time

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 06:05 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
ML workflow identifies Raman signals to detect fast ion conduction

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 05:01 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
Seals have a unique superpower in their ears, and we finally know how it evolved

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.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 04:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read