Science Associated Press After 800 years of silence, the oldest pipe organ in the Christian world sounds once more

JERUSALEM (AP) — After 800 years of silence, a pipe organ that researchers say is the oldest in the Christian world roared back to life on Tuesday, its ancient sound echoing through a monastery in Jerusalem's Old City. Composed of original pipes...

Duke researchers seek breakthrough in quantum computing

Researchers uncover a previously unknown mechanism behind chromosome end protection

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that safeguards the chromosome ends from being mistakenly repaired by the cell. While DNA repair is vital for survival, attempts to repair the chromosome ends - called telomeres - can have...

During Visit to Koung-Khi: Scientific research minister reiterates gov ...

The visit, on August 28 and 29, 2025, particularly provided Minister Tchuente the opportunity to showcase the importance of Farmer Field Schools, FFS, in achieving government’s vision of second-generation agriculture. Speaking in Bandjoun on day...

The flighty science of studying bats

Bats are flighty creatures of nocturnal and reclusive nature. Perhaps it is that very nature that made monitoring bat populations in North America a challenge. At least that was until the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) was first...

Diamonds Created Using Only Electron Beams by Japanese Scientists Shattering Every Rule of Traditional Formation

IN A NUTSHELL 💎 Researchers at the University of Tokyo developed a method to create synthetic diamonds using electron beams. 🔬 This technique challenges the traditional methods requiring extreme heat and pressure, using adamantane as the starting...

Science Detroit Free Press Michigan missed out on lunar eclipse, but a supermoon is on the way. Here's when to see it

Michigan missed out on a recent "blood moon" lunar eclipse, but just after the official start of fall the year's first supermoon will rise in the night sky. The harvest moon is the first of three consecutive full supermoons in 2025 and will peak...

My Turn | Florida abandons settled science

Not since 2000, when Florida was unable to count presidential ballots accurately because of mysterious “hanging chads,” has the state seemed so boneheaded. Last week, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced to a cheering crowd that the...

Scientists discover new species while examining fossils

Letter to Department of Energy on Fake Climate Science Report

September 3, 2025 Download the full 10 page comment here Secretary Christopher Wright U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585-0270 Members of the Climate Working Group U.S. Department of Energy 1000...

Mubadala to turn university research into commercially viable startups

Mubadala, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, in partnership with Antler, the global early-stage investor, and Hub71, has launched the National Founders Program, a strategic, six-week venture-building initiative to turn breakthrough university...

From Thales to AI: Why existing knowledge still matters in scientific discovery

AI didn’t write this article, but it has become pivotal in processing massive amounts of information to speed up innovation. It may be the key to humanity’s progress, but what happens if we end up rushing into medical procedures and space...

Struggling on in the US federal research system

In February The BMJ allowed me, a US federal researcher, to publish anonymously two accounts of the anger, despair, harm, and chaos we are experiencing in our work.12 They had to be anonymous, as is this one, because federal workers like me fear...

Tel Aviv Scientists Unveil Photonic Origami for Nanoscale Optics Revolution

In a laboratory at Tel Aviv University, what began as a routine experiment took an unexpected turn, leading to a breakthrough that could reshape the fields of optics and photonics. Researchers, while attempting to fabricate microscopic glass...

Scientists warn polar ice-fixing plans are ‘flawed and dangerous’

Plans to stop ice melting in the world’s polar regions will not work and could even backfire with harmful environmental impacts, according to a group of scientists. Several eye-catching ideas have been proposed for “geoengineering” the Arctic and...

UPSC Geo-Scientist 2025 Interview Schedule Out, Check Details Here

UPSC Geo-Scientist 2025 Interview Schedule Out, Check Details Here The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the interview dates for the Combined Geo-Scientist 2025 exam. As per the schedule, the personality tests for qualified...

Scientists Finally Prove Dust Helps Clouds Freeze and It Could Change Climate Models

New research shows that the presence of dust can cause the tops of clouds—such as these seen over the Sahara Desert—to freeze more easily. Credit: Diego Villanueva/ETH Zürich. Dust plays a major role in the formation of ice in the atmosphere. A...

Cotton Council hosting meeting for farmers at Research Station

The National Cotton Council (NCC) will host an informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Lon Mann Cotton Research Station in Marianna. “The session is part of a series of meetings being held across the Cotton Belt to provide cotton...

Chemical Engineering For Scientists and Engineers

Bringing a new chemical or biochemical processes and products into commercial manufacture is a risky business. Over my career I’ve either been directly involved in or witnessed many (a great many!) projects. Some successfully generated good...

New Orleans’ lead-heavy lizards could help scientists better grasp toxicity, evolution

Something remarkable is happening with the little brown lizards that have taken over the urban landscape of New Orleans. They’re living – and even thriving – with levels of lead in their blood that scientists say should be lethal to creatures that...