Oct. 6, 2026 New research suggests animals could have evolved as early as 800 to 700 million years ago, roughly 200 million years earlier than some previous estimates. If so, the first animals may ...

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Oct. 5, 2026 Stimulating the vagus nerve after practice helped mice develop stronger long-term motor learning, revealing a potentially important window when the brain is still locking in a new skill.

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This study presents large-scale experimental evidence that redirecting a small number of trips can improve overall traffic flow. We demonstrate that rerouting <2% of trips can measurably increase ...

Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments—a major milestone that confirms the satellite is ...

American Airlines extends Starlink Wi-Fi roll-out to entire mainline fleet American Airlines said on Thursday it now intends to install SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service ‌on its entire ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

Dialog / Critically endangered species in the heart of Africa: Investigating Hooded Vultures in Chad Slaughterhouses are places most people never want to go, and might seem like unlikely places to ...

Purdue University’s College of Science is committed to the persistent pursuit of the mathematical and scientific knowledge that forms the very foundation of innovation. More than 350 tenure-track ...

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Details about a community meeting on October 23, 2026, in Alamo, TX, regarding the Donna Reservoir and Canal System Superfund site. U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that in the coming days ...