A River of News

Science headlines, Friday, September 11, 2026

105 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 1

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    How big can the universe's first starbursts get? Phys.org

22:00 UTC 3

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    Smart, self-healing packaging uses AI to detect food spoilage in real time Phys.org
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    Single nanostructure enables independent control of two light resonance modes Phys.org
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    New genome study rewrites the early history of grasses, the world's most important plant family Phys.org

21:00 UTC 5

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    AI helps find hidden human proteins and reveals what they do Phys.org
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    Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK BBC
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    Emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage RE.2.2 displays distinct structural features Phys.org
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    Compost microbe yields enzyme that tackles polyurethane foam and nylon Phys.org
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    Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water Phys.org

20:00 UTC 3

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    10,000 years of wheat and barley selection reveal shared climate-adaptation genes Phys.org
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    New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines Phys.org
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    When will your glacier disappear? New website lets users explore risks worldwide Phys.org

19:00 UTC 4

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    Bite, buzz, release: How bees make flowers give up their pollen Phys.org
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    Unusual bonds reorganize structure and magnetism in vanadium material Phys.org
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    Waves Play a Key Role for Lateral Stirring and Mixing of Ocean Tracers Eos by Alberto Montanari
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    Shapeshifting plant roots rely on a balance of anatomy, metabolism, and microbes to maximize survival Phys.org

18:00 UTC 7

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    Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus Phys.org
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    Smart pen detects pressure and movement to identify children's writing difficulties sooner Phys.org
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    Fertilizers and extreme heat are damaging coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, isotope analyses reveal Phys.org story
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    Giant volcanic blanket reveals hidden 'Pompeii' of Andean landscapes Phys.org
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    New study offers a detailed look at how wildfire smoke impacts Reno's air quality Phys.org
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    AI extracts interpretable constitutive laws directly from solid-mechanics data Phys.org
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    SpaceXAI data centre may have led to Mississippi air pollution spike New Scientist by Madeleine Cuff

17:00 UTC 8

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    Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running The New York Times by Claire Brown, Brad Plumer story
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    Healthy checkout policy shows promise for reducing soda sales and increasing healthy snack purchases Phys.org
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    Project RattleCam reveals baby snakes during birthing season in three US states for the first time Phys.org
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    Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests Phys.org
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    Travel bots are making decisions for us—convenient, but should we trust them? Phys.org
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    Electrical pulses convert PFAS waste into valuable silver fluoride Phys.org
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    Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is Phys.org
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    Earliest alligator flourished in the wake of the dinosaur extinction New Scientist by Christa Lesté-Lasserre story

16:00 UTC 7

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    Libraries are a lifeline, new research finds Phys.org
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    First Antarctic-wide map of grounded icebergs reveals 'picket fence effect' holding sea ice in place Phys.org story
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    What's carving active gullies on Mars? It's not water Phys.org
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    Seasonal forecasts could give northern India months of warning before severe winter air pollution Phys.org
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    AI researcher Jacob Coxon quit, fearing extinction. Security experts see a familiar fight Scientific American story
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    How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands Phys.org story
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    AI-generated images may support conservation, but real-world data remain essential Phys.org

15:00 UTC 8

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    Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought The New York Times by K. R. Callaway story
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    Chihuahua dogs are part coyote—this might help explain their 'small but mighty' reputation Phys.org
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    Faster wood formation matters more than longer growing seasons in a warming climate Phys.org
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    Unique, mathematical 60-sided "Go First Dice" go on display Scientific American
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    Turkey-monitoring AI forecasts body weight three weeks ahead with 93% accuracy Phys.org
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    How soybeans took over the American diet—without anyone noticing Phys.org
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    Nepal floods: How measuring snow in the Himalayas could help avoid future disasters Phys.org story
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    Breaking down shoe foam by genetically tweaking a microbe found in compost Phys.org

14:00 UTC 8

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    AI is both the best and worst thing to ever happen to mathematics New Scientist by Timothy Revell story
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    Release of open AI model trained on 17 years of lunar data maps ice, craters and volcanoes Phys.org story
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    Scientists discover a new way a disease-linked protein comes apart Phys.org
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    More than kinship, social isolation has a greater effect on toad tadpole behavior Phys.org
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    Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago, new fossils show Phys.org
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    Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia? Quanta Magazine by Fanni Daniella Szakál
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    Uniting sequence and structure to map the protein universe across billions of years of evolution Phys.org
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    Research shows agricultural fungicides drive evolution of multidrug resistance in soil microbes Phys.org

13:00 UTC 12

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    A Promising Heart Drug Failed. What Went So Wrong? The New York Times by Gina Kolata story
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    The Atlantic hurricane season just quietly broke a new weather record Scientific American story
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    When a company 'believes' something false that causes harm, who's to blame? Professor offers a new answer Phys.org
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    Planes on a snake? Scientists discover various crab species hitching rides on sea snakes Phys.org story
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    Low-cost phone lessons keep children learning during emergency school closures across five countries Phys.org story
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    A new surface atlas of Phobos will help MMX mission collect its samples Phys.org
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    Seeking Closure to Better Understand Earth’s Energy Balance and Water Resources Eos by William P. Kustas, Jeffrey Wood, Jason Kelley, Nicolas Bambach
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    Pluto’s Atmosphere May Be Collapsing Eos by Kimberly M. S. Cartier
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    Ocean acidification may disrupt diatoms' carbon capture and marine food webs Phys.org story
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    eROSITA's second data release catalog delivering most comprehensive high-energy census of the cosmos to date Phys.org
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    Dogs and cats carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria also found in people, study finds Phys.org
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    Giant armored crustaceans survive thanks to a gene stolen from bacteria Scientific American

12:00 UTC 5

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    When AI designs the product, consumers have doubts Phys.org story
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    Swiss trial for 2017 avalanche deaths unsettles hazard researchers Science by Vedrana Simičević
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    'Ex-Utero' project uses art, science to explore regenerative medicine Phys.org
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    What the backlash to the Industrial Revolution can teach us about handcrafts in the age of AI Phys.org story
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    New analysis reconstructs the dawn of dinosaurs and other reptiles Phys.org story

11:00 UTC 4

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    Can people truly walk away from terrorism? Inside the slow work of rehabilitation Phys.org story
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    Common gene variant that increases risk of lupus may protect against viruses Science by Catherine Offord
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    How western consumption becomes the Global South's environmental nightmare Phys.org
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    Maine's sugar kelp reveals four distinct populations vital for restoration Phys.org

10:00 UTC 5

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    ‘Odd couple’ black holes can find each other in space Scientific American
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    Why the Swift telescope was so special Scientific American
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    Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks Phys.org
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    Sheen says he was snubbed by FM over pollution claims BBC
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    Are AI chatbots making us less human? Scientific American

09:00 UTC 2

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    Racing to Contain Invasive Green Crabs in Puget Sound The New York Times by Rebecca Dzombak, Chona Kasinger
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    25 years after 9/11, survivors are still getting sick—here are the numbers Scientific American story

08:00 UTC 2

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    Indonesia seeks to bring back baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India Phys.org story
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    How to build powerful microhabits for your wellbeing – and keep them New Scientist by David Robson

07:00 UTC 1

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    Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts Phys.org story

06:00 UTC 1

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    El Niño likely to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal autumn BBC story

05:00 UTC 1

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    Social science studies may promise anonymity, but participant identities often lurk in public data Science by Jeffrey Brainard

03:00 UTC 1

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    DRC's cobalt exports contain unreported uranium—our study estimates the global nuclear risk Phys.org story

02:00 UTC 3

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    Department of Energy bets on ‘open’ AI models for science Science by Celina Zhao
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    London misperceptions: Study reveals what Britons get wrong Phys.org
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    English, but make it TikTok: How social media is reshaping language Phys.org

01:00 UTC 1

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    Fast-growing money market funds linked to 'exuberant' equity markets and systemic risk Phys.org

00:00 UTC 13

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    The hunt for unknown life in New York City Phys.org
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    Scientists visualize proteins' hidden water architecture that may help define biological function Phys.org
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    NSF moves to overhaul funding approach in line with White House priorities Nature by Dan Garisto
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    The psychiatric risk gene CACNA1C encodes distinct full-length isoforms in human brain, heart and aorta Molecular Psychiatry by Nicola AL Hall
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    Characterizing features of the genetic architecture underlying autism from a multi-ancestry perspective Molecular Psychiatry by Marla Mendes
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    Early-childhood temperament trajectories map onto transdiagnostic psychiatric risk Molecular Psychiatry by J. Kopal
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    Osteoporosis affects millions: could modified cells rebuild their bones? Nature by Elie Dolgin
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    People trust scientists seen to be 'on their side', UK study find Nature by Chris Simms story
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    Genomic insights into natural selection in recent human history Nature Reviews Genetics by Pontus Skoglund
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    Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air Nature by Shamini Bundell
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    Successful early-career scientists rely on network of mentors Nature by Mohana Basu
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    El Niño goes viral — and scientists learn what makes people care about the climate Nature by Dhruv Shenai story
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    The contribution of common and rare genetic variation to emotional and behavioural symptoms in childhood and adolescence Molecular Psychiatry by Olivia Wootton story