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Science · August 2026

Flores Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 5, Says NTT Governor

NTT Governor Melki Laka Lena confirmed five fatalities following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island.

  • Death toll from magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Flores rises to 5
  • Two victims died in Maumere, three in Manggarai Regency
  • Governor Melki Laka Lena to inspect disaster locations in Flores
New York loses millions in sex ed money after uptick in teen pregnancies

New York loses millions in sex ed money after uptick in teen pregnancies

This story originally appeared in New York Focus , a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Over the past two and a half years, 17-year-old Ana Ortega has visited dozens of high school classrooms across the South Bronx and Harlem, leading conversations about consent, healthy dating behaviors, and safe sex with…

Eight in ten adults track their own health: New survey

Eight in ten adults track their own health: New survey

Before breakfast, you may already have checked your sleep score, resting heart rate or blood oxygen level. By bedtime, you might look at your step count, stress score or even an estimate of your biological age. For millions of people, keeping tabs on health and well-being has become almost as routine as checking the weather.

Where Human Sleep Went Wrong

Where Human Sleep Went Wrong

A conversation with David Samson, evolutionary anthropologist and author of The Sleepless Ape , about how to sleep The post Where Human Sleep Went Wrong appeared first on Nautilus .

This Week in Bogotá: Concerts, Free Festivals and Earthquake Benefits

A long holiday weekend, two earthquake benefit concerts, Morat at Movistar Arena and a city-wide free festival. Here is your guide to what's on in Bogotá from 14 to 19 August 2026, with dates, venues…

  • Two solidarity concerts benefit earthquake victims on August 14th and 15th
  • Colombian pop band Morat headline week with performances on August 14th-16th
  • Free Festival de Verano de Bogotá offers over 60 events July 31st-August 31st

Scientists detect a nuclear reactor’s ghostly afterglow for the first time

Nuclear reactors may go dark, but their fuel continues producing a faint antineutrino “glow” long after shutdown. Researchers have now detected that residual signal for the first time, finding it…

  • Scientists detect antineutrinos from shut-down reactor for first time
  • Chooz collaboration observes 100 antineutrino events in 17.2 days
  • Breakthrough enables reactor monitoring and nuclear safety advancements

How to help after Colombia’s devastating earthquake

Just weeks after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela , neighboring Colombia suffered its own deadly temblor Monday, leaving responders, volunteers and loved ones desperately searching for missing people and tending to those…

  • Over 280 people dead, 11,000 homes destroyed in Colombia earthquake
  • 350 rescued, hundreds still missing after 7.4 magnitude quake
  • Financial contributions most effective aid for relief organizations

New image captures glowing shock waves in the Helix Nebula

Data was taken with the MOTHRA telescope, which is still under construction The post New image captures glowing shock waves in the Helix Nebula appeared first on Physics World .

  • MOTHRA captured glowing shock waves in Helix Nebula's eastern side
  • 22 complete or partial arc-shaped shock waves discovered
  • Study led by Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum

Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered In a Single Galaxy For the First Time

Astronomers using JWST have found three actively feeding supermassive black holes in the distant galaxy J0148-4214, seen as it existed about 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. Two sit just 620 light-years apart near the galaxy's center and are expected to merge within a few hundred million years.

  • Three supermassive black holes found in galaxy J0148-4214
  • Two massive black holes to merge in few hundred million years
  • JWST discovery reveals black hole masses and galactic mass

Japanese auto, motorcycle makers back India's drive to cut fossil fuel use

NEW DELHI (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent appeal to Indians to reduce petrol and diesel consumption is reinforcing a broader shift in

  • Prime Minister Modi urges Indians to reduce petrol and diesel use
  • Japanese automakers adopt technology-neutral mobility strategy
  • India promotes electric vehicles, biofuels, and flex-fuel options

Samsung Turns Galaxy Phones Into Digital Dollar Wallets

Over 800 million Galaxy smartphones distributed worldwide are transforming into wallets designed to hold ‘digital dollars.’ This development comes as Samsung Electronics significantly strengthens the…

  • Samsung converts 800 million Galaxy phones into digital dollar wallets.
  • Introduces stablecoin features like account opening and cross-border payments.
  • Plans rollout in select countries this year, leveraging existing stablecoin presence.

‘Kinetic electronics’ make self-connecting circuits

Eventual goal is electronic devices that can reconfigure and even repair themselves The post ‘Kinetic electronics’ make self-connecting circuits appeared first on Physics World .

  • Kyushu University researchers create self-connecting electronic circuits
  • Kinetic electronics modules deform to connect and disconnect from other circuits
  • Technology could enable self-reconfiguring devices for wearables, robotics, and medical devices
UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

LONDON (AP) — Firefighters are tackling multiple fires in central England on a day that the U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe. Thursday’s fire outbreak across the West Midlands, which saw several houses burned to the ground, have been “one of the […]