The Brutalist Report

Phys

• Image: Colorful, chaotic Jupiter [5d]
• From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line [5d]
• In Iowa, water pollution is a health threat that also disrupts summer fun [5d]
• New X-ray method captures solid-liquid interfaces and bulk liquids simultaneously [5d]
• Examining pandemic-informed coordinated responses to domestic violence [5d]
• Polyphenol structures reveal why tea, cocoa and fruit compounds taste so different [5d]
• Parental cooperation with kindergarten is most important way to support preschoolers' academic skills, study finds [5d]
• Nanoparticles inspired by lung fluid improve therapies targeting respiratory system [5d]
• Rice–fish co-culturing could help curb schistosomiasis while increasing food production [5d]
• Managing hydrogen emissions is key to maximizing climate benefits as hydrogen use expands, say researchers [5d]
• Smarter land use could unlock biodiversity, climate and economic gains across 146 countries [5d]
• Tessera AI model offers accessible way to view Earth [5d]
• Measuring gravitational waves in a humming universe with a coordinate-free approach [5d]
• Measuring massive surge waves along the Illgraben [5d]
• Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane [5d]
• Deep-sea discovery uncovers new family of copepods near Greenland [5d]
• School in a hot world: What research is saying about children's health and learning [5d]
• Novel synthetic biomolecule degrades disease-related proteins [5d]
• Exploring the meanings of plants and hair, from Amazon pastures to suburban lawns and groomed bodies [5d]
• Q&A: Why do telomeres shorten when a cell divides, and how does it affect human aging? [5d]
• Record ultraviolet quasar wind reaches 30% light speed near supermassive black hole [5d]
• New report finds sharply rising rates of unemployment for Black Californians [5d]
• The best pollinators can drive evolutionary changes in flowers [5d]
• Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, new research finds [5d]
• Rare wild goats in Northumberland prove to be a genetically distinct breed [5d]
• Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history [5d]
• What makes 15-minute cities work? More nearby jobs and connected streets [5d]
• Bison restoration efforts and grazing rights hinge on one question: Are bison wildlife? [5d]
• Overlooked DNA structures help organize the genome [5d]
• Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers, and that's bad news for patience [5d]
• Atmosphere survival model refines search for habitable planets [5d]
• Teaching AI to design optical surfaces using real-world imperfections [5d]
• Climate vulnerable residents in Nigeria are creating makeshift adaptation systems [5d]
• AI paired with tiny optical device corrects distorted light for sharper imaging [5d]
• Users trust AI and human fact-checkers equally, but for different reasons [5d]
• AI-guided catalyst turns CO₂ and waste into fertilizer at industrially relevant rates [5d]
• Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS [5d]
• Newfound velociraptor cousin probably glided on four 'wings' and hunted early birds [5d]
• Climate change and wine grapes: Go, stay or change? [5d]
• Ultrathin nanotubes reach 1 nanometer, opening path to smaller electronics [5d]
• JWST 'weighs' dormant black hole 10 billion light-years away [5d]
• Bumble bees show spontaneous problem-solving, challenging big-brain assumptions [5d]
• Global mangrove forests rebound, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience [5d]
• Most people cooperate—and underestimate others' willingness to cooperate, global study reveals [5d]
• Wildfires reverse decade of ozone cleanup in the United States, study reveals [5d]
• Remote work may not be what makes employees happy, study finds [5d]
• On-demand Arctic observations with low-cost balloon systems could sharpen local storm forecasts [5d]
• Two new aquatic insect species discovered from the Middle East and Caucasus [5d]
• To fight fraud, psychological scientists issue a call to arms [5d]
• Billions are going into fish passage projects, but planning methods can undercut results [5d]
• Buoys track ocean waves across 14,000 km, from storms in Antarctica to ripples in Alaska [5d]
• Costa Rica paid landowners to restore forests and biodiversity—bioacoustics indicate that it worked [5d]
• Physics-trained digital 'super-brain' speeds nanophotonic design [5d]
• What network science can tell us about the 2026 World Cup [5d]
• DNA repair enzyme uses one-dimensional sliding to detect key sites, researchers reveal [5d]
• 'Out-of-place' rocks reveal how a young ocean formed [5d]
• Black suburbanization is reshaping American neighborhoods, study finds [5d]
• Jupiter bow shock reveals electrons accelerating to relativistic speeds [5d]
• Understanding Earth's hidden east-west symmetry could improve climate models [5d]
• Home-sorted recycling produces higher-quality plastic bales with fewer contaminants, finds study [5d]