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Astronomers discover 'backward' planet orbiting its star in the wrong direction
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Astronomers discover 'backward' planet orbiting its star in the wrong direction

Researchers have discovered an exoplanet that travels around its small, red star backward, much like a rubber duck spinning against the current in a whirlpool. The discovery could give insight about how exoplanets form around the most common types of stars in our galaxy.It's a mystery why the alien world, called GJ 3090 b, orbits its star backward (also called a retrograde orbit). Stars and planets usually form from the same rotating disk of gas and dust, called a protoplanetary disk. Newly formed celestial objects normally rotate in the same direction as the protoplanetary disk, because changing the rotational direction requires a lot of energy applied in the right way.Astronomers have disc...

📅 2026-09-30 16:07:27    •    Live Science
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MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies
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MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies

Google.org announced on Sept. 15 that the MIT Transit Lab is a recipient of $2.1 million in funding — one of only 15 projects selected in the worldwide Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation. The funding from Google’s philanthropic arm will support NGOs, social enterprises, and academic institutions as they integrate artificial intelligence-powered solutions across topics like health, resilience, and economy.The Transit Lab’s winning project, the Public Transit Intelligence Hub (PTIQ), aims to unify public transportation agencies’ real-time monitoring, operations control, and passenger communication systems into a single centralized AI-orchestrated platform that will allow...

📅 2026-09-30 15:15:00    •    MIT News
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Young scientists win their way to CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn
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Young scientists win their way to CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn

TOPIC:Knowledge sharing Young scientists win their way to CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn The three laboratories welcomed the high-school students who won this year’s edition of Beamline for Schools Written by: Nicoletta Barzaghini — 30 September, 2026 From 11 to 25 August, a bit earlier as usual due to Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), CERN, DESY (the German electron synchrotron facility in Hamburg) and ELSA (the electron accelerator at the University of Bonn) welcomed the winners of the 2026 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition. Member of the Turkish team “PionIST 3”, Ceren Akgün, explaining the experiment at CERN during the VIP Sponsor’s Day 2026. (Image: CERN) Launched in 2014 to mark CERN...

📅 2026-09-30 15:05:23    •    CERN
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“La nuit est belle!” 2026
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“La nuit est belle!” 2026

TOPIC:At CERN “La nuit est belle !” 2026 From 9 to 11 October, CERN will participate in the sixth edition of “La nuit est belle !” by switching off lights across its sites — 30 September, 2026 Starting on the evening of Friday, 9 October, CERN will participate in the sixth edition of “La nuit est belle !”. Thanks to this initiative, turning off or dimming street lighting in the middle of the night has become common practice across the Geneva canton. For this edition, “La nuit est belle !” invites the public to explore the night through the theme of water. Rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and landscapes shaped by water all serve as starting points for discovering the natural, cultural and sen...

📅 2026-09-30 15:03:08    •    CERN
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This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego
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This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego

A new AI system that excels at challenging games with hidden information could someday help human decision-makers select ideal strategies to outfox opponents in complicated situations like military maneuvers.Using advances in machine-learning, researchers from MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, and Stanford University developed an AI that defeated top-ranked human players of the board wargame Stratego by a large margin — something no AI system had been able to achieve. Stratego, a two-player game of imperfect information, in which the opponent’s piece identities remain hidden, is often used as a benchmark to test the strategic thinking abilities of powerful AI models.To bu...

📅 2026-09-30 15:00:00    •    MIT News
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Regular exercise reshapes the immune system at a cellular level, study suggests
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Regular exercise reshapes the immune system at a cellular level, study suggests

It's well-known that regular exercise comes with health benefits, but exactly how those benefits manifest at the cellular level isn't clear. Now, researchers have identified a series of changes in metabolism and the immune system that differentiate regular exercisers from people with sedentary lifestyles. The findings, published Sept. 18 in the journal Science Advances, point to potential pathways for managing chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, the scientists say.The team of researchers analyzed data from the Chinese Immune Multi-omics Atlas (CIMA), which includes data from 400 adults who gave blood samples and answered an in-depth questionnaire about their lifesty...

📅 2026-09-30 14:10:00    •    Live Science
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2 – 12 October | CERN will be at the “Fête de la science” 2026
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2 – 12 October | CERN will be at the “Fête de la science” 2026

TOPIC:Knowledge sharing 2 – 12 October | CERN will be at the “Fête de la science” 2026 CERN is organising a wide range of activities across the Pays de Gex as part of the collaborative science programme led by Addictlab — 30 September, 2026 From 2 to 12 October, explore the theme “saveurs, savantes” at the Fête de la Science across France, including in the Pays de Gex. To mark the occasion, CERN is taking part in the collaborative science trail coordinated and led by Addictlab, offering a range of events and activities. This collaborative science trail spans the entire Pays de Gex region, involving local authorities, organisations, businesses and researchers. Many activities and sessions are...

📅 2026-09-30 13:55:44    •    CERN
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Photo exhibition|The impact of CERN technologies: from fundamental research to our everyday lives
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Photo exhibition|The impact of CERN technologies: from fundamental research to our everyday lives

TOPIC:At CERN Photo exhibition | The impact of CERN technologies: from fundamental research to our everyday lives An exhibition on the Esplanade des Particules showcases in images some of the practical applications of CERN technologies and the expertise of CERN scientists and engineers — 30 September, 2026 The exhibition on the Esplanade des Particules. (Image: CERN) CERN’s fundamental research and unique environment are fertile ground for innovations in particle accelerators, detectors and computing that can benefit society as a whole, sometimes in surprising ways. This photo exhibition presents a selection of the practical applications of CERN technologies and the expertise of CERN scienti...

📅 2026-09-30 13:54:46    •    CERN
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Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming
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Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming

Marine heatwaves may be only the most intense part of much longer warming events, with elevated temperatures sometimes lingering for months. Researchers found that conventional measurements underestimate total heat exposure by more than 150% on average, potentially overlooking a major source of stress on marine ecosystems.

📅 2026-09-30 12:15:10    •    ScienceDaily
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New simulations connect the first stars to cosmic fingerprints still visible today
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New simulations connect the first stars to cosmic fingerprints still visible today

Researchers have used some of the most detailed simulations yet of the early universe to investigate how the first stars and galaxies formed. Led by researchers at the University of Bath in the U.K., alongside collaborators at the University of Chicago in the U.S. and the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris in France, the MEGATRON project uses advanced simulations to explore how the first stars and galaxies lit up the previously dark cosmos and enriched it with the chemical elements that would later become the building blocks of everything around us.

📅 2026-09-30 12:00:06    •    Phys.org
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Mulberry may reshape gut bacteria and influence metabolism
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Mulberry may reshape gut bacteria and influence metabolism

Mulberry compounds may reshape the gut microbiome in ways that support intestinal health and metabolism, with some combinations showing especially strong effects in animal studies. However, the results vary depending on the plant part and processing method, and the benefits have yet to be confirmed in humans.

📅 2026-09-30 11:45:42    •    ScienceDaily
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Wild crabapples have genetic potential to improve domestic varieties
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Wild crabapples have genetic potential to improve domestic varieties

A bad apple doesn't always ruin the bunch. In fact, it might make the bunch a little stronger. A new study published in Horticulture Research by Ben Mansfeld, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, provides apple breeders with a genomic resource to help harness the power of humble crabapples.

📅 2026-09-30 11:00:10    •    Phys.org
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