{ "entity": "StudentNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "studentnews.net", "vertical": "Science & Discovery", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-08-28T01:23:44.579Z", "articles": [ { "title": "'Mad honey' that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mad-honey-heart-sold-online.html", "summary": "A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that his father-in-law had been rushed to the hospital after eating some wild honey brought back from the hills of Nepal.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Hitting bacteria hard and early with diverse phage cocktails may curb resistance", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-bacteria-hard-early-diverse-phage.html", "summary": "As multidrug antibiotic resistance emerges as a potent public health challenge, medical science has renewed attention on the potential for bacteriophage therapy. Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that target, infect and replicate inside bacteria, destroying them in the proce", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:40:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Evolution favors flatter paths when fitness outcomes are equal, study finds", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-evolution-favors-flatter-paths-outcomes.html", "summary": "A surprising discovery by Technion researchers sheds new light on the dynamics of evolution. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study shows that when an organism has several evolutionary paths available with equal fitness, the path it follows is", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:40:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Tiny oxygen gaps may determine whether next-generation memory films store data well", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tiny-oxygen-gaps-generation-memory.html", "summary": "Researchers have captured in real time the \"birth moment\" when the performance of a next-generation memory material is determined. The key lies in controlling oxygen vacancies, microscopic defects created when oxygen atoms are missing from their normal positions.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:20:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Boosting soybean protein: Zinc and sulfur essential in sustainable crop production", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-boosting-soybean-protein-zinc-sulfur.html", "summary": "Soybean is a critical element of the global food supply: Between its use for animal feed and human consumption, it accounts for roughly two-thirds of plant-based protein meal output worldwide. Canada is a global leader in sustainable soybean production, with 70% of its crop, one ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:00:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Primed and ready to fight, a nematode pheromone arms plants to battle pathogens", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-primed-ready-nematode-pheromone-arms.html", "summary": "When cold and flu season comes around, we take steps like getting our flu shots and taking immune supplements to strengthen our bodies' defenses against pathogens. Plants face pathogenic threats, too. Plant pathogens can have devastating effects on crop yields, with up to 40% of ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:50:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Vehicle-mounted spectroscopy system detects methane in real time", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-vehicle-mounted-spectroscopy-methane-real.html", "summary": "Researchers have developed a vehicle-mounted spectroscopy system that can reliably detect methane in real time while driving. Using a moving vehicle to detect methane could make it easier to locate hidden methane emissions across large areas.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:40:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-specific-crops-insects-pests.html", "summary": "Different cover crops may affect how plants defend themselves against pests—including by attracting more insects that eat harmful caterpillars—according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:40:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Discovery reveals rapid pathways to complex aromatic molecules in space", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-discovery-reveals-rapid-pathways-complex.html", "summary": "A team of researchers led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Chemistry has uncovered a faster way large carbon-based molecules may form in space, helping solve a long-standing mystery about how some of the building blocks of the universe grow.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:30:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Molecular makeover brightens organic light near 1,000 nanometers", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-molecular-makeover-brightens-nanometers.html", "summary": "Near-infrared organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that emit about 1,000 nanometers could support biomedical and security technologies. Yet pushing organic light to these longer wavelengths usually causes a steep drop in efficiency. As the energy gap becomes smaller, molecular v", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:20:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Study reveals inter-city collaboration on emission reduction boosts sustainability performance", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-reveals-inter-city-collaboration-emission.html", "summary": "With Hong Kong recently recording record-breaking high temperatures, extreme weather has once again raised public awareness of global warming and emission-reduction measures. A large-scale international study led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has r", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:20:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "AI model designs potentially stable protein sequences beyond those found in nature", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-ai-potentially-stable-protein-sequences.html", "summary": "A protein's function is determined by its structure, and structure—the way a protein folds—is determined by its sequence of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:10:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Short, intense storms gain intensity across Hawaiʻi", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-short-intense-storms-gain-intensity.html", "summary": "While long-term data show that Hawaiʻi is getting drier overall, short, intense downpours that cause sudden, dangerous flash floods are getting stronger on the islands, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Shear flow in narrow channels sparks amyloid formation, experiments reveal", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-narrow-channels-amyloid-formation-reveal.html", "summary": "Many cars and not enough lanes is a recipe for traffic jams. Now, researchers from Japan show that even proteins can get backed up and start behaving poorly when too many try to squeeze too quickly through a small space.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Heat-tolerant corals may be more vulnerable to disease", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tolerant-corals-vulnerable-disease.html", "summary": "Corals that partner with heat-tolerant algae may be better equipped to survive warming oceans—but that resilience comes with an unexpected trade-off, according to a new study from Boston University published in Science Advances.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:50:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "MOF-coated catalyst converts CO₂ to CO nearly five times faster under ultrasonic vibration", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mof-coated-catalyst-faster-ultrasonic.html", "summary": "Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a catalyst that uses mechanical vibration to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), an important chemical feedstock. The catalyst consists of barium titanate (BaTiO3) coated with a metal-organic framework (MOF", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:40:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Mixture of traditional edible plants inhibits fungus growth in corn, study shows", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mixture-traditional-edible-inhibits-fungus.html", "summary": "Fungal contamination in stored grain across sub-Saharan Africa causes major post-harvest losses and severe public health risks, costing billions of dollars annually, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). High humidity, warm temperatures a", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:40:04 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Texas fossil reveals early insects kept aquatic limbs during move onto land", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-texas-fossil-reveals-early-insects.html", "summary": "The formation of complex terrestrial ecosystems was a significant innovation in the evolutionary history of life on Earth. This event signified the expansion of life beyond marine environments and marked the beginning of a new phase in the diversification of terrestrial biota.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:20:05 EDT", "image": null } ] }