January 20, 2026James Webb telescope spies rare ‘goddess of dawn’ supernova from the early universe Science
January 20, 2026Women tend to downplay their gender in workplaces with masculinity contest cultures. Study suggests that when organizational norms glorify masculine traits, women tend to feel that their social identity is less valued. As a coping mechanism, they may hide or downplay their gender to fit in. Science
January 20, 2026A simple blood test can help detect cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, pain or weight loss, thanks to a protein signature that could be linked to a cancer diagnosis Science
January 20, 2026Researchers who use AI tools in their science publish more papers and advance more quickly in their careers, but AI-heavy research clusters around the same data-rich problems, narrowing the scope of science as a whole Science
January 20, 2026Penguins May Be Adapting to a Rapidly Warming Climate, Study suggests several species of penguin have shifted their breeding seasons, allowing them to cope with a decade of rapid warming despite the potential costs of changing such a carefully scheduled event. Science
January 20, 2026Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Cardiff University research sheds light on public opinion Science
January 20, 2026Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows. Brown Swiss cow in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways (using both ends of a brush counts as multi-purpose tool use) – something extraordinarily rare only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees. Science
January 20, 2026Shingles vaccine linked to slower biological aging in older adults: Along with protecting against the painful illness, shingles vaccination correlates with lower inflammation, slower epigenetic and transcriptomic aging, and slower overall biological aging in Americans age 70 and older. Science
