Scientists may have seen #darkmatter. If they did, what exactly is it?
On September 1, scientists with the LUX-ZEPLIN announced they’d seen signal could have been caused by a single particle of dark matter — though it could still be caused by known #physics processes.
Interest has focused on a #particle called a #higgsino. “If we discover it, it would be the first discovery of #supersymmetry,” says theoretical physicist Harikrishnan Ramani
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dark-matter-supersymmetry-higgsino
https://archive.ph/iSbaI
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#Narwhals document atlantification of East #Greenland
Over a span of 3 years, the narwhals gathered more than 2000 profiles, surpassing that achievable through research voyages to region. Profiles are combined with standard oceanographic data from World #Ocean Database. Study aims at investigating presence of AIW and PW in front of #glaciers in central East Greenland and the distribution of water masses in the Blosseville Basin adjacent to coastal areas with glaciers.
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Free-falling atoms in #space put a new twist on #Galileo’s #gravity test
Test on #spacestation reaffirms core part of #Einstein's general theory of relativity
To show objects of different masses fall at same rate, Galileos said to have dropped weights off Leaning Tower of Pisa. Now, scientists have re-created that experiment with atoms falling while orbiting Earth. Two clouds of atoms on China’s #Tiangong fell with nearly identical accelerations.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/atoms-gravity-space-galileo-einstein
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#Renewables' installed capacity to beat #natura gas within a year – #EIA data
According to “Electric Power Monthly” report, renewably generated #electricity during first half of 2026 was 10.9% greater than in 2025. Growth was led by utility-scale #solar (up 21.6%), small-scale solar (up 13.0%), #hydropower (up 10.1%), and wind (up 6.5%).
Electrical output of US’s #nuclear and natural gas grew much more slowly – by 1.7% and 1.8%, respectively. #Coal plants fell by 11.3%.
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In the American West, #wildfire comes for the #suburbs
Despite decades of warnings, neighborhoods in #Reno and #Spokane have sprawled ever closer to a hotter, drier wilderness.
“What’s happened over the last decades is, we’ve had explosive population growth in naturally fire-prone areas,” said Tim Brown, director of the Western Regional #Climate Center at the Desert Research Institute in #Nevada. “People are moving in to where fire happens.”
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#NASA’s new #space #telescope will reveal the universe like never before
Observatory’s first years will usher in a new era of #astrophysics
Within 5yr, scientists expect #NancyGraceRoman Telescope, named for NASA’s first head of #astronomy and advocate for #Hubble, to unlock mysteries about dark matter and dark energy that dominate our universe. Detect tens of thousands of alien planets, paint interactions between galaxies and spot exploding stars
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa-nancy-roman-space-telescope
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#MedicalRecords giant Epic pauses product development on #MyChart to fix #security bugs that risk patients' data
Judy Faulkner, the founder and chief executive of Epic, told Modern Healthcare last month that the pause would likely last six weeks while work continues on “safeguarding” the company’s products, after a deployment of #Anthropic’s frontier #cybersecurity model #Mythos unearthed security flaws that could allow access to patients’ data.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/medical-records-giant-epic-pauses-product-development-to-fix-security-bugs-that-risk-patients-data/
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#Flock Cameras Are Moving From Roads to Watching as #Drones From the Sky
Some cities across the country are utilizing drones to aid #lawenforcement, while others are pumping the brakes due to #privacy concerns.
Flock's Drone-as-First-Responder system launches remotely operated drones from automated rooftop docks. A drone can be sent to a location generated by a 911 call, ALPR, or a gunshot alert. It will then stream live video to dispatchers, officers, and crime center.
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57 New Marine Species Discovered in #Argentina’s Submarine Canyons
#Ocean Census and Schmidt Ocean Institute fast-track South Atlantic species identification in Buenos Aires
• 22 Echinoderms: This includes sea cucumbers and crinoids.
• 20 Copepods: A remarkable abundance of tiny, uniquely adapted crustaceans.
• 14 Cnidarians: Deep-sea coral varieties including octocorals, sea pens, and stony corals.
• 1 Scaphopod Mollusk: A type of tusk-shaped shelled mollusk
https://schmidtocean.org/57-new-marine-species-submarine-canyons/