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Anthropic researcher says people building AI believe 'it could kill us all'
By Rudi Maxwell

A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/anthropic-researcher-coxon-quits-over-human-threat/107134164

#ScienceandTechnology #ScientificResearch #InformationTechnologyIndustry #ComputerScience #RudiMaxwell

Cockroach Milk, How to Blow Your Nose, and Mosquito Printers: The Ig Nobels of 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/cockroach-milk-mosquito-printers-ig-nobels-of-2026/

Prominent medical institute accused of 'misappropriating' donor funds
By Danny Tran

A former employee has accused Melbourne's The Florey of "serious misconduct" and misusing government funding and donor money.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/florey-brain-research-centre-federal-court-case/107125280

#ScientificResearch #Courts #DannyTran

Backyard astronomer contributes to world-first Saturn discovery
By Soofia Tariq and Patrick Reincke

An amateur astronomer helps discover a mysterious decagon on Saturn's south pole, which he tracked from his homemade backyard observatory.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/outback-amateur-astronomer-part-of-saturn-decagon-wave-discovery/107112590

#Planets #ScientificResearch #HumanInterest #RegionalCommunities #SoofiaTariq #PatrickReincke

Scientists optimistic despite losing 14,000 tagged bogong moths
By Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro and Eddie Williams

Scientists tagged thousands of bogong moths using paper and eyelash glue in an attempt to track their flight path. Now they cannot find a single one.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/bogong-moths-tagged-kosciuszko-national-park/107110974

#Insects #Conservation #ScientificResearch #MikaylaMcGuirkScolaro #EddieWilliams

'Soiled' undies and vicious friends research honoured at Ig Nobels
By Jacinta Bowler

Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes celebrate research that makes you laugh, then makes you think. This year's winners include an "underwear index", a cumbersome kissing definition and why we want friends that will happily stab someone in the eye.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-04/ig-nobel-prize-2026-zurich-kissing-animals-vicious-friends/107101748

#ScienceAwards #ScienceandTechnology #ScientificResearch #JacintaBowler

📰 Behold! Two more versions of #AI that will revolutionize your life—by doing absolutely nothing different! 🤖✨ "Scientific research" and "safety" get tossed around like confetti, but the real #myth is anyone caring by September 2026. 🎉🔮
https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1 #Revolution #ScientificResearch #SafetyConcerns #FutureOfAI #TechTrends #HackerNews #HackerNews #ngated

Exploring the possibilities of time travel

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.pressenza.com/2026/08/exploring-the-possibilities-of-time-travel/

Could ocean waves be making planet Earth hum?
By Chris Lewis

Earth is constantly humming with an ultra-low-frequency vibration that can be picked up right across the globe which has puzzled seismologists for decades. Growing evidence suggests it's the collective sound of the world's oceans constantly moving.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/could-ocean-waves-be-making-earth-hum/107080976

#EarthScience #Oceans #ScientificResearch #Geography #ChrisLewis

New testing of black-market peptides reveals high-dose risk
By Rachel Carbonell, Caitlyn Gribbin, and Andi Yu

A chemical testing lab begins testing unapproved peptides as demand for the products booms on social media.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/black-market-peptides-dangerous-doses/107059092

#Pharmaceuticals #PharmaceuticalIndustry #ScientificResearch #RachelCarbonell #CaitlynGribbin #AndiYu

🧬 AOD-9604: What Does the Research Say?

AOD-9604 is a synthetic peptide derived from a fragment of human growth hormone (176–191). It has been studied in peptide research for its potential role in fat metabolism and body composition without producing the same biological effects as full growth hormone.

What peptide should we explore next?

#PeptideResearch #AOD9604 #Biotechnology #ResearchOnly #MetabolicResearch #LifeScience #ScientificResearch #Peptides

Most people don't survive brain cancer. Researchers hope to change that
By Natarsha Kallios

An Adelaide research project is investigating ways to treat brain cancer while having minimal impact on healthy tissue and the human immune system.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/adelaide-research-could-help-improve-how-brain-cancer-is-treated/107077362

#MedicalResearch #Cancer #ScientificResearch #NatarshaKallios

🧬 PT-141 (Bremelanotide): What Does the Research Show?

PT-141, also known as bremelanotide, is a synthetic peptide that acts on melanocortin receptors in the central nervous system. Unlike many peptides discussed in fitness and recovery research, PT-141 has primarily been studied in relation to sexual desire and arousal.

What peptide should we break down next?

#PeptideResearch #Bremelanotide #PT141 #Biotechnology #Biotech #ScientificResearch #Peptides #ResearchOnly

@oatp
Is this a thing? Is it real? I still search for words and phrases and authors in Google Scholar and elsewhere, and follow threads of citations from one paper to the next backwards to find relevant papers.

Am I obsolete? Is the body of knowledge we create through publication now just grist for an AI search engine?

"Pinter: In 2026, Artificial Intelligence has become the primary consumer, parser, and filter of scholarly research. Large Language Models (LLMs) and specialized AI research assistants are entirely rewriting how scholars discover and synthesize literature (discoverability). If a monograph is not ingested into the core databases from which AI systems learn, it effectively ceases to exist for international science."

I begin to think we need a new global scientific effort to develop synthesize and integrate publications into a better catalog so that we can look papers up the same way we'd find a flight or a hotel reservation instead of hoping an AI will make the right connections.

#LLMs #ScientificResearch #ScientificPublishing

🧬 TB-500: Understanding the Science

TB-500 is commonly discussed in peptide research because of its relationship to thymosin beta-4, a naturally occurring peptide involved in cellular processes such as cell migration and tissue organization.

Which peptide should we break down next?

#PeptideResearch #Biotechnology #Biotech #ScientificResearch #Peptides #ResearchOnly #LifeScience #MolecularBiology

Environmental DNA shows some frog species bouncing back from fungus
By Holly Richardson

The species were hit hard by chytrid fungus in the 80s and 90s, but new research suggests two frogs have recovered to now expand to new territories, while one is still constrained.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/edna-frog-fungus-wet-tropics-research/107079218

#Amphibians #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #ScientificResearch #HollyRichardson

DeepMind Alumni Startup Beats OpenAI, Anthropic at Science

London lab Inherent says its AI agent Faraday, running on a 27B-parameter model, outperformed Claude Opus and GPT-5.5 at independently replicating scientific papers.

https://pulseofnations.lol/deepmind-alumni-startup/

#AiAgent #Deepmind #Faraday #InherentLabs #London #ScientificResearch #Startups

Scientists asked 19,000 Australians to log their farts each day. Here’s why it matters.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/scientists-asked-19000-australians-to-log-their-farts-each-day/

Three varieties of 'vegan Dracula' lampreys found in unlikely places
By Jessica Ross

Scientists are working to determine the full range of the ancient and elusive creatures that have lain hidden for 150 million-odd years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/queensland-home-to-three-varieties-of-vegan-dracula-lampreys/107045122

#Fish #Biology #ScientificResearch #Fossils #MarineBiology #JessicaRoss

Wildlife photos from around the world dazzle in competition
By Ellen Phiddian

Australian scientists are among the winners of a photo competition featuring stunning images of peeking damsel flies, tree selfies and cuddling manatees.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-21/ecology-image-competition-showcases-scientists-exploring/107050514

#Photography #Science #ScienceandTechnology #MarineBiology #Oceans #ScientificResearch #EllenPhiddian

New 'landmark' drug shown to prevent recurrence of deadly melanoma

A trial of more than 1,100 patients finds a new experimental drug could prevent one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer from returning.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/melanoma-drug-cancer-intismeran-autogene/107056350

#SkinCancer #Cancer #ScientificResearch #DiseasesandDisorders #MedicalResearch

Targeted marine cloud brightening weakens subsequent El Niño

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx3012

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316685

#HackerNews #marinecloudbrightening #ElNino #climatechange #environmentalscience #scientificresearch

Ars Technica: Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era?. “The number of papers indexed in the databases Scopus and Web of Science, for example, has recently been increasing exponentially, at a rate of 5.6 percent per year. By one estimate, researchers around the globe are devoting a collective 15,000 years of work to peer review every year—work that, if paid, would cost $1.5 […]

'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific
By Kyle Evans

The strange patterns of Chinese research vessels in the Pacific have raised suspicions China is gathering intelligence for a potential conflict.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/chinese-research-vessels-spark-alarm-in-palau/107001038

#SecurityIntelligence #ScientificResearch #ClimateChange #InternationalLaw #Oceans #MiningandMetalsIndustry #War #Navy #NuclearWeapons #PoliticalLeadership #KyleEvans

The State Scientific And Technical Library Of Ukraine, and machine-translated from Ukrainian: MES opens interactive dashboard “Specialized publications of Ukraine”. “As part of the work of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to develop an open and transparent system of scientific professional publications, an interactive dashboard ‘Professional Publications of Ukraine’ was created. […]