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14 storiesNobel medicine prize awarded to three scientists for optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries concerning light-sensitive ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Committee announced in Stockholm. The three sh…
Three scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Karolinska Institute announced on October 5 local time that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. The award cites their discoveries concerning light-gat…
Nobel physics prize 2026 goes to Francis Halzen for IceCube neutrino work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and principal researcher at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The citation recognises his de…
Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. Halzen, born in Bel…
Sun records M1.0 solar flare, largest in a month
An M1.0 class solar flare was recorded on the Sun, the largest since September 5, according to the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The flare occurred around 22:00 Moscow time, R…
Strong solar flare reported on the Sun, Russian agencies say
A strong solar flare occurred on the Sun, according to Russian state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS said it was the first strong flare since the beginning of September and was of the penultimate class of power. RIA Novosti describ…
2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded for optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Foundation announced on October 5. The technique l…
Magnetic storm that sparked auroras over Russia ends, institutes say
A magnetic storm recorded on Earth on 4 October ended on Monday 5 October, the laboratory of solar astronomy of the Space Research Institute (IKI) and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISZF) said, according to Interfax and iXBT. T…
New air analyzer on ISS can detect 35 trace impurities, Roscosmos says
A new instrument has begun operating on the International Space Station that automatically monitors air composition and identifies up to 35 trace impurities, according to Roscosmos and the tech outlet iXBT. The gas analyzer was delivered by…
Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov takes command of ISS from NASA’s Jessica Meir
Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov took command of the International Space Station on 4 October, succeeding NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, who handed him a symbolic key during a ceremony broadcast by NASA. Dubrov said the date carried special m…
Garry Popov, developer of electric rocket engines, dies at 91
Garry Alekseevich Popov, described by Russian outlets as an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the creator of a new generation of electric propulsion engines for spacecraft, has died. TASS said he was 91; RBC, citing the Ros…
Medieval silver hoard weighing over 2 kg found in Leningrad Oblast
Russian archaeologists found a medieval hoard of silver items dating from the 10th to 14th centuries at the Tiversky Gorodok site in the Leningrad Oblast, the Ministry of Education and Science said. The hoard weighs more than 2 kg and, by p…
Hong Kong researchers develop yeast-and-gelatin building material for Mars
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a biological building material that could potentially be used to build structures on Mars, made from genetically modified yeast, a gelatin hydrogel and sand or other granular particles. In an experime…
Shenzhou-23 crew mark National Day and Mid-Autumn in orbit with science work
Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Li Jiaying of the Shenzhou-23 crew stayed aboard China's space station through the National Day holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival, with more than four months already spent in orbit, China News Service…