Global climate models need the nitrogen cycle—all of it

Nitrogen is an important component of the global environment, affecting agriculture, climate, human health, and ecosystems. The role of the nitrogen cycle has become more widely appreciated, yet Earth system models (ESMs) used to predict global environmental change still do not fully incorporate it.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-global-climate-nitrogen.html

EU in race against time to agree climate emissions target

European diplomats are scrambling to agree on a 10-year target to cut EU carbon emissions this week, with time running out ahead of the United Nations COP30 climate summit.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-eu-climate-emissions.html

Unlocking cell identity: RNA sequestration in P-bodies directs cell fate transitions

A new study published in Nature Biotechnology shows that stem cell differentiation is linked to cellular structures called P-bodies, providing a potential means of controlling cell identity. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Colorado Boulder and collaborating institutions studied P-bodies in various developmental stages across multiple vertebrate species and found that selective RNA sequestration directed cell fate transitions.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-cell-identity-rna-sequestration-p.html

Supercomputer-developed AI learns the intricate language of biomolecules

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have harnessed a powerful supercomputer, normally used by astronomers and physicists to study the universe, to develop a new machine learning model which can help translate the language of proteins.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-supercomputer-ai-intricate-language-biomolecules.html

US, Brazil Launch Trade Talks After Trump, Lula Repair Ties

In addition to tariffs and sanctions, Brazil's main focus has been on clearing the air on trade practices that have been the target of an investigation by the Office of the US Trade Representative.

source https://www.ndtvprofit.com/world/us-brazil-launch-trade-talks-after-trump-lula-repair-ties

India Needs Significant Hydrocarbon Discoveries To Meet Future Needs: Petroleum Secretary

The petroleum secretary asserted that the immediate focus must be on securing major discoveries through accelerated exploration efforts.

source https://www.ndtvprofit.com/economy-finance/india-needs-significant-hydrocarbon-discoveries-to-meet-future-needs-petroleum-secretary

Survival instinct? New study says some leading AI models won’t let themselves be shut down

A Palisade Research report highlights the troubling resistance of advanced AI models to shutdown commands. Despite efforts to clarify instructions, Grok-4 exhibited significant defiance. Experts stress the importance of understanding AI behavior to enhance safety in future developments.

source https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/survival-instinct-new-study-says-some-leading-ai-models-won-t-let-themselves-be-shut-down-11761498288384.html

Pregnant Woman Dies 6 Months After Wedding, Family Alleges Dowry Harassment

A pregnant woman has died under mysterious circumstances in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said on Saturday.

source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pregnant-woman-dies-6-months-after-wedding-family-alleges-dowry-harassment-9516560

UP Minister Baby Rani Maurya's Car Gets Hit By Truck, She Escapes Unhurt

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Baby Rani Maurya had a close shave when a truck driver lost control over the vehicle and hit her car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Friday night, an official said.

source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/up-minister-baby-rani-mauryas-car-gets-hit-by-truck-she-escapes-unhurt-9512197

Google claims its latest quantum algorithm can outperform supercomputers on a real-world task

Researchers from Google Quantum AI report that their quantum processor, Willow, ran an algorithm for a quantum computer that solved a complex physics problem thousands of times faster than the world's most powerful classical supercomputers. If verified, this would be one of the first demonstrations of practical quantum advantage, in which a quantum computer solves a real-world problem faster and more accurately than a classical computer.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-google-latest-quantum-algorithm-outperform.html

Cross-organelle coordination in yeast enhances production of valuable plant compounds

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has discovered a new way to make yeast cells more efficient "factories" for producing valuable plant compounds. The advance could enable the sustainable manufacturing of plant-derived chemicals used to help plants defend against disease, repel pests, attract pollinators, and withstand environmental stresses such as drought and heat.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-organelle-yeast-production-valuable-compounds.html

Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume

It's a name many people have trouble pronouncing, but these synthetic chemicals have been used in everything from fast-food packaging to nonstick cookware, clothing, household cleaning products and even firefighting foam.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-blood-highest-chemicals-mexico-plume.html

Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with those of their French unilingual peers

McGill researchers who examined the writing skills of teenagers in Montreal found that the performance in French of English–French bilinguals was similar to that of near-monolingual francophones. Bilinguals were defined as teens raised in anglophone or bilingual (English–French) households and those who had had significant exposure to French through attending French-language school. Further, the English writing skills of the bilingual participants were found to be on par with their French writing skills.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-bilingual-teenagers-montreal-skills-par.html

The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading

In 2021, the stock market valuation of GameStop skyrocketed thanks to a social media frenzy. It heralded the rise of the so-called "meme" stock, but also a rise in a particular kind of trading, one driven more by the attention economy than by inherent value in an investment, according to new Northeastern University research published on SSRN.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-economics-attention-dominate-modern-day.html

Future-focused conservation index identifies reptiles as highest conservation priority

Reptiles could overtake amphibians as the highest priority for conservation among vertebrates as threats like climate change and invasive species worsen in the future, according to a new conservation index tool developed by Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetano at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and Université Paris-Saclay, France, and colleagues, published in PLOS Biology.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-future-focused-index-reptiles-highest.html

Why Indian IT Sector Needs To Change Its Business Model - Samir Arora Explains

The traditional IT services model, which was built on a labour-intensive pyramid structure, is now coming under pressure due to the rise of artificial intelligence, the Helios Capital CEO said.

source https://www.ndtvprofit.com/markets/rough-road-ahead-why-indian-it-sector-needs-to-change-its-business-model-samir-arora-explains

Optical system achieves terabit-per-second capacity and integrates quantum cryptography for long-term security

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has created unprecedented demand for data traffic. But the infrastructure needed to support it faces mounting challenges. AI data centers must deliver faster, more reliable communication than ever before, while also confronting their soaring electricity use and a looming quantum security threat, which could one day break today's encryption methods.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-optical-terabit-capacity-quantum-cryptography.html

Visualizing ancient proteins: New staining technique reliably detects collagen in fossils

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the fossil's microstructure—advancing the field of paleoproteomics by addressing long-standing challenges of contamination.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-visualizing-ancient-proteins-technique-reliably.html

Passenger's Power Bank Catches Fire On Board Indigo Flight At Delhi Airport

A passenger's power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport on Sunday, which was extinguished by the cabin crew, sources said.

source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/passengers-power-bank-catches-fire-on-board-indigo-flight-at-delhi-airport-9484697

Congress Releases 2nd List For Bihar Polls, Names 5 Candidates

The Congress on Saturday released its second list for the Bihar assembly elections, announcing candidates for Narkatiaganj, Kishanganj, Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town assembly seats.

source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-releases-2nd-list-for-bihar-polls-names-5-candidates-9480513

Senior Punjab Cop Suspended After Being Arrested In Bribery Case

Punjab Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested by the CBI in a bribery case, has been suspended, according to a state government order.

source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/senior-punjab-cop-harcharan-singh-bhullar-suspended-after-being-arrested-in-rs-8-lakh-bribery-case-9480374

Zoravar Sandhu Wins ISSF World Championships Trap Bronze

Zoravar Singh Sandhu's nearly three-decade-long toil bore fruit when he won his maiden ISSF World Championships (Shotgun) bronze medal.

source https://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/zoravar-sandhu-wins-issf-world-championships-trap-bronze-9475754

Singapore Police Say Probe Into Singer Zubeen Garg's Death May Take 3 Months Or More

Garg, 52, a celebrated musician from Assam, died on Sept. 19, 2025, due to drowning while swimming off St John's Island in Singapore.

source https://www.ndtvprofit.com/nation/singapore-zubeen-5

Stinkbug's 'ears on legs' are really symbiotic organs that nurture fungi for guarding eggs against enemies, study finds

Like humans, insects possess sensory organs responsible for vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. For vision, insects primarily rely on compound eyes. But what about hearing? For example, crickets develop tympanal organs on their forelegs, which function like a human's eardrum to detect sound. They use these "ears on the legs" to listen to courtship songs and sense approaching enemies.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-stinkbug-ears-legs-symbiotic-nurture.html

High-speed imaging reveals how cilia enable marine creatures to swim

New research has unraveled the mystery of how microscopic cilia coordinate to move and propel marine creatures through water.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-high-imaging-reveals-cilia-enable.html

Volcanic eruptions may have delivered hidden ice to Mars's equator

Explosive volcanic eruptions on early Mars may have transported water ice to equatorial regions, according to a modeling study published in Nature Communications. The authors suggest that these eruptions could have led to conditions that allow these ice deposits to still exist under the surface today, which would expand our knowledge of Mars's terrain for future exploration.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-volcanic-eruptions-hidden-ice-mars.html

Chickening out: Why some birds fear novelty

The largest-ever study on neophobia, or fear of novelty, has discovered the key reasons why some bird species are more fearful of new things than others.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html

Lab-boosted olfactory receptor reveals new insights about how our sense of smell works

Humans have about 400 odorant receptors (ORs), but scientists have had trouble finding ligands that match up with most of these ORs in lab settings—leaving them with a murky understanding of how certain smells are recognized in our brains. Only 71 human receptor-ligand interactions have been identified in studies thus far, often with low sensitivity in assays. Scientists have struggled with poor in vitro expression of ORs in lab conditions, limiting identification of receptor–odorant pairs.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-lab-boosted-olfactory-receptor-reveals.html

Taliban Says Pak Military Faction 'Sabotaging Peace', Warns Of Retaliation

The Taliban government has accused a powerful faction within Pakistan's military of orchestrating a campaign of hostility and misinformation aimed at destabilising Afghanistan and diverting attention...

source https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistan-afghanistan-clashes-taliban-says-pak-military-faction-sabotaging-peace-warns-of-retaliation-9443122

New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' found in UK

A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-species-jurassic-sword-dragon-uk.html

AI weapons are dangerous in war. But saying they can't be held accountable misses the point

In a speech to the United Nations Security Council last month, Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, took aim at artificial intelligence (AI).

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ai-weapons-dangerous-war-held.html

Foreigner Catches Indian Children Littering On Streets, Kiren Rijiju Reacts

Union minister Kiren Rijiju has reacted to a viral video showing children littering on streets in front of a Russian tourist.

source https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/russian-tourist-catches-indian-children-littering-on-streets-kiren-rijiju-reacts-9438673

Brian Lara Visits Windies Dressing Room During 2nd Test vs India

Brian Lara is in New Delhi alongside Viv Richards as a part of the 'Mission India' campaign as they are trying to help the cash-strapped Cricket West Indies get some extra funds

source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/brian-lara-visits-windies-dressing-room-during-2nd-test-vs-india-report-claims-bigger-reason-behind-visit-9438642

The Inquiry

Trump is embracing crypto, but is he building a new kind of American economy?

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Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms, but there are troubling signs these will fall short

The Albanese government has hinted it is close to a deal with the Coalition over the long-awaited overhaul of Australia's environment laws. Environment Minister Murray Watt plans to introduce new legislation to parliament in November.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-labor-environmental-law-reforms-fall.html

After Nayara outage, Microsoft launches protocols to secure India’s key services

In its new policy, Microsoft said that it will ensure that it prevents a blackout by pursuing legal recourses against foreign sanctions potentially affecting Indian enterprises, especially in critical sectors such as government, telecommunications and energy.

source https://www.livemint.com/technology/microsoft-india-nayara-energy-cloud-service-suspension-azure-service-disruption-11760108838477.html

Microwave technique allows energy-efficient chemical reactions

Some industrial processes used to create useful chemicals require heat, but heating methods are often inefficient, partly because they heat a greater volume of space than they really need to. Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, devised a way to limit heating to the specific areas required in such situations. Their technique uses microwaves, not unlike those used in home microwave ovens, to excite specific elements dispersed in the materials to be heated. Their system proved to be around 4.5 times more efficient than current methods.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-microwave-technique-energy-efficient-chemical.html

Genetically encoded biosensor tracks plants' immune hormone in real time

From willow bark remedies to aspirin tablets, salicylic acid has long been part of human health. It also lies at the heart of how plants fight disease. Now, researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a pioneering biosensor that allows scientists to watch, for the first time, how plants deploy this critical immune hormone in their battle against pathogens.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-genetically-encoded-biosensor-tracks-immune.html

Composing crews for Mars missions: Team diversity may foster resilience

Simulation results highlight how team composition shapes stress, health, performance, and cohesion in long-duration space missions, according to a study published October 8, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Iser Pena and Hao Chen of the Stevens Institute of Technology, U.S. In particular, team diversity in personality traits may contribute to greater resilience under extended isolation and operational load.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-crews-mars-missions-team-diversity.html

Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionize green technology

Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry for discovering a new form of molecular architecture: crystals that contain large cavities.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-nobel-chemistry-prize-awarded-crystal.html

Eco-friendly technology removes toxic PFAS from water

Rice University researchers, in collaboration with international partners, have developed the first eco-friendly technology to rapidly capture and destroy toxic "forever chemicals" (PFAS) in water. The findings, recently published in Advanced Materials, mark a major step toward addressing one of the world's most persistent environmental threats.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-eco-friendly-technology-toxic-pfas.html

Bamboo-based plastic can be made to biodegrade quickly, but still holds up in tough conditions

A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal stability but can biodegrade in soil within 50 days, presenting a new pathway toward sustainable plastic alternatives.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-bamboo-based-plastic-biodegrade-quickly.html

Science costs money—research is guided by who funds it and why

Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-science-money-funds.html

Bilal El Khannouss Fires Stuttgart Into Bundesliga Top Four

An excellent solo effort from Bilal El Khannouss lifted Stuttgart to a 1-0 home victory over Heidenheim and into fourth place in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

source https://sports.ndtv.com/football/bilal-el-khannouss-fires-stuttgart-into-bundesliga-top-four-9401306

Syria Selects Members Of First Post-Assad Parliament

Local committees in Syria cast their ballots for members of a transitional parliament in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the new lawmakers to be appointed directly by interim...

source https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/syria-selects-members-of-first-post-assad-parliament-9401317

OnePlus 15 global launch date, specifications and images leaked ahead of launch: Here's what to expect

The OnePlus 15 will debut in China on October 27 and may launch globally on November 13. It boasts a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, 165Hz display, new camera features, and a design similar to OnePlus 13s.

source https://www.livemint.com/technology/gadgets/oneplus-15-global-launch-date-specifications-and-images-leaked-ahead-of-launch-heres-what-to-expect-11759683336108.html

Girona Register First Win Of La Liga Season vs Valencia, Move Off Bottom Spot

Struggling Girona picked up a much-needed win after holding on to beat Valencia 2-1 to move off the bottom of La Liga on Saturday.

source https://sports.ndtv.com/football/girona-register-first-win-of-la-liga-2025-26-season-vs-valencia-move-off-bottom-of-the-table-9396983

RBI Rate Decision, Rupee Plunge, Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, And More

From India's monetary policy announcement to Trump's push for "peace" in Gaza, here's a look at the key news events of this week.

source https://www.ndtvprofit.com/economy-finance/rbi-rate-decision-rupee-plunge-trumps-gaza-peace-plan-and-more-the-week-that-was

Molecular coating cleans up noisy quantum light

Quantum technologies demand perfection: one photon at a time, every time, all with the same energy. Even tiny deviations in the number or energy of photons can derail devices, threatening the performance of quantum computers that someday could make up a quantum internet.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-molecular-coating-noisy-quantum.html

Money can buy cooperation, but deep-seated biases remain stubbornly unchanged

In business, marketing and social work, financial incentives are often used to increase people's motivation, guide their behavior and achieve lasting success. However, the latter is not always the case, as a recent study in Royal Society Open Science by the University Hospital of Würzburg (UKW) shows. Prof. Dr. Grit Hein and her team at the Center for Translational Social Neuroscience at the Center for Mental Health (ZEP) investigated whether people from a particular group would approach a foreign group if they received money for doing so.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-money-buy-cooperation-deep-seated.html

Sunlight worsens wildfire smoke pollution, study finds

Wildfire smoke causes more air pollution than current atmospheric models can predict. A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences explains why by revealing that, under sunlight, wildfire smoke particles act like tiny chemical factories, producing harmful oxidants such as peroxides, a group of highly reactive pollutants contributing to smog and haze.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-10-sunlight-worsens-wildfire-pollution.html

Global biodiversity decline demands urgent, society-wide changes, experts warn

Human-caused biodiversity loss has accelerated over the past 50 years. An opinion article published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by a team of international authors, including Anne Larigauderie, former Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), concludes that stopping biodiversity loss is contingent on transformative social and cultural changes across multiple scales.

source https://phys.org/news/2025-09-global-biodiversity-decline-demands-urgent.html