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Science and HealthPhys.org Biology Reviewed Oct 24, 2026

Can we stop antibiotic resistance from ruining promising drugs before they reach patients?

What if we could predict early in drug development which antibiotics bacteria are most likely to become resistant to? In a review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, researchers from the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged (HUN-REN BRC Szeged) and the Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM) in Szeged propose a five-step decision-making framework that could help identify resistance risks early, refine promising drug candidates and prevent costly failures.

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 24, 2026

Step Inside Five Famous Paintings in This Immersive Virtual Reality Exhibition

Step Inside Five Famous Paintings in This Immersive Virtual Reality Exhibition Five iconic works from Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado come to life in an immersive, high-tech event. At Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, New York, Masterpieces: A Virtual Experience of the Museo del Prado invites visitors to step beyond the frames of historic paintings and explore their worlds in three dimensions.

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 23, 2026

Glass Pavilion in Bangkok Marries Sleek Minimalism With Thai Architectural History

Glass Pavilion in Bangkok Marries Sleek Minimalism With Thai Architectural History Located on a rooftop garden near the highest pagoda in Thailand sits the Glass Pavilion. The stair-stepped triangular structure faces Wat Dhammamongkol Thawonbun Nantawihan, a 14-story pagoda. Designed as a tranquil meditation space inspired by traditional Thai architecture, it brings serenity to Bangkok’s True Digital Park.

Good EarthHappy Eco News Reviewed Oct 23, 2026

PANORAMA Builds Replicable Conservation Solutions Database Spanning Nearly 1,900 Case Studies Worldwide

Happy Eco News PANORAMA Builds Replicable Conservation Solutions Database Spanning Nearly 1,900 Case Studies Worldwide PANORAMA's replicable conservation solutions database hosts 1,897 case studies from 1,327 contributors worldwide, turning proven environmental successes in Mongolia, Lake Victoria, and Ethiopia into adaptable blueprints for practitioners everywhere.

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 23, 2026

Giant Mirrored Sphere Will Turn the Beach Into a Celebration of Culture at Miami Art Week

Giant Mirrored Sphere Will Turn the Beach Into a Celebration of Culture at Miami Art Week During Miami Art Week 2026, Faena Art will transform Miami Beach into a stage for large-scale public art. The program includes a new site-specific commission by Christopher Joshua Benton, an American Abu Dhabi-based artist whose practice brings together architecture, science, and community collaborators.

Good EarthHappy Eco News Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

How Safer Driving Techniques Can Benefit the Environment

Happy Eco News How Safer Driving Techniques Can Benefit the Environment How Safer Driving Techniques Can Benefit the Environment Driving more safely doesn’t just benefit road users. Many of the habits associated with safer driving can also reduce a vehicle’s environmental impact by lowering fuel or energy consumption and cutting harmful emissions. While wider developments in vehicle technology and transport policy play an important role, individual

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

Wow-Worthy Winning Panoramic Photos From the 17th Epson International Pano Awards

Wow-Worthy Winning Panoramic Photos From the 17th Epson International Pano Awards The 17th Epson International Pano Awards announced the winners of its 2026 competition, highlighting professional and amateur panoramic photography. In breathtaking elongated images, our world comes alive. From brilliant auroras to bustling cityscapes, landscapes become fine art.

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

This Man Is Traveling the Globe To Learn the World’s Favorite Dances, Traditional and Modern

This Man Is Traveling the Globe To Learn the World’s Favorite Dances, Traditional and Modern @edpeopleAfrican dances ultimate w/ @bahdana1 @chrislobanzo @crazymoov @hananekawalina @balletinyange @yoshadinho0♬ original sound – Ed People Dance is a universal language, but everyone has their way of moving to the beat.

Science and HealthGood News Network Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

Coconut Oil Could Make Great Sustainable Jet Fuel, Pioneering Experiments Demonstrate

Great for frying, perfect for your skin, and irreplicable in a ketogenic diet, coconut oil is a wonderful product. In the future it may even power our passenger aircraft. Chemists in Japan recently conducted extensive experiments on whether it would be possible to create a sustainable aviation fuel out of coconut oil, and not only

Good EarthPhys.org Biology Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

Baby manta rays hunker down close to coasts before facing the open ocean's dangers

Giant manta rays can grow up to nine meters (30 feet) long with a disk size of seven meters (23 feet) across and weigh up to 2,000 kg (4,400 pounds). This size leaves them with very few natural enemies once they reach adulthood at around eight to 10 years old. But giant manta ray babies, called pups, cannot rely on their size to protect them from predators that live in the open ocean, including several species of shark and orcas.

Good EarthPhys.org Earth Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

Rising military spending could worsen climate change and undermine security, experts warn

Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ's climate issue. In the first article, Neta Crawford at the University of St Andrews says the view that climate change is a "threat multiplier" that may cause instability and provoke conflict is leading governments to justify higher defense spending.

Science and HealthNASA News Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions

NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test teams fired the developmental engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. During

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

Lee Byung-Hun and Yerin Ha Lend Their Voices to the Audio Tour for ‘Korea’ Exhibit at British Museum

Lee Byung-Hun and Yerin Ha Lend Their Voices to the Audio Tour for ‘Korea’ Exhibit at British Museum A major exhibition showcasing over two millennia of Korean art and culture has opened at the British Museum. Simply titled Korea, the show tends a bridge between Korea’s cultural past and creative present.

Creative JoySmithsonian Smart News Reviewed Oct 23, 2026

She Painted the First Known Self-Portrait of an Artist at Work—and Signed It—Nearly 500 Years Ago. Who Was Catharina van Hemessen?

Few women worked as professional artists in the 16th century. A new exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium, seeks to restore this Flemish painter to the pantheon of art history giants When Catharina van Hemessen was 20, she painted what is widely believed to be the earliest known self-portrait of an artist at work.

Science and HealthNASA News Reviewed Oct 21, 2026

Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins

NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Oct 21, 2026

Hand-Painted Porcelain Sculpture Celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th Anniversary

Hand-Painted Porcelain Sculpture Celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th Anniversary Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating its 35th anniversary. To mark the occasion, video games, comic books, and limited-edition merchandise have been announced, sparking excitement among fans young and old. But out of all the releases and homages, there’s one creation in particular that echoes Sonic’s staying power and his attachment to Japanese culture.