{ "entity": "EngineeringNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "engineeringnews.net", "vertical": "Science & Discovery", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-08-11T17:08:23.828Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Ancient Colombians built huge water system without centralized rule, archaeologists say", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-ancient-colombians-built-huge-centralized.html", "summary": "Communities living in Colombia thousands of years ago achieved an engineering wonder of the world based on cooperation among family groups without top-down government, a new study shows. Archaeologists argue that policymakers in Colombia should now adopt a similar strategy to sol", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Egyptian blue in Iron Age Iran points to ancient connections", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-egyptian-blue-iron-age-iran.html", "summary": "Egyptian blue, considered the world's earliest synthetic pigment, was prized for its stable blue hues and served as a common blue paint in Egypt as early as 5,000 years ago, as well as the base material for small items such as beads and vessels in later periods.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:40:06 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-economic-losses-natural-disasters-fall.html", "summary": "Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the same period last year.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:40:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Too hot to live? French buyers rethink housing choices after heat waves", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-hot-french-buyers-rethink-housing.html", "summary": "After multiple severe heat waves in a single summer, French residents are increasingly factoring high temperatures into their home hunts, realtors say, bumping up features such as shutters, air conditioning and indirect sunlight on their priority lists.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:20:09 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Humans have a 'highly abundant' number of stable proteins that are not all predicted by genetic code", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-humans-highly-abundant-stable-proteins.html", "summary": "In 1968, the American biochemist and geneticist Marshall Nirenberg and his colleagues won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work deciphering how an organism's proteins are directly linked to its genetic code. That discovery is considered a \"fundamental pillar of", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:20:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "New plastic treaty document criticized for weaker ambition", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-plastic-treaty-document-criticized-weaker.html", "summary": "A new document attempting to resuscitate a floundering global plastics treaty suggests that negotiations are trending in a less ambitious direction, a leading scientific expert told AFP on Tuesday.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:09 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Mathematical model shows how birds create a synchronized dawn chorus", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mathematical-birds-synchronized-dawn-chorus.html", "summary": "Every morning, groups of birds start singing and chirping around the same time, typically when the sun starts rising. While zoologists have been studying this collective bird behavior, called the dawn chorus, for decades, the factors driving it remain poorly understood.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Australian students can read, but they can't spot misinformation", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-australian-students-misinformation.html", "summary": "The good news is that the majority of Australian students have again reached proficiency standards in reading and writing literacy—marking almost 20 years of consistent achievement. These results suggest two-thirds of Australian students meet the reading standard, listed as \"stro", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:40:07 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Oral nanomedicine improves cancer immunotherapy by harnessing gut bacterial metabolite", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-oral-nanomedicine-cancer-immunotherapy-harnessing.html", "summary": "A joint research team—led by professor Young Seok Cho from the School of Medicine, alongside professor James J. Moon from the University of Michigan—has developed the world's first oral, microbiome-based nanomedicine. By leveraging natural metabolites produced by gut bacteria, th", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:40:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Rescued platypuses quickly return to normal lives after five months in captivity", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-platypuses-quickly-months-captivity.html", "summary": "Platypuses rescued during a severe drought quickly returned to their old routines after being released back into the wild, suggesting emergency rescues can help protect vulnerable populations.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:20:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Dolphins learn how to use tools to hunt for fish from their mothers", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dolphins-tools-fish-mothers.html", "summary": "From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and using tools from the beginning. Human tool use has helped conquer new environments, increase communication and ultimately alter the course of human evolution.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:20:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructive", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-colombia-earthquake-destructive.html", "summary": "Locals and officials in Colombia have begun a massive search and rescue effort to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck near San José del Palmar in Chocó, with major damage observed in the cities of Cali, Manizales and Pereira.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:00:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Toxoplasma parasite reveals an unusual strategy for surviving crowded environments in infected cells", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-toxoplasma-parasite-reveals-unusual-strategy.html", "summary": "Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Although cases are often mild, it can cause severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems and developing fetuses. It can also persist for years by forming long-l", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "The telescope that points itself", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-telescope.html", "summary": "I'll admit to using AI for things it was probably never designed for. When my van threw a fault I couldn't immediately figure out—one that seems notorious for trips back and forth to a repair shop—I ended up in a long (but cheaper) back-and-forth with an AI system, working throug", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:40:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Improvisational theater, meditation and games support anxious teens", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-theater-meditation-games-anxious-teens.html", "summary": "Adolescence is a key stage of development, characterized by heightened emotional vulnerability. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in seven young people ages 10–19 lives with a mental health condition. In this context, developing social and emotional skills off", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:20:06 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "A coral among the stars: New species discovered on Costa Rica's deep-sea seamounts", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-coral-stars-species-costa-rica.html", "summary": "Scientists exploring seamounts off the coast of Costa Rica have discovered a new coral so genetically and morphologically distinct that it required the creation of an entirely new family for its classification. Bright yellow and tree-like, the coral was found growing some 360 to ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, survey finds", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-opposition-local-centers-sharply-survey.html", "summary": "As protesters rally against data center construction in dozens of states and New York and Texas pause the issuance of permits for large data centers, a new nationally representative survey finds that Americans' opposition to data centers in their communities has risen sharply sin", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:40:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Researchers develop new framework for understanding how emotions shape behavior online", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-framework-emotions-behavior-online.html", "summary": "Every day, billions of people scroll through social media posts, online reviews and news feeds filled with emotional content—from glowing five-star reviews to rage-inducing social media rants. Those emotions can quietly shape what people buy, what they believe and how they act.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:20:10 EDT", "image": null } ] }