Scientists to probe the source behind a massive 1946 tsunami - Phys.org

University of Vermont students will share these experiential science, technology, engineering and math activities with local youth on Nov. 7. Vermont students grades 3-9 who are (or who could be!) excited by science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can now sign up for the Fall 2026 STEM Showcase at the University of Vermont campus. It's scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A probe by the University of Maryland, Baltimore has led to the retraction of four studies that explored the effect of maternal diabetes on neural tube formation. The university’s internal investigation identified image duplications and other data integrity issues in the studies, according to the retraction notices. The studies are among a group of 25 papers that data sleuths flagged as having potentially duplicated or manipulated images, The Transmitter reported in June 2025. Since then, sleuths have flagged a total of 44 studies on PubPeer.

Short gamma-ray bursts, or short GRBs, are believed to occur when two compact objects, such as neutron stars, spiral toward one another before colliding and merging. These extraordinarily violent events produce gravitational waves and rank among the most powerful explosions in the Universe. For decades, astronomers have mainly detected these events through their gamma-ray flashes. Their earliest soft X-ray emission has been far more difficult to observe because most narrow-field X-ray telescopes depend on gamma-ray alerts to locate a burst before turning toward it. Einstein Probe's wide-field soft X-ray monitoring has now exposed this previously unseen stage, giving astronomers a direct look at the opening moments of a short GRB.