House martin artificial nests scheme set to expand
A scheme to expand artificial nests for endangered migratory house martins is set to expand. The installed nests are more robust than the birds' own mud constructions.
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1969: Sesame Street premieres on National Educational Television, launching modern educational children's programming
On November 10, 1969, National Educational Television in the United States premiered Sesame Street. Its debut is credited with launching modern educational children's programming.
1895: Wilhelm Röntgen discovers X-rays
On November 8, 1895, while experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays. This occurrence is recorded as a notable historical event from that date.
Good News in History, November 7
Seventeen years ago today, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan became the first coach in professional basketball history to record 1,000 wins with a single team. He spent nearly his entire 23-year coaching career in Utah, guiding the franchise through both strong and difficult stretches.
A Kampo medicine, kamishoyosan, ameliorates menstruation-associated symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome: An exploratory open-label, randomized controlled trial
In an open-label, randomized exploratory trial of 50 patients, three menstrual cycles of oral kamishoyosan (KSS) significantly improved the premenstrual Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) total score. KSS also reduced MDQ scores during the cycle, improved several subscales (pain, concentration, behavioral change, negative feelings), eased daily symptoms such as irritability, anger and anxiety, and lowered activity impairment on the WPAI; one KSS-related adverse event (headache) was reported.
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Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks
The San Juan River has carved deep, tightly looping meanders into the desert, creating pronounced winding channels. These improbably curving cuts show how rivers can sculpt dramatic landforms even in arid terrain.
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Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites
Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, reveals an exposed remnant of ancient ocean floor in its rocks. The island is also noted for hosting a clowder of cats.
Epidemiological surveillance of bacterial pathogens in cultured European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) along the Aegean coast of Türkiye
A retrospective surveillance program (2020–2025) of cultured European sea bass along Türkiye’s Aegean coast aggregated diagnostic data from 19 offshore commercial farms across three macro-regional zones, covering 748 cage-level outbreaks and necropsy of 5,235 clinically affected fish. Phenotypic profiling (API 20E) and organ touch‑imprint cytology yielded 2,490 bacterial isolates across six species, with Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida and Tenacibaculum maritimum identified as the primary etiological agents (about 48.8% and 35.8% of outbreaks, respectively) while several Vibrio species occurred at substantially lower rates.
APOD: 2026 November 7 – De Gerlache-Kocher Massif
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for 7 November 2026 features the De Gerlache–Kocher Massif. APOD showcases a different image of the universe each day and provides a short explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Podcast: Can America's most powerful laser unlock the universe?
NSF-supported researcher Louise Willingale discusses the NSF Zettawatt Equivalent Ultrashort Pulse Laser System, identified in the excerpt as the most powerful laser in the United States. She explains how the system is being used to advance scientific research and outlines its intended future role.
Adaptive–based cascaded PI–PID controller for load frequency regulation with real time verification
Researchers propose a cascaded PI–PID controller that integrates the Set‑Membership Affine Projection Algorithm (SMAPA) for adaptive parameter updates to address load frequency control in single‑area and interconnected two‑area power systems. The approach was evaluated in simulations and real‑time two‑area validation under step and random load disturbances, wind power fluctuations and parameter uncertainty, with frequency‑domain stability analysis showing lower overshoot and faster settling time than several conventional PI/PID designs.
Podcast: The future of electronics goes beyond circuit boards
NSF-supported researcher Ethan Secor describes a specialized additive manufacturing process and the materials used to produce circuits that can be customized to conform to complex three-dimensional surfaces. The discussion emphasizes fabricating electronics directly onto non-flat forms as an alternative to traditional flat circuit boards.
NSF lays the foundation for the next generation of technologies and support for American talent
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a package of new programs and initiatives intended to advance next-generation technologies and strengthen support for American scientific talent, aligning with the White House report 'Science: A New Golden Age.' The announcement frames these measures as foundational steps to implement that national vision for research and workforce capacity.
Aligning entity of knowledge graph based on graph convolutional network with maximum translated similarity
The authors introduce GCN-MTS, a graph convolutional network that uses a maximum translated similarity mechanism to preserve relative embedding structure when unifying cross-graph embedding spaces for entity alignment. On three real-world knowledge-graph pairs the model improved Hits@1 by 5–15% and Hits@10 by 4–16%; ablation tests report the optimized module yields about a 22% gain over a vanilla GCN and the approach remained robust across different seed alignment quantities and combinations.
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New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory detected a large object that researchers have identified as a possible dwarf planet. Preliminary analysis indicates the body is orbiting in the outer solar system beyond Pluto, though its classification remains tentative pending further study.
1990: Mary Robinson elected Ireland's first female President
On 7 November 1990 Mary Robinson won the Irish presidency, becoming the Republic of Ireland's first woman head of state. Her presidency redefined the role with a stronger public emphasis on human-rights issues and international engagement, helping to broaden Ireland's political conversation in the 1990s.
One of the year's most prolific meteor showers to light up the night sky this weekend
The Leonid meteor shower is expected to begin this weekend and remain active through the end of November. It will provide skywatchers an opportunity to see bright, fast meteors streaking across the night sky under dark conditions.
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The butterfly effect: a brighter way to make paint?
Researchers are studying the microstructured surfaces of butterfly wings to create coatings that produce color without harmful chemical pigments. This approach is presented as a promising route toward brighter, non-toxic paints and finishes.