Neuroscience and Art Collide in a Posthumous ‘Composition’ by Alvin Lucier in Revivification

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Plenty of us would find it difficult to compose a new piece of music under any circumstances, even in the prime of our lives. But experimental composer Alvin Lucier is making music from beyond the grave—at least in a manner of speaking. In a museum … Read more

Alta Equipment Group Announces Preferred Stock Dividend

LIVONIA, Mich., Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alta Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE: ALTG) (“Alta” or “the Company”), a leading provider of premium material handling, construction and environmental processing equipment and related services, today announced that its Board of Directors approved the quarterly dividend on its Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock in the amount … Read more

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Solar System’s Secret History

September 25, 2025 4 min read Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System Many asteroids are related, but their family trees can be hard to trace By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between … Read more

Quantum BioPharma Announces the Record Date for the

TORONTO, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum BioPharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNTM) (CSE: QNTM) (FRA: 0K91) (“Quantum BioPharma” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of innovative assets and biotech solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has established October 27, 2025 as the record date for the distribution of … Read more

Smallmouth Bass Evolve to Evade Electric Culling in Adirondack Lake

September 26, 2025 2 min read Evolution Shocks Scientists in an Electric Battle against Invasive Bass Scientists electrically culled invasive fish in a 20-year battle—but the fish fought back with rapid evolution By Martin J. Kernan edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Ana Maria Tudor/Alamy Stock Photo A group of Cornell University scientists have been outmaneuvered … Read more

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.00%

MONACO, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared: a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “Series C Preferred Shares”) (NYSE: … Read more

NIH Funds New Autism Studies on Genes and Environment as Trump Focuses on Tylenol

September 26, 2025 4 min read NIH Funds New Autism Studies on Genes and Environment as Trump Focuses on Tylenol The National Institutes of Health is investing $50 million into research on genetic and environmental factors underlying autism—news that was eclipsed by President Donald Trump’s recent controversial claims about acetaminophen By Helen Pearson & Nature … Read more

Castor Maritime Inc. Reports Second Quarter and Half Year

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRM) (“Castor” or the “Company”), a diversified global shipping and energy company, today announced its results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2025. Highlights of the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2025: Total vessel revenues: $10.2 million for the … Read more

Hurricane Humberto and Potential Tropical Storm Imelda Complicate Forecasts

Editor’s Note (9/28/25): As of 2 P.M. EDT, Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine had become Tropical Storm Imelda in the western Bahamas when peak sustained wind speeds surpassed 39 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center currently forecasts Imelda to head north, become a hurricane by early September 30, then turn eastward toward Bermuda. The storm … Read more