Daily Science Brief brings you quick, trustworthy updates on the most important science news. In just a few minutes, you'll get the facts without the fluff, helping you stay informed without getting overwhelmed. In a time when it's hard to know what information you can trust, we’re here to make science clear, honest, and relevant to your life.
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5 Sept 2025
Penguin Spears, Ocean Currents, and a Gladiator Bear
Penguins with dagger-like beaks, a collapsing Atlantic current, a brain map of 600,000 cells, and a bear skull that proves gladiators fought wild animals.
SOURCES
Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey | New Scientist (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495003-early-penguins-may-have-used-dagger-like-beaks-to-skewer-prey/)
Key Atlantic current could start collapsing as early as 2055, new study finds | Live Science (https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/key-atlantic-current-could-start-collapsing-as-early-as-2055-new-study-finds)
Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions | Live Science (https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/map-of-600-000-brain-cells-rewrites-the-textbook-on-how-the-brain-makes-decisions)
Skull of bear held captive to fight Roman gladiators discovered near ancient amphitheater in Serbia | Live Science (https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/skull-of-bear-held-captive-to-fight-roman-gladiators-discovered-near-ancient-amphitheater-in-serbia)
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4 Sept 2025
How to Sweet-Talk an AI
Why scrolling on the toilet could be bad for your health, why we may have way less carbon storage underground than we thought, whether plant-based dog food really works, and how humans and AIs fall for the same persuasion tricks.
SOURCES
Smartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase risk of haemorrhoids | New Scientist (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494866-smartphone-scrolling-on-the-toilet-could-increase-risk-of-haemorrhoids/)
We may have 10 times less carbon storage capacity than we thought | New Scientist (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494869-we-may-have-10-times-less-carbon-storage-capacity-than-we-thought/%5C)
Plant-based dog foods provide almost all the nutrients pets need | New Scientist (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494878-plant-based-dog-foods-provide-almost-all-the-nutrients-pets-need/)
These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts | Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/these-psychological-tricks-can-get-llms-to-respond-to-forbidden-prompts/)
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