General Physics
Spins influence solid oxygen's crystal structure under extreme magnetic fields, study finds
Placing materials under extremely strong magnetic fields can give rise to unusual and fascinating physical phenomena or behavior. Specifically, studies show that under magnetic fields above 100 tesla (T), spins (i.e., intrinsic ...
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Plants & Animals
Water temperatures in Amazonian lakes rise to unprecedented levels, killing wildlife
During a severe drought and heat wave in 2023, Amazonian lakes reached their highest recorded temperatures. Water temperatures in some areas climbed to an astonishing 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and resulted ...
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Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean's wildest joyride
There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora's whale-surfing joyride.
Plants & Animals
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Nanoparticles that enhance mRNA delivery could reduce vaccine dosage and costs
A new delivery particle developed at MIT could make mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.
Bio & Medicine
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Saturn's icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona has provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at Enceladus's north pole, ...
Astrobiology
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Uncovering the genetic mechanism that causes barley crops to sprout early
Every year, billions of dollars' worth of crops worldwide perish due to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), a phenomenon in which grain or seeds germinate on the plant before harvest. The process is triggered by a variety of factors, ...
'Mind-captioning' technique can read human thoughts from brain scans
Reading brain activity with advanced technologies is not a new concept. However, most techniques have focused on identifying single words associated with an object or action a person is seeing or thinking of, or matching ...
Urolithin A nudges aging immune cells toward a youthful profile in 28 days
An international research team focused on aging reports that urolithin A at 1,000 mg per day shifted human immune profiles toward a more naive-like, less exhausted CD8+ state and increased fatty acid oxidation capacity, with ...
A study questions melatonin use and heart health but don't lose sleep over it
Don't lose sleep over headlines linking melatonin to heart failure. That's the message after some scary-sounding reports about a preliminary study involving the sleep-related supplement. It raised questions about the safety ...
Cardiology
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Disagreement between two kidney function tests predicts serious health problems
A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and death, a new study shows.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Medical Xpress
Flu season peak is still to come this year: Is it too late to get a flu shot?
Disagreement between two kidney function tests predicts serious health problems
Chronic kidney disease is now the ninth leading cause of death, global analysis finds
Urolithin A nudges aging immune cells toward a youthful profile in 28 days
Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here's why
Promising drug can inhibit aggressive breast cancer
How colorectal cancer evades immunotherapy using a dual barrier
MRI contrast agent design continues path to safer, more effective diagnostics
Glycosylation enzyme selectivity in mouse kidneys shows promise for future disease research
More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?
Combination immunotherapy helps overcome melanoma treatment resistance
New survey shows what people fear most about aging
Tech Xplore
New holography-inspired reconfigurable surface developed for wireless communication
AI tech can compress LLM chatbot conversation memory by 3–4 times
Amazon unveils latest move to keep customers from shopping elsewhere
OpenAI boss calls on governments to build AI infrastructure
Putting people first: Europe's 6G push for connectivity that serves society
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers
New holography-inspired reconfigurable surface developed for wireless communication
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are engineered structures comprised of several elements known as 'meta-atoms,' which can reshape and control electromagnetic waves in real-time. These surfaces could contribute to ...
Crop rotation delivers higher yields, better nutrition, and increased farm revenues across six continents, study shows
An international study involving INRAE and coordinated by China Agriculture University has shown that the practice of crop rotation outperforms continuous monoculture in terms of yield, nutritional quality and farm revenues. ...
Agriculture
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Chronic kidney disease is now the ninth leading cause of death, global analysis finds
Record numbers of men and women globally are now estimated to have reduced kidney function, a new study shows. Figures rose from 378 million people with the disease in 1990 to 788 million in 2023 as the world population grew ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Humans have remote touch 'seventh sense' like sandpipers, research shows
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has found that humans have a form of remote touch, or the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a sense that some animals ...
Robotics
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Charge carrier pairs in cuprate compounds shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
High-temperature superconductivity is still not fully understood. Now, an international research team at BESSY II has measured the energy of charge carrier pairs in undoped La₂CuO₄. Their findings revealed that the interaction ...
Superconductivity
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Magnetic materials discovered by AI could reduce rare earth dependence
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have harnessed artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of new functional magnetic materials, creating a searchable database of 67,573 magnetic materials, including ...
Engineering
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Table salt enables new metallic nanotubes with potential for faster electronics
For the first time, researchers have made niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science. According to the international team, including a researcher ...
Nanophysics
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Open-source 'macroscope' offers dynamic luminescence imaging
A team of European researchers has developed a versatile, open-source luminescence imaging instrument designed to democratize access to advanced fluorescence and electroluminescence techniques across disciplines ranging from ...
Optics & Photonics
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Long-term stability for perovskite solar cells achieved with fluorinated barrier compound
Perovskite solar cells are inexpensive to produce and generate a high amount of electric power per surface area. However, they are not yet stable enough, losing efficiency more rapidly than the silicon market standard. Now, ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here's why
Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID—especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome—tend to experience more severe and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you
Tropical cyclones—also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity—are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters.
'Almost every day': Japan battles spike in bear attacks
The sense of fear is palpable in parts of northern Japan, where some locals have fastened bells to their bags hoping the noise will keep bears away, while signs warn people to be on guard.
Turning undersea cables into a global monitoring system for seismic and environmental hazards
EU researchers are exploring how undersea communication cables can double-up as environmental and seismic sensors—a potential game-changer for early warning systems.
Immigrants share democratic basic values, international study finds
Migrants in Europe stand by the basic values of democracy, according to a new study conducted by a research team led by Professor Marc Helbling, sociologist at the University of Mannheim focusing on Migration and Integration ...
Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented contestation in the US and Europe
As countries meet at COP30 in the Amazon, a new Oxford University study gives the most detailed view yet of how different nations' laws and regulations are aligning—or not—to climate goals. The survey of climate policies ...
Researcher sees 'a lot of backsliding on climate commitments' since 2015 Paris conference
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. At that time, the countries of the world agreed that global warming should be kept well below 2°, and preferably not exceed 1.5°. At the climate conference in ...
Tree rings of the sea: How environmental conditions influence microalgae and coral communities
An international research team led by marine biologist Prof. Dr. Maren Ziegler from Justus Liebig University Giessen (JU) has developed an innovative method for reconstructing the past of corals and their symbiosis with algae ...
Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane and metals into water
In the dense forests of northwestern Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of retired oil and gas wells—some dating back to the mid-1800s, long before modern construction standards—dot the landscape, according to geochemists ...
Earth 'can no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said Earth cannot sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and without confronting this reality the climate fight will be lost.
Experts outline cleaner, more resilient supply options for critical graphite mineral
Graphite, the primary anode material in lithium-ion batteries, has become central to energy storage technologies and a growing focus of supply chain concerns. Even as graphite demand is rising faster than lithium demand, ...
Why measuring land-use carbon emissions is so challenging—and how to fix it
A team led by LMU researchers shows why CO₂ fluxes from land use are so difficult to quantify—and how they can be estimated more accurately in the future.
Enhancing ocean wind observation accuracy: New rain correction approach for FY-3E WindRAD
Satellite scatterometers play a crucial role in monitoring ocean surface winds, with their accuracy directly impacting weather forecasting and climate research. However, rainfall has consistently challenged precise wind measurements, ...
Personal resource banks help new math teachers bridge theory and classroom practice
Teacher education often receives criticism for being too theoretical. Many students lack more training in how to teach in practice when they enter schools. They now receive this at the University of Agder (UiA) through Amalie ...
The presence of reeds on riverbanks could be beneficial for fish
The presence of reeds, an exotic and invasive plant capable of altering the ecological balance in the natural environment, could have positive effects on fish populations in rivers. This is according to a study published ...
First ever discovery of Lepidosira springtails in China reveals four new species
Researchers from Nantong University have announced the discovery of four new species belonging to the springtail genus Lepidosira in China, representing the first record of this genus in the country.
Icarus returns to space aboard SpaceX for wildlife tracking
After a three-year pause, Icarus, the pioneering project that tracks wildlife from space, is set to resume operations. On 11 November 2025, a rocket is scheduled to carry a satellite equipped with the Icarus receiver into ...
New AI method boosts microplastic classification
Recently, a research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new deep learning method that improves the classification accuracy of mixed microplastics in infrared ...
Biofuel pledge at climate summit highlights India's ethanol blending debate
India's push to blend ethanol with gasoline shows the benefits and challenges of the sustainable fuel efforts being showcased at global climate talks this week.
New report sheds light on how UN SDG 11 is shaping urban planning systems around the globe
The global planning community must move "from awareness to action" if the UN's goal of sustainable and inclusive urban development is to be achieved by 2030, authors of a new report have warned.
New treatment for severe spinal cord injury in small dogs achieves exceptional success rate
A minimally invasive treatment for severe intervertebral disk disease in small dog breeds is now available at the University of Cambridge's Queen's Veterinary School Hospital—the only place in the U.K. currently providing ...
