Astrobiology
'Potential biosignatures' found in ancient Mars lake
A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars. Led by NASA and featuring key analysis from Imperial College London, the work has uncovered a range of minerals and organic matter in ...
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Plants & Animals
Iridescence is more widespread in mammals than originally thought, researchers discover
When it comes to color, mammals are hardly the most vibrant creatures of the animal kingdom. Their fur often comes in drab shades of brown, gray or black, unlike some birds, insects or fish that can dazzle with brilliant, ...
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Webb observes immense stellar jet on outskirts of our Milky Way
A blowtorch of seething gases erupting from a volcanically growing monster star has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Stretching across 8 light-years, the length of the stellar eruption is approximately ...
Astronomy
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Advanced X-ray technique enables first direct observation of magnon spin currents
Spintronics is an emerging field that leverages the spin, or the intrinsic angular momentum, of electrons. By harnessing this quantum-relativistic property, researchers aim to develop devices that store and transmit information ...
Condensed Matter
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Enzyme analysis shows how microbes regulate methane balance
Research by microbiologists Martijn Wissink and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University, among others, is helping us understand how microorganisms regulate the methane balance. The scientists have demonstrated how a methane-converting ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Imagine a house that doesn't just shelter you but also stores electricity. It may sound like science fiction, but it's now closer to reality than ever before. A research team at Aarhus University has demonstrated how the ...
Engineering
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Shortly before his death in August 2025, A. James Hudspeth and his team in the Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University achieved a groundbreaking technological advancement: the ability to keep a tiny ...
Neuroscience
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Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the second most common genitourinary cancer, leading to over 16,000 deaths a year in the United States. Despite recent advances, the 5-year survival rate for metastatic UC remains about 5% to ...
Oncology & Cancer
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In 2017, a flight from Miami to Berlin took a surprising turn when passengers discovered a rat on board. After landing, it was captured and handed over to the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI). There, it was not only seen ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa scientists have uncovered a direct link between a missing Y chromosome gene and male infertility. Their new research reveals that deleting this single gene in mice not only caused infertility ...
Medical research
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Tech Xplore
Cat whiskers inspire highly sensitive, next-generation wearable pressure sensors
Flexible pressure sensors can detect subtle mechanical stimuli, making them suitable for use in wearable sensors for human health monitoring and motion analysis. However, current sensors suffer from insufficient sensitivity, ...
Bio & Medicine
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Dragonflies survived asteroids鈥攂ut wildfires and climate change may push them to extinction
A new study led by University of Colorado Denver has uncovered how climate change and intensifying wildfires are disrupting dragonfly mating traits鈥攖hreatening to push some species toward local extinction.
Plants & Animals
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Increased risk for anxiety may begin before birth, shaped by infection or stressful events during pregnancy, according to a new preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. While scientists have long known ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
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As farm jobs decline worldwide, food industry work holds surprisingly steady
As economies expand, people don't just eat more food鈥攖hey eat differently. A sweeping new study covering nearly three decades and 189 countries finds that while traditional farm jobs decline as nations grow wealthier, employment ...
Economics & Business
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Precise imaging technique confirms hemoglobin preservation in dinosaur bone
A new study from North Carolina State University identifies vertebrate hemoglobin in bone extracts from two dinosaurs and shows that this molecule is original to those animals. The work also shows how heme, a small molecule ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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A new method to keep human lymph node tissue alive and functioning outside the body for several days could give researchers a much clearer view of how our immune system responds to infections, vaccines and cancer, without ...
Immunology
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Discovery of young eclipsing binary system offers insight into early stellar evolution
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary system. The newfound binary, designated MML 48, consists of two young low-mass stars. The finding will be published in ...
Hawking and Kerr black hole theories confirmed by gravitational wave
Scientists have confirmed two long-standing theories relating to black holes鈥攖hanks to the detection of the most clearly recorded gravitational wave signal to date.
Astronomy
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Patients have more confidence in autonomous robotic ultrasound systems when an avatar guides them through the process. This is reported in a new study by Prof. Nassir Navab from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The ...
Radiology & Imaging
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From risk factor to survival advantage: How tuberculosis has shaped meerkat evolution
Meerkats genetically adapt to a species-specific form of tuberculosis according to a long-term study by an international research team led by Ulm University. The scientists also found that climate change in the Kalahari Desert ...
Evolution
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Urban play spaces disappearing for children in British cities
Children growing up in British cities face barriers to safe, playable spaces as financial constraints, policy misalignment and housing pressures cause planners to prioritize property over parks, finds a new study by researchers ...
Many lonely people would prefer a robot over human interaction
Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University.
When is a climate model 'good enough?'
Global climate models are software behemoths, often containing more than a million lines of code.
Buying flowers linked to improved mood and reduced stress, study finds
Cut flowers are no longer a specialty item reserved for florists or formal events. Today, you're just as likely to find a bouquet near the produce aisle, at the checkout line of a pharmacy or even nestled beside snacks at ...
The War of the Bucket: What one medieval battle tells us about history and myth
The traditional Italian observation鈥擲e non 猫 vero, 猫 ben trovato (even if it isn't true, it makes a good story)鈥攔eflects a good deal of human history.
Community gardens highlighted as engines of social capital and resilience
A new review published in Current Opinion in Psychology focuses on the potential of community gardens to support individual wellness and community resilience. The article was authored by Dr. Chiara D'Amore, Executive Director ...
Global decarbonization may raise poverty in low-income nations: Study urges targeted policies
As extreme weather events become more frequent and the impacts of climate change become stronger, countries around the world are strengthening their decarbonization efforts. The 2016 Paris Agreement in particular represents ...
How teachers stay happy鈥攁nd keep teaching
Teachers rarely step into the classroom for the glamor or fame. They do it because they believe in the power of education, the joy of discovery, and the chance to shape lives in ways that ripple far beyond a single lesson. ...
AI-driven atomic force microscopy platform developed for decoding human immune cell mechanics
Macrophages drive key immune processes including inflammation, tissue repair, and tumorigenesis via distinct polarization states whose accurate identification is vital for diagnosis and immunotherapy. However, methods like ...
Putting your CV together? Complete honesty might not be the best policy
Writing a CV requires important decisions. What should you include, what should you leave out鈥攁nd how honest should you be?
Social media is teaching children how to use AI. How can teachers keep up?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how students write essays, practice languages and complete assignments. Teachers are also experimenting with AI for lesson planning, grading and feedback. The pace is so fast that ...
How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
When OpenAI released "study mode" in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT's educational benefits. "When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance," the company's vice president ...
Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other professions. The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick Aguilar, a Washington University in St. Louis pulmonologist ...
Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn't harm public safety
President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders targeting "cashless bail," the policies that permit the release of people arrested for crimes pending trial without requiring them to pay money.
Ebony and ivory: Why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin
The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction.
Integrating content and language instruction for multilingual learners analyzed across bilingual programs
Some American and Canadian teachers use dual language bilingual education (DLBE) to teach content in two languages, which helps students develop bilingual knowledge and skills, fosters academic achievement and encourages ...
Why painting your home white could help you survive a heat wave
At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that "in 30 years time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille's today." That warning stuck with me. Back then, it sounded ...
Ringing black hole confirms Einstein and Hawking's predictions
A decade ago, scientists first detected ripples in the fabric of space-time, called gravitational waves, from the collision of two black holes. Now, thanks to improved technology and a bit of luck, a newly detected black ...
'Fortress stores' can fight theft鈥攂ut is it how we want to shop?
"Fortress stores" with security-tagged chicken and steaks in wire security cages. GPS-tracked jars of instant coffee. Everything from toothpaste and deodorant to face creams, locked inside display cases, with buttons to call ...
Switch on, switch off: The dynamic defense of a deadly plant disease
The notorious pathogen that caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s is still a major threat to potato and tomato crops worldwide. This oomycete water mold, Phytophthora infestans, can devastate entire fields, posing a ...
