General Physics
The KATRIN experiment sets new constraints on general neutrino interactions
Neutrinos are elementary particles that are predicted to be massless by the standard model of particle physics, yet their observed oscillations suggest that they do in fact have a mass, which is very low. A further characteristic ...
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Neuroscience
Mathematical model reveals how humans store narrative memories using 'random trees'
Humans can remember various types of information, including facts, dates, events and even intricate narratives. Understanding how meaningful stories are stored in people's memory has been a key objective of many cognitive ...
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Cutting to the core of how 3D structure shapes gene activity
In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be helpful for learners to begin with the linear presentation of how stretches of DNA form genes, ...
Biotechnology
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Antibody mapping chip speeds up vaccine research by revealing hidden binding sites quickly
A new microchip invented by Scripps Research scientists can reveal how a person's antibodies interact with viruses—using just a drop of blood. The technology offers researchers faster, clearer insights that could help accelerate ...
Biotechnology
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Polar vortex patterns explain shifting US winter cold despite warming climate
Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, researchers found that two specific patterns in the polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air high ...
Earth Sciences
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Polymer coating extends half life of MXene-based air quality sensor by 200% and enables regeneration
Cleaning products, candles, cribs, and cosmetics are just a few of the common household items that emit formaldehyde, a colorless, odorless chemical that, when present in the air at levels higher than 0.1 parts per million, ...
Nanomaterials
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Olorofim Phase IIb trial shows efficacy in invasive fungal disease for patients with limited treatment options
Researchers from KU Leuven, the University of California Davis Medical Center, the University of Cologne, and over 20 collaborating institutions report that the antifungal olorofim demonstrated efficacy and tolerability in ...
Key brain protein may hold answers for memory loss and neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for learning and memory.
Neuroscience
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'Too much going on': Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues
Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions, and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might miss something, or ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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More misfolded proteins than previously known may contribute to Alzheimer's and dementia
For decades, the story of Alzheimer's research has been dominated by a battle between A-beta and tau amyloids, both of which can kill neurons and impact the brain's ability to function. A new study suggests, however, that ...
Neuroscience
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
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Medical Xpress
'Too much going on': Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues
'Weird shading' tricks the brain into seeing 3D forms from simple lines
Bionic knee allows better movement for amputees
New study explores the reluctance to publicly downplay moral transgressions
Attending events is the ticket to happiness, study suggests
Hepatitis C treatment is not reaching some at-risk populations
Early-onset neonatal sepsis linked to childhood epilepsy
Uncovering behavioral clues to childhood maltreatment
Facts about heatstroke
Rugby headgear can't prevent concussion—but new materials could soften the blows over a career
Tech Xplore
World-first study uses First Nations calendars for solar power forecasting
Researcher develops generative learning model to predict falls
Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultants
3D printing method turns biodegradable polymers into conductive electronic components
Nanosheet material stores heat below 100°C using dual water adsorption modes
Researchers develop eco-friendly method of creating semiconductor materials for electronics
In Indonesia, a start-up captures coolants to stop global warming
3I/ATLAS: Scientific paper details what's known about the third-ever interstellar object
When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the third of its kind ever known, astronomers at Michigan State University—along with a team of international ...
Astronomy
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New method replaces nickel and cobalt in battery for cleaner, cheaper lithium-ion batteries
A team of McGill University researchers, working with colleagues in the United States and South Korea, has developed a new way to make high-performance lithium-ion battery materials that could help phase out expensive and/or ...
Energy & Green Tech
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A parasitic worm may help rebuild blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay
Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.
Ecology
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Driving assistance systems could backfire: Some warning alerts can lead to more hazardous driving
In recent years, every new car driver has been getting used to bells and beeps. As automakers try to make cars safer, they've introduced increasingly sophisticated driving assistance systems, to warn a driver when they're ...
Automotive
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Higgs-boson properties clarified through decay pattern analysis
The ATLAS collaboration finds evidence of Higgs-boson decays to muons and improves sensitivity to Higgs-boson decays to a Z boson and a photon.
General Physics
18 hours ago
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Obesity linked to what's on local restaurant menus
For many years, health experts have been concerned about "food deserts," places where residents lack good nutritional options. Now, an MIT-led study of three major global cities uses a new, granular method to examine the ...
Health
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How the genome defends itself against internal enemies
An international research team has deciphered a mechanism of the evolutionary arms race in human cells. The findings provide insights into how mobile elements in DNA hijack cellular functions—and how cells can defend themselves ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Data transfer speeds increase significantly through new optical chip design
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT are notorious for being power-hungry. To tackle this challenge, a team from the Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL) has come up with an optical chip that can transfer ...
Optics & Photonics
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From 0 to 100 in 12 minutes—roadmap for lithium–sulfur batteries
Grab a coffee and your car is fully charged—this is how many people envision the future of mobility. But today's batteries still fall short of this ideal. While modern lithium–ion batteries can charge from 20% to 80% ...
Engineering
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Some sharks in the north Atlantic may delay their fall migrations south
Certain migratory species of sharks may remain swimming and feeding in Atlantic Ocean waters in areas of the northeast coast for longer periods of time later into fall before they head toward southern waters. Led by researchers ...
Plants & Animals
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Exploring animal life in the radioactive shadows of Chornobyl and Fukushima
A team of researchers in France are building on fundamental experimental research undertaken in the Ukrainian Chornobyl exclusion zone with a new project in the Japanese Fukushima Prefecture to further our understanding of ...
Part of Grand Canyon evacuated as wildfire spreads
Spreading wildfires forced the evacuation on Friday of part of the famed Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service appealing for visitors to stay calm.
Sustainable food safety means managing risk, not erasing it
In an ideal world, every piece of food we eat would be free of pathogens at all times. In the real world, though, where 600 million people contract a foodborne illness every year, this just isn't the case. In fact, it's impossible—microbes ...
Polyethylene packaging may have lower global warming impact than alternatives, study finds
A new Europe-focused study reveals that polyethylene (PE), the most widely used packaging material in Europe, has lower life cycle global warming potential (GWP)—often used to assess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—than ...
Time machine in drones? Photorealistic depiction shows Great Hungarian Plain before water regulations
Many of us have wondered what a landscape we see in a modern photograph might have looked like centuries ago. This question is especially intriguing when we know that the scenery has been radically transformed by human intervention ...
Homelessness Prevention Unit participants 71% less likely to enter a shelter, study finds
A new report from the California Policy Lab at UCLA shows promising early results from Los Angeles County's Homelessness Prevention Unit (HPU). The report found that people in the HPU program were 71% less likely to enter ...
Europe's first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometers away, ...
Sparking new ideas on how wildfire influences climate
Wildfires have spread across the planet for millennia, but they are increasing as the climate warms. Decimated forests, depleted crops, and destroyed buildings are the hallmark of wildfire devastation. Another is the effect ...
Black and minoritized people feel forced to disguise their identities
A groundbreaking analysis of 750,000 household records by Heriot-Watt University reveals Black families accepted as statutorily homeless are less than half as likely to gain social housing as their white counterparts.
Artificial sweeteners leave bitter aftertaste for the environment
New research has found increasing levels of artificial sweeteners in wastewater treatment plants, with downstream impacts on the environment.
Narcissism and other dark personality traits linked to AI cheating in art universities
In many countries, there is an academic cheating crisis with students misusing artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to write essays, dissertations and other assignments. According to new research, certain personality ...
Less hype, more drama: AI and the changing discourse of global news coverage
A new journal article by a researcher at the University of Manchester offers insight into how artificial intelligence (AI) is portrayed in leading newspapers worldwide, revealing a more nuanced and critical approach than ...
Celebrate the JWST's third anniversary with this stunning image
On July 11, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope finished its commissioning and commenced science operations. In the three years since, the powerful infrared space telescope has delivered on its promise. It's looked back ...
Whitefish decline a 'big' problem in Great Lakes, biologist says
The story of Great Lakes whitefish is not a happy one, state fish biologist Stephen Lenart warned on July 10, but it needs to be told as their numbers decline.
Plant phototropism regulated by acetylation–phosphorylation cross-talk, study finds
Plant phototropism—directional growth in response to light—serves as a key adaptive mechanism, optimizing photosynthesis and development. Central to this process is phototropin 1 (phot1), a primary blue light photoreceptor ...
NASA selects instruments for Artemis lunar terrain vehicle
NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity.
Indian Ocean fisheries play outsized role in nutritional security
A new study by an international team of researchers has revealed the huge role Indian Ocean fisheries play in feeding the world and supporting nutritional security.
Muscle-like gel polymer gets stronger with a new recipe
A new recipe, or design guidelines, for a self-strengthening muscle-like hydrogel has been developed through strategic integration of computational, information, and experimental research. The resulting gel exhibits rapid ...
Novel tool to study stress-dependent subcellular protein localization changes
Using a high-throughput fluorescence microscopy system and machine learning algorithms, oxidative stress-related changes in protein localization have been mapped by researchers from Japan. Furthermore, a comprehensive database ...
Fertilizer runoff will likely force more drinking water restrictions, say experts
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns—even though there's no drought.
