Bio & Medicine
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.
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Astrobiology
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, ...
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Stone Age Pacific fishing practices revealed through chemical fingerprints hidden in collagen
A new collagen fingerprinting tool can help scientists identify species from archaeological bone fragments. Pacific islanders of the late Stone Age, also known as the Neolithic period, were master fishers. Archaeological ...
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 ...
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 ...
Parents who struggle to identify emotions may face higher burnout, alexithymia study finds
Researchers at the Institute of Psychology at the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw report associations between alexithymia and parental burnout and sex-specific differences.
Coordinated brain network activity during emotional arousal may explain vivid, lasting memories
Past psychology studies suggest that people tend to remember emotional events, such as their wedding, the birth of a child or traumatic experiences, more vividly than neutral events, such as a routine professional meeting. ...
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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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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Medical Xpress
Disagreement between two kidney function tests predicts serious health problems
Chronic kidney disease is now the ninth leading cause of death, global analysis finds
Coordinated brain network activity during emotional arousal may explain vivid, lasting memories
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
Why Alzheimer's patients forget loved ones
How colorectal cancer evades immunotherapy using a dual barrier
MRI contrast agent design continues path to safer, more effective diagnostics
Parents who struggle to identify emotions may face higher burnout, alexithymia study finds
Combination immunotherapy helps overcome melanoma treatment resistance
New survey shows what people fear most about aging
Glycosylation enzyme selectivity in mouse kidneys shows promise for future disease research
More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?
Intensive blood pressure lowering could benefit almost all adults with hypertensive chronic kidney disease
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
Optical system uses diffractive processors to achieve large-scale nonlinear computation
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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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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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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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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Mechanoluminescent sensors with dual-function polymer shell offer eco-friendly, high-resolution control
Mechanoluminescent (ML) materials are attractive for haptic interface sensors for next-generation technologies, including bite-controlled user interface, health care motion monitoring, and piconewton sensing, because they ...
Polymers
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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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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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Cracks in Antarctic 'Doomsday Glacier' ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise projections. One ...
Earth Sciences
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Maned sloth genomes show distinct impacts of habitat loss and inbreeding
The northern and southern maned sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: The two species have faced very distinct conditions in Brazil's Atlantic Forest in the past and confront ...
Ecology
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Air-filled anomalies in Menkaure Pyramid could indicate a new entrance
Researchers from Cairo University and TUM, as part of the ScanPyramids research project, have identified two hidden air-filled anomalies in the third-largest pyramid of Giza. The hypothesis of a possible entrance at this ...
Archaeology
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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 ...
Happy hour with coworkers can be a double-edged sword
It turns out happy hour with your coworkers may not be so happy for everyone. New research from the University of Georgia published in Personnel Psychology suggests that there are both positives and negatives to getting an ...
Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi ravages Vietnam, Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi churned across Vietnam Friday, claiming five more lives after its devastating passage through the Philippines where the death toll rose to 188.
