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Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/fungi-nutrient-sensing.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-climate-contributing-permafrost-glacial-thinning.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Climate change contributing to permafrost thawing and glacial thinning Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/climate-change-contrib-5.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-energy-stay-steady-storm.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Why global wind energy may stay steady even as storm tracks shift poleward Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-red-and-white-windso.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-laser-plastic-ultra-small-high.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Laser shocks turn plastic into ultra-small, high-purity nanodiamonds Nanotechnology, Nanophysics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/laser-shocks-turn-plas.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-trump-administration-overhauls-key-endangered.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Trump administration overhauls key 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https://phys.org/news/2026-09-growth-forests-northern-europe-requires.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Identifying old-growth forests in Northern Europe requires common scientific criteria Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/identifying-old-growth.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-rulebook-stable-dilute-alloy-catalysts.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 A new rulebook for designing stable dilute alloy catalysts Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-new-rulebook-for-des.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-images-defects-electrons-stable-wigner.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Close-up images show defects locking electrons into stable Wigner solids Physics, Condensed Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/close-up-images-show-d.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-accurately-ocean-deepest.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 How accurately can we measure the ocean's deepest point? Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/how-accurately-can-we.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sponge-holes-disgusting.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 This sponge has holes. Some find that truly disgusting Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/sponge.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-disorder-key-tuning-high-temperature.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Disorder is key to tuning a high-temperature superconductor Physics, Superconductivity https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/person-working-to-adju.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bridge-quantum-networks-physicists-microwaves.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 A new bridge for quantum networks: Physicists convert microwaves to light using 2D magnets Physics, Optics & Photonics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-new-bridge-for-quant-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-moles-wide-armed-posture-reshapes.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Moles' wide-armed posture reshapes how their shoulder bones carry loads Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/digging-mole.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-reveals-drying-rivers-erratic.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Global water report reveals drying rivers and erratic swings between too little and too much Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/wmos-latest-global-wat.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-decoding-dna-gene.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Decoding the DNA switches behind gene regulation Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/decoding-the-dna-switc.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-small-portfolio-shifts-major-food.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Small portfolio shifts could deliver major food sustainability gains, UK analysis finds Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2025/supermarket-shopping.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-vapor-phase-synthesis-mxenes-technological.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Vapor-phase synthesis of MXenes could expand their technological applications Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-process-for-making.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-iron-magnetic-nanoparticles.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Using sound waves to turn iron and water into magnetic nanoparticles Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/using-sound-waves-to-t.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-explores-consumers-willingness-pay-fresh.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 New study explores US consumers' willingness to pay for fresh-market grape attributes Biology, Agriculture https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/grapes-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-portable-metasurface-biosensor-molecular-images.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Portable metasurface biosensor turns molecular signals into images, bypassing spectrometers Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/researchers-develop-po-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tons-fishing-gear-plastic-seychelles.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/beach-trash.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-spike-keys-sars-cov-cells.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Two spike 'keys' work together to let SARS-CoV-2 enter cells, study reveals Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/two-coronavirus-master.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-memory-protein-molecular-chains-imaging.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Activated learning-and-memory protein forms growing molecular chains, imaging reveals Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/scientists-observe-a-p.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-schrdinger-cat-underground-gravity-quantum.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 What kills Schrödinger's cat? Underground experiment rules out gravity model for quantum decoherence Physics, General Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/what-kills-schrdingers.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-wendell-berry-meant-christian-farmers.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 What Wendell Berry meant to Christian farmers going green Biology, Agriculture https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/someone-wearing-jeans.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-glimpse-solar-molecules-meteorite.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 A glimpse of the solar system's origins: Striking details on the molecules inside a meteorite Astronomy & Space, Astrobiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-glimpse-of-the-solar.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-financial-relationships.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 How much do financial institutions really care about relationships? Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/financial-institution.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-threatened-bumblebee-populations-england-wales.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Threatened bumblebee populations in England and Wales face severe genetic declines Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/threatened-bumblebee-p.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-children-armed-families-extra.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Children from armed forces families have extra educational challenges Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/child-on-shoulder.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-real-quantum.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time Physics, Quantum Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2020/1-quantummecha.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-virtual-biotech-company-thousands-ai.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work on drug discovery Biology, Biotechnology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/biotech.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-amazonian-effective-ways-biodiversity-carbon.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Amazonian study identifies most effective ways of conserving biodiversity and carbon Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/amazonian-study-identi.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-real-life.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Why the places we love in books can never quite be found in real life Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/baker-street.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-marine-carbon-dioxide-advancing-viability.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Marine carbon dioxide removal is advancing, but questions remain about viability, says new digital report Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/marine-life.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-simple-game-ai-future.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 How a simple game of 20 questions could help make AI fit for the future Other Sciences, Mathematics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/20-questions-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nullarbor-reveals-surface-deep-hidden.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Nullarbor mapping reveals surface signs of deep, hidden cave systems Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/hidden-caves-beneath-t.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-humans-nutrient-coasts.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Study maps where humans drive harmful nutrient levels along coasts Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/study-maps-where-human.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-benchmark-quantum-reveals-limitations.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 New benchmark puts quantum computers to the test and reveals their limitations Physics, Quantum Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-benchmark-puts-qua-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ancient-mars-reveal-carbonate.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 What ancient Mars rocks reveal about its buried carbonate stores Astronomy & Space, Planetary Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/what-ancient-mars-rock.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-opt-ai-weaken-australian-copyright.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Opt-out AI training plan could weaken Australian copyright protections Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ai-creative.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-extreme-rainfall-climate-uneven-farming.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Extreme rainfall caused by climate change creates uneven risks to farming in China Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/extreme-rainfall-cause.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sixteen-fungus-species-thailand.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Sixteen new fungus species found hiding in Thailand's flowers Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/sixteen-new-fungus-spe.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-climate-easier-invasive-species-succeed.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/climate-change-is-maki.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-capybaras-fossil-atacama-world-oldest.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/capybaras-in-the-deser.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-deep-sea-hydrothermal-vents-hot.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Deep-sea hydrothermal vents may be a hot spot for pregnant Antarctic krill Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/deep-sea-hydrothermal-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-laundry-smelly-stays-textile-scientist.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Why does laundry get smelly if it stays wet? A textile scientist explains how to fix it Chemistry, Materials Science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/why-does-laundry-get-s.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-japanese-supercomputer-simulations-webb-red.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Japanese supercomputer simulations may explain Webb's Little Red Dots Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/japanese-supercomputer.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-european-ash-pangenome-generation-trees.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 European ash pangenome could help researchers breed a generation of trees resistant to ash dieback Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/first-of-its-kind-euro-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-diamond-quantum-sensors-heart-magnetism.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Diamond quantum sensors can detect heart magnetism at room temperature without skin contact Physics, Condensed Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/diamond-magnetometers.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-reform-student-professor-social-media.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Education reform student and professor find that social media also affects students in developing countries Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/education-reform-stude.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-black-holes-stellar-supermassive-size.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Black holes from stellar to supermassive size may follow one jet-launching rule Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/black-holes-from-stell.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-el-nio-food-prices-soaring.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 El Niño may lift Australian food prices as dry conditions squeeze farms Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/market.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-wild-honeybee-populations-eu-red.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Wild honeybee populations in the EU are on the Red List for the first time Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/honey-bees-wild-popula.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nebraskans-wary-artificial-intelligence.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Nebraskans wary of risks surrounding artificial intelligence Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/nebraskans-wary-of-ris.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-endurance-running-or-diving-which.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Endurance running or endurance diving—which came first? Biology, Evolution https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/endurance-running-or-e-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-deep-sea-crustaceans-caught-hitching.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Deep-sea crustaceans caught hitching rides on giant sea spiders Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/deep-sea-crustaceans-c-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-kids.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 AI is shaping kids. What if kids could shape AI, too? Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ai-is-shaping-kids-wha.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-robotic-lab-optics-demand.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Robotic lab sets up and runs optics experiments on demand Physics, Optics & Photonics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/robotic-lab-sets-up-an.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-temperature-error-climate-impact-understate.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Temperature measurement error may cause climate-impact studies to understate impacts by 15% or more Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2021/crop-yield.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-beaver-reintroduction-peatland-storage-drought.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Beaver reintroduction improves peatland water storage and drought resilience Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/beavers-boost-peatland.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-dark-natural-physicist.html Phys.org en 2026-09-17 Is dark matter 'natural?' 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Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ai-5.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bayeux-tapestry-reveals-medieval-sides.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 What the Bayeux tapestry reveals about medieval buildings on both sides of the Channel Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-scene-from-the-bayeu.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-melbourne.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Why Melbourne makes you sneeze in spring Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2022/pollen.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tracking-community-health.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Tracking visits to public points of interest can inform community health measures Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/visits-to-public-point.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sharks-expose-international-efforts.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Sharks on the move expose the need for international conservation efforts Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/whale-sharks.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-survey-reveals-significant-gap-countries.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Survey reveals significant gap across 64 countries between commitment to the rule of law and its implementation Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/law.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-forest-topography-diversity-southern-apennine.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Forest structure matters more than topography in shaping plant diversity in Southern Apennine old-growth forests Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/forest-structure-matte.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-term-oyster-reef-success-murky.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Long-term oyster reef restoration shows clear success in murky waters Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/long-term-oyster-reef.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-device-simulates-natural-conditions-biofilms.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Device simulates natural conditions to grow biofilms and test their antibiotic susceptibility more accurately Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/an-ibec-device-simulat.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hot-electrons-reveal-electronic-collisions.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Hot electrons reveal electronic collisions may raise resistance in twisted graphene Physics, Condensed Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/hot-electrons-cold-lat.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-big-dna-software.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Building big with DNA gets a software upgrade Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/building-big-with-dna-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-chatgpt-university-students-ai.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 ChatGPT at university: Study maps why students stick with AI for learning Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/chatgpt-at-university.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-site-drug-molecule-square-peg.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Thinking outside the binding site: Drug molecule makes a square peg fit a round hole Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-rendering-of-a-newly.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-henry-viii-dissolution-stashed-catholic.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Henry VIII's dissolution enforcer stashed Catholic manuscript—its lost pages have just been rediscovered Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/henry-viiis-dissolutio-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-volatile-compounds-underestimated-carbon.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Volatile organic compounds may be underestimated in the carbon cycle Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-series-of-buildings.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-insect-reveal-indigenous-burial-canary.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Insect remains reveal Indigenous burial practices in the Canary Islands Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/excavation-of-cruz-de.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-database-reveals-hidden-diversity.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Global database reveals hidden diversity and potential of deep-sea microbes Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/novel-database-reveals.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-brazilian-sedge-sexually-dna-reshuffling.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Brazilian sedge reproduces sexually but without DNA reshuffling, producing genetic clones Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/photograph-of-the-braz.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bird-flu-australian-sea-lion.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Bird flu has claimed its first Australian sea lion and dolphin. 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Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/australian-sea-lion.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-mobile-antiprotons-road-month-world.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Mobile trap transports 92 antiprotons by road and stores them for over a month in world first Physics, General Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/successful-storage-of.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tiny-oyster-larvae-gravity.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Tiny oyster larvae rely on gravity to feed Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/eastern-oysters.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-simple-messaging-elections.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Simple messaging can help restore trust in US elections Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/simple-messaging-can-h.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-compact-optical-screen-pave-cheaper.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Compact optical screen could pave the way for cheaper infrared cameras Nanotechnology, Nanophysics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-optical-screen-cou.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-importance-stress-hedgehogs-method-welfare.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 The importance of measuring stress in hedgehogs and how a new method could enhance welfare Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/hedgehogs.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sharper-picture-pandemic-uncovering-complex.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 A sharper picture of a pandemic: Uncovering the complex history of the plague after the Black Death Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-sharper-picture-of-a.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-method-reveals-virus-particles-molecule.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 New method reveals how virus particles can build themselves, molecule by molecule Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-method-reveals-how.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-struggles-decipher-animal-language.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 AI struggles to decipher 'animal language' because sound doesn't equal meaning, experts say Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/bats.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-day-key-speech-therapy-youth.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Time of day may be key in speech therapy for youth Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/speech-therapy.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-iron-sulfur-purple-greener-carbon.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Iron, sulfur and purple light unlock greener carbon-carbon bond formation Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/researchers-develop-in-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bacterial-invasion-proteins-crop-pathogens.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Bacterial invasion proteins could improve detection of live crop pathogens Biology, Biotechnology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-new-diagnostic-tool.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-comforting-person.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 AI can be more comforting than a person—our research shows why Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/using-phone-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ultrathin-membranes-nano-infrared-views.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Ultrathin membranes unlock nano-infrared views of biomolecules in water Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/bessy-ii-high-resoluti.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-emerge-uniform-destabilizes-steep-slopes.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Roll waves emerge as uniform water flow destabilizes on steep slopes, equations show Physics, General Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/rain-on-pavement.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-spekboom-nutritious-waterwise-edible-south.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Spekboom is nutritious, water‑wise and edible—so why aren't more South Africans eating it? Biology, Agriculture https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/spekboom-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tendon-cells-rebound-stiffness-softer.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Tendon cells can rebound from stiffness when returned to softer tissue-like surroundings Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/scientists-are-one-ste.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-online-platforms-misaligned-late-career.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 How online platforms are misaligned with late-career workers Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/older-person-online-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-fungi-neutralize-spruce-defense-mechanisms.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Fungi neutralize spruce defense mechanisms with sugar Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/fungi-neutralize-spruc.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-monsoons-oceans-shift-earth-center.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Snow, monsoons and oceans shift Earth's center of mass each year, satellite tracking shows Astronomy & Space, Planetary Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/nasa-watches-earths-we.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-lockdown-shooter-drill-distinction-children.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Lockdown or active shooter drill? The distinction matters for children's safety and well-being Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2021/empty-classroom.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-microswimmers-bacteria-algae-propulsion.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Light lets microswimmers switch between bacteria-like and algae-like propulsion Nanotechnology, Nanophysics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/artificial-microswimme.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-shouldnt-overcook-proteins.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Why you really shouldn't overcook your proteins Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/why-you-really-shouldn.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-youre-politics-office.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Even if you're not talking politics at work, it's coming to the office with you Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/an-illustration-showin-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-newfound-baby-planet-youngest-world.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Newfound 'baby' planet smashes record for youngest known world Astronomy & Space, Planetary Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/an-artists-concept-of.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-muon-enable-precise-calibration-telescopes.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Muon rings enable precise calibration of telescopes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-new-method-for-the-p.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-towns-experts.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 New towns risk repeating past mistakes unless transport comes first, experts warn Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/german-small-city.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-puzzle-arctic-sea-ice-movement.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Engineers solve puzzle of Arctic sea ice movement Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/engineers-solve-puzzle.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bacteria-chemicals-methanol-formaldehyde-abiotically.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Without bacteria or chemicals: How methanol and formaldehyde form abiotically in nature Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/without-bacteria-or-ch-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-loneliness-local-news-isolation.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Loneliness and local news: How 'news deserts' increase isolation Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/newsstand.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-circular-rydberg-atoms-staying-stable.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Circular Rydberg atoms set three records, staying stable for 11 milliseconds Physics, Quantum Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/three-world-records-in-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-dog-cameras-uncover-weasels-georgia.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Dog-guided cameras uncover weasels across Georgia, including regions unseen for 30 years Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/there-are-weasels-in-g.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-chimpanzee-mothers-dead-infants-months.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Why do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months? Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/chimpanzee.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-iron-age-seeds-reveal-iberian.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Iron Age seeds reveal the origins of Iberian wine Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ancient-dna-reveals-th.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-droplets-mechanism-mobile-ions.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Sliding droplets point to charging mechanism beyond mobile ions Physics, Condensed Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/drops-of-various-liqui.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-earthshot-science-positive-environmental-unstoppable.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Earthshot and the science of positive tipping points: How environmental progress can become unstoppable Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/earthshot-and-the-scie.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-dogs-human-brain-restrain.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Dogs show human-like brain activity when they restrain themselves Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/dog-sitting.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-aqueduct-deposits-plague-cyprian-nmes.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Aqueduct deposits suggest Plague of Cyprian may have emptied Nîmes around 270 A.D. Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/the-pont-du-gard-suppl.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-britain-artificial-landscape-survive-climate.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Britain's most artificial landscape may not survive climate change Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/fens-britain.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-bone-strength-reveals-clues-human.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Bone strength study reveals new clues about human evolution Biology, Evolution https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/study-of-bone-strength.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-incarceration-escalate-criminal-behavior-south.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Incarceration may escalate criminal behavior in South Africa Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/food-market-south-afri.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-americans-political-violence-vary-sharply.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Most Americans reject political violence, but support can vary sharply by party Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2018/democratsrep.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tyrannosaurus-rex-teeth-reveal-body.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Tyrannosaurus rex teeth reveal a body temperature close to the human average Biology, Paleontology & Fossils https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2022/tyrannosaurus-rex.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-deep-ocean-familiar-trash-plastic.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Deep ocean, familiar trash: Plastic waste found alongside possible new species Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/the-depths-of-the-ocea.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nation-waterways-sustain-freshwater-biodiversity.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Conserving just 35% of the nation's waterways could sustain freshwater biodiversity Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/conserving-just-35-of.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-reveals-nighttime-behaviors-whales.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 AI reveals 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https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/angry-white-men.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-intensity-affect-suitability-habitats-wildlife.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Land use and management intensity affect the suitability of habitats for wildlife in Europe Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/land-use-and-managemen.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ice-age-carvers-mammoth-tusk.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Ice Age carvers used mammoth tusk patterns to create unique art, study finds Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ice-age-carvers-used-m-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-porous-crystals-enable-chemically-responsive.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Spring-like porous crystals could enable chemically responsive microscale materials Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/porous-crystals-grow-i.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-surplus-tax-hike.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Some governments may hide a budget surplus to justify a tax hike Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/property-tax-collectio.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nanometer-vapor-barrier-insulates-ice.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 A 6-nanometer vapor barrier insulates ice during rapid heating Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ice-quickly-shields-it.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-climate-world-grapegrowers.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Climate change is putting the squeeze on the world's grapegrowers Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/grapes.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-science-greener-healthier-lawns.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 The science behind greener, healthier lawns Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/green-lawn.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-3d-scans-reveal-lichen-fungi.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 3D scans reveal how lichen fungi grip algae across cell walls Biology, Ecology 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people's likelihood of becoming NEET Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/young-people-uk.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-caffeine-pollution-disrupt-crustacean-defenses.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Caffeine pollution could disrupt crustacean defenses against predators Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/caffeine-pollution-cou.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-microbes-adhesive-materials-glucose-petroleum.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Microbes can produce adhesive materials from glucose instead of petroleum Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/kaist-develops-microbi.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nuclear-perspective.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Three questions: Putting nuclear waste into perspective Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2025/nuclear-waste.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-mica-200c-reveals-friction-independent.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Heating mica to 200°C reveals 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2026-09-16 The Mediterranean is getting warmer and saltier at an ever-faster pace—even thousands of meters below the surface Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/mediterranean.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-pasta-noodle-debate-beloved-carbs.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Is pasta a type of noodle? The surprisingly serious debate over two beloved carbs Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/spaghetti.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ghost-galaxies-emerge-hosts-dwarf.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Nearly 50 'ghost galaxies' emerge around three hosts, challenging dwarf galaxy counts Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/galaxy-ghostbusters-wi.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hidden-pressure-parent.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 The hidden cost of pressure to be a perfect parent Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/parent-of-teenager.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-americans.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 A third of Americans cannot name the three branches of government Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/us-government.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-webb-extreme-gas-outflows-distant.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Webb measures extreme gas outflows from distant 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Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Fewer than half of Americans expect free and fair midterms Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/election.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-australia-ancient-rainfall-patterns-complex.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Australia's ancient rainfall patterns more complex than previously believed Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/australias-ancient-rai.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-invisible-ai-falls-disproportionately-middle.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2019/femalemanager.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-whales-stillborn-humpback-whale-grieving.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2025/humpback-whale-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-uk-gambling-websites-breach-privacy.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 Nine in 10 UK gambling websites breach data privacy law, study finds Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/online-gambling-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-kind-phage-therapy-results-salmonella.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 First-of-its-kind preventive phage therapy provides promising results against Salmonella Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/first-of-its-kind-prev.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-simulations-link-unusual-particle-diffusion.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 New simulations link unusual particle diffusion to yielding in soft jammed matter Physics, Soft Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/when-jammed-matter-sta.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-born-star-rare-chance-stellar.html Phys.org en 2026-09-16 'Born-again' star offers rare chance to watch stellar evolution in real time Astronomy & Space, Astronomy 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https://phys.org/news/2026-09-mechanism-extra-genes-neurons.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 A new mechanism for reading extra-long genes in neurons Biology, Molecular & Computational biology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-new-mechanism-for-re-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-explores-photonics-advance-topology-imprinting.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Study explores new photonics advance: Topology imprinting in nonlinear metasurfaces Physics, Optics & Photonics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/study-explores-new-pho.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-young-people-dont-buy-pay.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Four in 10 young people don't see 'buy now, pay later' as debt Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/buy-now-pay-later.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-greyhound-dogs-fine.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Greyhound racing just turned 100, and says its dogs are fine. 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Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/an-adult-black-greyhou.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-high-resolution-weather-neighborhoods-greatest.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 High-resolution weather data could pinpoint neighborhoods facing greatest heat stress Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/the-sun-creates-an-ora.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-species-million-year-prehistoric-animal.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 New species of 240-million-year-old prehistoric animal could reshape dinosaur origins timeline Biology, Evolution https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-species-of-240-mil.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-plasma-electricity-methanol-butane-chemicals.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Plasma and electricity convert CO₂ into methanol, butane and other useful chemicals Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/electricity-and-plasma.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-weather-significantly-accurate-poorer-countries.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Weather forecasts are significantly less accurate in poorer countries, analysis finds Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/weather-forecast.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-young-eco-anxious-canadians-disruptive.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2021/climate-activism.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-history-rewritten-archaeological-site-morocco.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. 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Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/skipping-showers-is-th.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-rivers-dont-storms.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Why most rivers don't respond to storms the same way twice Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/fast-river.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-pathogen.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/how-a-pathogen-turns-f.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-smart-nanoparticles-antibiotics-pylori.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Smart nanoparticles deliver antibiotics directly to H. pylori Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/pusan-national-univers-15.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-crystal-capture-similar-molecules.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/tiny-crystal-pores-tri.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-magnets-quantum.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Magnets could help quantum computers talk to each other, says researcher Physics, Quantum Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/magnets-could-help-qua.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-09-home-advantage-pastures-high-arctic.html Phys.org en 2026-09-15 Home advantage or pastures new? 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