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Astronomy & Space, Space Exploration https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/earth-from-the-moon.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-radical-paths-ray-snapshots-reveal.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Same radical, different paths: X-ray snapshots reveal how neighboring molecules shape its movement Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/the-same-radicalso-why-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-schools-affected-poor-air-quality.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/schools-increasingly-a.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-medieval-ghost-stories-featured-rotten.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Medieval ghost stories featured rotten flesh, the walking dead and spoon‑stealing spirits Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-skeletal-personifica.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-rarely-deep-sea-barreleye-fish.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Rarely seen deep-sea barreleye fish filmed in 4K Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/mbari-researchers-film.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-drones-weather-accurately-winter-storms.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Drones could help weather forecasters more accurately predict winter storms Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/drones.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gibberellin-reveals-hormone-root-growth.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Controlling where gibberellin acts reveals how the plant hormone coordinates root growth Biology, Molecular & Computational biology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/controlling-where-plan.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-year-mystery-identity-extinct-giant.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 150-year-old mystery about the identity of an 'extinct' giant crane solved Biology, Paleontology & Fossils https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/common-crane-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-tissue-atlas-aims-ai-cancer.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 New tissue atlas aims to help AI understand cancer Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-new-tissue-atlas-wil.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-relocating-amphibians-reptiles-human-rarely.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Relocating amphibians and reptiles to make way for human development rarely delivers long-term conservation success Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/moving-amphibians-and.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-sun-outer-magnetic-field-3d.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Sun's outer magnetic field mapped in 3D for the first time Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-triptych-of-an-image.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-physics-ai-tool-aims-wildfire.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 A new physics-informed AI tool aims to predict wildfire spread in real time and assist wildfire response Earth, Environment 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million eels on one underwater mountain Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/scientists-count-more.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-celebrity-digital-twins-boost-customer.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Study finds celebrity digital twins may boost trust in customer service Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/virtual-customer-servi.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gambling-teens-young.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Gambling risks found among teens as young as 13 Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/young-boy-using-phone.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-childhood-employment-outcomes-india.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 How childhood experiences shape employment outcomes in India Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/employment-in-india.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-uv-scans-uncover-natural-varnish.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 UV scans uncover natural varnish that may have preserved ancient Chauvet Cave drawings Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-uv-light-based-tec.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-supersonic-strange-orbits-hot-jupiters.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Supersonic waves could explain the strange orbits of hot Jupiters and Neptunes Astronomy & Space, Planetary Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/supersonic-waves-could.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-adults-craft-sustained-commitment-fame.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 US adults say craft and sustained commitment, not fame, separate creators from influencers Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/what-makes-a-creator-d.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-why-hugs-become-memorable.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Why hugs become memorable Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/why-hugs-become-memora.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-climate-amplified-european-rainfall.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 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How political polarization creates business uncertainty Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/political-polarization-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-yeast-paired-electricity-chemical-biodegradable.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Yeast paired with electricity can convert CO₂ into a chemical used in biodegradable plastics Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/yeast-and-electricity.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-elementary-school-homework-inequality.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Elementary school homework could be reinforcing educational inequality, study suggests Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/elementary-school-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-islands-harbor-earth-biodiversity-overlooked.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Islands harbor nearly 20% of Earth's biodiversity, yet remain overlooked in conservation strategies Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/island-biodiversity-di-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-evolutionary-biology-unwilling-ally-manosphere.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 How evolutionary biology became an unwilling ally of the manosphere Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-shirtless-man-liftin.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-simulations-fall-short-spectrometer.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 When simulations fall short, this spectrometer learns for itself Physics, Condensed Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/when-computers-give-up.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-hydrogen-atom-raw-material-universe.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 The hydrogen atom: The raw material of the universe barely exists on Earth—now we've made it in a flask Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/dense-stars.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-vasari-page.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Discovering Vasari beyond the page Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/draft-of-an-alter-with.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-extracellular-vesicle-discovery-cancer.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Extracellular vesicle discovery may shed light on how cancer spreads Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/discovery-of-a-potenti.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-motion-electron-camera-reveals-driven.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Slow-motion electron camera reveals light-driven quantum jumps in graphene Physics, Optics & Photonics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-quantum-elevator-in.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-advanced-placement-gender-gap-narrowing.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 The Advanced Placement gender gap is narrowing but not across all subjects Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/an-illustration-depict.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-nasa-team-habitable-worlds-observatory.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 NASA systems engineering team details Habitable Worlds Observatory mission architecture Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/nasa-systems-engineeri.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-solar-storm-triggered-ultrarelativistic-electrons.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 2024 solar storm triggered ultrarelativistic electrons inside Earth's 'impenetrable barrier' Astronomy & Space, Planetary Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/2024-solar-storm-trigg.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-refugees-loss-business-ambitions.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Refugees' experiences of loss shape their business ambitions Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/refugee-entrepreneurs.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-portable-device-accurately-rapidly-pfas.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Portable device accurately and rapidly detects PFAS in water Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-portable-device-for-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gravitational-fields-reconnect-einstein-equations.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Can gravitational fields break and reconnect? 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https://phys.org/news/2026-10-consumers-cyclospora-bagged-salad-sales.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 When consumers search 'cyclospora,' bagged salad sales take the hit Biology, Agriculture https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/bagged-salad.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ants-prioritize-brain-energy-starvation.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Ants prioritize brain energy during starvation, echoing pattern seen in humans Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-study-reveals-ant.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-supplement-honey-bee-declines-blueberry.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 New feed supplement addresses honey bee declines after blueberry pollination Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/study-addresses-honey.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-livelihood-goals-affect-migration-climate.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Livelihood, education goals affect migration under climate change Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/livelihood.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-levitated-particles-reveal-static.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Sound-levitated particles reveal how static charge builds up Physics, General Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/sound-levitated-partic.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-snowmelt-substantially-rivers-unevenly.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Study finds heat waves speed snowmelt substantially, but rivers respond unevenly Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/snow-mountains-river-u.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-fishmeal-alternative-aims-marine-wildlife.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Fishmeal alternative aims to protect marine wildlife from overfishing Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2025/anchovy-fishing.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-dead-tree-fall-humidity-laser.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Dead tree branches rise and fall with changing humidity, laser scans reveal Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/dead-tree-branches.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-machine-simulations-reveal-plastic-hard.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Machine learning simulations reveal how plastic transforms into hard carbon Chemistry, Polymers https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/machine-learning-simul.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-people-mind-body-clues.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Why do people self-harm? The mind-body divide might hold some clues Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/why-do-people-self-har.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-weaken-methane-limits-oil-gas.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 U.S. moves to weaken methane limits on oil and gas producers Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/us-president-donald-tr-7.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-cyclone-eases-lashing-india-coast.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Cyclone eases after lashing India coast, no deaths reported Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-woman-carries-her-ch.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-comets-didnt-seed-life-earth.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Comets probably didn't seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests Astronomy & Space, Astrobiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/comets-probably-didnt.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-albumin-therapeutic-protein-longer-mucosal.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Engineered albumin helps a therapeutic protein last longer and cross mucosal barriers Nanotechnology, Bio & Medicine https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/red-blood-cells.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-major-southern-hemisphere-ocean-layer.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 Major Southern Hemisphere ocean layer shifts, raising questions about heat and carbon storage Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/antarctic-sea-ice-loss.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-dna-analysis-root-fungi-potential.html Phys.org en 2026-10-28 DNA analysis identifies root-dwelling fungi as potential keystone species in forest microbial communities Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/the-masterminds-hiding.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mapinsights-police-trainees-territory.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 MapInsights helps police trainees learn the territory Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/mapinsights-helps-poli.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-digital-tools-3d-emerge-key.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Digital tools and 3D printing emerge as key themes in circular economy research Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/circular-economy.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-election-minutes.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 New election forecast updates predictions every 10 minutes Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-election-forecast.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-halloween-history-ghostly-tourism-problem.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Halloween meets history in many ghostly tourism attractions. Is this a problem? Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/halloween.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-brambles-problem-weed-south-africa.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Brambles are a problem weed in South Africa, but researchers are closer to finding a natural enemy to manage them Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/rubus.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-urea-field-powered-biobatteries-solar.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Researchers produce urea in the field using system powered by biobatteries and solar energy Biology, Biotechnology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/crops-4.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-frogs-current-amphibian-mass-extinction.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Researchers discover why some frogs have escaped the current amphibian mass extinction Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/frog.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-injuries-nfl.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Injuries matter less in the NFL than you think Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/nfl-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-food-power-strong-el-nio.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Report indicates water, food and power at risk by strong El Niño Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/flood-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-overruns-due-incompetence-bureaucracy-bad.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Cost overruns aren't just due to incompetence, bureaucracy and bad faith Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/gordie-howe-bridge.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-wont-ganginvolved-teens-child-soldier.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Punishment alone won't help gang‑involved teens—a former child soldier explains why Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/police-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-climate-health-outpace-action-prompting.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Climate health harms outpace action, prompting calls for global health emergency Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2019/7-climatechange.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-decoding-loopy-physics-hula-hooping.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Decoding the loopy physics of hula hooping with high-tech earthquake sensors Physics, General Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/hula-hoop.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-centers-full-machines-modest-local.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 We studied 1,584 data centers—and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2025/data-center-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-biodiversity-hotspots-southwestern-germany-species.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Biodiversity hotspots in southwestern Germany are losing their species richness Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/biodiversity-hotspots.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-earth-thermostat-pangea-era.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 The way Earth's 'thermostat' works may have changed during Pangea era Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/illustrated-image-of-p.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-identical-vesicles-behaviors-reveals-spontaneous.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Identical vesicles, different behaviors: Model reveals how spontaneous asymmetry gives rise to lifelike behavior Physics, General Physics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/how-spontaneous-asymme.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-brain-ghosts-science-bloody-mary.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Can your brain make you see ghosts? The science behind the Bloody Mary legend Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/look-in-mirror-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-simple-recipe-guesswork-mass-spectrometry.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 A 'simple recipe' takes some of the guesswork out of mass spectrometry imaging Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/georgia-tech-researche-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-rubin-observatory-reveals-dwarf-planet.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system Astronomy & Space, Planetary Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/rubin-observatory-reve.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-responses-uk-free-generation-ai.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 3 out of 4 responses to UK smoke-free generation consultation were AI bot-generated Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/disposable-vape.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-database-tracks-earth-standardizing-decades.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Open database tracks Earth's water cycle by standardizing decades of satellite data Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2021/satellite-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-trees-riverbanks-salmon-rivers-global.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Can planting trees on riverbanks save salmon rivers from global warming? Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/dartmouth-river-quebec.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-counteranion-captures-reactants-boost-driven.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Counteranion captures reactants to boost light-driven chemistry in dilute solutions Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/bbcat-a-novel-anion-fo.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-debris-disk-orbiting-dead-star.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Double debris disk orbiting a dead star hints at our solar system's future Astronomy & Space, Astronomy https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/dead-star-and-planetar.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-bottom-trawlers-huge-life-undersea.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Bottom trawlers do huge damage to life on undersea mountains. Could an end finally be in sight? Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/fan-corals.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-cacao-variety-global-chocolate-disease.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 New cacao variety could help protect global chocolate supply from disease Biology, Biotechnology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/global-chocolate-suppl-5.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-children-dyslexia-teachers.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Supporting children with dyslexia starts with preparing their teachers Other Sciences, Education https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/child-reading-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ai-satellite-florida-earlier-toxic.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 AI and satellite data could give Florida earlier warnings of toxic red tides Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/study-uses-ai-and-sate.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-scientists-uncover-magnetism-topology-atomically.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Scientists uncover new way to control magnetism and topology using light in atomically thin materials Physics, Condensed Matter https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/scientists-uncover-a-n.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-extreme-gun-violence-impact-people.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Extreme risk protection orders are designed to prevent gun violence. But how do they impact the people subject to them? Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2020/gun.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-potential-antimalarial-compound-microbe.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Potential antimalarial compound discovered in institute's microbe collection Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/scientists-ben-shen-le.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-random-molecular-motion-slower.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Light-controlled brake makes random molecular motion 300,000 times slower Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/how-to-tame-random-mot.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-people-unreliable-aware-decisions.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 People are influenced by unreliable information yet remain aware of its influence on their decisions Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/online-reviews.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-museum-generally.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Museum visits are generally not perceived as boring, study finds Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/museum.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ish-history-meti-early-ideas.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 A brief-ish history of METI. Part I: Early ideas and experiments Astronomy & Space, Astrobiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-brief-ish-history-of.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-tiny-droplets-pressure-routes-degradable.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Tiny droplets use pressure to unlock new routes to degradable plastics Chemistry, Polymers https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/plastics-under-pressur.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-beacon-effect-rethinking.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 The beacon effect: Rethinking what it means to make an impression Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/beacon.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-survey-canadian-english-years.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 A new survey of Canadian English shows what has changed in 50 years Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/canadian-person.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-rewrite-memories-fallen-artists-art.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 How we rewrite memories of fallen artists—but not their art Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/john-lennon.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-urban-infrastructure-slowly-population-global.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Urban infrastructure grows more slowly than population, global analysis finds Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/new-york-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-antarctic-reveal-chapter-glacier-history.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Antarctic rocks reveal a missing chapter of glacier history Earth, Earth Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/marguerite-bay-antarct.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-nanostructures-classic-layered.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Computational model extends the study of nanostructures beyond classic layered systems Nanotechnology, Nanophysics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/from-crystal-to-new-2d.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-rice-devastating-disease-gene-ai.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Rice plants can fight off devastating disease after gene editing with AI-designed tool Biology, Biotechnology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/researchers-create-ric.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ancient-ecuadorian-genomes-reveal-years.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Ancient Ecuadorian genomes reveal 1,500 years of genetic continuity along Pacific coast Other Sciences, Archaeology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ancient-ecuadorian-gen.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-human-brain-humans-great-apes.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes Biology, Evolution https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/what-makes-us-human-re.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-autonomous-rendezvous-simulated-spacecraft-failures.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Autonomous rendezvous system overcomes simulated spacecraft failures in lab tests Astronomy & Space, Space Exploration https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/cortex-the-brains-behi-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-cooperation-fish-reveals-social-complexity.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Cooperation in fish: Study reveals a social complexity seen mainly in birds, mammals Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/cooperation-in-fish-li.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-species-climate-regional-strategies.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Same species, different climate risks: Why plant conservation needs regional strategies Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/study-finds-plant-clim.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-reusable-palladium-catalyst-enables-chemical.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Reusable palladium catalyst enables more direct chemical synthesis Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-regenerable-catalyst.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-native-stingless-bees-combat-antimicrobial.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 How native stingless bees are helping to combat antimicrobial resistance Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/how-native-stingless-b.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-biodiversity-framework-landscapes.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 New biodiversity framework estimates what landscapes could support, not just what lives there Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/bumblebee.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-genobridge-trait-genomic-analysis-pipeline.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 GenoBridge streamlines plant trait prediction with a simplified genomic analysis pipeline Biology, Molecular & 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resistance in poultry production Biology, Cell & Microbiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/plant-based-antimicrob.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-microscopic-fragile-silicon-flexible-terahertz.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Microscopic springs transform fragile silicon into a flexible terahertz metamaterial Physics, Optics & Photonics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/microscopic-springs-tr.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-hera-asteroids.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 First light: Hera resolves two asteroids instead of one Astronomy & Space, Space Exploration https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/hera-approaches-dimorp.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-bonobo-females-males-decade-reveals.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Bonobo females hunt more than males, decade-long study reveals Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/bonobo-females-hunt-mo.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-male-mosquitoes-female-wingbeats.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Why male mosquitoes are attracted to the sound of female wingbeats Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/why-male-mosquitoes-ar.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-future-food-production-lab.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Does the future of food production start in the lab? Biology, Biotechnology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/does-the-future-of-foo.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-dinosaur-fossil-mini-rex-sold.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold for a giant $47 million Biology, Paleontology & Fossils https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/mini-t-rex-auction.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-quantum-sensor-loop-magnetic-medicine.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Quantum sensor loop design could improve magnetic measurements for medicine and communications Physics, Superconductivity https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/quantum-engineering.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ai-insidiously-undermines-professionals-skills.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 AI use insidiously undermines professionals' skills Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/professionals-using-ai.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ocean-herbivorous-fish-grazing-kelp.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Ocean warming and herbivorous fish grazing drive kelp forest collapse along Japan's Izu Peninsula Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/ocean-warming-and-herb.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-metal-free-magnetic-sensor-safely.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Metal-free magnetic sensor can be safely implanted for wireless monitoring Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/metal-free-magnetic-se.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-reveals-behavioral-shift-southern-whales.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 New study reveals behavioral shift in southern right whales' selection of nursing sites Biology, Ecology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/new-study-reveals-beha-2.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-avian-influenza-threatens-vulture-populations.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Avian influenza threatens vulture populations worldwide Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/vulture.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-green-transition-asia-pacific-economies.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Mapping the green transition of Asia-Pacific economies Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/mapping-the-green-tran.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-greenhouse-gases-highs.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Greenhouse gases hit record highs, yet again Earth, Environment https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/greenhouse-gases-hit-r.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-life-safeguard-global-biodiversity.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Map of Life: More progress needed to safeguard global biodiversity, new report finds Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/map-of-life-more-progr.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-human-chimpanzee-leaders.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Human and chimpanzee leaders share a taste for risk Biology, Evolution https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2022/chimpanzee.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-genai-ai-agents-itineraries.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 GenAI and travel planning: Should AI agents build our itineraries? Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/travel-planning.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-perseverance-clues-crews-ultrafine-mars.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Perseverance offers clues to protect crews from ultrafine Mars dust Astronomy & Space, Space Exploration https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/nasas-perseverance-off-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-election-lack-historical-national-mood.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Election forecasters lack historical data on how national mood drives each senate race, study shows Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/election-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ai-financial-fragility.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 How AI planning could create financial market fragility Other Sciences, Economics & Business https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2025/market-data.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-earth-planet-grew.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew Astronomy & Space, Astrobiology https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/research-suggests-eart-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-scientists-reveal-staggering-deaths-turbines.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Scientists reveal the staggering number of bat deaths at wind turbines Biology, Plants & Animals https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/scientists-reveal-the-1.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-extreme-weather-green-voting-europe.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Extreme weather drives support for green voting in Europe Other Sciences, Political science https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/climate-change-policie.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-million-year-fossils-longipteryx-tail.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 121-million-year-old fossils suggest Longipteryx had no tail feathers Biology, Paleontology & Fossils https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/121-million-year-old-f.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-upside-mess-good-home.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 The upside of untidiness: Why a little 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https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mathematics-shell-recreating-diverse-mollusk.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 The mathematics of growing a shell—recreating diverse mollusk shells with just three inputs Other Sciences, Mathematics https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/the-mathematics-of-gro-3.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-evil-willful-illegal-tobacco.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 See no evil: How willful ignorance supports the illegal tobacco trade Other Sciences, Social Sciences https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/see-no-evil-how-willfu.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-dock-molecular-docking-platform-protein.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Anyone Can Dock: Molecular docking platform brings protein-binding predictions to smartphones, tablets and computers Chemistry, Biochemistry https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/anyone-can-dock-molecu.jpg https://phys.org/news/2026-10-greenhouse-gas-highs.html Phys.org en 2026-10-27 Greenhouse gas levels hit new record highs in 2025: UN Earth, Environment 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