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Tech Xplore / Copper's biggest rival yet? New carbon nanotube fibers could reshape wiring for EVs, drones and aircraft
Spanish researchers have demonstrated a scalable manufacturing process for carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers with electrical conductivity comparable to that of copper and aluminum. The result, published in Science, is a breakthrough ...
Phys.org / Alaska's near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls
On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve hours later, a landslide from the adjacent mountain ...
Medical Xpress / Not just insulin: Early increases in glucagon in type 2 diabetes are linked to fatty liver disease
Until now, research into type 2 diabetes has focused primarily on insulin: if the body's cells become less responsive to the hormone produced in the pancreas, blood glucose levels rise over the long term. A recent study by ...
Phys.org / Radio telescopes confirm 3.3-million-light-year halo in unusually quiet galaxy cluster
Astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and the MeerKAT radio telescope to observe a galaxy cluster known as RXCJ0232–4420. Results of the new observations, published April 29 on the ...
Medical Xpress / Like mother, like fetus: Study finds contagious yawning begins in the womb
Yawning is incredibly contagious, and more often than not, seeing someone yawn right in front of us makes us instinctively do the same. It is often tied to social and emotional connection and brain mirroring, where we automatically ...
Medical Xpress / Treatment-resistant depression may yield to combinations of medications already in clinical use
Many people with major depressive disorder get no relief from current treatments. Newer combinations of existing medications might help, researchers report in JAMA Psychiatry.
Phys.org / Self‑destructive behavior among Hermann's tortoises on a Macedonian island is leading to 'demographic suicide'
On the strictly protected island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia, the tortoises are destroying their own population. During prolonged courtship, aggressive males are exhausting the females and frequently pushing them off ...
Phys.org / Cut marks on 1.6 million-year-old bones reveal early humans moved prized meat
There is an old adage that goes, "you are what you eat," meaning that the food you consume helps build your body and fuel your mind. The same is true now as it ever was. When it comes to early humans, studying what they ate ...
Phys.org / Under mushroom caps, 17-plus bacterial species help drive stubborn blotch disease
A University of Florida study has made a key discovery in understanding a disease that for over a century has plagued the white button mushroom—a nutrient-dense vegetable that is valued for its versatility and health benefits. ...
Science X / This nearly indestructible lab virus kept sabotaging cultures until researchers found a way to protect against it
Researchers from the VEB.RF Group of Skoltech have uncovered the molecular mechanisms that make one of the most persistent laboratory contaminants—bacteriophage T1—unusually resilient and dangerous to bacterial cultures. ...
Science X / After flying with virtual wings for one week, the brain learns to accept the impossible
The human brain is an incredible organ, capable of constant adaptation and incredible flexibility. It can learn new skills and incorporate new experiences. And, according to a paper published in the journal Cell Reports, ...
Phys.org / Reading genetic activity from living cells without destroying them
Until now, studying the genetic processes in cells required destroying them—making it impossible to observe these processes over extended periods of time. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz ...
