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Phys.org / Smart material instantly changes colors on demand for use in textiles and consumer products

Scientists have developed a revolutionary technique for creating colors that can change on command. These are structural colors that don't rely on dyes or pigments and can be used for display signage, adaptive camouflage ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Social justice must guide global ecosystem restoration for lasting success, say researchers

Social justice must be at the heart of global restoration initiatives—and not "superficial" or "tokenistic"—if ecosystem degradation is to be addressed effectively, according to new research.

Dec 5, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover the earliest stages of human placenta formation

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with what it needs to thrive during gestation.

Dec 5, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / For those living with dementia, new study suggests shingles vaccine could slow the disease

An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the health records of Welsh ...

Medical Xpress / Antibody halts triple-negative breast cancer in preclinical models

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of breast cancer. It grows quickly, spreads early and lacks the hormone receptors that make other breast cancers treatable with ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Rising temperatures linked to shorter, poorer sleep for US adults

Higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for people with chronic health conditions, lower socioeconomic status, or those living on the West Coast, according to a ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Interstellar object covered in 'icy volcanoes' could rewrite our understanding of how comets formed

Analysis of the second confirmed interstellar comet to visit our solar system suggests that the alien body could be covered in erupting icy, volcano-like structures called cryovolcanoes. Researchers also discovered that the ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Chimpanzee calls trigger unique brain activity in humans, revealing shared vocal processing skills

The brain doesn't just recognize the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our auditory cortex respond specifically to the vocalizations of chimpanzees, our closest cousins, ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists. This planet orbits the star within the "Goldilocks zone"—a distance where water ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / NASA completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction

NASA's next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the largest clean room at the agency's Goddard Space Flight ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / New massive duck-billed dinosaur species identified

There's a new dinosaur species on the block. An international team, including a biologist from Penn State Lehigh Valley, discovered that a 75-million-year-old fossil classified as a different dinosaur is its own massive, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Classical Indian dance inspires new ways to teach robots how to use their hands

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand gestures used in the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam—and found a richer "alphabet" of movement ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Robotics