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Medical Xpress / Altered microbiome: Oral bacteria play a role in chronic liver disease, study reveals

Each year, more than two million people die from advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). Previous research has linked gut microbiome disruptions to this condition and suggested that bacteria typically found in the mouth may ...

Phys.org / Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations

Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.

Jan 15, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Sparse tongue hair explains why queen bees stop foraging when workers emerge

During spring, when queen bumblebees first emerge from hibernation to start their nests, they work incredibly hard foraging for nectar to fuel their new colonies. But then, as soon as their first workers are born, they seem ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / How prolonged maternal care in horses builds better brains and improves social skills

As with humans, the maternal bond in nature is important for animals to find their way in the world. In mammals, a mother does not just provide milk; she also teaches her offspring survival skills and how to play well with ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / New microscopy technique preserves the cell's natural conditions

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) have developed an innovative microscopy technique capable of improving the observation of living cells. The study, published in Optics Letters, ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Woolly rhino genome recovered from Ice Age wolf stomach

Researchers from the Center for Paleogenetics have managed to analyze the genome from a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros, recovered from a tissue sample found preserved inside the stomach of an ancient wolf.

Jan 14, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Perovskite display technology demonstrates record efficiency and industry-level operational lifetime

A research team has developed a hierarchical-shell perovskite nanocrystal technology that simultaneously overcomes the long-standing instability of metal-halide perovskite emitters while achieving record-breaking quantum ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Two simple modifications cool Kenyan homes and keep mosquitoes out

Researchers in Kenya have identified two low-cost solutions that tackle the twin challenges of rising temperatures and malaria transmission.

Jan 14, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / British redcoat's lost memoir reveals harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and designed a custom prosthesis.

Jan 14, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Utah's other Great Salt Lake is underground, ancient, deep....and fresh

Under the Great Salt Lake playa lies a potentially vast reservoir of pressurized freshwater that has accumulated over thousands of years from mountain-derived snowmelt, according to new research from University of Utah geoscientists. ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Parenthood 'inoculates' adults against disgust, new study reveals

From diaper changes to nursing care, exposure to unpleasant substances is a daily reality for millions of people, but how does the brain adapt? New research from neuroscientists at the University of Bristol reveals that repeated, ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Medieval burials shed light on Menga dolmen's multicultural significance over thousands of years

The Menga dolmen in Antequera, Spain, is a Neolithic monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The monument, built in the fourth millennium BCE, has seen continued use for burials and rituals through the Bronze Age, ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Other Sciences