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Phys.org / Early-life challenges and experiences shape how boldly bats behave as adults

What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? A new study from Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology reveals that the environment in ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Animal muscles inspire biomaterial design for agriculture, fabrics and medicine

Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate mechanical energy as heat and maintain incredible tensile strength for all sorts of physical ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Diamond owl swoops in with new method to keep electronics cool

At Rice University, a research lab's signature keepsake has helped perfect a method for growing patterned diamond surfaces that could help decrease operating temperatures in electronics by 23 degrees Celsius. The paper is ...

22 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / New 'liver-on-a-chip' device could make drug safety testing more reliable

Creating a drug that might help treat or cure a health condition in humans is a long, complex process. After developing a candidate drug that shows potential—a process that, in and of itself, can take decades—scientists ...

20 hours ago in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / Big broods, better manners: What a fish study suggests about siblings and social skills

For many animals, siblings are a key component of their social environment during early life. Previous research has shown that the early social environment is important, but it has not yet been clear whether the number of ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Turning high-emissions waste into fertilizer: Catalyst boosts urea production by coupling CO₂ with nitrogen pollutants

UNSW engineers have tackled a longstanding problem at the heart of global agriculture: how to make urea for fertilizer without the intensity of emissions associated with fossil-fuel-powered factories. The solution is outlined ...

Feb 23, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Young 'sun' caught blowing bubbles by Chandra

For the first time, a much younger version of the sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble—called an "astrosphere"—completely surrounds ...

23 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Rising temperature may shift sex ratios at birth, analysis of five million births finds

"Temperature and sex ratios at birth," a new study led by researchers at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides new evidence that ...

Feb 23, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Smarter tissue and organ repair thanks to next-gen hydrogel

A multidisciplinary team have built hydrogels built entirely from synthetic peptides so their properties can be precisely tailored through chemical design. By harnessing the power of collagen-inspired peptides and light-triggered ...

21 hours ago in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / EPA criminal sanctions align with a county's wealth, not pollution, study finds

When the federal government brings its toughest environmental enforcement actions against polluters, they tend to be in communities of greater wealth, not the most polluted places. That's the takeaway from a new paper co-authored ...

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Wealthy countries once faced child stunting levels on same scale as today's low- and middle-income countries

New research led by the London School of Economics reveals that high-income countries once suffered severe child stunting comparable to rates seen in many low- and middle-income countries today, offering powerful evidence ...

5 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Planning exercises that got community engagement right

Much has been written about how government agencies struggle with community engagement in climate resilience planning. For example, a 2024 study by the Resilient Coastal Communities Project (RCCP) described the enormous frustration ...

5 hours ago in Earth