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Phys.org / Ultra-hot lava world has thick atmosphere, upending expectations

A Carnegie-led team of astronomers detected the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky planet beyond our solar system. Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, used NASA's JWST to reveal ...

Dec 28, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Ancient mega-shark ruled Australian seas 15 million years before megalodon

In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous period.

Dec 28, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Novel model to reveal deep-sea black coral symbiotic system

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding the adaptive strategies of the deep-sea black coral Bathypathes pseudoalternata (B. pseudoalternata) and its symbiotic microbiome. The study has been ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Machine learning identifies statin and phenothiazine combo for neuroblastoma treatment

Using machine learning and a large volume of data on genes and existing drugs, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a combination of statins and phenothiazines that is particularly promising in the treatment ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / AI-powered knowledge graph links heart images to genes and drug predictions

Knowledge graphs are a powerful tool for bringing together information from biological databases and linking what is already known about genes, diseases, treatments, molecular pathways and symptoms in a structured network. ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Everyday conversations can delay eye movements, essential for safe driving

Talking while driving is widely recognized as a major source of distraction, but the specific ways conversation interferes with the earliest stages of visual processing have remained largely unclear. While previous research ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / 'Attentional bias' reveals deep connection between numbers and space in the brain

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the relationship between numerical information in our vision, and how it affects our perception of space.

Dec 29, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Pine beetles are poised to decimate Colorado Front Range forests: 'Our ability to stop the spread is very limited'

Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado's Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new federal forecasts show.

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Inhibiting PGAM-Chk1 binding in the senescent cells of mice appears to slow aging

Aged and frail people often suffer a decline in tissue reserve capacity during aging. This reserve, called resilience, helps the body maintain homeostasis through various defense, compensation, modulation, and repair responses. ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / Image: Ball bearings as tools for studying physics in microgravity

In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, tiny ball bearings surround a larger central bearing during the Fluid Particles experiment, conducted inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) aboard the International Space Station's Destiny ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing to enter force

A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" goes into force on Thursday.

Dec 30, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Nanozigzags, a new biomaterial, can enhance cancer immunotherapy efficacy by nearly 70%

Immunotherapy has emerged in recent years as a new cancer treatment that is gentler than traditional chemotherapy and causes milder side effects in patients. However, conventional dendritic cell (DC) immunotherapy shows inconsistent ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Nanotechnology