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Phys.org / Passive adaptation mechanism reveals how cells balance their protein levels

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids, but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever. Once they have done their job or become damaged, ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Fathers' microplastics exposure tied to their children's metabolic problems

A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a father's exposure to microplastics (MPs) can trigger metabolic dysfunctions in his offspring. The research, ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Beachy Head Woman's origin story: DNA analysis reveals she was local to southern Britain

The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after scientists at the Natural History Museum were able to sequence high quality DNA from her skeletal remains.

Dec 17, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Private donors pledge $1 billion for world's largest particle accelerator

Europe's physics lab CERN on Thursday said private donors had pledged $1 billion toward the construction of a new particle accelerator that would be by far the world's biggest.

Dec 18, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Is democracy always about truth? Why we may need to loosen our views to heal our divisions

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) is at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing political support around ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Ancient hunter-gatherer DNA may explain why some people live to 100 years or more

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival technologies, such as stone tools. They may also have given us the secret to a long life. A new study ...

Dec 17, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / This 'super flu' could cause widespread serious illness, experts say

Flu season has arrived, and with it a variant making headlines as a "super flu."

Phys.org / Turning plastic waste into valuable chemicals with single-atom catalysts

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on Earth. A possible solution to this problem would be to recycle plastic waste, breaking it into smaller ...

Dec 20, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / AI uncovers double-strangeness: A new double-Lambda hypernucleus

Researchers from the High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory at the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) in Japan and their international collaborators have made a discovery that bridges artificial intelligence and nuclear ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items

Instacart will stop using artificial intelligence to experiment with product pricing after a report showed that customers on the platform were paying different prices for the same items.

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How does Santa do it all? Quantum physics, that's how, says scientist

Every year, Santa Claus races around the globe in a matter of hours to bring presents to children all over the world.

Dec 22, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / New computer vision method links photos to floor plans with pixel-level accuracy

For people, matching what they see on the ground to a map is second nature. For computers, it has been a major challenge. A Cornell research team has introduced a new method that helps machines make these connections—an ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Computer Sciences