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Phys.org / Off-center stellar death points to wandering supermassive black hole stripped of its own galaxy

Astronomers have uncovered new details about the black hole that ripped apart a star in a tidal disruption event named AT2024tvd. Findings suggest it is a wandering supermassive black hole—the kind that is not located at ...

Jun 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Neural pathways reveal a push-pull system for coordinating goal-directed behavior in mice

Most of the tasks that humans complete daily entail carefully coordinating movements and tracking progress made toward a desired goal. Past studies have highlighted the role of the basal ganglia (BG), a set of interconnected ...

Jun 28, 2026
Phys.org / Injectable silk-kudzu hydrogel achieves complete wound closure in laboratory tests

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation have developed an injectable hydrogel, a water-based gel material, made from silk proteins and a plant-derived compound. In laboratory tests, the material promoted ...

Jun 28, 2026
Phys.org / May 2024 superstorm drew most ring current ions from Earth, not solar wind, research reveals

In May 2024, auroras were observed at unusually low latitudes across the globe, lighting up skies that rarely see such displays. Inside Earth's magnetosphere, the region of space surrounding our planet and dominated by its ...

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heat wave: Expert

Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heat wave battering Europe, the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) told AFP.

Jun 27, 2026
Phys.org / A 'direct wave' from colliding black holes reveals signature of a whirlpool in spacetime

Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe, but they aren't always silent. When two black holes are close enough to each other, they spiral toward one another, eventually crashing in an enormous explosion ...

Jun 25, 2026
Phys.org / What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know about these mysterious objects

Nearly every massive galaxy observed hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that some of these supermassive black holes may even be too big for the galaxy they're found ...

Jun 25, 2026
Phys.org / Primate evolution kept aging rates stable for 25 million years despite lifespan gaps

Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species in the same order can have very different average lifespans.

Jun 27, 2026
Phys.org / The bond between humans and dogs remains remarkably consistent across societies, cross-cultural study reveals

A new study by an international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) has revealed striking similarities in the way humans and dogs interact ...

Jun 27, 2026
Phys.org / NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.

Jun 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Large MRI analysis uncovers brain-region thinning tied to depression

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in everyday activities, altered sleeping and/or eating patterns, low energy, and difficulty concentrating ...

Jun 27, 2026
Phys.org / Nanopattern method unlocks precise control of disorder for wave-guiding devices

A research team has developed a methodology to precisely design and control the "degree of disorder" in nanopattern arrays using metal-infiltrated block copolymer (BCP) thin films. The work was led by Professor So Youn Kim ...

Jun 28, 2026