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Phys.org / Scientists reveal best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica

The climate crisis is warming Antarctica fast, with potentially disastrous consequences. Now scientists have modeled the best- and worst-case scenarios for climate change in Antarctica, demonstrating just how high the stakes ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / How the brain balances continuity and segmentation

Life doesn't arrive in neat chapters. It flows, one conversation bleeding into the next, one thought quietly reshaping the one that follows. Yet our brains do something remarkable: they preserve a sense of continuity while ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How targeting the STING pathway could change care for a common brain tumor

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a potent immunotherapy approach for treating meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Feb 20, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Invisible harms: Drug-related deaths spike after hurricanes and tropical storms

Tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and tropical storms, are linked to increased rates of drug-related deaths up to three months after the storm passes—particularly in higher-income, white communities and among younger ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Call me invasive: New evidence confirms the status of the giant Asian mantis in Europe

In the realm of entomology, few creatures command as much fascination as the mantis. Throughout history, these striking insects have been deeply woven into local myths and legends, sometimes respected as mystical soothsayers ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Pinpointing direction in noisy 2D data: New algorithm could improve imaging, AI, particle research and more

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-led team has developed a new algorithm to help scientists determine direction in complex two-dimensional (2D) data, with potential applications ranging from particle physics to machine ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Study identifies oaks, dry duff and debris as top power line failure risks

Wildfires and power outages caused by vegetation near powerlines have contributed to some of the state's most destructive fires.

Feb 20, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / The Princess of Bagicz: Dendrochronology settles debate over age of rare Roman-era wooden coffin

Dr. Marta Chmiel-Chrzanowska and her colleagues conducted a multidisciplinary analysis of the only known preserved wooden coffin from the Roman Iron Age, the Princess of Bagicz. The study, published in Archaeometry, used ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Giant DNA viruses encode their own eukaryote-like translation machinery, researchers discover

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, comparable to a mechanism in eukaryotic cells. The finding challenges the dogma that viruses lack protein ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Anxiety and depression are widespread in adults with disabilities. What the data show

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism and Down syndrome, experience substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population of adults, researchers report in JAMA ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Measuring chaos: Researchers quantify the quantum butterfly effect

For the first time, researchers in China have accurately quantified how chaos increases in a quantum many-body system as it evolves over time. Combining experiments and theory, a team led by Yu-Chen Li at the University of ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility

In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a group of specialized cells, known as "germ cells," which will later form sperm and eggs, these inherited ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Biology