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Phys.org / Quantum photonic chip integrates light-emitting molecules with single-mode waveguides

Photonic quantum processors, devices that can process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects and particles of light (photons), have shown promise for numerous applications, ranging from computations and communications ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / DNA transcription is a tightly choreographed event: How RNA polymerase II regulates the dance

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells and eventually giving rise to proteins. Scientists know that Pol II must ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Bisexual individuals experience greater loneliness than homosexuals and heterosexuals, study suggests

According to an EHU study, lack of social support leads to increased loneliness of bisexual people. The work by Garikoitz Azkona of the Psychobiology group explored the relationship between sexual orientation and loneliness. ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / North and Baltic seas show widespread contamination by MRI contrasting agents

A comprehensive study by the CritMET research group, led by Prof. Michael Bau, a geochemist at Constructor University in Bremen, provides evidence of widespread contamination of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea with MRI contrast ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Nov 27, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Drones: An ally in the sky to help save elephants

They say an elephant never forgets—and it turns out they can learn to adapt to drones. Once seen as a source of alarm, drones are now proving to be surprisingly elephant-friendly and a valuable research tool. Previously, ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Russian cosmodrome damaged after joint launch with US

Russia's space launch site in Kazakhstan was damaged on Thursday after a Soyuz mission took off with Russian cosmonauts and US astronauts onboard, Moscow's space agency Roscosmos said.

Nov 28, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / RNA in action: Filming ribozyme self-assembly

RNA is a central biological macromolecule, now widely harnessed in medicine and nanotechnology. Like proteins, RNA function often depends on its precise three-dimensional structure. A recent study published in Nature Communications ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Newly identified fossil fish from England's Jurassic Coast reveals insights into an extinct group

In a study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Steve Etches published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the osteology and systematic position of a new species of fossil fish, Brachyichthys manselii comb. nov. was ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Mystery foot belongs to ancient human relative: Scientists

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient human relative who lived alongside the species of the famous Lucy, scientists said Wednesday.

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Reducing social media use for just a week can improve mental health

In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, 295 participants report promising mental health benefits after reducing their social media usage for a week. The cohort consisted of young adults from the ages of 18 to 24—the ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study showed Thursday.

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology