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Phys.org / Rivalry with neighboring groups may be a key driver of male size in primates

In many primate species, males are much larger than their female counterparts, which is generally attributed to male competition for mates (sexual selection). But bigger bodies may not just be about alpha males defeating ...

May 13, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers uncover chemical origins of the Perseus cluster of galaxies

An international team of researchers has developed new stellar and supernova models to explain the mysterious elemental abundance patterns left by billions of supernova explosions around the Perseus constellation, which have ...

May 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Seven smart rings promise to break sign language barriers by turning hand movements into instant text

Researchers in South Korea have developed a new sign language translation system based on users wearing seven rings equipped with sensors. According to a new study published in the journal Science Advances, the technology ...

May 12, 2026
Science X / Our ancient continents were built from sun-baked ocean leftovers, proving Earth was recycling long before it was cool

New isotopic evidence is rewriting the story of Earth's first continents. Imagine the planet nearly 3.8 billion years ago: a water world ringed by volcanic islands. How did solid continents arise in such an alien world?

May 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health

In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease. The pathogen that killed ...

May 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Trial shows rapid weight loss is much more effective than gradual weight loss, challenging prevailing beliefs

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey, shows that rapid weight loss (RWL) is much more effective than gradual weight loss (GWL) in both achieving higher weight loss and ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / New reversible conductive glue could reshape electronics repair, recycling, and material recovery

A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste. The team has already demonstrated reversible adhesive ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Physics in uncharted waters: The mysteries of marine snow

Can "snow" fall in the ocean and influence the climate of the entire planet? It turns out that it can. Research conducted by scientists from the Faculty of Physics at University of Warsaw, published in the Journal of Fluid ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / New scenarios needed to address climate crisis, say scientists

Scientists, including those working with the Earth Commission, are calling for a fundamental rethink of how the world imagines its future, arguing that today's dominant climate and biodiversity models are too narrow to deal ...

May 15, 2026
Science X / Dinosaurs had company in the dark: Amber fossil reveals an ancient glow that lit Cretaceous nights

Forget what you thought you knew about fireflies. A remarkable discovery reveals their iconic glow was already lighting up the world when dinosaurs still roamed.

May 12, 2026
Phys.org / Sunlight-powered generation of correlated photon pairs

Pairs of correlated or entangled photons are a foundational resource in quantum optics. They are most commonly produced through spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), a nonlinear optical process that typically relies ...

May 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Your address, ancestry and gut may be steering aging in ways medicine has barely begun to map

Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found that ethnicity and geography may influence human molecular makeup—from metabolism and immunity to gut microbiota and biological aging. The findings, published in Cell, ...

May 14, 2026