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Phys.org / Antarctica's only native insect is already eating microplastics
A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has found that Antarctica's only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even ...
Phys.org / NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home with two Roscosmos cosmonauts from the International Space Station packed tight in their Soyuz spacecraft landing in the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan on Dec. 9 to complete an eight-month ...
Tech Xplore / Why the Bay Area is key to the new US push to win the international AI race
Bay Area laboratories are set to play a central role in the Genesis Mission, a multibillion-dollar effort by the Trump administration to accelerate the nation's artificial intelligence push in the face of technological advances ...
Phys.org / New Jersey declares drought warning
New Jersey is parched top to bottom.
Medical Xpress / Sedative choice could improve outcomes for breathing tube patients
Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine, while placing a breathing tube, according to a randomized trial published in the New England Journal ...
Phys.org / Ocean current and seabed shape influence warm water circulation under ice shelves, research reveals
New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting.
Tech Xplore / NASA demonstrates safer skies for future urban air travel
NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air taxis and drones can successfully operate within busy areas.
Phys.org / Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef
University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier Reef during the record 2024 ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves expanded indication for Jaypirca
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for Eli Lilly's Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib), the first and only noncovalent Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor for adults with relapsed or refractory ...
Tech Xplore / First testing of grid-scale battery technology begins at the grid storage launchpad
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has begun the first tests of a utility-grade battery at the new Grid Storage Launchpad, a major milestone for DOE's investment in advanced energy storage.
Phys.org / New study gives the aged care industry insights about enduring impact of childhood institutionalization
New research has given policymakers and aged care providers first-hand insights about how to uphold dignity and meet the unique needs of Forgotten Australians.
Medical Xpress / Socioeconomic factors, comorbidities tied to late-onset depression in long-term cancer survivors
Socioeconomic vulnerability and multiple medical comorbidities are risk factors for late-onset depression among long-term cancer survivors, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
