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Phys.org / A super stable laser on the moon could guide future lunar missions and improve our timekeeping

Scientists are proposing to build a laser in a crater on the moon to help future lunar missions land safely in the dark and find their way around. This ultra-stable light source could also help us keep time more accurately, ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
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 / Araish spiral galaxy observations uncover a 26,700-light-year radio jet

An international team of astronomers has performed multi-wavelength observations of the nearby Araish galaxy to investigate the origin of its radio emission. As a result, they detected an extended radio jet of this galaxy. ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Helping beekeepers fight mites through more effective treatments

Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of California, Davis, are helping beekeepers protect their colonies from destructive varroa mites. In a new study, the researchers investigate ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Recurrent prostate cancer: Two treatment strategies with uncertain outcomes compared

Imperial College London investigators compared focal therapy with prostate removal surgery for men with prostate cancer that returned after radiotherapy. Matched analyses estimated 10-year cancer-specific survival at 92% ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
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
Phys.org / Colonists dredged away Sydney's natural oyster reefs. Now, scientists know how best to restore them

New research has identified optimal design for artificial habitats to support restoration of oyster reefs, based on a detailed understanding of natural oyster reef geometry. Published in the global journal Nature, the Sydney-based ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered virus linked to colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we still lack a precise ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Gastroenterology
Phys.org / How the humble silkworm could help us discover new anti-aging treatments

When scientists want to study aging and how to slow it down, they often turn to microscopic worms or lab mice among other models. The former are too different from humans, while the latter are expensive and take too long ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Mechanism behind immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer identified

Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have identified a previously unrecognized way lung tumors weaken the immune system, helping explain why many patients do not respond to immunotherapy and pointing to a potential new ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Pushing the right buttons: Fern guides its embryo's sense of up and down

Passing on fundamental life lessons from parent to offspring is not unique to humans and animals. Ferns do it too. Not with words, but through pressure. By applying force at precisely the right locations, a fern tells its ...

Feb 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / A key out-of-Africa site just got older: Dating methods push 'Ubeidiya site back at least 1.9 million years

A new study provides a clearer timeline for one of the most significant prehistoric sites worldwide for the study of human evolution. By integrating three advanced dating techniques, researchers have determined that the site ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Other Sciences