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Phys.org / Hybrid excitons: Combining the best of both worlds

Faster, more efficient, and more versatile—these are the expectations for the technology that will produce our energy and handle information in the future. But how can these expectations be met? A major breakthrough in ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Deep ocean earthquakes drive Southern Ocean's massive phytoplankton blooms, study finds

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton blooms at the ocean surface.

Dec 18, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Rare brown dwarf discovered orbiting ancient star

Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and elsewhere report the discovery of a new brown dwarf about 60 times more massive than Jupiter. The newfound substellar object, designated TOI-7019 ...

Dec 16, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Astronomers find planetary and stellar companions to two ultracool dwarfs in Taurus

Astronomers from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa and elsewhere have observed the Taurus star-forming region, which resulted in the discovery of planetary-mass and stellar companions of two ultracool dwarf stars. The ...

Dec 15, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / WISDOM trial weighs risk-based cancer screening

University of California, San Francisco investigators led WISDOM, a randomized comparison of risk-based breast cancer screening and annual mammography. Rates of stage ≥IIB breast cancers met a noninferiority threshold under ...

Dec 17, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / How swearing makes you stronger

Letting out a swear word in a moment of frustration can feel good. Now, research suggests that it can be good for you, too: Swearing can boost people's physical performance by helping them overcome their inhibitions and push ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Batteries lose charge when they 'breathe': Understanding deterioration is a step toward longer-lasting batteries

Researchers have identified a key reason why the batteries used to power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles deteriorate over time, a critical step toward building faster, more reliable and longer-lasting batteries.

Dec 18, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Physicists bring unruly molecules to the quantum party

Scientists have made leaps and bounds in bending atoms to their will, making them into everything from ultraprecise clocks to bits of quantum data. Translating these quantum technologies from obedient atoms to unruly molecules ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game

Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age. According to the researchers, the new technology, ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / 8th-century glass reveals earliest history of Venetian glassmaking

When we think of Venetian glass, our minds leap to the blazing furnaces of Murano, to delicate filigree and the vivid colors of the Renaissance. This iconic and universally recognized image tells only part of the story. For ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Is aging an act of genetic sabotage? Scientists find a gene that turns off food detection after reproduction

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food odors that once led them to their meals.

Dec 18, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / A short-lived kinase state that's essential for normal cell migration and T-cell function

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src kinase function. This hidden state allows the kinase to repeatedly modify its target, without needing ...

Dec 18, 2025 in Biology