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Phys.org / Welcome to the 'Homogenocene': How humans are making the world's wildlife dangerously samey

The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced by species that are lucky enough to thrive alongside humans and travel with us easily. Some ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Stroke telerehabilitation emerges as promising primer for recovery

In the U.S., a stroke happens roughly every 40 seconds. That means, in the time it takes to read a five-minute news article, more than seven Americans will have experienced this life-changing medical event, which is a leading ...

Tech Xplore / How AI deepfakes have skirted revenge porn laws

Federal and state governments have outlawed "revenge porn," the nonconsensual online sharing of sexual images of individuals, often by former partners. Last year, South Carolina became the 50th state to enact such a law. ...

20 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Single-dose base editing corrects PKD1 mutation and extends survival in ADPKD preclinical models

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a promising gene-editing therapy that directly corrects a genetic mutation responsible for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common inherited kidney disorder.

18 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Learning about happiness could improve economics education

In a bold shift from traditional economics teaching, a group of researchers is calling on universities to bring happiness into the classroom.

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Hidden toxin risks during nutrient-starved algal blooms uncovered

Harmful algal blooms continue to threaten coastal ecosystems and seafood safety worldwide. Among the organisms involved, the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima is a known producer of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins ...

19 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / EPA's new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a license to ignore public health

When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee, I helped write and review dozens of regulations under the Clean Air Act. They included some groundbreaking rules, such ...

19 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Burning satellites in the stratosphere: Emerging questions for climate

The sky is getting crowded. In the last few years, the number of satellite launches has increased by an order of magnitude as mega-constellations of internet-powering hardware crowd into low Earth orbit. The pace of both ...

20 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Winter storms don't have to be deadly; here's how to stay safe before, during and after one hits

A powerful winter storm that swept across the United States in late January 2026, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power in freezing temperatures for days, has been linked to at least 80 deaths. And several ...

17 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / How mining legacy dust leaves a uranium fingerprint in children's hair

For decades, families in communities around Johannesburg have been living close to huge gold mining waste dumps. For many residents, the dust that is released there is just part of everyday life—but it can contain natural ...

19 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Will killing dingoes on K'gari make visitors safer? We think it's unlikely

After the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James on K'gari (Fraser Island) on January 19, a coroner found the 19-year-old had been bitten by dingoes while she was still alive, but the most likely cause of death was ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Weakening the soy moratorium in Brazil: A political choice that ignores the science

In the first days of 2026, the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE), which represents the largest soybean traders in Brazil, announced its withdrawal from the Amazon soy moratorium.

19 hours ago in Biology