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Phys.org / Turning nitrate pollution into green fuel: A 3D COF enables highly efficient ammonia electrosynthesis

Ammonia (NH3) is essential for fertilizers and emerging carbon-free energy technologies, yet its conventional production via the Haber-Bosch process is energy-intensive and CO2-emitting. Researchers from Tohoku University ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Healthy dietary change could support adolescent mental health

A study led by researchers at Swansea University suggests that dietary patterns may play a role in adolescent mental health, and sets out a detailed research roadmap to better understand this relationship. The review examined ...

Feb 7, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Knee injuries in rugby: What a season-long study suggests about hip strength

Knee injuries are among the most serious and common injuries in rugby. Developing effective prevention strategies requires the identification of aspects of physical performance—such as power, muscle strength, and balance—that ...

Medical Xpress / ABCA1 protein releases molecular brakes on solid tumor immunotherapy, study finds

In recent years, cancer researchers have made major breakthroughs by using the body's immune system to fight cancer. One of the most promising approaches, known as immune checkpoint blockade, works by releasing molecular ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Keto diet a potential treatment for depression, trial shows

The keto diet might help ease depression in people who aren't responding to antidepressants, a new study reports. People prescribed a keto diet had slightly lower symptoms of depression after six weeks compared to others ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Wildfire smoke exposure tied to 24,000 deaths annually, study finds

Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms—but the toll from their toxic smoke, especially from long-term exposure, remains poorly understood.

Feb 7, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Engineering heat-tolerant, high-yield rice for a warming planet

Rising day and night temperatures are threatening rice, wheat, and maize production by disrupting plant growth, grain filling, and grain quality, putting global food security at risk. Precision breeding and genome editing ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum

You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing.

Feb 7, 2026 in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Poop as medicine? A Roman vial's chemistry backs up ancient medical texts

When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was mentioned in ancient Greco-Roman medical texts by figures such as Pliny the Elder, there was no ...

Feb 4, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Understanding the hazard potential of the Seattle fault zone: It's 'pretty close to home'

In the Pacific Northwest, big faults like the Cascadian subduction zone located offshore, get a lot of attention. But big faults aren't the only ones that pose significant hazards, and a new study investigates the dynamics ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Early TB treatment cuts HIV-related sepsis deaths by 23%, trial finds

Sepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body's response to infection damages tissue and causes organs to fail. Africa bears the world's highest burden of sepsis, with an estimated 48 million ...

Medical Xpress / Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets, large-scale analysis finds

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, according to the most comprehensive ...

Feb 5, 2026 in Medications