All News

Phys.org / Critically endangered Chinese pangolin found in Nepal's sacred forest

The rare Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) has been spotted for the first time in Sunsari District in eastern Nepal. This brings the total number of districts in the country where the critically endangered species has ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Single high dose of psilocybin temporarily restores lost abilities in an 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient

Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in mushrooms of the Psilocybe genus. These mushrooms may have existed on Earth for nearly 65 million years, dating to the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaurs' ...

Jun 9, 2026
Phys.org / Light echoes reveal possible dark matter buildup around supermassive black holes

We may not know what dark matter is, but we keep getting whiffs of it. "We are reaching a point where the observational evidence for dark matter is simply undeniable," said Mayank Sharma, a Virginia Tech graduate student ...

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Buying a laptop may soon come with instant carbon data, thanks to new AI agents

If you shop on Google Flights, you get a quick comparison of different itineraries: One flight's carbon emissions may be average, while another's are 14% higher. But if you go shopping for a new laptop, you likely won't find ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / Massive Kamchatka earthquake has extended rupture that overlaps 1952 event, researchers find

Researchers combining two methods to reconstruct the rupture evolution of the July 2025 magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake found the rupture from the megathrust event extended about 500 kilometers (311 miles) from its epicenter.

Jun 11, 2026
Phys.org / Meet REMORA: The autonomous space fleet built to tag and track asteroids

To truly understand what an asteroid is made of, we need to send a probe to it. Remote sensing from ground-based telescopes, or even orbiting observatories, can only do so much. A new white paper submitted to the U.K. Space ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / First leather bag made from T-Rex cells fails to sell at Paris auction

A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell Thursday, the Paris auction house Drouot said, commenting that bids were well below expectations.

Jun 11, 2026
Science X / People are not as dishonest as we expect them to be, finds new study

According to a Pew Research report, Americans trust one another less than they did a few decades ago. Social trust is shaped largely by personal experiences of navigating the world, as well as by how strongly people believe ...

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum friction causes light to slow down nanoworld movements

A research team in Bochum, Germany has unexpectedly found that light can slow down movements in the nanoworld. This is due to quantum friction, a phenomenon that has been poorly understood until now. The findings are published ...

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Ultra-thin MoS₂ computer packs 1,400 transistors onto one chip

The rapid advancement and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the machine learning models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and similar platforms, have posed new demands on the electronics ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / New GLP-3 drug significantly slashes both weight and blood sugar levels in Phase III trial

Over the past few years, GLP-1 drugs have transformed the treatment landscape for obesity and type 2 diabetes. By mimicking a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar, slows digestion and curbs appetite, these medications ...

Jun 9, 2026
Phys.org / A new kind of entanglement helps quantum sensors tune out noise

In a quest to build the most accurate quantum sensors in the world, scientists are constantly improving their performance, making them more precise, more stable and more reliable. But eventually, physical constraints will ...

Jun 11, 2026