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Phys.org / Global review finds human noise disrupts birds and cuts breeding success

Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.

Feb 28, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Astronomers inspect ultraluminous X-ray pulsar's magnetic field evolution in the Whale galaxy

Indian astronomers have investigated an ultraluminous X-ray pulsar in the galaxy NGC 4631, designated X-8. The new study, described in a paper published Feb. 16 on the arXiv preprint server, provides essential information ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions—new study

Air travel is famously one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize, and the number of air passengers keeps increasing. Electric planes and "sustainable" aviation fuels are still a long way off making a dent in the industry's ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Diamond surfaces are covered in thin, ice-like water layers

Using atomic-scale defects in diamond, researchers in China have gained unprecedented insights into the complex chemical processes that unfold at the interfaces between solid surfaces and their surroundings. Published in ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Designing the heart of hydrogen cars: AI points to zinc as key for stable fuel cell catalysts

In the era of climate crisis, hydrogen vehicles are emerging as an alternative for eco-friendly mobility. However, the fuel cell, known as the "heart of the hydrogen car," still faces limitations of high cost and short lifespan. ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Developing a human hepatocyte model with enhanced drug-metabolizing enzyme activity

A research team led by Associate Professor Shinpei Yamaguchi and the late Professor Masako Tada of the Faculty of Science, together with Professor Yojiro Anzai and Lecturer Yohei Iizaka of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Phys.org / Political polarization can spur CO₂ emissions and stymie climate action

In recent years, studies and media reports have blamed growing partisan hostility in the U.S. for shattered marriages, broken families, ruined holiday dinners, and increased stress. New CU Boulder research suggests it may ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / 'Solar battery' stores sunlight for days, then releases hydrogen on demand

A new material can store energy from sunlight and convert it into hydrogen days later. The material, jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena, can do this even in the dark. The process is reversible and can be reactivated ...

Feb 26, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / HEART benchmark assesses ability of LLMs and humans to offer emotional support

Large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human language and generate texts in response to specific user queries, are now used daily by a growing number of people worldwide. While ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / A new drug target for sleeping sickness and Chagas? Why the PEX38 protein stands out

Researchers working with Professor Ralf Erdmann at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have discovered a critical vulnerability shared by the pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis. ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Medical research
Tech Xplore / Longer-range electric vehicles: Dry-process electrodes use a lithium film to curb early losses

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel dry-process manufacturing method for thick electrodes aimed at enhancing electric vehicle (EV) driving range while reducing battery production costs. Professor Won-Jin ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Over 70% of global ecosystems remain unsampled for critical underground fungi

Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global importance, only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for these fungal partners. Arbuscular ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Biology