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Medical Xpress / About one-third of children and adolescents use dietary supplements in the US

About one-third of children and adolescents use dietary supplements in the United States, according to a study published online April 24 in Pediatrics Open Science.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest has long brought deforestation that threatens the people who live there. The same roadwork, however, has also allowed archaeologists to get glimpses of the region's past long before Europeans ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / World's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems now available to everyone

Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most original problems. Those booklets get shared among delegations, then quietly disappear. No one had ever ...

Apr 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Tiny, knotted robots jump, fly and plant seeds

When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot can do. Instead of treating it as something that holds tension, they asked a different question: ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / Mars rover detects never-before-seen organic compounds in new experiment

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth.

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / Brazil unearths a bizarre beaked reptile with a trans-Atlantic prehistoric link

Paleontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) have published a new study in the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science, in which they describe a new species based on a fossil skull approximately ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / Lower-intensity coconut farming boosts yields and soil health in West Africa

New research shows that lower-intensity management of coconut palm plantations can sustain, or even increase, crop yields while improving soil health. The new approach, published in Plants, People, Planet, reduces harmful ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / AI automates quantum dot voltage tuning for scaling up quantum computing

Semiconductor spin qubits are a promising candidate for the building blocks of next-generation quantum computers due to their high potential for integration and compatibility with existing semiconductor technologies. Qubits—like ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny songbird crosses Sahara by flying night after night

Every year a small songbird, no heavier than a letter, crosses the Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean and the Arabian Desert on its migration. New research from Lund University in Sweden now reveals how the tiny bird manages ...

Apr 23, 2026
Phys.org / Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5‑million‑year‑old shark tooth may provide clues

As Earth shifts to climates not seen for several hundred thousand years, we may need to look at ancient environments for clues about what could happen next.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / These 'good' viruses hold up a booming industry—AI just found a faster way to track them

Researchers have developed a new methodology that uses artificial intelligence tools to identify and count target viruses more efficiently than previous techniques. The new approach can be used in applications such as pharmaceutical ...

Apr 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden mosquito viruses emerge as RNA immune signals map global infections

Aedes aegypti, commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, is a highly adapted, invasive mosquito species recognized as a major global health threat that acts as the primary vector for several severe diseases, most notably ...

Apr 23, 2026