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Phys.org / Cities are making it rain more—but not as much as scientists thought

After another spell of wet weather along Australia's east coast, with storms, heavy rain and flash flooding across Sydney and parts of New South Wales, it is natural to ask whether our cities are shaping the rainfall that ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / AI to rescue Australian wildlife research drowning in data

The power of AI has been harnessed to rapidly clear a photography bottleneck and bring greater coordination and computing power to efforts to save Australian animals from extinction. Developed by researchers at The University ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / The link between HIV and chronic pain

Over half of the people carrying HIV experience chronic pain at some point, which is difficult to treat. In a new JNeurosci paper, Hui-Lin Pan, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and colleagues used mice ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Muscle loss in liver disease varies by underlying cause

Different types of liver disease are leading to distinct signatures of muscle loss, according to a new study that could help pave the way for more personalized treatments for sarcopenia in people with end-stage liver disease. ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Fiber optic components enable high-performance 2-µm fiber lasers

Laser systems operating in the 2-micrometer wavelength range open diverse opportunities in medical technology, agriculture, and plastics processing. In the Eurostars project DECOMP, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) has developed ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Hubble captures M88 on journey to center of Virgo cluster

The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years. The galaxy Messier 88 (M88), also known as NGC 4501, is located about 63 million light-years ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / The dangers of legitimizing doping

In Las Vegas May 2026, athletes compete in an international sporting event that explicitly allows them to use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The Enhanced Games openly encourages competitors to use substances banned in ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Talking about trauma doesn't always help: Brain scans show one reason why

After trauma, some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can involve intrusive nightmares, flashbacks, and physical reactions when reminded of the traumatic event, such as a ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Novel radiotracer images overactive adrenal glands to avoid invasive primary aldosteronism procedure

A new first-in-human study has validated a PET radiotracer that can effectively image overactive adrenal glands, offering an alternative to the highly invasive procedure currently utilized to diagnose primary aldosteronism. ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Innovation from above: How mesh networks help control drone swarms

Drones operating in a swarm can perform a range of different tasks and exchange information with one another. Up until now, civilian drone swarms are often controlled centrally via a mobile communications link. In the case ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Enough sleep and moderate-to-vigorous activity may protect mental health in middle age, study says

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is more important for mental health in middle age than light physical activity, according to a new study by the University of Oulu and ODL Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine. ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Teachers' emotions can make or break student learning

Teachers' emotions in the classroom play a critical role in how students learn, according to research published in the Journal of Educational Psychology. When teachers experience enjoyment, they deliver higher-quality instruction ...

21 hours ago