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Medical Xpress / How to contain avian flu H5N1 if human-to-human spread begins

At this point, avian flu H5N1 is thought to have very limited ability to transmit between humans, but a recent case in British Columbia with an unknown source of transmission has piqued the curiosity and concern of scientists, ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / Hubble detects first-ever spin reversal of tiny comet

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that the spinning of a small comet slowed and then reversed its direction of rotation, offering a dramatic example of how volatile activity can affect the ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Alaska analysis shows continued loss of Arctic landfast sea ice

Sea ice is sticking to Alaska's northern coast for less time each year, according to 27 years of data analyzed by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists. Such landfast ice, which stays attached to the shoreline instead ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / Exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe

A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has discovered a new species of harvestman in 35-million-year-old Ukrainian and Baltic amber. The animal is related to harvestmen that are now extinct ...

Mar 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Precision medicine may be on the way for patients with endometriosis

Endometriosis is a devastating chronic pain condition caused by uterine-like cells growing where they aren't supposed to. People with endometriosis can develop extremely painful periods, bladder issues, and even infertility. ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers examine how AI chatbots are shaping government operations

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become more common across government, new research from the University at Albany's Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany) examines how agencies are using chatbots and what ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut 'primes' pathogenic T cells responsible for neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis, study finds

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disorder caused by malfunctioning immune responses that target the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). What makes the body turn against itself? ...

Mar 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Intensive LDL lowering with evolocumab reduced first heart attack or stroke in diabetes

Mass General Brigham researchers found that the intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy evolocumab reduced the risk of a first major cardiovascular event in high-risk patients who did not have known atherosclerosis (the build-up ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Children and teenagers more open to meat free diets—but struggle to maintain it

Lots of children and teenagers are open to a vegetarian or vegan diet and cut out meat but then struggle to keep it up, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in Psychology of Human-Animal ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Self-cleaning fabric could eliminate the need for detergent

Detergents may begin their journey by cleaning our clothes, but they end up contaminating the environment, flowing into rivers, ponds, and oceans, where they severely disrupt aquatic animal life. Even after wastewater treatment, ...

Mar 23, 2026
Phys.org / Physicists create optical phenomenon inspired by the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects

Researchers at the Würzburg site of the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat have succeeded in transferring the topological quantum Hall and spin Hall effects to a hybrid light-matter system by harnessing targeted material design. ...

Mar 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / New trauma center cut gunshot travel time by 10 minutes, deaths fell 3.9%

For decades, Chicago's South Side neighborhoods have experienced high rates of firearm violence, making speedy access to expert trauma care a matter of life and death. A recent study in JAMA Surgery helps quantify the impact ...

Mar 29, 2026