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Phys.org / Tungsten may suffer more radiation damage in fusion reactors than expected

Fusion reactors, devices that generate energy by fusing light atomic nuclei at extremely high temperatures, could contribute to ongoing efforts aimed at producing electricity more sustainably. The extreme environment inside ...

Aug 15, 2026
Phys.org / Topical clove oil for canine sarcoptic mange promises faster, plant-based treatment

Canine sarcoptic mange (scabies) is a skin condition in which microscopic mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) infest dogs' skin. The condition is contagious and zoonotic and can be difficult to detect. If left untreated, it can cause ...

Aug 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain activity reveals how people juggle changing goals in real time

Nature never sits still, and neither does anything living within it, since paths keep shifting as things move through the world. Decisions work the same way, changing shape as we go rather than settling once and for all. ...

Aug 15, 2026
Phys.org / Neptune's tiny moons tell the story of Triton's destructive capture

Neptune's moon and ring system stand out among the giant planets because of the strange imbalance between its one very large moon and its many tiny moons. Its largest moon, Triton, makes up more than 99% of the mass of all ...

Aug 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Professor becomes his own test subject in longevity study; biological age found to be 15 years younger

Most individuals encounter their health primarily through an annual health screening, which provides a limited snapshot of their health status. A new study by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore ...

Aug 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Wearable smart patch could automatically deliver aid during a fentanyl overdose

A patch smaller than a penny could one day save the lives of people experiencing a fentanyl overdose—even when no one else is there to help. Researchers in Virginia Tech's Department of Biological Systems Engineering have ...

Aug 16, 2026
Phys.org / Active particles could make stable glasses stronger without catastrophic brittle failure

The strongest glasses have an Achilles' heel that causes them to fail catastrophically when pushed past their limit. They do not bend or stretch, as all damage concentrates into a single plane and the material fails in an ...

Aug 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Adults 75 and older who stopped statins had similar three-year survival, trial finds

Stopping statins in adults 75 and older with no history of heart disease or stroke does not increase the risk of death over three years compared with continuing statins, although "bad" cholesterol rose around 50% in those ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / New way to help CAR-T cells fight solid tumors could change cancer treatment

For more than a decade, CAR-T cell therapy has been one of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer medicine. By reprogramming a patient's own immune cells to attack cancer, doctors have produced remarkable results against certain ...

Aug 16, 2026
Phys.org / Flightless beetles evolved distinct snail-hunting shapes on Japan's largest island

Islands are widely recognized as natural laboratories of evolution. The ocean restricts movement among islands, allowing isolated populations to adapt to different environments and, at times, diverge into new species. However, ...

Aug 16, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum Latin squares cannot solve Euler's 36 officers problem without entanglement

Latin squares are arrangements of symbols in a grid in which every symbol appears exactly once in each row and column. These symbol arrangements, which were first studied more than three centuries ago, are now widely used ...

Aug 14, 2026
Phys.org / Radio telescopes help scientists map molecules in space and uncover where and how stars form

You may have heard the phrase "we are made of star-stuff." This statement by the astronomer Carl Sagan refers to the fact that elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were forged in the centers of the first stars. But how ...

Aug 16, 2026