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Phys.org / Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms

A new tool shows it is possible to turn down the partisan rancor in an X feed—without removing political posts and without the direct cooperation of the platform.

Nov 27, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs' DNA

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live alongside humans, providing ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Watching metal crystals grow inside liquid metal: Imaging technique could boost hydrogen production

If you dissolve sugar in hot water and then cool it down, you'll see pure sugar crystals form while impurities stay in the liquid. You can even watch the beautiful sugar crystals slowly grow in the water.

Nov 27, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales

New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination.

Nov 27, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Shop-bought cable helps power two quantum networks

For decades, physicists have dreamed of a quantum internet: a planetary web of ultrasecure communications and super-powered computation built not from electrical signals, but from the ghostly connections between particles ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Nov 27, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Meteorite samples are time capsules from the early solar system

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints about the very beginning of the solar system and how planets, including our ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Astronomers investigate nearby pulsar with radio telescopes

Using the Large Phased Array (LPA) and the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers from Russia and China have observed a nearby pulsar designated PSR J1951+2837. The new observations, presented ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Flightless ancestor shows brain evolution in pterosaurs and birds took different paths

Flight is a rare skill in the animal world. Among vertebrates, it evolved only three times: in bats, birds, and the long-extinct pterosaurs. Pterosaurs were the pioneers, taking to the skies more than 220 million years ago, ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / COVID lockdown linked to increase in early child development issues

Lockdown and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with increased developmental concerns about young children in Scotland, research suggests.

Nov 27, 2025 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study showed Thursday.

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Mystery foot belongs to ancient human relative: Scientists

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient human relative who lived alongside the species of the famous Lucy, scientists said Wednesday.

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology