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Phys.org / Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order

Though they are pivotal to Homer's epic, luring Odysseus with the promise of eternal wisdom, the Greek poet barely described the mysterious Sirens. What might a better understanding of these formless, disembodied feminine ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Why one size doesn't fit all—type 2 diabetes can operate differently across weight profiles

Research published in Diabetologia by Amsterdam UMC and the University of Ghana reveals that type 2 diabetes manifests in two fundamentally different ways depending on a patient's body mass index (BMI). While type 2 diabetes ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Poll reveals many parents face challenges getting kids to eat a healthy breakfast before school

As families reset their back-to-school routines, getting children out the door isn't the only challenge. Making sure they eat a healthy breakfast can be a struggle, too.

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Rising carbon dioxide is supercharging grass growth in African savannas, study finds

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is boosting grass growth in Africa's water-limited savannas, according to a new study led by the University of Sheffield.

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / Dark energy and quantum gravity may be deeply intertwined

For close to a century, physicists have pursued a way to unite gravity with quantum mechanics. Known as quantum gravity, this goal has remained frustratingly out of reach so far. Similarly elusive is the force of dark energy, ...

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smart probiotics can sense high blood sugar and release GLP-1 on demand

For people living with diabetes, managing blood sugar can mean constantly watching the clock, keeping meals and medications on schedule and staying alert to changes in glucose levels. While little can be done about timed ...

Aug 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Late diagnosis and limited care drive gynecologic cancer-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionate burden of gynecologic malignancies—cancers of the cervix, endometrium, ovary, vagina and vulva. A review published in CANCER reveals that survival disparities ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Why many birds add fresh plants to their nests remains unclear despite signs of healthier offspring

As they build their nests, many birds are known to interweave dried grasses and other materials with green plants, such as fresh leaves, grass stems, herbs and aromatic leaves. While this behavior is well documented, why ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Black people in Canada face barriers to donating much-needed blood

Black people in Canada who want to donate blood face barriers to doing so, despite a critical need for specific blood types to treat sickle cell disease, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Macrophage 'molecular scissors' may drive obesity-linked inflammation and metabolic damage

Imagine the body's immune cells as a neighborhood cleanup crew. When all is healthy, macrophages roam tissues, clearing away cellular debris and helping maintain order. But obesity can turn these normally protective cells ...

Aug 23, 2026
Phys.org / New solar system models show Earth is no fluke

Over the past three decades, computer models of planetary system formation have gone from fairly crude representations to sophisticated simulations using thousands of different starting points.

Aug 21, 2026
Phys.org / LHC collisions reveal oxygen and neon's shifting nuclear geometry

Many people are aware that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN smashes tiny subatomic particles together at nearly the speed of light to test foundational laws of physics and discover new fundamental particles, but some ...

Aug 21, 2026