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Medical Xpress / How statins cause muscle aches
Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins because they experience muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue.
Phys.org / Dissecting the Grinch: What anatomy reveals about Christmas's most famous villain
The Grinch is one of the holiday season's most familiar icons. The grumpy, green, fur-covered misanthrope who plotted to sabotage Christmas in Dr. Seuss's classic 1957 work has now become a quintessential part of the yearly ...
Phys.org / Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act—and that may initially seem incompatible with ...
Phys.org / Did a rogue planet reshape our solar system?
The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact configuration and later underwent a violent reshuffling that scattered them to their current positions. ...
Phys.org / Advanced optical model clarifies how complex materials interact with polarized light
Scientists at the University of Oxford demonstrate an approach to interpreting how materials interact with polarized light, which could help advance biomedical imaging and material design.
Phys.org / From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns
Across the world, governments are tightening controls on speech, expanding surveillance and rolling back rights once thought to be secure.
Tech Xplore / What's at stake in Trump's executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration views as a hindrance to innovation in AI.
Phys.org / Image: Hubble captures the death of a low-mass star in the Calabash Nebula
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an uncommon sight—the death of a low-mass star—in this image of the Calabash Nebula released on Feb. 3, 2017.
Phys.org / The 'one chatbot per child' model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
In the Star Trek universe, the audience occasionally gets a glimpse inside schools on the planet Vulcan. Young children stand alone in pods surrounded by 360-degree digital screens. Adults wander among the pods but do not ...
Phys.org / Unlocking even more value in Canada's canola industry
Canada's canola industry generates $43.7 billion in economic activity each year, according to the Canola Council of Canada. Canola oil is currently the primary output, but researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...
Phys.org / Online ratings often mislead shoppers, according to new study
New research uncovers a major blind spot in how people read and interpret online reviews, one that can lead to wasted money, disappointing purchases and piles of low-quality products. As many as 98% of consumers check reviews ...
Phys.org / Study reveals fisheries danger zones for large seabirds
New UniSC-led research has raised hopes of reducing the tragic incidental impacts of commercial fishing on large seabirds between Australia and South America.
