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Phys.org / Twisting water reveals hidden order across four molecular layers at air-water interface

Researchers from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute and Freie Universität Berlin have revealed the arrangement of water molecules at the interface between liquid water and air. Their findings ...

Apr 30, 2026
Phys.org / Buried in soil, a 100-million-year-old bacterial toxin could reshape pest control and antibiotic discovery

In every backyard, park, and playground on Earth, the ground is teeming with a type of bacteria called Streptomyces—one of the most abundant organisms on the planet. While these dirt-dwelling microbes are known for producing ...

Apr 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Stacked intelligent surfaces could boost wireless reliability and security for 6G

Wireless communication is about to get stronger, clearer, and more secure, thanks to a new idea from UBC Okanagan researchers. Dr. Anas Chaaban and his team in the School of Engineering are exploring a method to improve the ...

May 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Medicaid restrictions could lead to over 1 million missed cancer screenings

A research letter from experts at the University of Chicago Medicine, published in JAMA Oncology, warns that upcoming funding cuts and changes to federal Medicaid eligibility rules could lead to dramatic reductions in cancer ...

May 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / US may lose measles elimination status after outbreaks spread to 45 states

After public health experts declared measles eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established seven indicators of measles elimination status to ensure that the country ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / You can't hear it, yet this sound may explain paranormal experiences

Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can't hear. It can come from natural sources like storms, or from anthropogenic sources like traffic. Some animals use it to communicate, ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Early human embryonic cells may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection

A University of California, Riverside study reports that cells in the earliest stages of human development could be susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, offering new insight into how the virus interacts ...

May 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / Water-based zinc batteries tackle a barrier that has long blocked cheap, stable renewable energy storage

Renewable energy technologies, such as solar cells and wind turbines, are becoming increasingly widespread in many countries worldwide. Reliably storing the electricity produced by these devices, so that it can be used later ...

Apr 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / One pint, one bold promise: What this beer health claim hides about alcohol's real trade-offs

Beer could come with a "surprising health benefit," according to a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers everywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was based on actually say? And ...

May 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Physicians benefit from AI when making nuanced clinical decisions, study shows

Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are getting pretty good at diagnosing some diseases, even when they are complex. But how do chatbots do when guiding treatment and care after the diagnosis? For example, how long before ...

May 2, 2026
Phys.org / Two blazing quasars caught waltzing into a merger

Astronomers, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have confirmed the existence of a close quasar pair housed in a pair of merging galaxies seen when the universe was less than a billion years old, ...

Apr 26, 2026
Phys.org / NASA Laser Terminal enhances views during Artemis II mission

Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission's 10-day journey around the moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space ...

May 1, 2026