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Phys.org / Plant diversity boosts natural pest control in farms, while forests and grasslands follow different rules

Plant diversity has long been regarded as key to stable and resilient ecosystems. However, until now, little has been understood about why it has different effects in agricultural areas than in grasslands or forests. An international ...

Jul 23, 2026
Science X / Rising seas could make yesterday's rare coastal floods tomorrow's routine disasters

Think of a tsunami that used to crash over a city once in a lifetime, but now comes crashing every year. Who is guilty? Coastal flooding results when a high tide coincides with a storm surge, waves, and an ocean surface that ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Lithium ions sprint up to 10,000 times faster when their molecular cages briefly open

An international collaborative research group led by Professor Bong June Sung of the Department of Chemistry at Sogang University and Professor Shinji Saito of the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ripples of activity in the hippocampus prepare the brain for surprising events

The human brain continuously makes predictions about future events. This process helps humans process familiar stimuli while also allowing them to direct particular attention to unexpected or unfamiliar events and derive ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum Newton's cradle set to level up computing

Sending quantum information through a chain of qubits, like energy through a Newton's cradle, could be the key to faster operations and take quantum computing to the next level.

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / A single RSV shot emerges as a promising new shield for infants at risk of severe disease

Viral infections that attack the lungs are among the leading reasons infants are hospitalized. A new treatment may offer protection against these infections that is as effective and safe as existing options but requires far ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / US court rules abortion pill restrictions 'unlawful'

A federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by the U.S. drug regulator on the abortion pill mifepristone are "unlawful" and ordered the Trump administration to reconsider them.

Jul 25, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hidden prompts can plant false memories in AI agents, researchers warn

Large language models (LLMs), the computational algorithms underpinning ChatGPT, Gemini and other artificial intelligence (AI)-powered conversational platforms, are now widely used worldwide. These models can rapidly answer ...

Jul 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / A computer in a liquid: Hundreds of oscillating particles compute complex patterns

Researchers at the Universities of Konstanz and Stuttgart have demonstrated a new approach to computation: a computer made from a few hundred microscopic particles oscillating in a liquid. Instead of processing information ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Observations investigate the nature of a peculiar supernova

An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova designated SN 2023vjh. Results of the observational campaign, published July 9 on the preprint server arXiv, deliver ...

Jul 19, 2026
Phys.org / Colorado basins supplying 70% of Lake Powell's water face major midcentury shortages

If the Colorado River Basin is the lifeblood of the American Southwest, keeping the region's agricultural, ecological and economic systems thriving, Colorado's West Slope River basins could be considered the heart. Together, ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Frequent cannabis users wake with higher cortisol levels, study finds

Research suggests people who often use cannabis start their day with higher cortisol levels than people who don't, indicating a relationship between frequent cannabis use and a possible dysregulation of the body's daily stress ...

Jul 22, 2026