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Dialog / Binary asteroids' puzzling configurations may link to multi-satellite history

Binary asteroid systems are widespread throughout our inner solar system. For decades, the standard paradigm held that many of them form when a rapidly spinning primary asteroid casts off material, which then reaccumulates ...

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / New GLP-3 drug significantly slashes both weight and blood sugar levels in Phase III trial

Over the past few years, GLP-1 drugs have transformed the treatment landscape for obesity and type 2 diabetes. By mimicking a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar, slows digestion and curbs appetite, these medications ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / How often do people pass gas? There's now an app for that

Flatulence, or farting, is something people often joke about or find embarrassing when it happens unexpectedly. It is, however, an essential bodily function that allows the digestive system to keep pressure within the intestinal ...

Jun 8, 2026
Phys.org / Salmonella genomes reveal 45 previously unknown toxins in foodborne bacteria

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered 45 new toxins produced by Salmonella bacteria, some of which are associated with foodborne infections. The study was conducted at the Center for Research ...

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Shared recollections of events linked to similar brain activity patterns

People who attended or experienced the same event often remember it in completely different ways. For instance, one person might remember a family dinner as warm and enjoyable, while another might recall that the same dinner ...

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Dino-killing asteroid may have fueled underground life for 8 million years

The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research suggests it lasted for millions of years longer than previously suspected.

Jun 9, 2026
Phys.org / Why shame is an evolution-based defense mechanism

It is unpleasant, strange and often comes as a surprise: shame. But why do we feel it? An international study has shed new light on the emotion of shame, which has long been considered harmful. The conclusion: Shame is not ...

Jun 11, 2026
Phys.org / Science fiction? Musk's lofty SpaceX goals unrealistic, skeptics say

Elon Musk's SpaceX has made awe-inspiring achievements since its founding more than two decades ago and has big ideas—colonies on Mars, orbital AI data centers, rapidly reusable rockets—for the future.

Jun 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Food waste beads could boost direct air capture by 10% to 50%

In order to stabilize global warming at less than 1.5°C in the long term, there is a need not only for a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions but also for technologies to remove and store hundreds of billions of ...

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Decades-old puzzle solved as scientists uncover cause of inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, together with Newcastle University's Translational and Clinical Research Institute and the Department of Immunology at Cambridge University Hospitals ...

Jun 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs

With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future.

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI robot cleaners leave the lab for China's living rooms

Beijing cleaner Lin Meiqiong found her work a little easier the day she was paired with an unlikely new colleague—a tall, wheeled robot with AI-powered tidying skills.

Jun 11, 2026