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Phys.org / Slow spin could explain why planets become hellish

Hundreds of Venus-like planets could soon help determine why some worlds become sweltering greenhouse hellscapes while others remain capable of supporting life. But before answering that question, scientists first need to ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / When fever isn't the answer: Infected tadpoles cool themselves to fight viruses

Fever is one of the best-known mechanisms by which animals combat infectious diseases. Sick animals can increase their body temperature in two ways: through physiological regulation, by altering internal metabolic processes, ...

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / Why do we labor when reading some words but not others? AI offers a partial answer

Why do we breeze through some sentences in a book or article but have to reread others to comprehend their meaning? A team of linguists and data scientists has found a partial answer in AI—some of this processing parallels ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI framework decodes how brain regions talk to one another

For decades, neuroscientists have been able to record which parts of the brain show increased electrical activity during a behavior, such as when we form a memory or make a decision. But scientists haven't been able to determine ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Vitamin B12 corrects developmental defects in Verheij syndrome worm model

Verheij syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by the impairment of splicing, a critical process in RNA processing. Using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology ...

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / Electronic skin enables tunable touch and proximity sensing for robots and prosthetics

Recent advances in miniaturized and portable electronics, particularly wearable and flexible devices, have increased the demand for self-powered sensing technologies. Among these, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reveals growing signs of malaria drug resistance in Ethiopia

Researchers have identified genetic changes in malaria parasites that may reduce the effectiveness of key antimalarial medicines, highlighting the need for continued surveillance.

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Solving a mysterious inflammatory fever opens the book on a much bigger story

Three research teams working independently around the world have landed on the same discovery: A single molecular "handshake" inside our cells controls a family of inflammatory diseases, including one of the most common inherited ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Corn-stalk sugars feed new bacterial strain designed to make useful chemicals

Engineers have developed a strain of a common bacterial species that can feed exclusively on the three major sugars present in corn stalks. While the new multiple-sugar-consuming strain of the bacterium Pseudomonas putida ...

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI and electrolyte engineering open new paths for better batteries

Cornell researchers are using artificial intelligence to speed the search for better battery materials while using a creative approach to chemistry to expand the design space for electrolytes, unlocking new possibilities ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Molecular structures provide roadmap for targeted Parkinson's disease therapeutics

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have uncovered how a key Parkinson's protein called LRRK2 shifts between inactive and active forms, revealing the structural changes that enable certain mutations to push the protein ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Largest real-world study finds early flu antiviral treatment reduces ICU admissions in hospitalized children

A new nationwide study finds antiviral treatment is linked to fewer intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and shorter hospital stays for children hospitalized with influenza.

Aug 10, 2026