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Medical Xpress / Before babies can hear, their brains are already wiring for sound

Long before a baby's ears are functional, the brain is already building the circuitry needed for hearing, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study in mice ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze, and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into the United States and exposing millions of people to dangerously ...

Jul 17, 2026
Phys.org / Small but mighty dung beetles take a big bite out of farm methane

Dung beetles are quietly performing a vital climate change mitigation service for Australia's livestock sector, slashing methane emissions from cattle manure by 85%, a new Southern Cross University study has found.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Firefly brightness holds a cautionary tale about accepting older measurements

For over a century, the accepted value for a firefly's brightness has mostly stood, tracing its origins to experiments carried out in 1912. Through rigorous new analysis published in the American Journal of Physics, David ...

Jul 13, 2026
Phys.org / Antibiotic resistant gene found in Australian soil

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a hidden source of antibiotic resistance, providing an early warning sign for researchers and public health officials.

Jul 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 shows promise for patients with advanced fatty liver disease

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have reported results from a large international clinical trial showing that semaglutide, a medication in the GLP-1 class of drugs widely used to treat ...

Jul 17, 2026
Phys.org / New map shows which neighborhoods are at risk of climate gentrification

Extreme heat is not only making cities less livable; it is also reshaping who can afford to live where. The highest levels of vulnerability to climate gentrification are no longer found in the urban core, but in the metropolitan ...

Jul 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Being obese can make you more likely to be unemployed

The effect of obesity on unemployment is more than twice as large as previously thought, finds a UK Biobank study of genetic evidence.

Jul 17, 2026
Phys.org / New computational imaging method cuts X-ray dose while preserving high resolution

Researchers have shown that it's possible to take clear, high-resolution X-ray images using very little radiation. With more development, the new approach could eventually make medical X-ray diagnostics less risky and more ...

Jul 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / New multiple sclerosis criteria could reveal disease before symptoms appear

The international guidelines for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), called the McDonald criteria, underwent their most significant overhaul in a decade in 2024. The internationally recognized framework is used to diagnose ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Cellular transporter protein essential for nutrient absorption in pathogenic fungi may offer new treatment approaches

They are the cell's "gatekeepers": specialized proteins, known as transporters, selectively control which substances enter a cell and which do not. Researchers at the University of Münster and the National and Kapodistrian ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Cave-dwelling snail discovered in Greece, named after Hermes and the nymph who nurtured him

A team of researchers from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has discovered a completely new genus and species of subterranean freshwater snail in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. The species, Cyllena ...

Jul 16, 2026