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Phys.org / Tiny ocean life helps scientists estimate whale prevalence off the California coast

A new approach to better assessing whale population data has emerged, led by a research team of marine biologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and statisticians from Cal Poly. Scientists typically ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient iceberg scratches reveal reverse Great Lakes snowbelt

Buffalo's legendary snowfall totals are largely the result of one unlucky geographic reality: the city sits east of the Great Lakes instead of west. Anyone who has lived through a winter in Buffalo, Cleveland or any snowbelt ...

May 13, 2026
Tech Xplore / Prickly pear cacti show promise as the building materials of tomorrow

Researchers from the University of Bath's Department of Mechanical Engineering have shown that agricultural waste from prickly pear cactus plants could be used as a low-cost, low-carbon reinforcement for construction materials, ...

May 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Basalt could be the key to greener and cheaper cement

Ideas to reduce carbon emissions often revolve around renewable power, electric vehicles and energy efficiency. But there's another, less colorful character that's often overlooked: cement.

May 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Antidepressant use in pregnancy shows no clear autism or ADHD link

Current evidence does not support a causal link between the use of almost all antidepressants during pregnancy and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Meltwater flushed methane from Greenland seabed during ice-sheet retreat, researchers reveal

An international team of scientists has discovered that methane hydrates beneath the northwest Greenland continental shelf became rapidly destabilized by meltwater, releasing large stores of methane during ice-sheet retreat ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Buried in Sudan's desert, 280 vast stone circles reveal a vanished cattle-herding culture

Recent satellite remote sensing surveys have identified 280 stone structures spread across the Atbai desert in Sudan. Twenty of these structures were previously identified by fieldwork or informal surveys, but were not systematically ...

May 11, 2026
Phys.org / What gives stevia its sweetness? Scientists uncover the genetic secret

Stevia is a widely used sweetener, but why do some stevia varieties taste cleaner and more sugar-like than others? Recent research conducted at the University of Toyama shows that stevia's sweetness is genetically linked ...

May 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / License to deliver: Some midwives break the law to assist with home births

In a midwife's suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table while the midwife measured her pregnant belly. Unlike at many a doctor's office, no crinkly paper ...

May 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Contact lenses treat depression in mice as effectively as anti-depressant medication

Materials scientists have designed brain-stimulating contact lenses that are as effective as Prozac at treating depression in mice. The soft, transparent contact lenses have in-built electrodes that deliver mild electrical ...

May 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / The magic of mushrooms: Psychedelic psilocybin shows promise for treating cocaine addiction

Cocaine addiction treatment has found a surprising new contender in the highly regulated substance psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in mushroom species popularly known as magic mushrooms or shrooms. ...

May 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Humans are bad at making complex decisions. AI can call them out

When a list of pros and cons won't cut it, a new decision-making tool developed by Cornell researchers can use artificial intelligence to help make difficult decisions. But there's a twist: Instead of checking AI's result, ...

May 14, 2026