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Medical Xpress / Honey from Australian wildflowers has potent power to kill bacteria

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey for thousands of years—and ...

22 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Sugar can comfort newborn babies during painful procedures

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venipuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically for testing.

23 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Prediabetes or diabetes found in 1 in 3 patients during dental appointment

A new King's College London study has revealed how a simple chairside test helps to screen patients who have other risk factors for the diabetes, such as high BMI and gum disease. The research addresses the large overlap ...

23 hours ago in Diabetes
Phys.org / Rising carbon dioxide levels now detected in human blood

Rising carbon dioxide levels are being detected within the human body, with new research warning a key blood marker for the gas could near its healthy limit within decades if current trends continue. The findings are especially ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Left-handed people may have a psychological edge in competition

Left-handers are more competitive than right-handers, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings may help explain why left-handedness has persisted throughout evolution despite the ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Prolonged drought linked to instability in key nitrogen-cycling microbes in Connecticut salt marsh

A prolonged drought in southeastern Connecticut reduced the stability of microorganisms responsible for a critical step in the nitrogen cycle in a coastal salt marsh, according to research led by a Connecticut College scientist ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / A new scientific discipline to ensure humanity's deep future

Will humanity extend into the far future? It's likely many of us think it should. The problem is that each of us, individually and collectively, act otherwise—we are destroying the environment and climate at every turn. ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Space Force won't launch Vulcan rockets until booster problem solved

United Launch Alliance was hoping to ramp up its new Vulcan rocket launches this year, but won't be launching any national security missions until it solves a recurring issue of booster nozzles burning off the rocket on launch.

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Nearly 20 states scale back HIV medication programs

A growing number of states are rolling back financial help for HIV medications.

21 hours ago in HIV & AIDS
Phys.org / Study finds 77% of US national parks are highly vulnerable to climate change

National parks in the United States represent a treasure trove of natural, historical, and recreational landscapes, but their health is at risk. A comprehensive new study on the climate-change vulnerability of national parks, ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Arabic document from 17th-century rubbish heap confirms existence of semi-legendary Nubian king

A recent study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa explores new historical evidence of one of pre-colonial Dongola's earliest rulers. Previously considered semi-legendary, the discovery of a document in ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Superfluids emerge in 2D moiré crystal formed from time, study predicts

Conventional crystals are materials in which atoms arrange themselves in repeating spatial patterns. Time crystals, on the other hand, are phases of matter characterized by repeating motions over time without constantly heating ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Physics