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Phys.org / Kids' brains are built for distraction. Sometimes that's a good thing.

Parents often learn the hard way that to make it anywhere on time, they should calculate how much time they think they need to get ready—and double it.

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time

A new study by neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory shows how the brain encodes information throughout the decision-making process to keep options clearly in mind and ensure that chosen and unchosen ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain insulation clues emerge in pediatric sleep apnea model, linking myelin changes to motor difficulties

A study published in Experimental Neurology provides new insights into the biological alterations underlying difficulties with precise fine movements observed in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (POSA).

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cognitive decline in HIV associated with mitochondrial inefficiency, study finds

Hannah Stadtler knew whom she wanted to work with before even arriving at VCU.

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / BepiColombo measures Mercury's particle bombardment up close

The joint BepiColombo mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is settling into orbit around Mercury after an eight-year journey. In early September, BepiColombo's two orbiters, ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Injectable nanodevices could provide effective treatment for drug-resistant glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant brain cancers known to medicine, carrying a median survival of just 12–15 months, even with the best available care.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands

A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people ...

Sep 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Machine learning uncovers how battery interphases can boost lithium-ion transport

Sandwiched between the electrolyte and electrodes in a lithium-ion battery is a remarkably thin layer of material that strongly dictates battery performance and durability: the interphase. Although typically only a few to ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / 'Fingerprints' inside the sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet

It is thought the sun may have engulfed a super-Earth-sized planet early in its history. Now, a new study has gone a step further, suggesting that such an event may have left behind detectable clues inside the sun that could ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Do black holes have hidden hair? Scientists find a new way to check

When two black holes crash together and merge, the newly formed black hole rings like a bell, sending out gravitational waves with specific frequencies that fade over time. This brief, fading pattern of waves is called ringdown, ...

Sep 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / In a shift, OpenAI calls for US rules on powerful AI

OpenAI is calling for binding safety requirements on the most powerful artificial intelligence systems, a reversal for a company that has resisted calls for regulation.

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rare variant reveals new hereditary retinal disease that can first impair night vision

An international team of researchers led by the University Hospital and University of Bonn, as well as the universities of Edinburgh, Basel and Pennsylvania, has identified a previously unrecognized form of inherited retinal ...

Sep 10, 2026