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Phys.org / JWST probes emerging young star clusters in nearby spiral galaxy NGC 628

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 628. Results of the observational campaign, published March 10 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...

Mar 21, 2026
Phys.org / Study finds 40% of European gas stoves leak cancer-causing benzene while turned off

Benzene, a compound linked with leukemia and other blood cancers, is leaking from gas stoves in Europe, a new study finds. According to the World Health Organization, there is no safe level of exposure to benzene, a compound ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Are heart failure and atrial fibrillation the same disease? Study reveals shared genetic and molecular mechanics

New research from a multi-institutional team, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, reveals that heart failure and atrial fibrillation share underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms, suggesting that the two cardiovascular ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Family caregivers provide $1 trillion in annual labor, AARP says

Family caregivers provide more than $1 trillion in labor every year in the U.S., most of it unpaid, a new AARP report says. Their work forms the backbone of the nation's long-term care system and is essential to helping millions ...

Mar 27, 2026
Phys.org / One-of-a-kind experiment tracks plant evolution in response to climate change at 30 sites worldwide

For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that plants will not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to a rapidly warming planet. But the pace ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Sediment core reveals 10,800 years of precipitation history in the Sahara

The analysis of a sediment core from an oasis lake in Chad provides new insights into the history of precipitation in the Sahara. The study, led by the University of Cologne, shows that a prolonged wet phase, which lasted ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Proteomic signatures link physical activity to lower risks of cancer, cardiometabolic diseases and multimorbidity

A new epidemiological study led by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the University of Regensburg, Germany, provides new clues about how physical activity helps prevent chronic diseases ...

Mar 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Severe strokes may 'rejuvenate' undamaged brain regions

In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) have discovered that the brains of people who experience severe physical ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / AI tool can screen unknown bacteria for disease-linked genes, moving closer to preventing pandemics

PathogenFinder2 is a new AI tool developed by researchers at DTU in Denmark, in collaboration with international partners, to determine whether an unfamiliar bacterium possesses genetic characteristics associated with the ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / SWOT satellite reveals hidden tsunami signals linked to near trench processes of the Kamchatka earthquake

Improving tsunami hazard assessments depends on understanding what happens at the moment an earthquake ruptures beneath the seafloor, especially near deep-ocean trenches where measurements are often scarce. When a powerful ...

Mar 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice, study finds

In a new study published in Science, Stanford computer scientists showed that artificial intelligence large language models are overly agreeable, or sycophantic, when users solicit advice on interpersonal dilemmas. Even when ...

Mar 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Holographic storage approach packs more data into the same space by encoding three properties of light

Researchers have developed a holographic data storage approach that stores and retrieves information in three dimensions by combining three properties of light—amplitude, phase and polarization. By allowing more data to be ...

Mar 26, 2026