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Tech Xplore / Scientists generate electricity from ambient moisture using everyday ingredients

In a study published in Nano Energy, researchers from Queen Mary, the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and Universitas Mercatorum report a highly stable, biodegradable Moisture-Electric Generator (MEG). The ...

May 22, 2026
Science X / Seen from Mars, an interstellar visitor looks completely different and changes what astronomers thought they knew

Last fall, a Chinese spacecraft orbiting Mars captured images of a comet from another star system, offering scientists a fresh vantage on a rare visitor.

May 19, 2026
Phys.org / Using pulsars as ultra-precise gravitational probes to 'weigh' neighboring galaxies

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have identified a promising new method for measuring the mass of galaxies orbiting the Milky Way by using pulsars, ...

May 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mitochondria may control immune cell activation and the effectiveness of immunotherapy

A study led by researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has identified a mitochondrial checkpoint that enables dendritic cells to efficiently activate T lymphocytes against viruses and ...

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Overpopulation can impair fertility. A new study explains why

Scientists have reported it for decades: overpopulation can impair reproduction. Crowded chickens lay fewer eggs. Crowded mice have smaller broods. In humans, several studies have associated increased population density with ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid's outer casing ...

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Early locust warning systems are key to minimizing natural disasters, returning up to 680 times investment

A study of one of the world's longest-running disaster warning systems—desert locust monitoring—finds surveillance limits damages and generates returns of up to 680 times the investment. The new study, published by the National ...

May 23, 2026
Phys.org / Superconducting vortices moonlight as controllable qubits, turning a disruption into a resource

Vortices in superconductors have so far been considered a disruption, as they can impair the superconducting properties. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have proved in experiments that magnetic ...

May 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / How a father's obesity affects his children's metabolism

The scientific literature already contains robust evidence that obesity, whether maternal or paternal, can lead to metabolic changes in offspring that increase their risk of developing diseases. A new study published in the ...

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Ocean acidification is ruining reef fishes' social lives, study finds

A new study from Adelaide University has found that when ocean acidification makes reef habitat less complex, the fish living there gather in smaller shoals that offer less social protection.

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Rice feeds billions of people—but its role in fueling climate change is growing

Rice feeds more than half the world. From terraced paddies in Southeast Asia to irrigated fields in China and India, it underpins daily meals for billions of people.

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru centuries before Inca rule

Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coast began at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire and much earlier than previously thought, a new international study reveals.

May 22, 2026