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Phys.org / Newly identified fossil fish from England's Jurassic Coast reveals insights into an extinct group

In a study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Steve Etches published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the osteology and systematic position of a new species of fossil fish, Brachyichthys manselii comb. nov. was ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Musicians drift less in blindfolded walk: Could musical training be utilized in cognitive rehabilitation?

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Université de Montréal report that extensive musical training can steady the body in space, both with and without guiding sounds, during a blindfolded stepping test.

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Recently discovered X-ray transient traced to possible collapsar origin

Using various ground-based and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has observed a recently discovered fast X-ray transient designated EP 241021a. Results of the multiwavelength observational campaign, published ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / An fMRI marker of Alzheimer's-related cognitive decline

Researchers at Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Radboud University and the University of Oxford's Wellcome Center for Integrative Neuroimaging, report that attenuation of the brain's intrinsic anticorrelation between the default ...

Phys.org / New deep-learning tool can tell if salmon is wild or farmed

A paper published in Biology Methods and Protocols, finds that it is now possible to distinguish wild from farmed salmon using deep learning, potentially greatly improving strategies for environmental protection. The paper ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Soft robots harvest ambient heat for self-sustained motion

A warm hand is enough to drive motion in tiny Salmonella-inspired robots that harness molecular-level dynamic bonding.

Nov 25, 2025 in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Daily coffee drinking may slow biological aging of people with major mental illness

Drinking a maximum of 3–4 cups of coffee a day may slow the "biological" aging of people with severe mental illness, by lengthening their telomeres—indicators of cellular aging—and giving them the equivalent of 5 extra ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Earth system models overstate carbon removal: New findings suggest nitrogen fixation is 50% lower than thought

High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant growth. Plant growth removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, partially mitigating the effects ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Earthquakes shake up Yellowstone's subterranean ecosystems

Up to 30% of life, by weight, is underground. Seismic activity may renew the energy supply for subterranean ecosystems. Published in PNAS Nexus, Eric Boyd and colleagues chronicled the ecological changes in subsurface microbial ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Lower LDL cholesterol linked to higher type 2 diabetes risk independent of statin use

Researchers at the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences at "Federico II" University in Naples report that lower plasma LDL cholesterol is associated with a higher risk of incident type 2 diabetes in adults followed ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Cardiology
Phys.org / The DEVILS in the details: How the cosmic landscape impacts the galaxy lifecycle

A team of astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has released new data from an extensive galaxy evolution survey that found a galaxy's "neighborhood" plays a major role in how it changes ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Growing human organs for medical implants: New method gives human stem cells an edge in chimeric embryos

Scientists have discovered a method of helping human stem cells thrive in an animal embryo—a key development in efforts to grow human organs in animals for medical transplants.

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology