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Phys.org / Living alligators expose why juvenile fossils can fool classification methods

Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often incomplete, and ...

Jul 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / Engineers develop robot that judges its surroundings and walks, runs, and jumps like an animal

An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like a person or an animal, autonomously chooses the appropriate gait strategy for its surroundings—changing ...

Jul 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Night owls eat later, choose less nutritious food, carry more belly fat and show higher metabolic risk

For generations, early to bed and early to rise was seen as the blueprint for a healthy life, and any departure from it was often considered unhealthy. Scientists, however, have discovered that whether someone is an early ...

Jul 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Engineers shrink powerful terahertz systems onto a single semiconductor chip

High-frequency waves classified as terahertz occupy a relatively underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared light and microwaves. Researchers have long recognized their unique potential for applications ...

Jul 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / New catalyst could enable safer electrolyzers for clean hydrogen production

Hydrogen could serve as a clean alternative to fossil fuels because, when used as a fuel, it produces water vapor instead of carbon dioxide (CO2). This cleaner fuel has proved particularly promising for the creation of so-called ...

Jul 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Warm nights linked to ill premature babies in NICUs

Premature babies in the intensive care unit are particularly at risk of becoming infected with potentially pathogenic bacteria. A team of doctors in Hanover has now investigated which external factors play a role in this. ...

Jul 18, 2026
Phys.org / Antibiotic resistant gene found in Australian soil

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a hidden source of antibiotic resistance, providing an early warning sign for researchers and public health officials.

Jul 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Seven-year study finds non-surgical valve replacement holds up as well as open-heart surgery

The incidence of cardiovascular disease is rising across the globe, with more than 28 million people worldwide living with heart valve disease. Each year in the United States alone, surgeons perform approximately 106,000 ...

Jul 13, 2026
Dialog / Designing better climate research starts with understanding human emotions

Have you ever looked at a photograph of a raging wildfire, a flooded neighborhood or a starving polar bear and immediately felt something before you even had time to think? Most of us have.

Jul 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain stimulation safely restores sense of touch for up to decade

What if people who have lost the ability to feel their hands could get that sense back—not through a prosthetic glove, but through tiny pulses of electricity delivered directly to the brain?

Jul 15, 2026
Phys.org / Doughnut‑shaped topology reveals new way to classify knitting, crochet and other textiles

Fabrics are made by repeatedly intertwining yarns into characteristic patterns. Many of their properties, such as stretchiness, arise not only from the material itself but also from how the yarns are arranged and entangled. ...

Jul 15, 2026
Phys.org / 'Chainsaw massacre': Europe mulls culls for fish-guzzling cormorant

Europe's great cormorant has recovered from near extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fishers troubled by its voracious appetite and conservationists.

Jul 18, 2026