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Phys.org / Swarm detects rare proton spike during solar storm

The European Space Agency's Swarm mission detected a large but temporary spike of high-energy protons at Earth's poles during a geomagnetic storm in November. It did this not with the scientific instruments for measuring ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Widespread sediments beneath Greenland make its ice more vulnerable to warming

In an age of rising sea levels, as polar ice sheets melt in a climate warmed by fossil fuel emissions, climate modelers are racing to understand what the future might hold for coastlines around the world. But uncertainties ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Rooster 'epidemic' fueled by backyard coops, sanctuaries say

A yearslong surge in displaced roosters is overwhelming animal sanctuaries in Maryland and across the country, fueled by a pandemic-born boom in backyard chicken coops and the noisy realities of owning a male bird.

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Lab-developed mosquitoes prevent malaria parasite development, paving way for future field trials

In a new study published in Nature, scientists have successfully developed genetically modified mosquitoes in Tanzania that block the transmission of malaria. The team includes researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Simple teflon coating boosts hydrogen production efficiency by 40%

A common non-stick coating used in cookware has been shown to enhance hydrogen production efficiency in water electrolyzers by approximately 40%. The key innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Carbon capture made easier: Simple additive could slash costs for industrial plants

Capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants is an important strategy in the efforts to reduce the impact of global climate change. It's used in many industries, including the production of petrochemicals, cement, and ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy accelerates intestinal healing in aging mice

Ever notice that as you get older, some foods no longer sit with you the same? This could be due to a breakdown of the intestinal epithelium, a single layer of cells that forms the organ's lining. The intestine plays a crucial ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover key driver of treatment-resistant cancer: Genome-scrambling enzyme points to new treatments

University of California San Diego researchers have discovered the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a process in which a single chromosome is shattered into pieces and rearranged in a scrambled order, allowing cancer ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Missing myelin in key brain cells erases first wave of sensory signals

Our nerve cells are surrounded by a protective layer (myelin). This protective layer allows signals to pass between cells incredibly quickly. But what happens when this layer goes missing from cells that transfer signals ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Drug resistance in pancreatic cancer: Scientists pinpoint major and minor signaling pathways that drive it

Cancer drug resistance is the devastating reason that treatments fail and cancers metastasize, spreading to distant sites seeding new resistant tumors elsewhere in the body.

Dec 9, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Blocking collagen signaling boosts drug delivery in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies, with survival rates remaining dismally low despite major advances in oncology. One of the key reasons lies in the disease's unique fibrotic microenvironment—a dense, ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Antibody formulation could enable simple injections instead of lengthy hospital infusions

Antibody treatments for cancer and other diseases are typically delivered intravenously, because of the large volumes that are needed per dose. This means the patient has to go to a hospital for every treatment, where they ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology