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Phys.org / Five things to know about heat waves in Europe

The scorching weather that has smashed temperature records across Europe this week shows the growing number and intensity of heat waves on the continent.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Pandemic loan fraud pumped housing prices, research indicates

For Americans dreaming of owning a home, this decade has been brutal. From the end of 2019 to the end of 2022, the median sales price for homes sold in the U.S. soared 35%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Nanotube-coated catheter could detect bladder cancer biomarker 50,000 times more sensitively

Every year, about 85,000 Americans are diagnosed with bladder cancer. While treatment is often successful, bladder cancer has one of the highest rates of recurrence of any cancer: Following treatment, about 50% of patients ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Spider silk-inspired process turns corn protein into tougher plastic-like material

When it comes to technology and innovation, we have a lot to thank Mother Nature for. Learning from the natural world has led to a range of useful products, including Velcro, self-cleaning paint, and ultra-strong body armor. ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain maps reveal first lifetime white matter growth charts from birth to 100

In a new study published recently in the journal Nature, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Health have created the first growth charts for white matter in the brain over a human lifetime. The work brings ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / What a toothless, two-legged crocodile cousin reveals about life before dinosaurs dominated

In the Triassic, the modern animals we know were just beginning to diversify into a menagerie of forms and body plans that rhyme with the lifestyles of extinct and living animals better known to the public, but nested in ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend—a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / One in six kids could be experiencing online sexual exploitation and abuse

One in six internet-using children from a survey of nearly 12,000 children in 12 countries across Asia and Africa are found to experience at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, with many ...

May 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Robot learns to play music by ear, opening new possibilities in medicine and therapy

Scientists at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a robotic hand that can hear a melody once and play it back after just two minutes of self-taught practice on a keyboard, without relying on sheet music or ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'Toxic' molecule may play vital role in gene regulation and development

A molecule once thought to be a harmful metabolic byproduct may play a crucial role in early development and gene regulation, according to a new study published in Nature that challenges decades of biochemical assumptions. ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Chang'e-5 regolith studies reveal nanoscale space-weathering processes

On the moon, the lack of atmosphere and accompanying features such as biological activity, oxygen-rich air, flowing water and rain, wind, and most erosion allows the lunar regolith to preserve a long-term record of surface ...

May 28, 2026