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Phys.org / Nanoscale design channels hybrid light–vibration waves to carry heat more efficiently

Your phone warms up after a 20-minute FaceTime call. Your laptop hums loudly while editing a large video file. Heat is a by-product of modern electronics—from everyday gadgets to the high-resolution screens and processors ...

May 8, 2026
Phys.org / Colored microplastics could be making global warming worse

There's more bad news about microplastics. We already know they pose a risk to health and can pollute ecosystems, but now researchers have discovered that tiny plastic particles drifting in Earth's atmosphere could be a significant ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / Locked in stone for 210 million years, this newly identified crocodile cousin was built to crush larger prey

On a fateful day 210 million years ago, two crocodile cousins about the size of jackals stood side-by-side amid the low ferns of a humid riverbank that would one day become northern New Mexico. One of the crocs, Hesperosuchus ...

May 2, 2026
Phys.org / Understanding Japan's complex religious landscape

On New Year's Day, millions of people in Japan visit Shinto shrines to pray for good fortune. In summer, many return to their hometowns to honor ancestors in Buddhist rituals. Families often maintain household altars, and ...

May 8, 2026
Phys.org / Sexual arousal can lead to tunnel vision, blinding people to rejection cues

Sexual arousal can lead to "tunnel vision" that makes it more difficult to recognize when someone is just not that into you, according to new research in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies new strategy to overcome immunotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have identified a promising new strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, one of the leading ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / Spaceflight leaves astronauts' joints unchanged after 18 days on ISS, early data suggest

Researchers at National Jewish Health have published new findings demonstrating that short-duration spaceflight may not significantly impact lower extremity joint structures, while also identifying a promising, noninvasive ...

May 8, 2026
Tech Xplore / From motion to memory: Researchers create soft machines that amplify movement and remember touch

Conventional soft actuators are often limited by weak force, small displacement, and slow response. To overcome these limitations, researchers have developed a new mechanical system that can amplify motion and remember external ...

May 8, 2026
Tech Xplore / Your conversations with AI may not be as private as you think

A study conducted by researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute has revealed that ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Grok, and Perplexity AI use different types of trackers from Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies, potentially ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / Dark proteome yields 1,785 new microproteins that could reshape disease research

Scientists have uncovered more than 1,700 new proteins that could have implications for human diseases, including cancer. Mostly very small, these proteins were found in what's called the "dark proteome," which covers gene ...

May 6, 2026
Science X / Your social feed hides a loneliness trap, and the people you barely know are at the center

A first-of-its-kind study of U.S. adults suggests that all of those strangers you're friends with on social media are not helping you to feel less lonely. On the contrary, social media connection with people you don't know ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / Magnetic 'super lenses' open new window on high-temperature superconductors

An international research team, including scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), has achieved a methodological breakthrough in the study of superhydrides, a promising class of superconductors. For ...

May 6, 2026