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Phys.org / Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont Blanc

For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe's highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave the colossus its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Tiny molecular rings open new ways for designing better medicines

Cyclopropanes are organic chemistry's smallest rings. Three carbon atoms are joined in a triangle, creating a compact and unusually strained structure. Despite—or partly because of—this unusual geometry, cyclopropanes are ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / These bulbs have evolved to avoid being eaten. You can take advantage of that

There's little worse in a gardener's mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four-legged freeloader within chewing distance.

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Phys.org / In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

The birds are up with the sunrise—warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles.

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Improved health should guide obesity treatment, not weight loss alone

A new scientific statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights the benefits of obesity treatment beyond weight loss, including improved overall health and reduced risk of conditions such as heart disease, sleep ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Calculative mindsets linked to greater willingness to bend moral rules

In new research in the PsyCh Journal, people who tended to analyze experiences as mathematical cost-benefit problems were more likely to ignore moral rules. This tendency was associated with a greater willingness to make ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Pounding waves open up sinkhole in swanky Malibu

Pounding surf lashing the swanky California enclave of Malibu on Tuesday opened a giant sinkhole in the driveway of a house reportedly belonging to U.S. actor Nicolas Cage.

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Work-related stress can cause erectile dysfunction in young men

New research in the International Journal of Clinical Practice suggests that workplace psychological stress may impair erectile function in young men by affecting certain stress-management pathways in the brain and reducing ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Combined screening and online skills-building program reduces nurse burnout and depression

Burnout, depression, anxiety and suicide are increasing in the nursing and overall health care workforce, adversely affecting health care quality and safety. A recent randomized clinical trial published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based ...

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Phys.org / Some black holes grow much faster than their galaxies

Nearly every galaxy has a supermassive black hole. The few that don't have had theirs ejected during a galactic collision. That's because galaxies and their black holes have formed hand in hand. There is still some debate ...

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Medical Xpress / Stroke risk higher in first three months after cancer diagnosis, study finds

New research indicates that people with invasive cancer face an elevated risk of experiencing a stroke, especially in the first few months after diagnosis and if they have certain types of cancer. The findings are published ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Catching ZZZs: New findings link sleep's brain-resetting role to potential neurodegenerative disease treatments

"Sleep is one of the great mysteries in biology," says Keith Hengen, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences.

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