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Phys.org / Polymer strategy boosts lithium battery safety and performance by making plasticizers compatible

The performance and safety profile of lithium batteries has improved immensely over the years, but new technologies are constantly demanding even better performance and increased safety demands due to higher energy densities. ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Nearly 50 years of data reveal happiness gap for single parents

Single parents are less happy than parents with a partner, according to a comprehensive analysis of global studies spanning nearly 50 years of data. With the number of solo caregivers on the rise in many countries, scientists ...

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Teclistamab extends remission in relapsed myeloma, with 70% progression-free at 18 months

Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with the immunotherapy teclistamab lived significantly longer and remained in remission far longer than those receiving standard therapies, according to results from a major ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Better patient–nurse relationships can transform mental health care—and make hospital stays shorter

Being admitted to a mental health unit can be one of the most vulnerable moments in a person's life. They often arrive in the midst of a crisis, and are fearful, confused, and anxious. But in these situations, one thing can ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / New brain scan detects Alzheimer's tau earlier than current standard

A new brain imaging test can detect a key hallmark of Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear and earlier than the method currently used in clinical practice in the United States and Europe, report University of Pittsburgh ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why metformin matters beyond diabetes: New target could reshape aging and cancer research

Scientists at Université de Montréal have figured out how metformin—a common drug that's used to treat type-2 diabetes and that may cut the risk of developing cancer and even help humans and other mammals live longer—actually ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Experimental mRNA vaccine shows promise against multiple Ebola strains

Scientists from China have developed a new broad-spectrum mRNA vaccine that could provide long-term protection against the most lethal family of Ebola viruses, including the Bundibugyo strain behind the current outbreak in ...

May 25, 2026
Phys.org / Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / How thousands of small farms collectively shape water demand in a water-stressed region

As climate change intensifies drought conditions across the Southwest, researchers at The University of New Mexico are examining how agricultural water is used in one of New Mexico's most critical river systems.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Universe's most distant 'Hot DOG' yet may owe extreme infrared glow to polar dust, Webb reveals

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed fresh details about one of the most luminous known objects in the universe: the dust-shrouded quasar W2246−0526, seen just 1.2 billion years after the Big ...

May 25, 2026
Science X / DNA cracks the mystery of hugging skeletons: First same-sex grave of two women who were neither sisters nor cousins

Every inch dug deeper into the soil can reveal something that changes how we perceive ancient societies. A multiyear excavation near the 13th-century Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Opole, Poland, unearthed ...

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