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Medical Xpress / Nigerian women and contraceptives: Study finds big gaps between the haves and the have-nots

Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a study that assessed patterns of inequality ...

26 minutes ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Eczema in older people is more than a skin condition—its effects can extend to mood

Eczema is a group of inflammatory and chronic skin conditions, and it is the most common skin disease among older people. As many as one in two people aged over 60 suffer from some form of eczema. A large population-based ...

46 minutes ago in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / NASA's Crew-12 begins quarantine before February launch to space station

Four astronauts preparing for an extended stay in space have started quarantine as they get ready for their next big mission.

14 minutes ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / How the web is learning to better protect itself

More than 35 years after the first website went online, the web has evolved from static pages to complex interactive systems, often with security added as an afterthought. To mitigate risks, developers use security headers ...

41 minutes ago in Internet
Tech Xplore / Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand

As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures, it left more than a million people without power, mostly in the Southeast.

24 minutes ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Q&A: Researcher calls for scientific reason when building artificial reefs

Millions of tires, old washing machines, barges, warships, covering the ocean floor with thousands of square kilometers of concrete—even giant, concrete spheres full of holes: these are all things used to build artificial ...

45 minutes ago in Biology
Phys.org / Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the heart of our cities without the need for sprawling farms. Hydroponics—a method of growing plants without soil—uses a nutrient-rich water solution instead ...

32 minutes ago in Biology
Phys.org / Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics' future, and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games

Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace.

22 minutes ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Building with air: How nature's hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing

If you break open a chicken bone, you won't find a solid mass of white material inside. Instead, you will see a complex, spongelike network of tiny struts and pillars, and a lot of empty space.

31 minutes ago in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Rising hospitalizations and deaths from GHB across Australia 'cause for alarm'

GHB-related deaths have increased 10-fold since 2013, while the number of hospitalizations more than tripled, according to an Australian-first study from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney. ...

1 hour ago in Addiction
Phys.org / Global warming is speeding breakdown of major greenhouse gas, research shows

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance, to break down in the atmosphere more quickly than previously ...

1 hour ago in Earth
Phys.org / Open-access software tool helps researchers spot fake journals

Research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals are at the heart of academic integrity. New ideas and discoveries are vetted and checked by experts in the field as the boundaries of scientific knowledge are pushed forward. ...

2 hours ago in Other Sciences