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Phys.org / Scientists discover 'levitating' time crystals that you can hold in your hand
Time crystals, a collection of particles that "tick"—or move back and forth in repeating cycles—were first theorized and then discovered about a decade ago. While scientists have yet to create commercial or industrial ...
Medical Xpress / Can diet cure schizophrenia? RFK Jr. said yes, but experts say no
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that the ketogenic (keto) diet could cure schizophrenia. But experts say the claim goes far beyond what science supports.
Medical Xpress / Sticker shock: 92,000 Pennsylvanians drop Obamacare health insurance in 2026
Roughly one-in-five Pennsylvania Obamacare plan enrollees dropped health coverage for 2026 due to "unprecedented cost increases," the state's online health insurance marketplace reported on Feb. 9.
Phys.org / Machine learning reveals hidden landscape of robust information storage
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, researchers used machine learning to discover multiple new classes of two-dimensional memories, systems that can reliably store information despite constant environmental ...
Phys.org / Social media feeds: Algorithm redesign could break echo chambers and reduce online polarization
Scroll through social media long enough and a pattern emerges. Pause on a post questioning climate change or taking a hard line on a political issue, and the platform is quick to respond—serving up more of the same viewpoints, ...
Phys.org / Bacterial hitchhikers can give their hosts super strength
A Dartmouth study finds that molecular hitchhikers living within bacteria can make their hosts extra resistant to medical treatment by corralling them into tightly packed groups. The findings introduce a previously unknown ...
Phys.org / Female scientists wait longer to have papers published in life and biomedical sciences
If you are a woman working in biomedical and life sciences, you may have longer to wait for your academic paper to appear in print than a comparable paper authored by a man. According to research published in the journal ...
Phys.org / Fermi data help refine orbital parameters of a gamma-ray binary
Using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Chinese astronomers have observed a gamma-ray binary system known as PSR J2032+4127. Results of the new observations, published February 3 on the arXiv preprint server, shed more ...
Phys.org / Building blocks of life discovered in Bennu asteroid rewrite origin story
Amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life, were previously found in samples of 4.6-billion-year-old rocks from an asteroid called Bennu, delivered to Earth in 2023 by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. How those amino acids—the ...
Phys.org / DNA-binding proteins from volcanic lakes could improve disease diagnosis
Scientists have uncovered new DNA-binding proteins from some of the most extreme environments on Earth and shown that they can improve rapid medical tests for infectious diseases. The work has been published in Nucleic Acids ...
Medical Xpress / Early-life indoor mold linked to reduced childhood lung function, long-term study finds
Mold is a silent threat, often going unnoticed as it quietly harms health. What's concerning is that exposure to mold during early childhood leaves its mark way into adolescence. In a study published in Environmental Research: ...
Tech Xplore / A forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison—how scientists helped reimagine it
A little-known fact: In the year 1900, electric cars outnumbered gas-powered ones on the American road. The lead-acid auto battery of the time, courtesy of Thomas Edison, was expensive and had a range of only about 30 miles. ...
