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Phys.org / K'gari's world famous lakes could be at risk of drying

K'gari is the world's largest sand island and known for its world-famous lakes, but research from the University of Adelaide has discovered its largest lakes could be vulnerable to drying.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.

Dec 5, 2025 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Waste management in spider mites reveals evolutionary insights into arthropod social behavior

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered the adaptive significance of the remarkable waste-management behavior in the social spider mite Stigmaeopsis longus, a tiny herbivorous arthropod that lives in cooperative ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Bipolar planetary nebula reveals rare open cluster association

By analyzing the data from the SuperCOSMOS Hα Survey (SHS) and from the Gaia satellite, astronomers have inspected a bipolar planetary nebula designated PHR J1724-3859. Results of the study, published Nov. 19 on the arXiv ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Although public overwhelmingly supports hepatitis B vaccine for a newborn, partisan differences exist

On December 5, 2025, the Trump administration's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), whose members were handpicked by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and vaccination critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Rapid, low-cost tests can help prevent child deaths from contaminated medicinal syrups

Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have demonstrated that simple, rapid, and inexpensive tests can detect deadly contaminants in medicinal syrups—contaminants that have tragically led to the ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Bat study shows motherhood comes with a cost, but not for all

Is it better to have children early or later in life, and does parenthood accelerate aging? Researchers at University College Dublin and the University of Bristol have tackled these questions by studying an exceptional population ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Key kidney sensor that helps control fluid balance identified

A new study has identified a critical "pressure sensor" inside the kidney that helps the body control blood pressure and fluid levels. The finding helps explain how the kidneys sense changes in blood volume—something scientists ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Medical research
Tech Xplore / What's the best way to expand the US electricity grid? Study illuminates choices about reliability, cost and emissions

Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation introduced in Congress and ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Degraded peatlands emit nearly twice as much greenhouse gas as previously thought, study finds

For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Humans and artificial neural networks exhibit some similar patterns during learning

Past psychology and behavioral science studies have identified various ways in which people's acquisition of new knowledge can be disrupted. One of these, known as interference, occurs when humans are learning new information ...

Nov 29, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Ancient quakes along 150-mile fault system in Nepal revealed

A common misconception about research is that it takes place in climate-controlled labs with microscopes, beakers, and Bunsen burners. While that is true for many fields, obtaining geoscience data can demand fieldwork in ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth