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Medical Xpress / A closer look at the mathematical abilities of autistic people

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in how people learn, communicate and interact with others, as well as restrictive or repetitive behaviors. Many past psychology ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Autism spectrum disorders
Phys.org / Moths use magnetic compass and visual cues to guide them during migration

Nocturnal insects may use both Earth's magnetic field and visual cues to guide their migratory flight behaviors, according to recent findings. The research, published in eLife, presents compelling evidence on how geomagnetic ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Rainfall can shape bird populations as much as temperature, global study reveals

Scientists have long focused on rising temperatures to understand how climate change is reshaping the natural world. But there's a critical blind spot in that picture: rain. A new global study reveals precipitation has been ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Tiny Purgatorius fossils in Denver Basin hint at early primate spread southward

New minuscule fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest-known relative of all primates—including humans—have been unearthed in a more southern region of North America than ever before, and the breakthrough is providing paleontologists ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Did plants nearly wipe out all marine life on Earth—twice?

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the Ordovician Period, when global sea levels were much higher than today. In a paper published in Nature ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Rewilding could fill gap left by Panama's lost giants

Many large herbivores that once roamed modern-day Panama have declined or died out—including the 6-meter-long giant ground sloth and elephant-related creatures called Cuvieronius. New research suggests that introducing ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Bacteria found in mouth and gut may help protect against severe peanut allergic reactions

One of the big mysteries in food allergy is why two people with similar levels of peanut-specific antibodies can react so differently. It turns out the answer may be in the mouth and gut's bacteria. A new study, led by researchers ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / NASA's MAVEN detects first evidence of lightning-like activity on Mars

While sifting through the extensive data collected by NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft over the last decade, scientists discovered a familiar type of electromagnetic signal commonly caused ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Probiotic study at 12,740 feet links supplements to higher oxygen levels

Oxygen is critical to life. When levels of oxygen change, it can have immediate and lasting impacts on a person's health. Tatum Simonson, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and John B. West Endowed Chair in respiratory ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Medical research
Tech Xplore / Self-cleaning fuel cells? Researchers reveal steam-powered fix for 'sulfur poisoning'

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that directly convert chemical energy from a fuel into electrical energy. Unlike batteries, which only store electricity, fuel cells can continuously generate electricity as long as ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / Letting atomic simulations learn from phase diagrams

A new computational method allows modern atomic models to learn from experimental thermodynamic data, according to a University of Michigan Engineering and Université Paris-Saclay study published in Nature Communications. ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Newfound third cell type enables fully functional hair follicles in the lab

Hair regrowth treatment may soon take a major leap forward, as researchers in a recent study have successfully grown complete, fully functional hair follicles outside of the living body, in a dish. This was made possible ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology