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Phys.org / A stranded whale in Germany's Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade

A stranded humpback whale in Germany 's Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic despite several attempts at its rescue this week.

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change is altering Saharan dust—and Europe is downwind

In recent years, residents of Spain, France and the UK have looked up to see an eerie sight: deep orange sunrises and skies thick with a yellowish haze. These hazy skies often deposit "blood rain," rust-colored precipitation ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / The JWST finds more overmassive black holes. This time in dwarf galaxies

One of the things astronomers find when they look around at galaxies is a correlation between a galaxy's mass and the mass of its supermassive black hole. Contrary to popular belief, these SMBH don't anchor their galaxies; ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Importing queen bees won't solve Canada's beekeeping problems

Every spring, Canadian beekeepers await the arrival of queen bees crucial to their industry. The queens that populate Canadian bee colonies through the season largely do not come from Canada at all.

Mar 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Five things to know about rare earth elements

Aside from oil, rare earth elements may be the most buzzworthy thing coming out of the ground these days. Headlines trumpet news about new partnerships to produce rare earths, warn of potential shortages and analyze steps ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Human sperm may get lost in space

Having a baby in space may require a bit more direction, with new Adelaide University research revealing the navigational abilities of sperm are negatively impacted by a lack of gravity. Researchers at the University's Robinson ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Europe's Late Neanderthals descended from a single population, DNA analysis suggests

A study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a major population turnover, resulting in little diversity in their gene pool prior to their disappearance ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / The world's waste mountain is rising at an alarming rate

The world is struggling to deal with ever-growing quantities of waste. A new World Bank Group report, What a Waste 3.0, shows that more than 2.6 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (which includes rubbish from households, ...

Mar 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Molecular 'anchors' could be key to weather-resistant perovskite solar cells

Perovskite solar cells are among the most promising technologies for making solar power cheaper and more efficient. Working with partners from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton), ...

Mar 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / The new cholesterol guideline: What to know

For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels has been updated and jointly published in ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / How gene-targeting technology is transforming STI diagnosis

Most people who have heard of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (more commonly known as CRISPR) associate it with gene editing—the precise molecular scissors that allow scientists to cut and rewrite ...

Mar 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Why AI still can't beat a new video game

For decades, video games have served as a proving ground for artificial intelligence. From early checkers programs to systems that conquered chess and Go, each milestone has seemed to bring machines closer to human-like intelligence. ...

Mar 29, 2026