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Phys.org / Time lapse video shows trees give visual clues as they rehydrate each spring

With the arrival of spring a few weeks ago, new buds and colors on the trees started to appear. Along with that new growth, a UBC Okanagan researcher has determined that some trees in spring also provide simple, visual clues—raised ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Biomarker test may improve risk assessment for HPV-related throat cancer

Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) are advancing the understanding of a promising blood test that could ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Male fish lose their learning edge in drug-polluted waters, research reveals

A common antidepressant detected in rivers and streams worldwide is disrupting how fish learn, and the impact is strikingly one-sided. New research led by Monash University shows the drug amitriptyline impairs spatial learning ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Fins, fingers and toes: A new take on repeating body parts and how they come to be

As biologists know, nature can take its sweet time explaining itself. Andrew Gillis, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has been investigating how the paired fins of fishes evolved for nearly 20 ...

Apr 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / New method predicts the success of LLMs on untried tasks with high accuracy

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València, part of the Valencian University Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN) and ValgrAI, has participated in the development of ADeLe, a new methodology that ...

Apr 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / Lithium-air batteries break performance barriers thanks to a newly developed 2D catalyst

As the electric vehicle and energy storage system (ESS) markets experience rapid growth, the development of next-generation batteries capable of surpassing the energy density limitations of existing lithium-ion batteries ...

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / UV light method offers repeat recycling for acrylic plastics without the environmental cost

A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic—one of the world's most widely used plastics—has been developed by researchers at the University of Bath. In contrast to conventional mechanical recycling, this method ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Small molecule drug candidate offers hope for rare kidney stone disease with no current treatment

Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have shown that an orally administered small molecule, N-propargylglycine (N-PPG), can completely prevent the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, protect against ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Heat-activated skin patch can kill melanoma cells without surgery

Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that is typically removed surgically. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Nano report they have developed a potential noninvasive treatment for melanoma in the form of a stretchy, heat-activated ...

Apr 1, 2026
Phys.org / ZTF discovers a new mass-transferring brown dwarf binary system

Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and elsewhere report the discovery of a binary system consisting of two brown dwarfs undergoing stable mass transfer. The detection of the system, designated ...

Mar 29, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny frogs prefer concrete apartments over wooden shelters

James Cook University researchers have tested frog housing and nursery preferences in the Wet Tropics rainforest of North Queensland, with frogs finding the thermal regulation of concrete shelters to be the perfect tropical ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point

Earth has already exceeded its ability to support the global population sustainably, with new research warning of increasing pressure on food security, climate stability, and human well-being. However, slowing population ...

Mar 30, 2026