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Phys.org / Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer reveals four cosmic ray classes across 20 elements, defying current models

Millions of light-years away, millions of years ago, a star exploded. In this violent process, it ejected incredible amounts of mass, including carbon, nitrogen and oxygen—the building blocks of life. In fact, the star may ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu

Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's agriculture minister said Saturday, meaning the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent.

Jun 20, 2026
Phys.org / Asteroid Donaldjohanson wobbles as it rotates, Lucy flyby reveals

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists studying the inner main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson have found that its rotation wobbles. Rather than rolling through space in a steady pattern, Donaldjohanson turns on two ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Fermi mission uncovers possible sibling supernova remnants

A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came from stellar siblings that once orbited each other. The first star's detonation sent its binary companion hurtling ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Oropouche virus has already infected more than five million people in Brazil

The Oropouche virus outbreak in 2023 drew attention in Brazil and other Latin American countries not only because of its scale—with more than 30,000 cases recorded nationwide—but also because of the first confirmed death ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Skin and color pattern of 125-million-year-old crocodile revealed by extraordinary fossil from the Pyrenees

A new study published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society describes, for the first time in detail, the soft tissues preserved in Montsecosuchus depereti, a Lower Cretaceous crocodylomorph from the Pedrera de Meià ...

Jun 17, 2026
Phys.org / Training class increases time fathers spend with children and on housework, improving mothers' access to work

A one-off training session increased how much time fathers spent with their children and on chores by about two hours a week, reports a new study from the University of Tokyo. A team in Japan provided male employees and their ...

Jun 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Paint it black(er): A new way to make cars darker than ever

Scientists have developed a practical way to make ultra-black coatings to meet demand for trendy, luxury vehicles in China. The coating, described in a paper published in Matter & Light, is made up of a composite of carbon ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bending forward and walking a lot at work may raise miscarriage risk in early pregnancy

Bending forward and, to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470,000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational and ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / How people use music shapes their emotional experiences, new study finds

A new study from the University of Jyväskylä shows who is more likely to experience mixed emotions while listening to music—and that our relationship with music is more complex and nuanced than we might assume. The study ...

Jun 20, 2026
Phys.org / Suburban street design has driven emissions since WWII, study suggests

Half of all Americans live in the suburbs. For decades, planners and policymakers have blamed suburban sprawl's environmental and social costs on one thing: distance. The farther people live from city centers, the more they ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Restless legs syndrome—zebrafish reveal a cerebellar connection

An irresistible urge to move the legs or other areas, often accompanied by unpleasant sensations at night or during rest: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) affects millions of people worldwide. Despite being one of the most common ...

Jun 18, 2026