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Phys.org / Axolotls regenerate functional thymus after complete removal

The axolotl, a type of salamander that stays in the tadpole form throughout its life, is a master of regeneration. Axolotls have been observed to regrow several body parts, including limbs, eyes, and even parts of their brains.

Dec 8, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Record-breaking cosmic explosion challenges astronomers' understanding of gamma-ray bursts

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic explosion ever observed, a gamma-ray burst that lasted nearly seven hours. The event, known as ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / A snowy, cold start to winter follows a very warm fall: How are Illinois seasons changing?

After years of little snow across the Chicago area, recent record-breaking snowfall and below-freezing temperatures might seem to contradict scientific reports of winters getting warmer. But climate change is still transforming ...

22 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Feds promised 'radical transparency' but are withholding rural health fund applications

Medication-delivering drones and telehealth at local libraries are among the ideas state leaders revealed in November for spending their share of a $50 billion federal rural health program.

20 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Buying a gift for a loved one with cancer? Skip the fuzzy socks and give them meals or help with laundry instead

The season of gifting is in full swing—a time when people scour the internet and shops of all kinds for items that appropriately symbolize their relationships with their loved ones.

22 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Quantifying unknown quantum states: Study explores effectiveness of existing methods

Reliably quantifying and characterizing the quantum states of various systems is highly advantageous for both quantum physics research and the development of quantum technologies. Quantifying these states typically entails ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / 1.7 million Australians were living with migraine in 2022

Around 2.2 million Australians were living with a long-term neurological condition in 2022 with migraine the most common—affecting 77% of people with a neurological condition. Migraine disproportionately affects people ...

Phys.org / Human hair grows through 'pulling' not pushing, study shows

Scientists have found that human hair growth does not grow by being pushed out of the root; it's actually pulled upward by a force associated with a hidden network of moving cells. The findings challenge decades of textbook ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / AI is perpetuating unrealistic body ideals, objectification and a lack of diversity—especially for athletes

What does it look like to have an "athletic body?" What does artificial intelligence think it looks like to have one?

23 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Time to legalize psychedelics? Campus debate weighs therapeutic need vs. safety questions

Debate over psychedelic legalization tends to focus on two extreme views: the need to speed therapeutic access to meet urgent problems such as veteran suicide, and calls to thoroughly research substances first to ensure they ...

21 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / NASA-JAXA XRISM finds elemental bounty in supernova remnant

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft.

Dec 8, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Implantable sensor uses engineered bacteria for wireless molecular tracking

Scientists from Turkey have designed a next-generation implantable biosensor using genetically engineered E. coli for molecular-level monitoring within the body that runs on its own, wirelessly, with no external batteries ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Biology