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Phys.org / The race to mine the Moon is on, and it urgently needs some clear international rules

The vision of mining space for resources is no longer science fiction. The moon's proximity to Earth and the presence of precious resources make it an increasingly attractive prospect for exploitation.

Dec 10, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Chemical traces of 2023 Canadian wildfires detected in Maryland months after smoke subsided

In 2023, Canada's worst wildfire season on record produced so much smoke that it spilled across national borders into the United States. At times, a thick haze enveloped much of the U.S. East Coast and triggered "Code Purple" ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Ancient humans mastered fire-making 400,000 years ago, study shows

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Rooster 'epidemic' fueled by backyard coops, sanctuaries say

A yearslong surge in displaced roosters is overwhelming animal sanctuaries in Maryland and across the country, fueled by a pandemic-born boom in backyard chicken coops and the noisy realities of owning a male bird.

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Analysis of Diplodocus dinosaur scales reveals possible speckled color patterning

Scientists have long been trying to reconstruct the appearance of dinosaurs. The tidbits they are able to piece together from fossils and other analysis are displayed in museums, educational materials, and media, lending ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Migratory birds' stunning precision in flight revealed by new data loggers

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometers to reach Africa—and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the birds' journeys in ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Searchable Bronze Age site database could help answer key questions about ancient Anatolia

To boost our understanding of a little-known civilization that thrived more than 3,000 years ago, scientists have built an easy-to-use digital catalog of 483 Bronze Age sites in western Anatolia.

Dec 10, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Tricking tumors into marking themselves for destruction with focused ultrasound

USC biomedical engineers have found a way to make a solid tumor paint a target on its own back in order to train the body's immune system to find and destroy it.

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Farm-living families develop earlier immune maturation against food allergies, study finds

Children who grow up in farming communities have long been known to develop far fewer allergies than their urban peers. A new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), offers one possible reason why: their ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology
Tech Xplore / Tumbleweed aerodynamics inspire hybrid robots for harsh terrains

A new study published in Nature Communications details a hybrid robot that combines the wind-driven mobility of tumbleweeds with active quadcopter control, offering a new paradigm for energy-efficient terrestrial exploration.

Dec 10, 2025 in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Drug resistance in pancreatic cancer: Scientists pinpoint major and minor signaling pathways that drive it

Cancer drug resistance is the devastating reason that treatments fail and cancers metastasize, spreading to distant sites seeding new resistant tumors elsewhere in the body.

Dec 9, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Ancient Roman officers may have kept pet monkeys to highlight their status

There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored extravagant games and imported luxury goods. And military top brass, at least those stationed at an ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Other Sciences