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Medical Xpress / Berberine shows no advantage over placebo for reducing liver and belly fat

A multicenter research effort in China conducted clinical trial testing of oral berberine for six months in diabetes-free adults with obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Visceral adipose ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Saltwater crocodiles traveled thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, genetic study suggests

Accounts from early expeditions to the Seychelles more than 250 years ago described crocodiles as common along the coasts of the archipelago. But after the first settlers established a permanent presence in 1770, the Seychelles ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Shipping regulations to reduce pollution may have exacerbated Great Barrier Reef bleaching

Rising ocean temperatures have been implicated in mass coral bleaching events affecting the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). These events have been increasingly frequent, with major events occurring in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024, ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Just the smell of lynx can reduce deer browsing damage in recovering forests

New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, offer a potential tool for forest ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Emoticons can confuse LLMs, causing 'silent failures' in coding responses

Large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process and generate texts in various languages, are now widely used by people worldwide. These models have proved to be effective in rapidly sourcing ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Tornado-forecast system can increase warning lead times, study finds

Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers and the general public ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / A lost world: Ancient cave reveals million-year-old wildlife

Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa's North Island, the first time a large number of million-year-old fossils have been found—including ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Magnetic superhighways discovered in a starburst galaxy's winds

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has mapped a magnetic highway driving a powerful galactic wind into the nearby galaxy merger of Arp 220, revealing for the ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Cuttlefish use polarized light to create a dramatic mating display invisible to humans

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal courting rituals. Less obvious ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / AI makes quantum field theories computable

An old puzzle in particle physics has been solved: How can quantum field theories be best formulated on a lattice to optimally simulate them on a computer? The answer comes from AI.

Jan 26, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Ancient Spanish trees reveal Mediterranean storms are intensifying

Ancient pine trees growing in the Iberian mountains of eastern Spain have quietly recorded more than five centuries of Mediterranean weather. Now, by reading the annual growth rings preserved in their wood, scientists have ...

Jan 24, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Climate-risk scores guide major decisions, but underlying science is rarely open

When families decide where to buy a home, when cities approve new development, or when governments decide where to invest billions in resilience, they increasingly turn to climate-risk scores for guidance.

Jan 27, 2026 in Earth