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Phys.org / Who holds power? Puerto Ricans' distrust runs deep

Puerto Ricans share deep skepticism toward elected officials and a widespread sense of limited self-governance, according to a new study from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research and the University of ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Reflooding the Aral Sea could prevent massive CO₂ emissions

About 90% of the Aral Sea has dried up. The exposed sediments have already released enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (748 megatons) since 1960. However, through restoration, the lake could once again become a carbon sink. ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Water-surface vortices drive tiny rotors without electricity, magnets or chemicals

Reliably generating controlled miniature rotations has long been a challenge: Chemical propulsion systems wear out, and methods that use electric or magnetic fields require complex setups. A team from KIT's Institute of Microstructure ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / 2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

Volunteers armed with chisels, brushes and protective goggles chip away at rock encasing the bones of a massive prehistoric amphibian in a glass-walled laboratory on the ground floor of Warsaw's Copernicus Science Centre.

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Mitochondrial mechanism links protein folding to heme production and cell energy

Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that links two fundamental processes in mitochondria. The team, led by Julia Racho and Dylan Stobbe under the supervision of Professor ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Neural networks unlock larger quantum simulations with lower computational costs

In recent years, research using artificial intelligence to predict material properties has advanced rapidly. Neural network quantum Monte Carlo methods have attracted attention as highly accurate simulation techniques. However, ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study sheds light on how Epstein-Barr virus may contribute to multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that attacks the central nervous system. For years, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been strongly linked to MS, as nearly every person diagnosed with the condition shows ...

Jul 18, 2026
Phys.org / Carbon footprint of metal production could be more than 10 times higher than estimated

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that metal production carbon footprints could be more than 10 times higher than previously estimated, with serious implications for the ambition to reach net zero.

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Recoverable molecular helper guides synthesis of highly pure chiral rotaxanes

Chiral molecules can exist in left- and right-handed forms. Although these mirror-image forms may look almost identical, they can behave very differently in chemical reactions, biological systems and advanced materials. Preparing ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago

An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a significant ecological change took place in the world's oceans: For the first time, the interiors of ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Multi-omics map paves way for personalized medicine in Down syndrome

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) discovered unique biological processes altered among individuals ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Frozen fiber couples light and sound 1,000 times more strongly than standard glass fibers

Researchers have developed a new type of optical fiber by freezing a glass capillary filled with liquid. It guides light and sound waves simultaneously and enables highly efficient coupling between them. The high coupling ...

Jul 21, 2026