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Phys.org / Europe's last pagan state was already diverse: Medieval Vilnius drew migrants from Christian lands

Lithuania was famously the final pagan state in Europe. While the rest of the continent converted to Christianity, Lithuania remained officially pagan until Catholicism was adopted in AD 1387. Despite this, the extent to ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / Low carbon dioxide levels improve microbial production of biodegradable plastic

In an innovative gas fermentation process, reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide was found to significantly improve microbial production of the biodegradable plastic poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]. Researchers found that ...

Jul 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mature eye cells turn back into stem cells after injury, mouse study finds

Researchers at Technion have uncovered a surprising natural mechanism through which the body repairs itself: Contrary to what was previously believed, mature, aged cells retain an extraordinary ability to "turn back time" ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient Roman farm women made wine, oil and profits. Historians dismissed them as 'housekeepers'

Female farm managers are hidden in plain sight in ancient Roman texts, mentioned in laws, literature and grave inscriptions across five centuries. Modern historians have generally assumed they were housekeepers, in charge ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / Firefly brightness holds a cautionary tale about accepting older measurements

For over a century, the accepted value for a firefly's brightness has mostly stood, tracing its origins to experiments carried out in 1912. Through rigorous new analysis published in the American Journal of Physics, David ...

Jul 13, 2026
Phys.org / Haven or trap? Study finds sinkholes protect endangered tree at evolutionary cost

Are giant sinkholes in China's karst mountains havens or traps for the rare plants that inhabit them? A new study finds they are both—offering refuge from heat and drought while gradually eroding the evolutionary potential ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / 'Amazing moths': Study pinpoints insect habitat that draws grizzlies to glacier peaks

When grizzly bears clamber onto the talus slopes high in Glacier National Park, they're searching for an abundant, fatty meal: army cutworm moths. The inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) moths hatch on the Great Plains and fly ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / 'Uncanny valley' effect observed in macaques through 3D animated monkey avatars

A new tool that allows researchers to create realistic full-body animations of monkeys has provided the first evidence that nonhuman primates experience the "uncanny valley" phenomenon for body avatars, according to a study ...

Jul 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Going to the cinema, theater or a museum may slow down physiological aging

An analysis published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests higher levels of cultural engagement are significantly associated with lower physiological aging.

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / How supermassive black holes feed themselves

Astronomers are closer to solving the mystery of how supermassive black holes feed themselves thanks to new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. The images provide the clearest view ever seen of gaseous filaments ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / Hidden muscle machinery reveals 50 new gene subfamilies across vertebrates

Within every muscle of every living species with a backbone, a protein called myosin tugs on a partner protein to generate a muscle contraction. This function, discovered in mammals a century ago, has been presumed by scientists ...

Jul 14, 2026
Phys.org / With an eye toward exploration, researchers map moon's regolith thickness

New research by lunar scientists from Brown University provides critical new insights into the thickness of the moon's regolith, the layer of loose dust and rock that drapes the entire lunar surface.

Jul 14, 2026