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Phys.org / JWST reveals surprising secrets in Jupiter's northern lights

An international team of scientists, led by a Ph.D. researcher from Northumbria University, has made further discoveries about a spectacular feature of Jupiter's northern lights, revealing a never-before-seen temperature ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Möbius-inspired surface controls light in two directions

Light is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to encode signals or images. Yet controlling these properties independently remains difficult, especially ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry

Every chemical reaction faces a barrier: For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In many cases, this energy barrier is low—such as when striking a match. For many key reactions ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Brazilian fossil site yields smallest rhynchosaur fossil ever recorded

A study published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology describes the smallest rhynchosaur fossil ever recorded from the Brazilian Triassic, with the reconstructed skull only measuring around 2.5 cm (~1 inch). Additionally, ...

Mar 3, 2026
Phys.org / Hidden atomic dichotomy drives superconductivity in ultra-thin compound

Physicists in China have unveiled new clues to the origins of high-temperature superconductivity in an iron-based material just a single unit-cell thick. Led by Qi-Kun Xue and Lili Wang at Tsinghua University, the team's ...

Mar 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'ChatGPT for spreadsheets' helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster

Many engineering challenges come down to the same headache—too many knobs to turn and too few chances to test them. Whether tuning a power grid or designing a safer vehicle, each evaluation can be costly, and there may ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Study reveals reported crop yield gains from breeding may be overstated

A new study suggests that decades of reported gains in crop yields from plant breeding may be significantly overstated, challenging a common method used worldwide to measure genetic progress. The international research team ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Satellite study of 2.2 million thunderstorms shows how to predict their formation

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say, "There will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don't know where." Now a key finding in a study by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / High-dose folic acid prevents diabetic peripheral neuropathy in mice, study finds

Florida State University researchers have demonstrated that significantly increasing dietary folic acid in mice can prevent peripheral neuropathy, a condition commonly associated with diabetes and other health issues. The ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Nanoparticle vaccine approach takes on a new target: Hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. While antiviral drugs can cure most infections, ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why some tiny tumors vanish and others grow: Discovery could help treat cancer at very earliest stages

Cambridge scientists have shown that when tumors first emerge, interactions with healthy cells in the underlying supportive tissue determine their ability to survive, grow, and progress to advanced stages of disease.

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Good vibrations: Playing music to cells reduces laryngeal cancer aggressiveness in lab tests

The continuous movement of the vocal cords weakens and eventually stops as laryngeal cancer progresses. Researchers have, for the first time, discovered that restoring cellular vibration reduces the aggressiveness of advanced ...

Mar 4, 2026