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Phys.org / Ten versions of Earth's future can help us hunt for technosignatures

Searching for technosignatures—signs of technology on a planet that we can see from afar—remains a difficult task. There are so many different factors to consider, and we only have the technological capabilities to detect ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Is anyone really misled by the term 'veggie burger?' Our research suggests consumers are savvy

The European Parliament recently backed changes to the rules around the labeling and marketing of plant-based meat alternatives. New definitions specify that words like "burger," "sausage," or "steak," refer exclusively to ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided country. Here's how 'interbeing' works

The late Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh often emphasized the interconnectedness of everything in this world. He explained how meditation can change our perceptions about the things we encounter in our daily lives by ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New 'remarkably tame' tinamou species discovered in Amazon mountains may already be at risk of extinction

The Amazon rainforest has yielded yet another new species, according to a recent study published in Zootaxa. Discovered in the mountains of the Serra do Divisor National Park (SDNP) in Brazil, this ground-dwelling bird has ...

Dec 6, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Membrane 'neighborhood' helps transporter protein regulate cell signaling

When a cell receives a message from outside, it generates a molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) to relay this message. To ensure the signal reaches the correct effector without triggering pathways accidentally, cAMP levels ...

Dec 7, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How DNA tricks help tuberculosis fight back against treatment

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

Dec 7, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Close-up images show how stars explode in real time

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are more complex than ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / New construction material absorbs CO₂ and sets quickly for sustainable building

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have created a new carbon-negative building material that could transform sustainable construction. The breakthrough, published in the high-impact journal Matter, details ...

Dec 6, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Unbee-lievable: Botswana elephants not easily fooled as scientists seek solution to human-elephant conflict

In Botswana, coexisting with the country's 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop means hoping these "gentle giants" don't wander through and cause damage while searching for food ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Early Parkinson's predictor found in daily step count

Oxford's Big Data Institute and Nuffield Department of Population Health report that daily step counts may help identify who will later be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, with lower activity patterns acting as an early ...

Phys.org / Alkaline-loving microbes could help safeguard nuclear waste buried deep underground for thousands of years

Billions of alkaline-loving microbes could offer a new way to protect nuclear waste buried deep underground. This approach overcomes the limitations of current cement barriers, which can crack or break down over time.

Dec 5, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / CERN's ATLAS detects evidence for decay of Higgs boson into muon–antimuon pair

Although its existence had been theorized for decades, the Higgs boson was finally observed to exist in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Since then, it has continued to be heavily studied at the LHC. Now, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Physics