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Tech Xplore / Waterless recycling turns discarded plastic into trusses, decks and home foundations
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they're hard to solve.
Medical Xpress / Data-driven tool to help oncologists identify high-risk periods for metastatic breast cancer patients
Oncologists know that intensive treatment rarely helps patients in their final days, but recognizing when someone is entering that stage is difficult, especially in metastatic breast cancer, where an increasing number of ...
Medical Xpress / Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains
"Why do people speak while they are sleeping?—Mubina, age 15, Uzbekistan"
Phys.org / A galaxy with almost no stars? New Cloud-9 observations strengthen the case
Astronomers have taken one of the deepest looks yet at Cloud-9, a candidate "dark galaxy," and found no trace of stars. The paper outlining this discovery was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Aug. 21.
Medical Xpress / Popular weight-loss drug could change how doctors treat sleep apnea
One in eight people worldwide does not get an uninterrupted night's sleep because of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This sleep disorder causes people to wake up suddenly when a blockage or narrowing in the upper airway prevents ...
Phys.org / PISA 2025 and school rankings: Are we asking the right questions about schooling?
The publication of the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2025) on Sept. 8 prompted the usual flurry of commentary, comparisons and rankings. France has slipped, some countries have ...
Phys.org / Fighting poverty today may build concern for the people of tomorrow
Does helping people struggling to survive today make any difference for future generations? New research from the University of Utah has documented evidence that it does. Rather than viewing present-day poverty and long-term ...
Medical Xpress / University students are less physically active and more sedentary than older adults in their 70s, study finds
Researchers at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have found that, on average, university students are significantly less physically active and more sedentary than ...
Phys.org / Silicon nanosphere coatings deliver glossy, nonfading color on 3D surfaces
"Color coatings are expected to provide vivid color, brightness, gloss and long-term durability, yet no existing technology satisfies all of these requirements simultaneously," says Kobe University materials engineer Hiroshi ...
Medical Xpress / Drinking very hot tea and coffee is linked to a greater risk of esophageal cancer
That morning brew may be doing you more harm than good. A study of almost 1 million tea and coffee drinkers has linked very hot drinks to a threefold greater risk of developing one type of esophageal cancer.
Phys.org / Algorithm opt-outs may curb manosphere reach, but not misogyny driving it
The federal government recently announced a suite of new laws designed to address harmful content on digital platforms.
Medical Xpress / What are we dying from?
Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population.
