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Phys.org / Can't tally love: Tracking favors may hurt relationship, research indicates

They say that love is a two-way street, but that may only hold true to a point. It turns out that couples who obsess over equal give-and-take may be sabotaging their relationship, suggests a study involving University of ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / 2023–2024 El Niño triggered record-breaking sea level spike along African coastlines, study finds

Africa's coastlines are under growing threat as sea levels climb faster than ever, driven by decades of global warming caused by human activity, natural climate cycles, and warming ocean waters. Between 2009 and 2024, the ...

Feb 8, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Can medical AI lie? Large study maps how LLMs handle health misinformation

Medical artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a way to make patient care safer by helping clinicians manage information. A new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators confronts ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Health informatics
Phys.org / The future of eco-friendly cooling: Enhancing efficiency and sustainability of magnetic refrigerants

Conventional air conditioners and refrigerators rely on vapor-compression cycles and chemical refrigerants that contribute significantly to global warming. Magnetic refrigeration offers a cleaner alternative using the magnetocaloric ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / When water meets rock: Exploring water quality impacts from legacy lithium mining in North Carolina

Starting just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, a vast underground deposit of lithium stretches south for 25 miles. A key component of rechargeable batteries and energy grid storage systems, the soft, silvery metal is a ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / A smashing success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider wraps up final collisions

Just after 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, final beams of oxygen ions—oxygen atoms stripped of their electrons—circulated through the twin 2.4-mile-circumference rings of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Tiny Enceladus exercises giant electromagnetic influence at Saturn

A major study by an international team of researchers using data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft has revealed a lattice-like structure of crisscrossing reflected waves that flow downstream behind the moon in Saturn's ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep and goat farming by 2100

A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems—currently covering a third of Earth's surface and representing the world's largest production system—will ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Glaciers in retreat: Uncovering tourism's contradictions

As glaciers around the world melt at unprecedented rates, tourism in these icy landscapes is booming, adding pressure to vulnerable regions and disrupting delicate ecosystems. A collective effort, led by UNIL and published ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / From fins to fingers: How nature 'redeployed' ancient genes to shape limbs

How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a message on our mobile phone, ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Microfluidic method boosts control and separation of tiny particles—a promising tool for medical research

In nanoscale particle research, precise control and separation have long been a bottleneck in biotechnology. Researchers at the University of Oulu have now developed a new method that improves particle separation and purification. ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Satellite observations put stratospheric methane loss higher than models predicted

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with strong heat-trapping capabilities. Although there is less methane in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, the foremost greenhouse gas, researchers attribute 30% of modern global warming ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Earth