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Medical Xpress / Autism social differences emerge early but can change considerably by adulthood, research suggests

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in behavior, social interactions, communication, and sensory perceptions. Some autistic individuals find communicating and connecting ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / What if the direction of a magnet could shape the building blocks of life?

In a new discovery, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Weizmann Institute of Science have found that something in the direction of a magnetic field can influence how molecules of life behave at the ...

May 20, 2026
Science X / This simple muscle-saving duo may give aging bodies their best chance at staying strong

Watching older family members slowly grow weaker with age is something most of us dread, but have come to accept as inevitable. While a loss of muscle strength—sarcopenia—is a natural part of aging, scientists have found ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / Hi-res microscopes give biologists petabytes of data. Scientists are creating an AI assistant to make sense of it

In a cramped, windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two bespoke microscopes—each a Swiss Army knife for high-resolution imaging—operate around the clock gathering data that will help train a game-changing ...

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Tropical cyclones now release ocean carbon, but warming could flip role by 2035

The ocean is an important carbon sink that absorbs 20–30% of the total anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the industrial era (1.0–3.0 Pg annually, 1 Pg = 1015 g). Tropical cyclones are among the most devastating weather systems ...

May 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / As GLP-1 drugs surge in popularity, bariatric surgery rates plunge across the US

For a very long time, bariatric surgery, in which doctors removed a portion of the stomach, was the standard procedure for helping patients lose weight and manage obesity, alongside metabolic disorders such as diabetes, high ...

May 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Repetitive TMS effective, safe for poststroke neurogenic overactive bladder

Low-frequency contralesional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is effective and safe for poststroke neurogenic overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published in Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair.

May 25, 2026
Phys.org / A beautiful death: How a dying star created the Crystal Ball Nebula

Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries. Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the Crystal Ball Nebula tells us more about the past. It shows us how a binary ...

May 25, 2026
Phys.org / Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be original survivor of Triton's chaotic arrival

Neptune's far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet's original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash, scientists reported Wednesday.

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / Study reveals how offshore structures can help—or hinder—marine ecosystems

A new international review has shed light on how offshore energy structures—from oil and gas platforms to wind turbines—shape marine ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. The paper, "Understanding the role ...

May 25, 2026
Science X / A 6,000-year-old necropolis in central Spain is forcing a radical rethink of who built Europe's first great tombs

Archaeologists working in Toledo, central Spain, have discovered what they believe is the oldest documented monumental necropolis in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula. This ancient site dates back to about the end of ...

May 20, 2026
Science X / Your brain's inner AI has a wild side, explaining every trippy vision you could imagine

Imagine what would happen if the enigmas of the human brain could be unraveled through technologies developed to replicate its workings. Consider an experience involving spiraling fractal shapes, forming a kaleidoscope of ...

May 22, 2026