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Medical Xpress / Saliva could flag one of the deadliest and most baffling cancers sooner

Scientists at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at Wits University are exploring whether bacteria in saliva could offer a low-cost warning signal for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, where late ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / Rising seawater heat may collapse coral oxygen flow before bleaching appears

Tropical coral reefs support the highest levels of biodiversity in the ocean. This vital ecosystem depends on reef-building corals, which form colonies of thousands of tiny coral animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons, ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / Carbon markets underestimate the risks U.S. forests face from climate change, researchers warn

The world's forests form a vast network of carbon reservoirs, keeping carbon sequestered from the atmosphere where its presence is disrupting Earth's climate systems. Many corporate, national and state climate policies rely ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Very fit men may face smaller atrial fibrillation risk than feared, with heart benefits growing over time

A number of previous studies have shown that young male endurance athletes and young men in general with high fitness levels appear to have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation later in life compared to non-athletes ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Food and drink plastics dominate marine litter across 112 nations, research reveals

Plastic food packaging, caps and lids, and plastic bottles are the planet's predominant items of marine litter, according to the world's first overview of marine litter by usage type.

May 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Watching the detectors: Researchers probe efficacy—and danger—of AI detection tools

Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., has questions. When the professor and interim chair of the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering saw reports in the media positing that scientific literature ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / Soil science: How AI could help scientists secure a vital global resource

Soils store carbon, sustain ecosystems, and underpin global food and water systems. A new Frontiers in Science paper details how AI tools can help us adapt soils—and the systems they nurture—to a changing climate.

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / The fungus that spoils nearly everything: Gray mold secret revealed

Even if you haven't heard of Botrytis cinerea, you've likely seen it—slowly growing in your store-bought blueberries, tomatoes or even on your beautiful orchids. Commonly known as gray mold, the fungus attacks hundreds of ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / How schizophrenia risk may begin: Gene changes reshape signaling in developing neurons

Researchers at King's College London have identified the biological nature and timing of changes in human cortical neurons caused by altering activity of a schizophrenia-associated gene in developing human neurons. This discovery ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / Forbidden friends become former friends after moms voice disapproval

It's a tale as old as time: parents don't like the company their children keep—and don't hesitate to say so. Often, parents openly state their disapproval, hoping that children will abandon unwelcome affiliates and seek out ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / How children with autism hear: Not better or worse, just differently

Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people with autism. Rather than viewing autism as a deficit, he sees it as a different way of processing ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / New technique discovers previously unknown population of immune cells in the Alzheimer's brain

A newly developed microscopy technique allows, for the first time, the visualization of more than 30 protein markers simultaneously in the human brain and uses bioinformatics to analyze their spatial relationships. In the ...

May 20, 2026