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Phys.org / How hidden viruses wake up inside seaweed and pass on to future generations

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen have shown that giant viruses long thought to exist only as fleeting, free-living particles that can embed themselves permanently in the genome of a multicellular ...

May 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Should you accept internet cookies? Researchers say the open web could suffer without them

It's a choice you may face multiple times a day—and, at this point, your reaction is probably reflexive. Are you going to accept those internet cookies, reject them, or spend a little time customizing your settings?

May 18, 2026
Phys.org / Overfishing hits 11 of 12 Bahamian seafood staples, 73 years of catch data show

Most of the Bahamas' signature seafood stocks are being fished harder than the sea can replace them, according to a new paper led by Sea Around Us researchers and published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Nutrition support during pregnancy improves birth outcomes, global study finds

In parts of the world where daily nutrition is unstable, pregnancy and newborn health are more precarious. A recent study led by epidemiologist Dongqing Wang of the George Mason University College of Public Health adds to ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / A protective gel for a future without insulin injections

Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have reached a significant advance in the fight against type 1 diabetes. Using an innovative hydrogel that supports insulin-producing ...

May 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Multifunctional Kevlar fabric unlocks sensing, EMI protection and de-icing without losing strength

Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute have developed a multifunctional Kevlar-based composite material capable of combining structural performance with integrated strain sensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding ...

May 18, 2026
Phys.org / Chemical pathway unlocks next-generation infrared III–V nanocrystals

A research team led by Professor Sohee Jeong at Sungkyunkwan University has uncovered a key chemical pathway for the controlled synthesis of III–V semiconductor quantum dots, a class of next-generation infrared materials ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Statistical method may overstate Alzheimer's drugs' cognitive benefits by 29 times

A statistical approach being used to support a new class of Alzheimer's drugs may lead to overstated claims about how the drugs work, according to a new study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health.

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / How looking through static can help people with a common degenerative disease see better

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among aging people globally. Around one in seven Australians over the age of 50 have some signs of AMD.

May 18, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan

Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows. The mountain kingdom is the world's first carbon-negative country—through exporting zero-carbon hydropower energy. ...

May 18, 2026
Phys.org / New evidence reveals a millennium-old dingo was ritually buried, and cared for, in Australia

A millennium-old dingo deliberately buried by Barkindji ancestors along the Baaka, or Darling River, is offering rare insight into the depth of relationships between First Nations people and dingoes in western New South Wales, ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'Garbage collectors' of the brain grind to a halt in fatal multiple system atrophy

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare and fatal brain disorder with no available treatment or cure, attacking the nervous system, balance, and the ability to move. The disease in many ways resembles Parkinson's disease, ...

May 18, 2026