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Medical Xpress / Auto-brewery syndrome: What causes some people's gut microbes to produce high alcohol levels?

Researchers at University of California San Diego, Mass General Brigham, and their colleagues have identified specific gut bacteria and metabolic pathways that drive alcohol production in patients with auto-brewery syndrome ...

Medical Xpress / Controlled hotel study finds zero flu transmission between sick students and healthy adults

This year's flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today offers clues as to how to avoid the annual sickness.

Phys.org / New evidence for a particle system that 'remembers' its previous quantum states

In the future, quantum computers are anticipated to solve problems once thought unsolvable, from predicting the course of chemical reactions to producing highly reliable weather forecasts. For now, however, they remain extremely ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Sensor lights up to reveal scopolamine, a common substance used for sexual assault

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has led the development of a new sensor capable of quickly and easily detecting scopolamine, one of the substances most commonly used in crimes of chemical submission, ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Restoring mitochondria shows promise for treating chronic nerve pain

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't function properly.

Phys.org / Tree bark microbes also clean the air by removing greenhouse and toxic gases

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.

Jan 8, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / How did these strange, ancient organisms turn into such remarkable fossils?

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any animal to get preserved with exceptional detail in sandstones, which are made of large grains, are ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.

Jan 10, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Earliest known barred spiral galaxy spotted just 2 billion years after Big Bang

Research led by Daniel Ivanov, a physics and astronomy graduate student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at Pitt, uncovered a contender for one of the earliest observed spiral galaxies containing a stellar ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Conserved genome regulatory elements found in both vertebrates and echinoderms

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously thought, but also in echinoderms (invertebrates). This is one of the most notable conclusions of a ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations

Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and ...

Jan 10, 2026 in Automotive
Phys.org / How light reflects on leaves may help researchers identify dying forests

Early detection of declining forest health is critical for the timely intervention and treatment of droughted and diseased flora, especially in areas prone to wildfires. Obtaining a reliable measure of whole-ecosystem health ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology