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Medical Xpress / Cancer cells are better able to resist treatments when they have an abnormal number of chromosomes

A new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers has found that cancer cells are better able to resist treatments when they have an abnormal number of chromosomes, the DNA strands wound up in bundles that control which genetic ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum geometry applied to light-based systems expands toolkit for topological photonics

Quantum geometry describes quantum states in systems with changing system parameters, such as an electron spinning in a magnetic field whose direction is slowly changing. The state of the electron evolves, and this change ...

May 6, 2026
Phys.org / Unraveling the evolution of an extraordinary photosynthesis in a tropical tree species

Plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars and oxygen in various ways (photosynthesis). Drought is a major challenge in this process. A research team led by Wolfram Weckwerth at the University ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / How the rise of continents may have set the stage for life on Earth

Earth's earliest continents may have set the chemical stage for life by regulating boron levels in ancient oceans, a new study in Terra Nova suggests.

May 6, 2026
Phys.org / Three billion years ago, Earth's life relied on a rare metal

A collaborative team of scientists has discovered that life on Earth over three billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was incredibly scarce in the environment at the time. The study, published in Nature ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / Next-gen Mars helicopter rotor blades exceed Mach 1

The rotor blades that will carry NASA's next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during March tests at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Data from the tests, which ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Spain finds suspected hantavirus case from contact with victim

Spanish authorities said Friday a woman had been tested for suspected hantavirus after traveling on the same flight as a Dutch woman who stayed on the MV Hondius cruise ship and later died from the virus.

May 8, 2026
Phys.org / Hourglass nanographenes unlock strong, robust multi-spin entanglement

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and collaborators have developed a predictive design strategy for creating graphene-like molecules with multiple interacting spins and enhanced resilience to magnetic ...

May 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / How one ship engine could make hydrogen at sea and sidestep storage hurdles

Each year, international shipping moves over 80% of global trade and emits around 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases. Heavy fuel oil remains the industry's workhorse, prized for its reliability and energy density but notorious ...

May 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study finds no benefit to miniature heart pump during complex stent procedures

Results from the first randomized trial of Impella pumps during complex stent procedures, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, have shown that the pumps offer no significant benefit to patients compared to standard ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / Nanoscale design channels hybrid light–vibration waves to carry heat more efficiently

Your phone warms up after a 20-minute FaceTime call. Your laptop hums loudly while editing a large video file. Heat is a by-product of modern electronics—from everyday gadgets to the high-resolution screens and processors ...

May 8, 2026
Phys.org / How quasars shut down star formation in the early universe

Supermassive black holes lurk at the centers of massive galaxies, including our own Milky Way. Puzzlingly, supermassive black holes more than a billion times the mass of the sun appear to exist just a few hundred million ...

May 6, 2026