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Medical Xpress / Why caffeine can sabotage deep sleep even when you still get eight hours

Evening coffee has sparked controversy for years. Some people fall asleep without difficulty, while others toss and turn for half the night. However, a growing body of research suggests the question of whether coffee makes ...

May 27, 2026
Phys.org / What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC's sunset spectacle

New York City residents and visitors look up at the sky to experience a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge.

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cannabis use does not lower testosterone, study concludes

The effects of cannabis on the hormonal system and male fertility remain controversial within the scientific community. A study conducted by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Swiss Center for Applied ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Plants select growth strategies by 'spying' on their neighbors' scents

New research reveals that plants have the ability to detect their neighbors' growth rates through aromatic cues called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and subsequently adjust how much energy they invest into their own growth ...

May 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Disco lasers helps snow groomers project tracks, warnings and speed cues

When it comes to snow groomers, excavators or crane vehicles, how can their operation be optimized even in difficult conditions and made safer for people in and around the vehicle? An international research team, including ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / What tick tests can—and can't—tell you

It's quick to spot a tick, but harder to know if that tick carries Lyme disease. Emergency room visits for tick bites provide important data for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but doctors often cannot immediately ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies protein that helps eye cancer spread to the liver

A study led by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center helps explain why uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye cancer, often spreads to the liver. The uvea is the middle layer of the eye, including the iris.

May 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaign

A Russian influence campaign hijacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts—many belonging to influential Americans—to spread propaganda, researchers said, in a striking disinformation tactic that weaponized authentic identities rather ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Limited evidence to suggest food labels reduce sugar intake among low-income groups

Researchers are calling for stronger measures to reduce sugar consumption after a new paper finds limited evidence that front-of-pack food labels help lower intake among disadvantaged groups.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers push back fundamental limit on energy transfer between particles without 'spilling' radiation

Researchers at TU/e have demonstrated that energy transfer without loss via light or heat can occur over much greater distances than previously thought possible thanks to vibrations in microscopic gold rods. They succeeded ...

May 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / It looks like a sea urchin, but this strange 20-legged machine is rewriting what robots can do

Symmetry is everywhere in nature, from the bilateral form of vertebrates to the radial geometry of starfish. For decades, roboticists have tried to copy these shapes and their abilities with bodies that look like humans, ...

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut microbe found to worsen sepsis by triggering hyperinflammatory immune responses

Why do some people recover easily from bacterial infections while others rapidly deteriorate into life-threatening sepsis? According to a new study published in Nature Communications, the answer may lie not only in the invading ...

May 28, 2026