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Phys.org / Robot fish could unravel how our ancient ancestors first learned to walk

Researchers have developed a fish-like robot that shows how some species of modern fish are able to walk on land, and could help unravel how early vertebrates evolved similar abilities hundreds of millions of years ago.

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Six roads to safety: A critical threshold for wildfire survival

If your community was threatened by a wildfire, would you be able to quickly evacuate? A new study from UC Santa Barbara reveals that the number of roads out of a community may be one of the strongest predictors of wildfire ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / 'Mini-Neptune' exoplanets may have smoggy atmospheres similar to diesel exhaust

The astronauts circling Earth on the Artemis mission sent back beautiful clear photos of the continents, clouds, and oceans. But we might be the exception. Many planets in the universe may be hazed in clouds of soot, according ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers

When you think of Antarctica, you might imagine a stark, otherworldly continent of endless, white ice, with the only sound being the wind punctuated by the crack of a glacier calving in the distance.

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Predicting physics without parameter tuning: A faster computational approach

Numerical simulations in physics often require estimating a multitude of parameters, making the process computationally expensive and complex. Researchers at University of Tsukuba have introduced a new method called the multiparameter ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Irradiation may help CAR-T cell therapy work better against solid tumors

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a promising new way to improve CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors such as lung cancer and melanoma. The study, published in Nature Cancer, found ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Thirty years at El Mirón cave uncover 40,000 years of Iberian prehistory

For the past three decades, a team of archaeologists have been uncovering some of the field's most recent monumental discoveries, relying on gut instinct, persistent hard work, and cutting-edge methods and technologies.

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / How aging reshapes sensorimotor learning: Older adults may lose explicit strategy but gain implicit adaptation

When most humans reach late adulthood, their ability to coordinate movements and maintain balance, broadly referred to as motor control, tends to gradually decline. While these changes in motor control are widely documented, ...

May 31, 2026
Phys.org / 'Genetic brakes' reveal how embryos shape their limbs

Canadian scientists have made a significant advance in understanding the mechanisms that enable embryos to properly form their limbs, thanks to new research led by Université de Montréal medical professor Marie Kmita at the ...

Jun 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI brings object-level vision prosthetics closer to reality

EPFL researchers are developing AI models that could one day enable vision prosthetics able to restore meaningful, object-level sight for the blind. The research, from the NeuroAI Lab of Martin Schrimpf, part of EPFL's Schools ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Fluorescent nanosensor detects key gut biomarker in minutes for faster testing

A research collaboration has developed a novel fluorescent nanosensor capable of rapidly detecting indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), an emerging biomarker linked to gut health and disease. The breakthrough is described in the ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / How heavy can a neutron star get?

The physics of neutron stars are almost too fantastic to believe: something the weight of two suns compacted to a sphere the size of a city. Each teaspoon of its material would weigh billions of tons. If you've done any reading ...

Jun 2, 2026