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Phys.org / Scientists catch classical space-time crystals moving like Majorana quasiparticles

A research team from Hiroshima University, the University of Colorado, and other collaborators have demonstrated that space-time crystals—exotic structures that, under external drive, loop endlessly through both space and ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Economic and environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture vary widely across farms and regions

Regenerative agriculture can deliver both economic and environmental benefits for European farmers, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) concludes in the research project Regenomics. Whether these benefits are actually ...

Jun 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / How high cholesterol dismantles the liver's defenses—and how a new drug could combat it

Cholesterol-related heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and while doctors have more tools than ever to treat it, many patients still can't achieve safe cholesterol levels or can't tolerate the side ...

Jun 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / China's EV boom shifts power emissions to poorer cities, limiting climate gains

The carbon-reduction benefits of electric vehicles vary across cities in China, as richer cities can transfer much of their carbon emissions from power generation to less developed cities, burdening them with additional costs, ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Contagious cancer likely crossed an ocean, triggering severe outbreak in Pacific Northwest clams

Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in Washington state's Puget Sound and found evidence that the disease was recently introduced to the Pacific Northwest from Atlantic ...

Jun 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Construction sites are not ready for extreme heat: 44% of workers said they have experienced a heat-related illness

Hot weather is already having a negative impact on U.K. construction workers' health and well-being, and most construction sites are not set up to protect them, researchers have found.

Jun 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / What happens when celebrities talk about their prostate cancer?

When high-profile figures publicly discuss their prostate cancer, the public health impact can be immediate. The media coverage raises awareness. More men may seek information or medical advice.

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / What to know about earthquake early warning systems

As earthquakes struck from California to Venezuela to Japan, millions of people received warnings on their mobile phones, providing critical seconds to seek protection.

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Synthetic DNA toolkit expands scientists' ability to recognize genetic targets

A new method for recognizing and targeting DNA that dramatically expands the range of genetic sequences scientists can identify has been developed by experts at the University of Portsmouth. Published this week in Nature ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / By making key signaling molecules called β-arrestins into druggable targets, scientists crack long-standing challenge

To function normally, nearly every cell in the human body relies on G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to receive and send signals. That's why GPCRs are targeted by roughly one-third of all FDA-approved drugs.

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

The record-breaking heat that's scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Out of darkness, blind Mexican cavefish illuminate brain evolution

Deep within the dark caves of northeastern Mexico lives a fish that has spent hundreds of thousands of years adapting to a world without light. The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) has evolved in perpetual darkness, ...

Jun 24, 2026