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Phys.org / Long-standing puzzle in electron scattering deepens with new measurement

Why does lead behave so differently from every other atomic nucleus when struck by electrons? A team of physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has taken an important step toward answering this question, only ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Astronomers warn satellite growth may contaminate nearly all space telescope data

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could contaminate almost all the images taken by space telescopes, NASA astronomers warned Wednesday.

Dec 3, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Humans first entered Australia 60,000 years ago via two routes, DNA analysis suggests

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. Now, a study published in Science Advances, lends credence to the theory that the first ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Astronomers confirm low-luminosity active galactic nucleus in nearby galaxy NGC 3221

Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers from Stanford University and elsewhere have conducted deep X-ray observations of a nearby galaxy known as NGC 3221. The new observational campaign detected a faint active galactic ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug repairs DNA damage caused by common diseases

Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of medications that fix tissue damage caused by heart attack, inflammatory disease or other conditions.

Dec 3, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Chesapeake Bay's storm surge tides can be 47% higher than the open ocean

When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, the familiar pattern of storm activity gets a little more complicated. A new study, ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / X-ray imaging reveals how silicon anodes maintain contact in all-solid-state batteries

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) using silicon (Si) anodes are among the most promising candidates for high-energy and long-lasting power sources, particularly for electric vehicles. Si can store more lithium than conventional ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Early childhood patterns of picky eating can ripple through development for some

At the University of Oslo, psychologists and collaborators following Norwegian families identified a sizable group of children whose eating patterns centered on avoidant and restrictive intake and whose difficulties stretched ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Electrical oscillations in microtubules link cytoskeleton to neuronal signaling

Researchers at UT San Antonio have uncovered new details about electrical signals happening within nerve cells, deepening scientists' understanding of the brain.

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Taming chaos in neural networks: A biologically plausible way

A new framework that causes artificial neural networks to mimic how real neural networks operate in the brain has been developed by a RIKEN neuroscientist and his collaborator. In addition to shedding light on how the brain ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Animals may feel like us, but the way we think is different

Children universally believe animals experience emotions and feelings but are reluctant to say they have human-like thoughts, which can influence how we treat other species throughout life, according to a new study. Forrest ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Pinning down spinless glueballs: New look at hidden structure inside subatomic particles

SUNY Poly Professor of Physics Dr. Amir Fariborz recently published a paper in Physical Review D titled "Spinless glueballs in generalized linear sigma model." The work takes on a central challenge in modern physics: understanding ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics