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Phys.org / Late scientist's notebooks help finish study of rare 55-million-year-old tarpon fossil

Recently-revealed notebooks belonging to a late paleontologist contain the missing information needed to help researchers finish their study of a remarkable fossil discovered nearly three decades ago.

Mar 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Light-sensing genes may connect three childhood tumor types

Research uncovering the origin of pineoblastoma, a rare pediatric brain tumor, has also revealed a dependency across multiple brain tumor types that share a similar molecular program. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research ...

Mar 5, 2026
Phys.org / Discovery of natural mechanism behind ferroptosis solves longstanding puzzle in cell biology

After more than a decade of research, scientists have discovered the natural mechanism behind a novel form of cell death called ferroptosis. The work, described in the current issue of Cell, points toward an entirely new ...

Mar 3, 2026
Phys.org / Why conversation is more like a dance than an exchange of words

Think about the last time you told a story to a friend. You probably adjusted it halfway through. You saw their eyebrows lift. You noticed them lean in, or glance away. You clarified a detail. You sped up the ending. That ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Tracing extracellular vesicles' journey from cancer cells to urine

Cancer cell-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) can travel from distant tumors through the bloodstream and kidneys and be excreted into urine, as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. Using sophisticated molecular ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Fluorescent imaging reveals how a global parasite develops, opening new paths for drug treatment

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that infects humans and animals. ...

Mar 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / China's 10-passenger electric aircraft, the Matrix, hints at how big flying taxis can be

A glimpse of what the future of flying taxis might look like can be seen in this southeastern Chinese city.

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry

Every chemical reaction faces a barrier: For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In many cases, this energy barrier is low—such as when striking a match. For many key reactions ...

Mar 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / How hawks slip through tight gaps: A flight stability trick drones could copy

Birds have an ability to fly through obstacles by shifting their shape in flight, which is difficult to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones. A new study from researchers at the University ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Elephants avoid humans far more than baboons, waterbucks or antelopes

Wild animal species respond very differently to human development, and as a result, they use ecological corridors in agricultural and urban areas in distinct ways. This emerges from research in Botswana by ecologist Marlee ...

Mar 5, 2026
Phys.org / Chemists rapidly assemble fusicoccadiene, a complex fungal molecule tied to cancer research

A Florida State University chemist has developed a method to rapidly assemble significantly complex natural molecules with potential for biomedical applications, opening the door for novel drug therapies based on the molecule's ...

Mar 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Feeling stressed? These immune cells might be key to understanding why

There are many ways that the human body responds to stress, from the adrenaline rush of the "fight-or-flight" instinct to more subtle, complex changes that may not be immediately recognizable to us.

Mar 6, 2026