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Phys.org / Astronomers collect rare evidence of two planets colliding

Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis was combing through old telescope data from 2020 when he found an otherwise boring star acting very strangely. The star, named Gaia20ehk, was about 11,000 light-years from Earth near the constellation ...

Mar 11, 2026
Phys.org / Fish stocks are on the line: Climate change impacts global fishing yields

As the saying goes, there are plenty more fish in the sea—but climate change is rapidly challenging that notion, with fish stocks around the world under threat. New modeling from Monash University predicts how climate change ...

Mar 13, 2026
Phys.org / How flexible protein regions retain their function via motifs and chemical context

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure—and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of chemical characteristics.

Mar 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Here's why you might want to clean your headphones

Whether it's enjoying a podcast, listening to music or chatting on the phone, many of us spend hours a day using our headphones. One 2017 study of 4,185 Australians showed they used headphones on average 47–88 hours a month.

Mar 15, 2026
Phys.org / Inside the light: How invisible electric fields drive device luminescence

Fleeting electron-hole pairs are giving scientists a new window into optimizing light-emitting devices (LEDs). Using quantum magnetic resonance, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have discovered how shifting internal ...

Mar 13, 2026
Phys.org / Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive

Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren't just growing—they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly where agriculture and expanding communities ...

Mar 14, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum handshake: How orbital overlap dictates molecular conductance

By placing single-atom-thick adlayers of p-block metals on commonly employed gold electrodes (d-block), a research team at National Taiwan University has successfully quantified the "interfacial hopping integral" between ...

Mar 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study maps three biological routes for gastric cancer beyond H. pylori

A study in Gut shows that gastric cancer is shaped by complex interactions between environmental exposure, microbes, host, and tumor biology. The findings reveal distinct cancer routes and targets linked to prognosis and ...

Mar 15, 2026
Phys.org / Female birds more likely to sing when their extended family helps with childcare

Most of us have heard the phrase "it takes a village" when it comes to childcare. This age-old saying holds true for some songbirds, and a new study has found that this "village" has evolutionary consequences for their songs.

Mar 13, 2026
Phys.org / Precisely measuring quantum signals in large spin ensembles

Quantum mechanical effects are known to be easily disrupted by disturbances from the surrounding environment, commonly referred to as noise. To minimize these disturbances, physicists often study these effects in small and ...

Mar 10, 2026
Phys.org / Leopard gecko study clarifies how temperature shapes sex development

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex of an embryo is determined ...

Mar 13, 2026
Phys.org / Upper Egypt site has now yielded more than 43,000 inscribed pot sherds, a record-breaking trove of information

A joint archaeological mission by the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) has documented the world's most extensive find of inscribed pottery sherds at the Upper Egypt site ...

Mar 12, 2026