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Phys.org / Hidden switch in cell division may point to new cancer treatments

When a cell gets ready to divide, it shuts down its gene-reading machinery almost entirely. For decades, the mechanism behind that shutdown was only partially understood. A new study co-led by Alarcón and Lilian Kabeche, ...

Aug 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / New fibroblast state reveals how lung tumors may suppress immune defenses

Researchers at Columbia University have identified a previously unknown population of fibroblasts that may protect lung tumors from immune attack. The work, published in Nature Immunology, illuminates a previously unknown ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Why marine heat waves and acidification strike together

Marine heat waves and extreme ocean acidification events are each damaging on their own. But when both stressors hit simultaneously, their individual effects can be exacerbated.

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Chemical physicists quantitatively model electron interactions in real quantum materials

A team of scientists from Caltech and Yale University has shown for the first time how to accurately quantify an important quantum phenomenon in metals, called the Kondo effect, for specific real materials. Unlike previous ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / When fruits and veggies are scarce, monkeys hunt for meat

Capuchin monkeys hunt prey when fruits and vegetables become scarce, potentially mirroring the habits of human ancestors, according to a study published in PLOS One by Susana Carvalho (Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique), ...

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / AI decodes DNA initiator sequence found in about 60% of human genes

Precise activation of tens of thousands of genes is critical for healthy development and growth. Specialized segments of our DNA are responsible for carefully orchestrating genetic sequences that result in the production ...

Aug 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Single-step process could overcome key challenge in recycling of spent EV batteries

As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow, the disposal of spent EV batteries is emerging as a major social and environmental challenge. Wastewater generated during conventional battery recycling processes ...

Aug 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Now is the time for evidence-based, specific dietary guidance to nourish adolescents

Adolescence is a critical time for nutritional health, given the rapid physical growth, hormonal changes and neurodevelopmental shifts taking place. Yet diet quality is at its lowest during this pivotal life stage, compounded ...

Aug 28, 2026
Phys.org / A near extinct plant in Galápagos is now recovering

A 30-year conservation effort has helped the critically endangered Galápagos snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha subsp. leucantha) recover from just six individuals to a small, carefully tended wild population. Following tireless ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / 'Now boarding' … 240,000 miles from Earth, at the moon's first airport

The moon's getting its first airport, and it's about to get busy. Within the next two decades, NASA's planned Gateway—humanity's first lunar spaceport—may become a bustling hub for Orion crew capsules, lunar landers, cargo ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Australia to evacuate sub-Antarctic research base over bird flu fears

Australia said Friday it would evacuate workers from a research station on a remote island over the "psychosocial" risk posed by a potential outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.

Aug 28, 2026
Phys.org / Using plutonium to probe the universe: Magneto‑ν experiment advances dark matter and neutrino research

Astronomers can't see dark matter directly, but they know it's there: Its gravity shapes galaxies and the large-scale structure of the cosmos. In an effort to uncover the composition of this hidden mass, a team at Lawrence ...

Aug 25, 2026