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Phys.org / Animals maintain stability by monitoring their body position and correcting errors with every step

With every step we take, our brains are already thinking about the next one. If a bump in the terrain or a minor misstep has thrown us off balance, our stride may need to be altered to prevent a fall. Our two-legged posture ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Discovery could give investigators a new tool in death investigations

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating the time of a person's death.

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Modular system simultaneously produces purified water and hydrogen

A Korean research team has developed a new energy-harvesting water purification system capable of producing both purified water and hydrogen simultaneously.

Dec 3, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Sperm tails and male infertility: Critical protein revealed via ultrastructure expansion microscopy

Male infertility is a major issue worldwide and its causes remain unclear. Now, an international team of researchers led by Hiroki Shibuya at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has discovered ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Extracellular vesicles: Key to halting aging?

Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) are a step closer to finding the fountain of youth.

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Adults who want children favor older-looking partners (but not for their money), study suggests

Participants in a study who self-reported a stronger desire to have children showed a weaker preference for younger faces compared to those with a weaker desire to have children, according to a study by Jingheng Li and colleagues ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Recent trial reveals promising therapy for aggressive brain cancer

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) participated in a clinical trial that found that a new combination treatment plan helped people with recurring grade 3 astrocytoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Sri Lanka's latest climate-driven floods expose flaws in disaster preparations: Here's what needs to change

When Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on November 28 2025, Sri Lanka experienced one of its deadliest environmental disasters in modern history.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Researchers unveil new algorithm to dramatically speed up stroke detection scans

When someone walks into an emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, every second matters. But today, diagnosing the type of stroke, the life-or-death distinction between a clot and a bleed, requires large, stationary machines ...

Phys.org / Fish freshness easily monitored with a new sensor

To see if a fish is fresh, people recommend looking at its eyes and gills or giving it a sniff. But a more accurate check for food quality and safety is to look for compounds that form when decomposition starts.

Dec 3, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Archaeologists discover solitary grave from ancient Kingdom of Kerma in remote Bayuda Desert

Dr. Monika Badura and her colleagues have published a study analyzing an isolated burial found in the Bayuda Desert in the journal Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. The discovery, made at site BP937 in Sudan, has ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Guided learning helps previously 'untrainable' neural networks learn effectively

Even networks long considered "untrainable" can learn effectively with a bit of a helping hand. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have shown that a brief period of alignment ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Computer Sciences