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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
Medical Xpress / A common childhood virus can drive bladder cancer development

Tackling a common childhood virus could open the door to preventing bladder cancer, according to new research.

Dec 3, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Single-photon teleportation achieved between distant quantum dots for the first time

An international research team involving Paderborn University has achieved a crucial breakthrough on the road to a quantum internet. For the first time ever, the polarization state of a single photon emitted from a quantum ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Golden Eagles in the West appear stable, but Nevada tells a different story

Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) have been protected in North America since 1962 and their populations in the West are considered stable. However, a new study published in the Journal of Raptor Research found that the Nevada ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Humans and artificial neural networks exhibit some similar patterns during learning

Past psychology and behavioral science studies have identified various ways in which people's acquisition of new knowledge can be disrupted. One of these, known as interference, occurs when humans are learning new information ...

Nov 29, 2025 in Physics
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 / Tightening the net around the elusive sterile neutrino

Neutrinos, though nearly invisible, are among the most numerous matter particles in the universe. The Standard Model recognizes three types, but the discovery of neutrino oscillations revealed they have mass and can change ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Pegcetacoplan—the 'closest thing to a cure' for rare, severe kidney disease

A rare and life-threatening kidney disease in children finally has an effective therapy, thanks in large part to pioneering research and clinical leadership from University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital.

Dec 3, 2025 in Medications
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
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
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
Phys.org / New universal law predicts how most objects shatter, from dropped bottles to exploding bubbles

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into such a huge variety ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Physics