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Phys.org / NASA's Juno measures thickness of Europa's ice shell

Data from NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing Jupiter's moon Europa. Using the spacecraft's Microwave Radiometer (MWR), mission scientists determined ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How starfish control tube feet without a central nervous system or brain

Starfish, also known as sea stars, are equipped with an almost alien-like anatomy. Despite lacking a brain, blood, and central nervous system, these odd creatures still have locomotive abilities. The structure of their many ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Apple's iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple's iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google.

Jan 30, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Cancer tumors may protect against Alzheimer's by cleaning out protein clumps

Cancer and Alzheimer's are two of the most common chronic diseases associated with aging. For years, doctors have known about a curious aspect of these two conditions: people who survive cancers are significantly less likely ...

Medical Xpress / Sleep-disordered breathing affects many neonates with myelomeningocele, study finds

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) affects more than half of neonates with myelomeningocele, with prematurity independently linked to higher apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), in adjusted models, according to a study published in ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / First carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars discovered in Milky Way's companion

Using the Baryons Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) spectrograph, astronomers have discovered five new carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This is the first time such stars have been ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections

People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other people. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / NASA telescopes spot surprisingly mature cluster in the early universe

Astronomers at The University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new cosmic object that is much larger than anything astronomers have seen before in the distant universe. This new discovery captures ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Laser beam flips a ferromagnet's polarity without heating the material

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create adaptable electronic circuits ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Overlooked threat: Dams trigger temperature-driven disease in iconic salmonid fish

A new study published in Communications Biology reveals a critical, yet previously overlooked, environmental consequence of man-made dams constructed across rivers and streams. By investigating a key indicator species of ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Superconducting nanowire memory array achieves significantly lower error rate

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, will require faster and energy-efficient memory components, which will allow them to perform well on complex tasks. Superconducting ...

Jan 25, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / AI model forecasts severe thunderstorms 4 hours ahead with higher accuracy

In a critical advance for climate resilience, researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an AI model that can predict dangerous convective storms—including Black Rainstorms, ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Earth