All News

Phys.org / How ice-age sea-level falls may have turned seafloor volcanoes into ocean fertilizer

Ice-age sea-level declines may have turned seafloor volcanoes into natural iron fertilizer for plankton, potentially enhancing ocean carbon storage, Boston College researchers report in the journal Nature Geoscience.

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Deep-sea supergiant isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system

The supergiant bathynomid is a deep-sea isopod famous for surviving more than five years without food. Despite residing in an extremely low-nutrient habitat, these organisms exhibit pronounced body gigantism, a trait that ...

Jun 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Low dose atropine eye drops safe and effective for short-sightedness in children, clinical trial suggests

Low-concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ.

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Water locked in 1-nanometer channels could enable safer energy storage

Can pure water store electrical energy? A research team led by Dr. Vasily Artemov within the Cluster of Excellence "BlueMat—Water-Driven Materials" at Hamburg University of Technology has now shown that it can. By confining ...

Jun 9, 2026
Phys.org / Open-source AI may aid climate and development but deepen inequality, experts warn

Open-source artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the world can govern it, and the consequences could reshape the future of sustainability, democracy and global development. In a new comment published in Nature ...

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news

It's no secret that the last few years have seen a massive explosion in the use of artificial intelligence for general information-gathering. An even more recent trend, though, is how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, ...

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Giant kelp's microscopic light antenna could inspire innovative climate solutions

New research reveals the microscopic machinery that helps giant kelp turn sunlight into energy, providing inspiration for innovative climate solutions. The study, published in Nature Communications, mapped one of the tiny ...

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Retreating glaciers increase iceberg sightings and reshape deep-sea habitats

The number of icebergs in the Arctic has increased sharply since the 2000s. This is due to the destabilization of large glaciers in northeast Greenland and parts of the Russian Arctic, as well as the increasing mobility of ...

Jun 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New treatment shows promise for patients with rare blood disorder

A new treatment that involves growing a patient's immune cells and then infusing them back into their body has shown promise for people with the rare blood disorder aplastic anemia. Results from the Phase 1 trial, led by ...

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Fast, reliable detection of trace gases by resonant photoacoustics

The photoacoustic effect has been known for more than 150 years: Gases exposed to light heat up. Pulsing the light generates periodic pressure fluctuations, or sound waves, with frequencies that can be uniquely assigned to ...

Jun 11, 2026
Phys.org / Sharks, seals, hunters, tourists: How wildlife‑human interactions matter for conservation

Our relationships with wildlife are dynamic. They can change rapidly and unexpectedly.

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / What confusing code does to developers: Brain and eye tracking reveal surprise response

How do software developers respond when they come across code they do not intuitively understand? Neuropsychologists have now explored this question by recording brain activity alongside eye movements. A team of psycholinguists ...

Jun 10, 2026