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Phys.org / Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish behind Martian moon

Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. Earth appears as a point of light in the Martian sky, disappearing behind the crescent of Phobos, ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Food innovation in your kitchen: Giving peas, beans and lentils a surprisingly meat-like bite

Separating things and then putting them back together is a common principle in industrial food production. Agricultural raw materials are broken down into their individual constituents, such as proteins, starches and fats, ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Centuries of child labor left lasting spinal damage in Dutch children, study finds

Children in the postmedieval Dutch workforce worked so hard that their spines became worn and deformed, with some children affected before they even had a chance to lose their baby teeth, a new study published in the International ...

Aug 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Stress proteins actively sustain joint inflammation in osteoarthritis, study finds

Why do some joints remain chronically inflamed in osteoarthritis and other rheumatic diseases? Researchers have taken an important step toward answering this question. Their findings, published in the journal Cell Death & ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why some stroke patients fare better than others

A clot forms. Blood flow to the brain is blocked. Starved of oxygen, neurons begin to die. This scenario, known as an ischemic stroke, plays out in roughly 21,000 people worldwide each day, threatening them with long-term ...

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Snacking is not as unhealthy as you might think

Snacking, it turns out, is not all about chips, cookies and chocolate. Dutch millennials often consume nutritious foods, such as fruit, bread and yogurt, between their main meals. This is one of the findings from the doctoral ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / How breakfast primes the response to the hormones that manage blood sugar

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered why the adage, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," holds weight—especially for the 1 in 9 adults worldwide living with diabetes. Glucose (the simplest form of sugar) is ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / How plastic welds retain a molecular 'memory' of their former surfaces to strengthen pipe joints

Welding plastic is a critically important part of everyday engineering—especially for preventing leaks in underground water and gas pipes. For decades, engineers have understood that a properly welded joint in polyethylene ...

Aug 29, 2026
Phys.org / US politics is not the world's template for polarization, experts warn

Common global narratives about political polarization are skewed because of an overreliance on literature about the U.S., leaving governments unprepared to tackle the problem at home. In new research led by King's College ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / Japanese scientist Shirakawa, co-winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 90

Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering and developing conductive polymers, has died. He was 90.

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Parliamentary motions show growing AI use, with no disclosure from MPs

The two research teams have developed and used AI detectors trained on thousands of political motions in Sweden and the UK. What surprised the researchers was not that politicians were using AI—but that not a single one disclosed ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Personality pairing improves human-AI collaboration

While artificial intelligence (AI) is receiving increased attention for its potential to improve productivity and performance, results can vary widely across different tasks, industries and individuals. Developers can now ...

Sep 2, 2026