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Phys.org / Student makes first recorded sighting of a microwhip scorpion in the Daintree Rainforest

A James Cook University Ph.D. student's late-night solo survey has led to the first recorded sighting of a microwhip scorpion in the Daintree Rainforest. JCU entomologist and taxonomist Matthew Connors works at the university's ...

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / AI reveals unexpected source of antibiotic candidates in prion proteins

New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, misfolded proteins in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenerative brain diseases. Prion and prion-like proteins may hide short peptides, ...

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / A new way to control tiny quantum light sources by twisting atomically thin layers of hexagonal boron nitride

In a paper published in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and Kyung Hee University have found a new way to control quantum light sources, ...

Jun 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / How co-parenting reduces overall parental stress

As a child and adolescent development researcher with a social work background, University of Delaware Assistant Professor Jin Yao Kwan understands how true the familiar proverb "it takes a village to raise a child" is for ...

Jun 21, 2026
Phys.org / Hidden underground, fungi drive carbon storage, crop health and ecosystem stability

Fungi are key constituents of the soil microbial community, playing a major role in moving carbon and energy through the soil food web. A recent analysis carried out by Professor Matthias C. Rillig from Freie Universität ...

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice

This is the sun's time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Jun 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rewired metabolism helps revive exhausted immune cells and boost cancer immunity

Researchers from National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) have identified a promising way to reinvigorate the body's cancer-fighting immune cells by rewiring their metabolism, revealing ...

Jun 17, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists uncover hidden phosphorus reservoir vital for future food production

Researchers have developed a simpler, more cost-effective method to measure a biologically important form of phosphorus in soils, providing new insights into nutrient cycling that could help improve sustainable agricultural ...

Jun 17, 2026
Phys.org / How H5N1 bird flu hid unrecognized for weeks in dairy cattle

When H5N1 bird flu first began infecting U.S. cattle in early 2024, diagnosis was elusive because, in cows, the disease looked completely different. Instead of affecting the lungs, as H5N1 does in other mammalian species, ...

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change reshapes Spain's rockfall risk as frost weathering moves uphill

Climate change is altering where and when rocks are most likely to fracture across Spain, according to new research that suggests warming temperatures are redistributing a key process responsible for breaking down mountain ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Maternal weight may influence microbiota signaling in amniotic fluid

A study conducted at the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital suggests that factors related to maternal weight are reflected in signaling particles produced by the maternal microbiota not only in the gut but also ...

Jun 21, 2026
Phys.org / Radiocarbon dating confirms 10,000 years of continuous human occupation in the Pyrenees

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have created an open database with 124 carbon-14-dated samples that have made it possible to construct the chronological sequence of 380 sites located in the Aigüestortes ...

Jun 16, 2026