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Medical Xpress / ASBrS: Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy safe, effective in early breast cancer

For patients with early-stage breast cancer, robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (rNSM) is as safe and effective as open NSM, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, ...

May 4, 2026
Phys.org / Where was your backyard millions of years ago?

An international team of Earth scientists led by Utrecht professor Douwe van Hinsbergen has developed an online tool that allows you to see, for any given location on Earth, what latitude it occupied in the distant past, ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley's comet debris

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley's comet. But a bright moon will spoil the fun this year, making the display harder to glimpse.

May 3, 2026
Science X / Your hand betrays your sense of fairness, and it does so before you even realize it

It turns out that your body is much more truthful about what is and isn't fair than you might imagine. The rate at which we make physical movements is able to reveal whether our motives are self-interested or retaliatory.

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Severe asthma linked to increased mortality

Thanks to improved treatments, many people with asthma live good lives. However, for a smaller group—those with severe asthma—the picture is different. A new study within the Nordic research collaboration NORDSTAR, based ...

May 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Maintaining a healthy heart may require regular doses of positivity

Positive psychology interventions such as mindfulness, gratitude journaling, and optimism training can consistently improve blood pressure, inflammation markers, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors within a matter ...

May 4, 2026
Phys.org / Room-temperature multiferroic could pave way to low-energy computing

A team of researchers at Rice University has engineered a new version of a well-known multiferroic that exhibits orders of magnitude higher performance at room temperature than its parent material. The study, published in ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / New guidelines help long-term care communities support residents' intimacy and dignity

Intimacy doesn't disappear in long-term care, but clear guidance on how to support it often does. A new paper outlines a practical framework for how organizations can move from uncertainty and inconsistency to a structured, ...

May 4, 2026
Phys.org / Sudden quantum jolts may not break adiabatic behavior after all

In thermodynamics, an "adiabatic process" is a system change that transfers no heat in or out of the system. Any and all energy change in that system are therefore accomplished by doing work on the system, work being action ...

Apr 30, 2026
Phys.org / Plant genes shape bacterial evolution in legume bond

Legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, beans, peanuts and many more have a remarkable ability: They can partner with soil bacteria called rhizobia to capture nitrogen from the air in a biological process called nitrogen fixation. ...

May 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / Novel approach to training AI saves energy, improves speed, and minimizes data sent across networks

In a novel attempt to improve how large language models learn and make them more capable and energy-efficient, Stevens Institute of Technology researchers have devised an algorithm that improves AI data sharing, boosts performance ...

May 4, 2026
Phys.org / Lockable phone pouches in schools can improve student well-being over time, not test scores or bullying

A popular device for restricting cell phone use in middle and high schools is effective at achieving that aim, leading to short-term disruption but ultimately positive effects on student well-being, new research finds. The ...

May 4, 2026