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Phys.org / Label-free technique unlocks secrets of bacterial shape-shifting

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the lab.

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Spain deploys army after African swine fever outbreak

Spain on Monday deployed more than 100 troops to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever outside Barcelona that has sparked fears for the country's powerful pork export industry.

Dec 1, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Rising complexity in pediatric patients is reshaping hospital care

A new national analysis shows that over the past two decades, inpatient care for children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs) has become far more intensive—and is now overwhelmingly concentrated in urban teaching children's ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Searching for landslide clues in seismic signals from Alaska's Barry Arm

Since 2020, the Barry Landslide in Alaska's Prince William Sound has been outfitted with instruments monitoring seismic signals from the area, as researchers hope to catch a destructive, tsunami-generating landslide before ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Urban sprawl could deny 220 million people access to clean water by 2050

A new study analyzing more than 100 cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America has quantified the stark consequences of urban sprawl on water and sanitation access, finding that how cities grow might determine whether ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Genome advancement puts better Wagyu marbling on the menu

Researchers from the University of Adelaide's Davies Livestock Research Center (DLRC) have described the most complete cattle genome yet, in a study that will lead to improvements in Wagyu breeding and result in better beef ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Cancer-promoting DNA circles hitchhike on chromosomes to spread to daughter cells

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells by co-opting a process used to maintain cellular identity through generations, Stanford Medicine-led ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Priming for planned sex increases desire, frequency in parents with young children

Between the lack of sleep and free time, physical, hormonal and relationship changes, and juggling work and other life commitments, many couples find their sex lives take a hit in the transition to parenthood. Continuing ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Blocking Claudin-4 protein may help immune system fight aggressive ovarian cancer

Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have found a promising new target in the fight against high-grade serous carcinoma, an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Less than 50% of women survive five years after diagnosis, ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Crop pests can develop 'fighter-jet wings' after eating specific mix of corn

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings—shaped like the wings of a fighter jet—that ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years

A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and have remained giants ever since.

Dec 1, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories: Experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

On Feb. 22, 2020, "Mad" Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert and launched himself into the sky. His goal? To view the flatness of Earth from space. This was his third attempt, and tragically it was fatal. ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Other Sciences