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Phys.org / How cells work together: The mathematics behind biological shapes

How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show how forces and cooperation between cells create structure—and how simulations and experiments can ...

Mar 5, 2026
Phys.org / Salmonids reveal the cold truth about human impacts on Fennoscandian lakes

A large-scale study led by the University of Jyväskylä revealed that human activity is consistently changing the ecosystems of Northern European lakes. The study shows that hydropower and human activity in catchment areas ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Using the vagus nerve to treat disease: Review maps today's science, points to tomorrow's therapies

What type of medical intervention is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration across different devices and indications to help treat conditions as disparate as epilepsy, stroke rehabilitation, depression, migraine, ...

Mar 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / Radar technology estimates location, orientation, radius of underground pipes

Purdue University engineers have developed a patent-pending method to decrease hazardous strikes to underground utility pipes during construction projects. This could lower related financial losses, service disruptions, injuries ...

Mar 5, 2026
Phys.org / NASA's eclipse megamovie project releases full data on 2024 solar eclipse

On April 8, 2024, people across the world witnessed a solar eclipse, a relatively rare event in which the moon occults (blocks out) light from the sun. To capture this event, volunteers at 143 observatories across the U.S. ...

Mar 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / New findings provide objective look at broad sensory impairments among long COVID sufferers

New research from The Ohio State University College of Medicine is the first to objectively measure multisensory losses in COVID-19 patients. "Our goal is to understand why some long COVID patients experience different profiles ...

Mar 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why studying two brains at once could reshape autism research and diagnosis

Could the mysteries of cognition be revealed in the interactions between minds, not just the operation of the brain in isolation? This is the question behind two recent studies by Guillaume Dumas, a professor in the Department ...

Mar 5, 2026
Phys.org / CEO turnover taxes analyst attention, skewing broader forecasts

When analyst attention is absorbed by CEO turnover, other companies in their portfolio pay the price, new Cornell research finds. The study, "Analyst Rational Inattention: Evidence from CEO Turnover Events," published in ...

Mar 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Good vibrations: Playing music to cells reduces laryngeal cancer aggressiveness in lab tests

The continuous movement of the vocal cords weakens and eventually stops as laryngeal cancer progresses. Researchers have, for the first time, discovered that restoring cellular vibration reduces the aggressiveness of advanced ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers advance solvent-based recycling for flexible plastics

Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, microwave containers, and other, usually flexible, plastic films. Their flexibility, however, makes ...

Mar 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / HIV can develop resistance to blockbuster antiviral lenacapavir—but at a cost to the virus

Long-acting antiviral medications are transforming HIV prevention and care, requiring only minimalistic dosing. But as the use of lenacapavir expands, scientists are probing a critical question: If the virus evolves resistance, ...

Feb 28, 2026
Phys.org / Franconia's agriculture of the future: Olives and rice instead of barley and sugar beet?

Due to climate change, agriculture is facing an unprecedented transformation. While Germany was hardly affected by massive crop failures for decades, the picture has changed drastically since 2015. Since then, heat waves ...

Mar 5, 2026