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Medical Xpress / Tiled amplicon sequencing could transform tuberculosis care

When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, and multiple variants were threatening lives around the world, scientists relied on a process called "tiled amplicon sequencing" to track the virus's spread. Now, an international ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Genetics
Phys.org / Leopards adapted to South Africa's Cape so successfully that they're genetically unique

Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or color, populations living in different places can often look very different.

Mar 1, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP says

Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China.

Mar 4, 2026 in Technology
Phys.org / Tech upgrade reveals even finer transcription detail inside cells

In 2021, a technology developed at the University of Michigan, called Seq-Scope, revolutionized the ability to map gene activity within intact tissue at microscopic resolution, enabling researchers to measure all expressed ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Hubble and Euclid zoom into cosmic eye

For this month's ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month, NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is joined by ESA's Euclid to create a new view of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat's Eye Nebula, also known ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Planting big native trees early can simplify forest restoration in Aotearoa

Native forest restoration usually starts with faster growing "nurse plants" that provide shelter under which to plant bigger trees—but new research suggests some big canopy trees can be planted early too. Scientists monitored ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Smart fluorescent molecules provide cheaper path to sharper microscopy images

Multiphoton microscopy is used in biomedical research to study cells and tissues. Today, so-called two-photon microscopy is used to study processes within cells, but the technique has limitations in terms of image resolution. ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / DNA study uncovers continental origins of Britain's Bronze Age population

When ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that everything we thought we knew about the peopling of Europe by modern humans was wrong. The story was ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / The climate cost of staying cool: How AC could impact global warming by 2050

It is a double-edged sword. As the planet heats up, more of us are turning up and turning to air conditioning to keep us cool. The trouble is that, as well as consuming vast amounts of electricity, AC also leads to significant ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Scared of spiders? The real horror story is a world without them

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust and fear. Yet, they are crucial for ecosystems to thrive. Given the crash in worldwide ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Stale bread and bacteria could power a new era in green chemicals

Scientists have found a way to use common bacteria as tiny, green chemical factories to replace a process that currently relies on fossil fuels. In industrial hydrogenation, the hydrogen added to molecules to create products ...

Feb 28, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Paleontologists investigate how life entered and adapted to the deep sea

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach of the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The life that does survive in such a hostile place must ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology