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Medical Xpress / The mystery of the eye disease that can blind infants

The eye disease known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can make infants permanently blind if they are not treated. But there are big differences in how often Norwegian hospitals actually provide this treatment. "These ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Arctic marine heat waves surge since 1980s, with record event lasting 480 days

In recent years, marine heat waves have been taking an ever-greater toll on the world's oceans and their ecosystems. Amplified by increasing global warming, these events are occurring more frequently and lasting longer. The ...

9 hours ago
Phys.org / If aliens landed on Earth tomorrow, what would they eat?

With the release of "Disclosure Day," Steven Spielberg's new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: If aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, to study us ... or ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / CT tissue images can now be virtually stained in 3D

Rudolf Virchow fundamentally changed medicine when he formulated his cell theory of disease in the 19th century: Diseases do not arise inexplicably within the organism, but rather in specific cells and tissues. To this day, ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Today's housing emergency is nearly 200 years in the making, says new report

Many of the problems facing the more than 134,000 households living in temporary accommodation in England today—including more than 176,000 children—are part of a pattern of failure stretching back nearly 200 years, according ...

10 hours ago
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 ...

9 hours ago
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 ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food?

You probably know fruit and vegetables are good for you, and most of us don't eat enough of them.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Climate change boosts soybean production but worsens bean quality

A study published by Food Research International analyzed the triple effect of climate change on soybean quality—increased carbon dioxide (CO₂), high temperatures and drought. Using predictive modeling powered by artificial ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / Ripple-like rings of the 'Bullseye galaxy' could be explained by dark matter

Two U.S. physicists have suggested that the nine concentric rings surrounding the galaxy LEDA 1313424, also known as the Bullseye galaxy, could have emerged through the quantum behavior of particles of dark matter. Through ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum gravity research links continuous parameters to local operators within the theory itself

A researcher at Kyushu University and his collaborators have shown that continuous parameters in quantum gravity may not be freely adjustable "dials" from outside the theory, but rather arise from operators within the theory ...

Jun 20, 2026