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Phys.org / Extreme weather is making work difficult for many people. This is what needs to change

The UK has experienced several heat waves this summer—heat stress among workers is one of the biggest causes of weather-related sick leave. Very high temperatures can cause symptoms like heat rash and cramps, or even exhaustion ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Could saunas and ice baths affect male fertility? Here's what the evidence says

The internet's obsession with "maxxing" has turned almost every aspect of self-improvement into a trend.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Ebola kills a victim every 30 minutes in DR Congo: UN

The Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now killing a victim every 30 minutes, a top UN humanitarian official said Friday, calling for greater international action.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / New CERN measurement challenges conventional models of how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei

A University of Kansas physicist played a leading role in a CERN study showing that two rival explanations for how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei can now be experimentally distinguished.

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / Star cluster discovery could change how scientists measure the universe

University of Missouri researchers have uncovered evidence that challenges one of astronomy's most trusted assumptions, a breakthrough that could reshape how scientists measure galaxies and reconstruct the history of the ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reports significant reduction in postsurgical scar depth following DC microcurrent stimulation

A new pilot study reports that direct-current (DC) microcurrent stimulation was associated with a statistically significant reduction in measured postsurgical scar depth immediately following a single treatment. The article, ...

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Opinion: What does life after AI look like? Cory Doctorow's guide is an outdated map, lacking answers

A "centaur" is a human helped by a machine: The person sets the direction, the machine supplies the horsepower, and together they are better than either one alone.

22 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Should people marry AI agents?

The widespread use of conversational platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini is raising important new ethical, anthropological and legal questions regarding the potential risks, misuses and shortcomings of artificial intelligence ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Professor becomes his own test subject in longevity study; biological age found to be 15 years younger

Most individuals encounter their health primarily through an annual health screening, which provides a limited snapshot of their health status. A new study by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore ...

Aug 13, 2026
Phys.org / Early hardship may shape how oxytocin influences altruism

While humans are inherently social beings, they can interact and connect with others in very different ways. For instance, while some people tend to be more altruistic, others are less prone to helping their friends, acquaintances ...

Aug 13, 2026
Phys.org / After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic

More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, published in the African Journal ...

Aug 15, 2026
Phys.org / Mysterious Cygnus Bubble may trace back to microquasar, astronomers suggest

Astronomers have proposed a new explanation for the mysterious Cygnus Bubble, a vast cloud of ultra-high-energy gamma rays stretching thousands of light-years across the sky. While the bubble has generally been linked to ...

Aug 14, 2026