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Phys.org / Are workplaces safer? Harassment and violence persist, survey finds

A follow-up national survey developed by Western researchers shows workplace harassment and violence continue to be widespread in Canada, with some signs of improvement. The second national survey on harassment and violence ...

4 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Federal housing assistance may protect young children from lead exposure

Federal housing assistance may help reduce young children's exposure to lead, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Epidemiology.

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / To trial or not to trial: Veteran vaccine advisers say vaccine clinical trials alone don't tell whole story

Two nationally recognized scientists with decades of experience advising U.S. vaccine policy argue that it is a mistake to exclude well-designed observational studies when determining how well vaccines work year to year.

10 hours ago
Tech Xplore / China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry

Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the U.S. tech industry on Friday, setting off fresh discussion over the China–U.S. rivalry to dominate AI.

11 hours ago
Phys.org / NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video

The spacecraft aced its encounter with Mars. Now, mission scientists are studying a trove of data from the flyby in preparation for its arrival at asteroid Psyche in 2029.

Jul 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Discovery could lead to drug therapy for hypopigmentation conditions

An NSAID-related compound called ampyrone appears to safely boost production of the pigment melanin in human skin, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and National Eye Institute investigators. The ...

5 hours ago
Tech Xplore / NASA pushes new wing design to find structural limits

NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, long and thin with a lightweight structure, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing's potential, ...

9 hours ago
Phys.org / How virtual reality can transform behavioral science and enhance reproducibility

In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of 41 authors from around the globe argue that virtual reality has the potential to do the same for behavioral science and help solve ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / State anti-DEI laws alter the graduate student experience, study finds

A new study by University of Delaware professor Jarett Haley and others explored how racially minoritized graduate students understood the impacts of proposed or enacted state anti–diversity, equity and inclusion (anti-DEI) ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Scientists use relay synthesis to create key building blocks of reserve antibiotic to combat resistance

Chemists from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have achieved an important research success in the fight against resistant bacteria. The team led by scientist Professor Dr. Dieter Schinzer from the Institute of Chemistry ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / New environmental performance index highlights sustainability gains, and the challenges ahead

European countries continue to lead the world in environmental performance, according to the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), a biennial assessment produced by researchers at the Yale Center for Environmental Law ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Students create chemical safety model for everyday exposures

In just one course, Georgia Tech student Diya Godavarti helped develop a tool that could improve workers' responses to chemical spills or open containers. Godavarti, then a second-year chemical and biomolecular engineering ...

18 hours ago