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Phys.org / Twitter data reveals partisan divide in understanding why pollen season's getting worse

Two things are clear from a University of Michigan analysis of nearly 200,000 Twitter posts between 2012 and 2022. One, people are really good at identifying peak pollen season: The largest volume of tweets about pollen often ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Mass spec innovation uses 'bin' sorting to detect overlooked molecules

Weight says a lot. In the kitchen, it could mean cooking with too little or too much of an ingredient. For scientists, a molecule's weight can help determine its makeup. This, in turn, can shed light on whether a potential ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Second spider-parasitic mite species described in Brazil

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, came across a few-millimeter-long spider wearing something resembling a pearl necklace, ...

Jan 5, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Mapping metastasis—how nutrient availability shapes breast cancer's spread

Breast cancer can spread—or metastasize—to many different parts of the body, but it's not well understood why tumors grow better in some organs than others.

Jan 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / New tools turn grain crops into living biosensors

A collaborative team of researchers from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the University of Florida, Gainesville and University of Iowa have developed tools that allow grasses—including major grain crops like corn—to ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Immune sabotage: How a Vitamin A byproduct compromises the body's normal anti-cancer response

Scientists at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have identified novel mechanisms by which a metabolic derivative of vitamin A—all-trans retinoic acid—compromises both the body's ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Programmable microparticles morph and self-propel under electrical fields

Researchers at CU Boulder have created tiny, microorganism-inspired particles that can change their shape and self-propel, much like living things, in response to electrical fields.

Jan 6, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars

Small lakes on ancient Mars may have remained liquid for decades, even with average air temperatures well below freezing.

Jan 5, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Overlooked molecule points to new treatments for drug-resistant fungal infections

Fungal infections kill millions of people each year, and modern medicine is struggling to keep up. But researchers at McMaster University have identified a molecule that may help turn the tide—butyrolactol A, a chemical ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / States with abortion restrictions found to have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment

Research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that laws restricting access to abortion may disproportionately affect pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment.

Jan 9, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / 'The Pitt' informs, educates viewers, study says

Gritty medical drama "The Pitt" has made a big difference in the way patients and families understand dicey issues like organ donation or end-of-life decision making, a new report says.

Jan 9, 2026 in Surgery
Phys.org / CRISPR discovery could lead to single diagnostic test for COVID, flu, RSV

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to disable and modify genes, ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology