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Phys.org / Superfluids are supposed to flow indefinitely. Physicists just watched one stop moving

Ordinary matter, when cooled, transitions from a gas into a liquid. Cool it further still, and it freezes into a solid. Quantum matter, however, can behave very differently. In the early 20th century, researchers discovered ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Study reveals better hearing with cochlear implants leads to increased music listening time

A new study examining music habits among cochlear implant users has found that better hearing ability with the implant—as measured by standard speech tests—significantly correlates with increased time spent listening ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Cesarean and assisted vaginal births show similar long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes

A new population-based cohort study of more than 500,000 births in British Columbia offers reassuring evidence about the long-term safety of cesarean delivery and assisted vaginal delivery (with forceps or vacuum) when it ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / It takes two: Genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, affecting more than 10 million people worldwide. People with this condition may experience tremors, limb stiffness, gait ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Black and Latino teens show stronger digital literacy than white peers

A study by UC Riverside and USC education scholars found that Black and Latino teens are significantly more adept than their white peers at detecting online disinformation—particularly content related to race and ethnicity.

Feb 2, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Hybrid AI-physics method developed for accurate aerosol remote sensing

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has developed a new method combining deep learning with physical radiative transfer modeling to improve the retrieval ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Intravenous tenecteplase not recommended for central retinal artery occlusion

Intravenous tenecteplase administered within 4.5 hours after onset of central retinal artery occlusion does not improve vision recovery at 30 days compared with oral aspirin, according to a study published in the Jan. 29 ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Ophthalmology
Phys.org / Satellite study reveals 24.2 billion ton annual groundwater loss in High Mountain Asia

A recent satellite-based study has uncovered alarming declines in groundwater storage across High Mountain Asia (HMA), widely known as the "Asian Water Tower." This critical water source, which sustains agricultural irrigation, ...

Feb 1, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Five things to know about measles

In light of a sustained surge in measles outbreaks last year, a pediatric infectious disease physician from Stanford Medicine shares key insights. After a sustained surge of measles outbreaks last year, the United States ...

Medical Xpress / Revenues from drugs subject to price reduction under Inflation Reduction Act not essential for R&D

New research from the Center for Integration of Science and Industry at Bentley University shows that public companies with products subject to price negotiations in the first two years of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Medical economics
Phys.org / Discovery of a photophobic response in Apusomonads reveals insights into Opisthokont origins

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a photophobic response (light avoidance) in the unicellular apusomonad Podomonas kaiyoae. The study provides critical insight into the evolution of complex flagellar and ...

Feb 2, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / AI enables a who's who of brown bears in Alaska

A team of scientists from EPFL and Alaska Pacific University has developed an AI program that can recognize individual bears in the wild, despite the substantial changes that occur in their appearance over the summer season. ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Biology