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Phys.org / Neptune's tiny moons tell the story of Triton's destructive capture

Neptune's moon and ring system stand out among the giant planets because of the strange imbalance between its one very large moon and its many tiny moons. Its largest moon, Triton, makes up more than 99% of the mass of all ...

Aug 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Improving the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

A simple new method based on the results of two studies from Christofer Juhlin's research group can make it easier to identify the underlying cause of a common form of high blood pressure and help predict who will benefit ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / TikTok video leads to discovery of rare underground eel in India

Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of underground earthworm eel living beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bihar, northern India. The small, colorless creature, named Gangaichthys indonepalicus, is the first ...

Aug 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Magnetic screw robot drills through brain tissue and retraces its path in lab tests

Researchers from the UT and Radboudumc have steered a tiny screw-shaped robot through real brain tissue, controlled only by a magnet outside the body. The test used sheep brain tissue in the lab. The team built a model that ...

Aug 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / Could urine help make EV batteries? Electricity converts urea into hydrazine for energy storage

A team of researchers from Adelaide University's School of Chemical Engineering has identified a new way to create an important chemical for energy storage using urea. Hydrazine, the chemical in question, is widely used in ...

Aug 17, 2026
Phys.org / New gene activity tool measures biological age of cells and screens aging-related compounds

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have developed a new tool that estimates a cell's biological age by analyzing its gene activity. In an article published in the journal Advanced Science, they ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Caregivers are active agents in their infants' learning, but interactions differ across cultures

A baby sits on the floor and reaches toward a red ball on the floor and grunts. The mother responds, "Do you see the ball?" She picks it up, holds it in front of the baby and says, "Do you want to hold the ball?" The baby ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / New research reveals mental health toll of endometriosis and PMOS

Nearly 1 in 2 women with endometriosis or polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) report depression, according to new national research, prompting calls for mental health support to be integrated into women's physical ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chilled platelets could safely expand lifesaving supply to bleeding patients, trial shows

In a thoughtfully designed adaptive clinical trial, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists demonstrated that the U.S. could triple or quadruple the supply of platelets available to help save patients ...

Aug 17, 2026
Phys.org / New X-ray imaging technique could double scanning efficiency while revealing hidden detail

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new X-ray imaging technique that can image two overlapping samples at the same time, potentially doubling scanning efficiency while opening new possibilities for industrial ...

Aug 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / When 242 pipes stand between a county and its emergency room

People rarely think about culverts until they are gone. These plain pipes and boxes carry roads over streams and span less than 20 feet—the federal cutoff for what counts as a bridge. That means road-stream crossings stay ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Trace elements offer new clues to mysterious black eye lesions in cats

A distinctive black or dark brown lesion that appears on the eyes of some cats has long puzzled veterinarians. Now, researchers have identified two elements that may help explain what is happening inside the affected cornea.

Aug 17, 2026