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Phys.org / Researchers advance tech that could help scientists detect habitable worlds beyond our solar system

Are we alone in the universe? For scientists working on NASA's proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory, that question is no longer purely philosophical. It is increasingly becoming an engineering problem.

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Tooth enamel reveals the origins of African slaves buried on St Helena

In the mid-19th century, the remote island of St. Helena, located about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Africa, became a receiving point for thousands of enslaved Africans rescued from illegal ...

Jul 17, 2026
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
Phys.org / Where do the world's biggest diamonds come from? Geology now has answers

Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth and ...

Jul 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / How brain remodeling during adolescence shapes memory

Scientists have long known that the human brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes involving decision-making and emotional regulation extending into the mid- to late 20s. Now, for the ...

Jul 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly identified MRI biomarkers reveal physical brain changes from cognitive training, study finds

A new neuroimaging study published in the journal Brain Imaging and Behavior provides some of the first evidence that strengthening your brain health through daily habits rewires its physical architecture.

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Move over quokkas—Rottnest's salt lake bacteria could be the island's next big claim to fame

Scientists at Murdoch University have read the full genetic code of bacteria from the salt lakes of Wadjemup (Rottnest Island), giving them their clearest picture yet of how these tiny organisms could be used to make biodegradable ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Nearby rocky planet may be replenishing helium from atmosphere, study finds

Nearly a decade after the discovery of LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a nearby low-mass star, a new study reveals that the object may have its own atmosphere.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers complete new assessments of vulnerable Southern Ocean species

Postdoctoral researcher Renato Borras-Chavez's area of study—pinnipeds in the Southern Ocean—often takes him far from the University of Rhode Island campus. Now, the researcher in Sarah Kienle's CEAL Lab is sharing more about ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Florida bloom toxins turn up in air, suggesting inhalation risk beyond shorelines

Research on Southwest Florida cyanobacterial blooms shows that the toxins they produce are aerosolized and potentially inhaled by people far from contaminated water bodies.

Jul 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / 2015 to 2023 saw decline in health-care-associated infections in the U.S.

The prevalence of health care-associated infections was lower in 2023 than in 2015 in the United States, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / On the hunt for Earth's first complex life

How life started on our own planet may not seem as interesting as finding evidence of life on Mars or the icy moons Europa or Enceladus. But the search for the first eukaryotes on Earth remains as important to astrobiology ...

Jul 20, 2026