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Medical Xpress / Fame itself may be critical factor in shortening singers' lives, research suggests

Fame itself may be a critical factor in shortening singers' lives beyond the hazards of the job—at least those in the UK/Europe and North America—suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / New CO₂ conversion system slashes energy use and triples formic acid production

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel electrochemical system that converts carbon dioxide (CO₂), a major contributor to climate change, into high-value chemical products, like formic acid. This new ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Puzzling ultraviolet radiation in the birthplaces of stars

Researchers used the MIRI instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify the presence of ultraviolet radiation in five young stars in the Ophiuchus region, and to understand its role in the formation ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Rare mutation protects brain's immune cells from Alzheimer's disease

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang and his neuroscience colleague Mengmeng Jin have made a discovery they say could reshape how scientists think about Alzheimer's treatment.

Nov 24, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research led by University College London.

Nov 26, 2025 in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / 3D printing researchers develop fast-curing, environmentally friendly concrete substitute

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a quick-setting, environmentally friendly alternative to concrete they hope can one day be used to rapidly 3D print homes and infrastructure.

Nov 24, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / How carbonates influence CO₂-to-fuel conversion: New insights from gold electrocatalysts

Researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) have uncovered how carbonate molecules affect the conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels on gold electrocatalysts. ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify five structural eras of the human brain over a lifetime

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking while we grow, mature, and ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Record-setting charge mobility in germanium-silicon material points to energy-saving quantum chips

Most modern semiconductors are fabricated of or on silicon (Si), but as devices get smaller and denser, they dissipate more power and, as a result, are reaching their physical limits. Germanium (Ge)—once used in the first ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race

The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion).

Nov 27, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Ocean's upper 1,000 meters undergoing unprecedented, deep-reaching compound change

Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below its surface. A promising international study published in Nature Climate Change reveals that vast ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Mapping our deep-rooted relationship with medicinal plants

Long before modern pharmaceuticals, our ancestors turned to plants to find cures for ailments from infections to parasites to fevers. A new study by Harvard researchers reveals the deep roots of that relationship: Several ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology