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Phys.org / Climate change is now warming the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean

While it is well known that climate change is heating the world's oceans, it was thought that the deep sea was safe from its effects—until now. Researchers have discovered that a rapidly warming part of the Atlantic is ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Another critical reason to prevent and control diabetes: It is a top cause of chronic kidney disease

Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose, also known as blood sugar. It can mean that there is too much sugar in the blood. This can harm people in several ways. One serious complication is chronic kidney disease. Ivan ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / Redheads face impaired wound healing: MC1R dysregulation to blame, but a new treatment might help

Chronic wounds (CWs), like diabetic ulcers or pressure sores, are a major health care challenge, especially in the elderly. These wounds, marked by persistent inflammation, often lead to infection and poor patient outcomes. ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Satellite mapping reveals rapid shifts in Antarctic glacier grounding lines

A University of Houston scientist has teamed with international partners to examine how Antarctica's massive glaciers are shifting and how that could predict sea level changes. Their latest collaboration offers the most precise ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / 3D printing: The future of food

In a perfect world, people would have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices. They would not live in food deserts and 30% to 40% of food produced in the U.S. would not be lost annually through overproduction, ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Therapeutic climbing lifts mood and sharpens focus for inpatients with depression, anxiety and OCD

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck and Schoen Clinic Roseneck report that structured therapeutic climbing sessions were experienced as emotionally lifting, mentally focusing, socially connecting, and physically strengthening ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Kelp farming is expensive, but a new resource points to lower costs

Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis tools to help reduce expenditures ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Researchers model how encapsulation shapes the evolution of living cells

A cell is fundamentally a container—a vessel that encapsulates life at the most basic level. Many biologists believe encapsulation of chemicals may have been necessary for evolution to gain traction.

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Strangulation laws potentially saved 1,500 lives

US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offense has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14% fewer women killed and 27% fewer male victims in the 18-49 age group.

Nov 24, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New scalable single-spin qubits could simplify future processors

Quantum computers, which operate leveraging effects rooted in quantum mechanics, have the potential of tackling some computational and optimization tasks that cannot be solved by classical computers. Instead of bits (i.e., ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Antimicrobial resistance risks from bacteria in 'Trojan horse' amoebae

Amoebae living in a creek in Mumbai are acting as a "Trojan horse," harboring and protecting multidrug resistant bacteria, according to new research.

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / South Africa's G20 presidency: Diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth