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Phys.org / Displacing high-energy water can supercharge molecular binding

Water is everywhere in life, covering most of our planet, making up the majority of our bodies, and forming the stage on which all biology plays out. Yet not all water behaves the same. Most is part of the vast, free-flowing ...

Oct 14, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Newly identified function for protein could hold key to chemo resistance

A University of Alberta research team has uncovered a new role for a genetic mutation previously known to be linked to developmental disorders—and it could hold the key to more effective treatments and improved outcomes ...

Oct 14, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Hydrothermal vent temperatures reveal new way to forecast eruptions at mid-ocean ridges

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides scientists with a powerful new tool for monitoring and predicting tectonic activity deep beneath the seafloor at mid-ocean ridges—vast ...

Oct 14, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study finds minimal link between smartphone use and adult well-being

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oregon in collaboration with Google Research has found little evidence linking smartphone use with mental well-being in adults.

Oct 14, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / A friendly microbial hitchhiker could increase protein in staple crops

The Green Revolution of 1950–1970 helped agriculture flourish around the world. Advances in technology enabled farmers to scale up their production, improving the way they watered and fertilized their crops.

Oct 14, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Climate stress in adolescence can weaken bumblebees for life

Recent research shows that climatic changes to which bumblebee queens are exposed in their early life stages impair their survival and reproductive abilities, which can also have a negative impact on ecosystems and agriculture.

Oct 14, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Novel combination therapy shows promise for aggressive lymphoma resistant to immunotherapy

A study published in Cancer Discovery finds that combining an epigenetic therapy with an anti-PD-1 antibody, which uses the body's natural response to viral infections, shows promising results in patients with relapsed or ...

Oct 15, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Earth's continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified scientists for more than a century. ...

Oct 13, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Island spider sheds half its genome, defying evolutionary expectations

Over a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis—a species endemic to the Canary Islands—has reduced the size of its genome by half during the process of colonization and adaptation to its natural habitat. In addition ...

Oct 13, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / AI nutrition study finds 'five every day' may keep the doctor away

In a new study using AI and machine learning, EPFL researchers have found that it's not only what we eat, but how consistently we eat it that plays a crucial role in gut health.

Oct 13, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / By removing common biases, study debunks U-shaped happiness curve with age

Many survey-based studies have been conducted to try to understand how happiness changes over a person's lifetime. While there have been a few different outcomes, the most common has been the U-shaped curve. This pattern ...

Oct 10, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Three scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for the development of metal-organic frameworks

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to potentially suck greenhouse gases out of ...

Oct 8, 2025 in Chemistry