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Phys.org / UK and Ireland face greatest risk from rare tropical cyclones reaching Europe

Europe is no stranger to powerful windstorms, but some storms capable of causing serious damage have an unusual origin. Tropical cyclones can occasionally travel north from lower latitudes and reach Europe, where they can ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Eight-letter DNA alphabet is accurately transcribed by a natural enzyme

All known life on Earth uses the same genetic alphabet, consisting of four letters. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated that one of biology's most essential enzymes can accurately ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / JWST may solve a 20-year mystery behind a rule-breaking gamma-ray burst

Astronomers may have finally solved the mystery behind a nearly two-decade-old cosmic explosion that seemed to break the rules of physics. The energy output of a powerful gamma-ray burst, GRB 061201, discovered in 2006, did ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria linked to key brain chemicals in first-of-its-kind human study

The neuroactive potential of bacteria living in the human gut is associated with levels of key chemicals in the brain, according to a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry. The research team from the University of Surrey ...

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Immediate coronary angiography fails to boost survival after cardiac arrest, trial finds

Immediate coronary angiography did not improve 30-day survival compared with a deferred strategy in patients without ST-segment elevation on an ECG after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. These were the main findings of the ...

Sep 5, 2026
Phys.org / Antarctic expedition reveals why Southern Ocean clouds remain one of climate science's greatest challenges

The Southern Ocean plays a pivotal role in regulating Earth's climate, yet the clouds that blanket this remote region remain among the least understood features in atmospheric science. By controlling both incoming sunlight ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer cells release antioxidants to prevent immune cells from destroying them

Molecules called reactive oxygen species, which include so-called "free radicals," have long been viewed as damaging byproducts of our body's metabolism—a reason antioxidant supplements have been considered a potential way ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Completing the connectome: How pursuing a map of the fly brain rewired neuroscience

When researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus set out to create a map of all the neurons in the fruit fly brain in 2008, many in the scientific community thought they were out of their minds.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rethinking radiotherapy may boost immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most aggressive malignancies, with a particularly poor prognosis even when diagnosed at a localized stage. In a paper published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, researchers ...

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / How Mercury formed its graphite crust and core

As the BepiColombo mission prepares to enter the final phase of its journey to Mercury, a series of studies conducted by researchers at the University of Liège and KU Leuven sheds new light on the early stages of the evolution ...

Sep 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / Better AI starts with better data: Researchers identify hidden annotation errors in object detection datasets

A research team led by Sung Wook Baik, a professor in the Department of Software at Sejong University, has published a comprehensive survey examining annotation errors in widely used object detection datasets and methods ...

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / JWST reveals likely Type II supernova from when universe was only 2 billion years old

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified one of the most distant exploding stars ever confirmed. The supernova, SN 2023aeaf, was found at a redshift of 3.195—so far away that its light has been traveling ...

Aug 31, 2026