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Medical Xpress / Microplastics turn up in nearly every human brain sample, including healthy tissue
Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments seem to be turning up everywhere, including one of the most well-protected parts of the human body—the brain. In a recent study conducted by Chinese researchers, they found microplastics ...
Science X / Personalized brain-training approach goes after one of depression's hardest-to-break loops
Depression is a debilitating mental health disorder characterized by persistent low mood, a loss of interest in everyday activities, repetitive negative thinking and possible changes in appetite and/or sleeping patterns. ...
Tech Xplore / Real-time X-ray experiments reveal how 3D-printed metals fail under extreme impact
Researchers from IMDEA Materials and the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with research institutes in France and Japan, have achieved a significant breakthrough in better understanding the fracture ...
Medical Xpress / Are we really programmed to be lazy?
For decades, psychology and neuroscience have suggested that if humans and animals naturally try to make as little effort as possible, it is because putting in the effort is not enjoyable.
Phys.org / Honeybees may be helping spread tree‑killing myrtle rust—new research
We know introduced honeybees as the ever-busy helpers of our gardens, farms and orchards.
Science X / The keyboard trap: Why your best arguments are failing online
While 84% of people prefer to type out a disagreement, new research involving 1,842 conversations reveals that the "safer" choice is actually fueling social friction. In an era of digital flame wars and rising political partisanship, ...
Medical Xpress / New kind of liver cell identified may protect against common liver disease
A newly discovered type of liver cell may hold clues for treating severe liver disease, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical ...
Phys.org / Why Kamchatka's magnitude 8.8 earthquake brought a smaller tsunami—and where risk may remain
On July 29, 2025, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. It was so powerful that it ranks as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded by modern instruments. Using this giant earthquake as a learning ...
Phys.org / How oak trees outwit their predators
Spring in the forest: Many insects, particularly caterpillars, hatch just when the trees' nutrient-rich leaves are still young and soft. This means they find a table laden with food and can start eating straight away. If ...
Medical Xpress / Nursing is nearing a breaking point, but one force keeps pulling people in anyway
Cross Country Healthcare has released its fifth annual nursing survey, "Purpose Under Pressure: The State of Nursing in 2026," developed in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.
Medical Xpress / Moderate UV light is best when it comes to boosting the vitamin D content of edible mushrooms, study finds
Researchers at McGill University have discovered that moderate ultraviolet (UV) light exposure is best when the technique is used to enhance vitamin D₂ in edible mushrooms. Excessive exposure leads to nutrient degradation ...
Phys.org / Saturday Citations: In spaaa-aaace!
We're focusing on space news this week, but we did cover the usual amount of local news down here in Earth's gravity well: A new Tokamak reactor regime sustained stable plasma fusion for one full minute. An anomaly in global ...
