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Phys.org / Wealthier North Carolina neighborhoods may be hotspots for insecticide-resistant tiger mosquitoes

The choices people make to control mosquitoes in their own backyards may be helping some of those mosquitoes survive the very insecticides meant to kill them, according to two new studies from North Carolina State University. ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs

If you've driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of new signs that designate the grassy knolls bordering the asphalt as wildflower areas. The signs likely feel ...

Jul 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / New protein structure reveals cancer signaling mechanism and potential drug target

Malignant melanoma is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer. Around half of melanomas and about 7% of all other cancers carry a mutation in a protein called BRAF. This mutation disrupts the regulation of cell division, ...

Jul 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Exploring safer surgical tools to reduce swallowing complications after spine surgery

Rice University mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on the esophagus and potentially lower the risk of swallowing difficulties ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / AI tool reveals climate shifts may have fueled bursts of bird evolution

University of Michigan researchers have used an AI tool to demonstrate that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid evolutionary bursts and that these bursts frequently coincided with climate shifts throughout Earth's ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / In search of life beyond our solar system: Atmosphere detected on a habitable-zone rocky world

In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star. The finding ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum entanglement without transport: Leaky qubits offer route around noisy channels

The inevitable leakage of energy and information from a quantum system into its surrounding environment is the enemy of quantum technology. Now, researchers have demonstrated that it can be exploited to generate entanglement—the ...

Jul 19, 2026
Phys.org / Human eyes needed, not AI, to study the Arctic sky

Scientists studying space weather are turning to human volunteers rather than artificial intelligence to help sort through hundreds of thousands of images of the Arctic sky. The Clear Skies—Kiruna project is asking members ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Invasive plants boost mosquitoes in low-income areas of Baltimore and DC

In many urban areas, low-income neighborhoods have more mosquitoes, making residents more vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases. A new study co-authored by scientists at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies found that invasive, ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Legalization of sports betting has led to households saving significantly less money

As legalized sports betting becomes increasingly accessible through mobile apps such as DraftKings and FanDuel, a new study by BYU finance professors finds that people are saving less to fuel gambling habits.

Jul 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover the eye's hidden cleanup system

Many of the world's leading causes of irreversible blindness, including glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration, share a common problem: the buildup of fluid, waste and inflammatory debris in the back of the eye.

Jul 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cannabis drinks sold next to soda are sending kids to the ER, doctors say

Cannabis beverages are increasingly turning up in stores next to iced tea, sodas and even chocolate milk, and doctors warn that easy access is putting kids at risk.

Jul 21, 2026