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Tech Xplore / Cyberattacks can trigger societal crises, scientists warn

Cyberattacks can wreak havoc on the systems they target, yet their impact often spreads far beyond technical failures, potentially triggering crises that engulf entire communities, a new study argues.

Jan 19, 2026 in Internet
Medical Xpress / Global societies unite to address environmental threats to heart health

The world's leading cardiovascular societies, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation (WHF) have issued the first ever ...

22 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / How realistic is Mattel's new autistic Barbie?

Autistic people are so rarely depicted in media and entertainment, it's no wonder most people don't really understand much about the neurotype.

Jan 19, 2026 in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop biodegradable, self-powered electrical stimulator for muscle repair

Severe skeletal muscle injury, especially volumetric muscle loss, remains difficult to treat because effective regeneration requires safe, effective, and sustained intervention. Addressing this long-standing challenge, a ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Medical research
Phys.org / Searching for 'green oceans' and 'purple Earths'

The early stage of giant telescope development involves a lot of horse-trading to try to appease all the different stakeholders that are hoping to get what they want out of the project, but also to try to appease the financial ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / 'We got lazy and complacent': Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country

For much of the 20th century, Sweden enjoyed a justifiable reputation as one of Europe's most egalitarian countries. Yet over the past two decades, it has transformed into what journalist and author Andreas Cervenka calls ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Ultra-thin platinum shells promise efficient catalysts with far less precious metal

Researchers from Skoltech have uncovered physical principles governing the remote "tuning" of nanocatalysts, where the ultra-thin platinum layer's properties can be controlled exclusively by modifying its metallic core's ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Mount Fuji's unique clouds: Research provides insights into frequency and formation conditions

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba conducted a three-year observational study (January 2019–December 2021) using a network of live cameras to monitor characteristic clouds around Mount Fuji.

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Researchers solve mystery of universe's 'little red dots'

Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) went into operation, red dots in its images have puzzled researchers around the world. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have explained these enigmatic findings, ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / 58% of patients affected by 2022 mpox outbreak report lasting physical symptoms

A cohort study of over 300 adults either diagnosed with mpox between May 2022 to January 2023 (post-MPX) or who were at risk but never infected (no-MPX) found that more than half of those diagnosed with mpox during the 2022 ...

Tech Xplore / AI can make the dead talk—why this doesn't comfort us

For as long as humans have buried their dead, they've dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits—those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies—captured faces meant to remain present even ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / People with mental illness found to receive poorer diabetes care

People with mental illness have a higher risk of developing diabetes due to multiple factors. However, they do not receive adequate medical care for existing diabetes, as an international study led by the Medical Faculty ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry