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Phys.org / How tiny cave shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan

Beneath the lush rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula lies a hidden, subterranean world: a vast network of flooded sinkholes and anchialine caves. These unique underwater systems, which mix fresh and saltwater and are influenced ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Hypertriton appears more tightly bound than expected, sharpening the picture of nuclear forces

An international research team of the A1 Collaboration at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI) of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has succeeded in determining the binding energy of the hypertriton with unprecedented precision. ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Ant supergene reveals surprising twist in evolution of social behavior

In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting-edge evolutionary genetics research, helping scientists understand how social behavior and cooperation ...

Apr 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Heart transplant experts push global organ sharing to cut waitlist deaths

At the 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), held from April 22–25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, ON, Canada, Eileen Hsich, ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / The way primates parent their young shows how strict labels like parenting styles miss the mark

Whether you've sought them out or not, you've probably encountered parenting content creators on social media at some point in the last two decades.

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up

In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. But that all changed in ...

Apr 17, 2026
Phys.org / Cocaine pollution alters salmon behavior in the wild, study reveals

An international study, led by researchers from Griffith University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the Zoological Society of London and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, is the first to demonstrate ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Screen-driven schooling is rewiring how students think, read, write and learn

In the 2022/2023 academic year, according to figures from the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, 92% of public secondary schools in Spain had virtual learning environments that students could access with ...

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / Cracking a long-standing problem in high-entropy alloy nanoparticle synthesis

Composed of five or more elements in nearly equal amounts, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising catalysts due to their compositionally complex surfaces that can accelerate chemical reactions. Until now, scientists ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Toxins from Great Salt Lake dust are absorbed by plants, soils and human bodies

Shrinking water levels at the Great Salt Lake are not just about Utah's water supply—they may pose a serious risk to public health. New research from a team at Utah State University and the University of Utah documents the ...

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / Hurricanes devastated Florida's East Coast. Then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

Florida's Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem in decline going back to 2011, when harmful algal blooms led to a severe decline in seagrass, the foundational component of shallow coastal ecosystems.

Apr 21, 2026
Phys.org / Two paths to scalable quantum computing: Optical links between fridges and higher-temperature qubits

Superconducting qubits—bits of quantum information—have been widely considered a promising technology for moving quantum computing forward. But there's still much work to be done before they can be brought out of a near absolute ...

Apr 20, 2026