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Medical Xpress / Higher doses of common fertility drug linked to pregnancy risks

About 1 in 6 people experience infertility, with irregular or absent ovulation among the most common causes. The drug clomiphene citrate has long been a mainstay of fertility treatment, but a growing body of University of ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Mega-study analyzes the impact of gratitude interventions

Are some interventions designed to induce gratitude more effectively than others? In which countries and cultures do they work best to improve mood, strengthen bonds between people and promote social reciprocity? A study ...

Aug 8, 2026
Phys.org / Scientific advancement has never been more prolific—so why has trust in science plummeted?

From genome editing to quantum computing, scientific progress is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, yet public faith in science is collapsing. Our species has mapped the human genome, created powerful computers that sit ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Coupled AI and physics model improves typhoon-wave height forecasting

Typhoons pose significant threats, with sudden, dangerous waves that endanger ships, offshore platforms and coastal infrastructure in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Current typhoon forecasting methods sometimes underestimate ...

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / Spacecraft observations may conceal how particles really move through near-Earth space

High-energy particles in Earth's radiation belt can appear to spread out randomly, even when they are moving in a "predictable" way. This is because spacecraft observations naturally blur the fine-scale structure of the particle ...

Aug 6, 2026
Phys.org / Dodo birds more clever than we thought

The Mauritian dodo—a global symbol of human-caused extinction and one of the world's largest pigeons—may not have deserved its reputation as a silly simpleton and may have been the only member of its group to live in the ...

Aug 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers help identify new Ebola variant and potential treatment

When the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May, scientists around the world mobilized to help. ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Scattered Roman bones point to potential fourth-century purge at Brading Villa

Disarticulated bones found scattered across a luxurious Roman villa on England's Isle of Wight may be evidence of a massacre carried out during a brutal political purge in the fourth century, a new study in Britannia suggests.

Aug 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Common blood storage bags may leach microplastics into stored blood

In the 1970s, PVC bags revolutionized the storage of blood and blood products for transfusion. Disposable plastic (PVC) bags replaced reusable glass bottles, making the process more convenient and safer from contamination. ...

Aug 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / How heatstroke kills—it can still be deadly after your body cools down

Europe is in the grip of yet another deadly heat wave. Over 10,000 excess deaths were recorded during late June 2026 alone—and the toll keeps climbing.

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Butterfly ranges shift worldwide amid climate change, with most species expanding their reach

A global analysis of range-shift records for 1,758 butterfly species—10% of known butterfly species—found that 80% had expanded their range and that 79% of all recorded range shifts were linked to climate change and extreme ...

Aug 8, 2026
Phys.org / Astronomers catch 'Hatchling' quasar breaking out of its dusty cocoon

Using observations from multiple powerful telescopes, a team of astronomers studied a red quasar nicknamed "the Hatchling" at redshift 3.7. They may have identified one of the clearest examples yet of a quasar caught in transition ...

Aug 5, 2026