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Phys.org / To fight fraud, psychological scientists issue a call to arms

Journalist Charlotte Cowles received a call about suspicious activity on her Amazon account. A dentist named Daniel answered a call from a number listed as the local police. Mr. Lee, a retired engineer, was told he had to ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Black suburbanization is reshaping American neighborhoods, study finds

In 1970, nearly half of all Black individuals in the U.S. resided in a large city. Over the past 50 years, that number has fallen to merely 25%, while the share living in the suburbs of large cities rose from 16% to 36%.This ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / What network science can tell us about the 2026 World Cup

Team Australia kicked it long from the goalkeeper. Switzerland took a slower approach and preferred short passes over long drives. Spain, on the other hand, tended to string the ball with sharp, sideways passes across the ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / A new origin story for multicellular life points to physics, not genes alone

How did life make the leap from single cells to coordinated, multicellular organisms? And how do genetically identical cells still perform a version of that feat every time an embryo begins to take shape?

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Spider webs capture hidden fungal diversity in Thai rice fields

A new study published in the open-access Biodiversity Data Journal suggests that spider webs—particularly those incorporating environmental debris—can serve as natural, non-destructive collectors of fungal material in agricultural ...

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / New targeted combination in people with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia shows promise

New research co-led by a Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center leukemia expert highlights a promising investigational treatment approach using the targeted therapy ziftomenib for patients with a difficult-to-treat form ...

Jun 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

In the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing illness, but it doesn't block transmission of the polio virus as well as the oral polio ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / How tuning atomic order and surface chemistry can shape MXenes

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are helping show what it means to design a material almost atom-by-atom. In two publications, scientists show they can carefully choose the types ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Cleaner recycling method unlocks reusable plastics from mixed packaging

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new method to recycle mixed plastic packaging without using harmful chemical solvents—an approach that could make one of the world's ...

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden actin web lets skin cells share mechanical force over long distances

Scientists at Université de Montréal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have identified a dynamic structure that forms a network on the surface of epithelial cells. Led by Gregory Emery, director of ...

Jun 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Seven-second X-ray scan detects severity of heart valve regurgitation in patients with repaired congenital heart defects

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a simple, rapid, and low-radiation X-ray technique that can evaluate the severity of a heart condition known as pulmonary valve regurgitation—a common and clinically significant ...

Jun 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Transplant survival is improving, but organ shortages persist and limit access

More adults are surviving both the wait for an organ and transplant surgery, but the number of people who need transplants continues to exceed the number of organs available, especially for kidneys, according to a national ...

Jun 4, 2026