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Phys.org / Fantastic fungi found with ability to freeze water

Can fungi influence the weather? Turns out, they just might. An international group of researchers that includes Virginia Tech's Xiaofeng Wang and Boris A. Vinatzer discovered the identity of fungal proteins that can catalyze ...

Mar 12, 2026
Phys.org / Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals—a discovery that could accelerate and improve how medicines are designed and made. ...

Mar 12, 2026
Phys.org / Why simulating an entire cell cycle took years, multiple GPUs and six days per run

By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division—scientists have opened a new frontier of computer vision into the essential processes ...

Mar 9, 2026
Phys.org / Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple

During the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026, Paula White-Cain, senior adviser to the White House Office of Faith, introduced President Donald Trump as "the greatest champion of faith that we have ever had in the ...

Mar 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Six-week postpartum monitoring uncovers 40% more severe pregnancy complications

Extending the monitoring period for severe pregnancy complications showed that more than 40% of cases were missed using traditional delivery-focused monitoring, according to new research that extended monitoring from conception ...

Mar 16, 2026
Phys.org / Dolphin mass strandings in Patagonia linked to killer whales

In 2021 and 2023, hundreds of dolphins were stranded in shallow waters in San Antonio Bay in northern Patagonia. Some died, but many were returned safely to the sea. But what remained a mystery until now was how they ended ...

Mar 11, 2026
Phys.org / Camera captures first video of a red fox attacking a wolf pup

We are used to seeing a strict order in nature, with apex predators at the top feeding on those lower down the pecking order. But in video footage from a nature reserve in Italy, we see a red fox turning the tables, attacking ...

Mar 9, 2026
Phys.org / Bacterial strain breaks decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing

An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent. The study identifies and resolves molecular "bottlenecks" that have limited the natural production ...

Mar 13, 2026
Phys.org / Thorny issue plaguing lithium-ion batteries laid bare in new study

Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a persistent challenge for the world's most widely used form of energy storage. "Dendrites can penetrate ...

Mar 14, 2026
Phys.org / 'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern ...

Mar 15, 2026
Phys.org / Physicists observe rare nuclear isomer in ytterbium-150 for first time

Nuclear isomers are crucial probes for studying the structure of nuclei. Unlike chemical isomers—which have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms—nuclear isomers are nuclei that exist in a long-lived ...

Mar 13, 2026
Phys.org / Pesticides from flea treatments and sheep dips found at damaging levels in Welsh rivers

Pesticides used in pet flea treatments occur widely in Welsh rivers and were detected in over three quarters of river water samples, finds new research by Cardiff University and Natural Resources Wales. The study found that ...

Mar 15, 2026