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Phys.org / Hard-to-make diastereomers: How a cage-like allyl reagent changes the outcome

Diastereomers are structurally identical molecules that are not mirror images of each other. Diastereomers can have different biological activities, potencies or toxicities, which means they can influence biological systems, ...

Mar 3, 2026
Phys.org / Introducing the Interplanetary Habitable Zone

Anyone familiar with the search for alien life will have heard of the "Goldilocks Zone" around a star. This is defined as the orbital band where the temperature is just right for liquid water to pool on a rocky planet's surface—a ...

Mar 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Is honey good for you? Can it speed recovery if you're sick or injured?

Honey is often praised for a range of health benefits, from soothing a sore throat and helping you get to sleep to healing wounds and lowering risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Drill core reveals asynchronous land–ocean responses to ancient ocean anoxia

Earth experienced a period of intense, large-scale volcanism during the early Aptian. Around that time, it also experienced widespread ocean deoxygenation during the Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) as well as the onset of ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Substance use on the rise among Gen Z in their early 20s

Around seven in 10 (68%) young adults who are part of generation Z report binge drinking in the past year, with almost a third (29%) regularly consuming six or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting, according to new UCL research.

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / 7 hours 18 mins may be optimal sleep length for avoiding type 2 diabetes precursor

Sleeping for 7 hours and 18 minutes every night may be the sweet spot for warding off the risk of insulin resistance—the precursor to type 2 diabetes—suggests a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

Mar 3, 2026
Phys.org / New 4D-STEM method isolates atomic structures from clustered nanocrystals

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new way to determine atomic structures from nanocrystals previously considered unusable, a breakthrough that could ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Dissolvable hydrogel could enable personalized bone implants

Bones broken in a skiing accident usually heal on their own. But if the break is too severe or a bone tumor needs to be removed, surgeons insert an implant that enables the bone to grow back together. Implants often consist ...

Mar 2, 2026
Dialog / The wetland puzzle that stumped hydrology for decades—how physics and AI joined forces to predict unmeasured regions

For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: fields, gentle slopes, small streams. But hydrologically, it behaves like something else entirely. ...

Mar 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Anthropic supply chain risk designation could chill innovation, experts say

The Pentagon's designation of the industry-leading AI company Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" suggests that the U.S. government may be using its supply chain authority as leverage in negotiations with U.S. businesses, ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Spray-on 'immune-shield' coats transplant organs to curb rejection

A new technology has been developed to suppress immune rejection, the biggest challenge in organ transplantation, without causing systemic side effects. A research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered CAR-T cells block key protein to break solid tumors' immune shield

UCLA scientists have developed a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy that can overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, a protective shield that tumors use to weaken immune cells, block their attack, and fuel ...

Mar 4, 2026