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Tech Xplore / Energy crunch fuels car pool growth

Rising fuel prices triggered by the Middle East war are driving a sharp increase in carpooling, with a ride-sharing platform reporting a surge in new users seeking cheaper ways to travel.

May 31, 2026
Phys.org / Wildfire dark brown carbon has strong global warming effects, study finds

A new international study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that dark brown carbon from wildfires exerts a powerful warming effect on the global climate—potentially matching or even exceeding that of black carbon in ...

May 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Redesigned catalyst pathways vent bubbles fast and boost green hydrogen efficiency

As the global transition toward carbon neutrality accelerates, "water electrolysis"—a technology that splits water electrically to produce clean hydrogen—is drawing significant attention. However, a major limitation has been ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Endocannabinoid drop links to severe acute pancreatitis, offering possible treatment target

A study led by researchers from the Respiratory and Immune Repair (REPAIR) group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), in collaboration with researcher Daniel Closa from IIBB-CSIC, Enrique de-Madaria from ...

May 31, 2026
Phys.org / Silver nanoparticles enable assembly of a theorized, previously unobserved crystal metallic structure

Using finely tuned nanoscale building blocks, researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have stabilized a fleeting structural phase of matter that had been predicted theoretically ...

May 28, 2026
Dialog / New fossil salamander species related to the famous axolotl is discovered in Mexico

The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is famous because adults look like overgrown babies, or tadpoles, retaining juvenile features as adults and capable of remarkable regeneration of lost limbs or tails. New studies ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Divers may think they protect reefs, but one unseen habit is taking a steady toll

Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs—is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ecosystems.

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Settling down vs. settling: New study proves being single beats a bad relationship

While society often assumes that finding a romantic partner is the ultimate key to happiness, tracking relationship changes over time reveals a distinctly different reality. A massive longitudinal study proves that individuals ...

May 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Quantum computing could transform energy grid optimization and security

Modern power systems are rapidly evolving into highly digitized smart grids, increasing their complexity at an unprecedented pace. Renewables, batteries, electric vehicles, power electronics, sensors and real-time control ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient DNA rewrites the story of a historical Sámi burial

A new study by the University of Turku and partners provides fresh insights into an individual buried near Lake Kitka in Kuusamo, Finland, at the turn of the 17th century (c. 1600 CE). DNA and isotope analyses show that the ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Megafire kills Joshua trees, but not fungi

When the Dome Fire tore through the Mojave Desert in 2020, it reduced 1 million Eastern Joshua trees to blackened skeletons. Scientists expected the underground ecosystem to be equally devastated. Instead, they found it thriving.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Reconstructed 1.5‑billion‑year‑old protein network reveals hundreds of hidden disease‑linked genes

A University of Texas at Austin-led team has reconstructed the most detailed map to date of the molecular machines that carried out the functions of life in an ancient ancestor that gave rise to all complex life on Earth, ...

May 27, 2026