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Phys.org / Training microbes to prepare soils for the impacts of climate change

Scientists at the University of Lincoln have discovered a promising new way to help protect crops from one of climate change's growing threats to global food production—increasing soil salinity.

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Personalized gene therapy helps teen with rare form of severe epilepsy walk independently

SCN2A-related developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) is a rare, severe form of childhood epilepsy and one of the most common causes of monogenic autism. The condition is caused by single mutations in the sodium voltage-gated ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday firefighters were working to "save lives" in the blazes raging west of Madrid, as authorities said a separate fire in the east killed one person.

Jul 25, 2026
Phys.org / National food waste recycling promises major climate gains but comes with microplastic risks

Keeping food waste out of landfills provides climate and other environmental benefits, and Vermont requires residents to divert these materials to better management pathways. With other states considering similar policies, ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Spent coffee grounds reveal a route to biodiesel and other bio-based products

Coffee grounds that usually end up being thrown away can have a second life as a raw material for producing biofuels and other high-value-added products. A study by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has evaluated how ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Oral antiviral blocks airborne measles-like virus spread in ferret model

A new oral antiviral drug candidate, administered either before or after direct-contact or airborne exposure to canine distemper virus, which causes measles-like disease in ferrets, blocks virus transmission and reduces clinical ...

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Colorado was the first state to cap a drug's price. Then a federal court stepped in

Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be reimbursed for ...

Jul 25, 2026
Phys.org / Universal structure of exceptional points revealed in nonlinear light‑based systems

Exceptional points, or EPs for short, are among the phenomena of modern physics. These are special points or locations at which the properties of matter, space or time change. In a new theoretical study, researchers from ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Reusable magnetic invention removes microplastics plus some PFAS from water

Microplastics are an increasing global concern, with growing evidence of their presence in water systems. RMIT University researchers have developed a water treatment material that rapidly removes micro- and nanoplastics ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Two-color lasers aim electron currents through semiconductor with no electric field

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a device that enables them to control the flow of electrons through a semiconductor using only laser light—no electrical power source required. The device was built to ...

Jul 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut immune cells may help explain how B-cell depletion controls MS

B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system that may drive disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS) are temporarily removed, have contributed significantly to improved treatment for patients in recent ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / The lone star tick is bringing another infection concern, the Bourbon virus

Tick-borne diseases are common throughout the United States, and most cases are treated effectively. A rarely diagnosed tick-borne infection, the Bourbon virus, transmitted by the common lone star tick, could soon begin to ...

Jul 22, 2026