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Phys.org / Rare deep-sea goblin sharks filmed in natural habitat for first time

The first published live observations of the rare goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural deep-ocean habitat were reported in a new paper by a University of Hawai'i at Mānoa-led team of oceanographers. In the past, ...

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the food industry shapes your child's fussy eating

Your toddler demands a Bluey-themed yogurt and has a tantrum when offered something else. If it's not a Nutella sandwich, your child's lunchbox comes home uneaten. And the dinner table can become a battleground unless there ...

Jun 14, 2026
Phys.org / Frozen rat chromosome springs back to life inside a mouse embryo

Scientists in Japan have developed a rat-mouse hybrid embryo from a single frozen rat chromosome transplanted into a mouse egg cell. The achievement is proof that genetic material can sometimes remain functional after cryopreservation ...

Jun 8, 2026
Phys.org / Trees may store less carbon than expected in the future

It's intuitive to think that if a tree is photosynthesizing, it's also growing. But that's not necessarily so—and a new study of oak trees, published in the journal Science Advances, found that even as they photosynthesize ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / Black hole feeding bursts may explain JWST's Little Red Dots in early universe

A new theoretical study may have cracked one of the most puzzling discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): Little Red Dots, spotted across the early universe. The paper, posted to the arXiv preprint server on ...

Jun 8, 2026
Phys.org / Jurassic viral gene may have helped apple snails start laying eggs on land

Pomacea canaliculata, commonly known as the apple snail, is a pest commonly found in Hong Kong's wetlands and farmlands. It feeds on aquatic plants and produces toxic pink egg masses resembling miniature grapes that adhere ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / 'Selection shadow' may explain why longer lives bring more age-related disease

A review article now published in Nature Reviews Genetics brings together evolutionary theory, comparative genomics and large-scale human genetics to explain why we age and why aging rates differ among individuals and species. ...

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ultrasound turns anticancer molecule into deep-lung bacteria killer

An anticancer medication called TLD1433, a ruthenium(II) complex that has entered Phase II trials for conditions such as non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, is now being repurposed to address one of the biggest public health ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Decades-old puzzle solved as scientists uncover cause of inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, together with Newcastle University's Translational and Clinical Research Institute and the Department of Immunology at Cambridge University Hospitals ...

Jun 10, 2026
Phys.org / Dragonfly and damselfly migrations crisscross planet, with 100 species confirmed

Migration flights of dragonflies and damselflies crisscross much of our planet, new research reveals. Scientists from the universities of Exeter and Lund reviewed global evidence and found 100 dragonfly and damselfly species ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / Nickelate superconductors share a common electronic fingerprint

Superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at specific temperature ranges, have proved very promising for the development of quantum computers and other cutting-edge technologies. ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Our brains may be automatically filtering out negative words

We tend to assume that emotionally charged words are more likely to grab our attention. An insult shouted across a crowded room or a disturbing phrase overheard on television can seem impossible to ignore. But a new study ...

Jun 12, 2026