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Phys.org / Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales

New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination.

Nov 27, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Space-inspired tech uncovers hidden differences in autistic children's play

A pioneering interdisciplinary study has shown that how young children play a simple iPad game could support early identification of autism.

Nov 28, 2025 in Autism spectrum disorders
Phys.org / OLEDs can now switch light's handedness with an electrical signal

Researchers from the University of Oxford have for the first time discovered an approach to electrically switch organic LEDs (OLEDs) to emit either left- or right-handed circularly polarized light without changing the light-emitting ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Healing the gut after cancer therapy: Immune cells turn damage into repair

Regulatory T cells (Treg cells), a specialized type of immune cell, are usually seen as "peacekeepers" that prevent excessive immune attacks. Surprisingly, a new study published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / First-of-its-kind 3D model lets you explore Easter Island statues up close

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. To visit it and marvel at the quarries where its iconic ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs' DNA

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live alongside humans, providing ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / CBD supplements may make dogs less aggressive over time

In humans, CBD is thought to have therapeutic effects for some conditions including chronic pain, nausea, or inflammation. Now, dogs may be reaping some of the benefits, too, according to a new study.

Nov 28, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How to rewire a fruit fly brain: Attraction and repulsion shape neural circuits

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly turpentine might smell like a lovely chianti.

Nov 28, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Minority ethnic women in the UK face economic abuse at twice the rate of white women

Economic abuse may not be as obvious as physical abuse, but for the millions of people it affects in the UK, economic abuse can be totally devastating.

Nov 30, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / DNA transcription is a tightly choreographed event: How RNA polymerase II regulates the dance

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing RNA in eukaryotic cells and eventually giving rise to proteins. Scientists know that Pol II must ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Stick-on patch can monitor a baby's movements in utero

Engineers and obstetricians at Monash University have invented a wearable Band-Aid-like patch to track a baby's movements through the mother's abdomen, offering a new way to support safer pregnancies from home.

Nov 28, 2025 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Novel mRNA therapy curbs antibiotic-resistant infections in preclinical lung models

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Nov 26, 2025 in Nanotechnology