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Phys.org / 'Plasticorals,' coral rubble fused with plastic, represent a new form of plastic pollution

During routine beach litter surveys on the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan, researchers came across small, brightly colored specks in the pale coral rubble. Back at the lab, spectroscopic and microscopic analyses revealed ...

Sep 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Working with engineered stone countertops can lead to silicosis lung disease

There are substantial health hazards to working with engineered stone countertops, as an article on silicosis, a disease caused by inhaling silica crystals, illustrates in a study appearing in the Canadian Medical Association ...

Sep 21, 2026
Phys.org / Coffee on the nanoscale: Graphene oxide membrane removes half the caffeine while retaining key compounds

The humble coffee filter has the relatively simple job of letting the coffee through and leaving the grounds behind. But researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation (COE-CSI) are exploring ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own

Douglas Seiler painstakingly sourced papyrus and reed pens from Egypt and traditional lampblack ink from Japan, then paid some high school students to inscribe the papyrus with lines from Star Wars and the Bible and a quote ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / In 2025, the ozone hole shrank to one of its smallest sizes in decades

The Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 was one of the smallest in decades—a testament to the continuing success of international action to protect Earth's ozone layer, which shields us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, according ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / Bolivia's tilcayo tiger cat becomes first new wildcat species in 100 years

Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher told AFP on Thursday.

Sep 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Augmented eye clinic shows why AI-native systems work where standalone algorithms don't

AI in eye care is set to take a new leap with an AI-native rather than assisted approach. Researchers have developed a new tool that moves beyond the conventional model of deploying AI as isolated, standalone tools for individual ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / New species of 240-million-year-old prehistoric animal could reshape dinosaur origins timeline

A new prehistoric animal species from Tanzania dating to around 240 million years ago, during the Triassic period, has been described by an international team of researchers. Led by the University of Bristol, the new species, ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells us

In the hills of northwestern Morocco, overlooking the river that gives the site its name, research at Oued Beht is bringing to light a previously unknown chapter of the region's past. The discovery of a substantial built ...

Sep 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Autism-risk mutations reveal two opposing patterns of brain gene activity

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with more than 1,200 risk genes, raising a fundamental question: Do these diverse genetic changes affect the brain in entirely different ways, or do they converge on shared biological ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blood test shows promise for detecting pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country, led the development of a new investigational blood test that could detect pancreatic cancer at ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Amino acids and a bone mineral may help control magnesium implant breakdown, three student papers suggest

Seeing a bachelor's thesis published in a scientific journal is relatively uncommon. For three theses linked to the same research group to result in scientific publications within just three months is downright rare. Yet ...

Sep 18, 2026