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Phys.org / Lack of coordination is leaving modern slavery victims and survivors vulnerable, say experts

Researchers at The University of Manchester are calling for stronger, coordinated partnerships to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking, warning that gaps between organizations risk leaving victims and survivors without ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Overlooked decline in grazing livestock brings risks and opportunities

For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock degrade grasslands, steppes and desert plains. But a new global study reveals that in large regions ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / History offers warning on dollar and deficits

It's no secret that Uncle Sam has been living beyond his means. During the past 25 years, U.S. national debt as a percentage of gross domestic product has almost tripled to 98%, according to the Congressional Budget Office. ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / A new tool could tell us how consciousness works

Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an emerging research tool called transcranial focused ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Why a life-threatening sedative is being prescribed more often for seniors

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to treat this frightening and potentially dangerous behavior. Antipsychotic medications are often resorted ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Can teens use social media too little for their own good? Maybe, study says

There appears to be a "Goldilocks zone" when it comes to social media use among teenagers.

Jan 15, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / AI model identifies how every country can improve its cancer outcomes

For the first time, researchers have used machine learning—a type of artificial intelligence (AI)—to identify the most important drivers of cancer survival in nearly all the countries in the world.

Jan 13, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Quantum-dot device can generate multiple frequency-entangled photons

Researchers have designed a new device that can efficiently create multiple frequency-entangled photons, a feat that cannot be achieved with today's optical devices. The new approach could open a path to more powerful quantum ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Fire-safe all-solid-state batteries move closer to commercialization

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a key materials technology that accelerates the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs)—next-generation batteries designed to intrinsically ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / New tool lets anyone audit a country's methane claims

For years, countries have told the United Nations how much methane they emit using a kind of bottom-up bookkeeping: Count the cows and oil barrels, estimate the volume of trash, and multiply by standard emission factors.

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / How the Tibetan Plateau-Himalayan uplift shaped Asian summer monsoons

Research from Monash University reveals the climate history behind Asia's summer monsoon—Earth's most influential climate system. In a new study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, an international team of ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Tiny Mars's big impact on Earth's climate: How the red planet's pull shapes ice ages

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Astronomy & Space