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Phys.org / Pulsar timing hints at a nearby dark matter 'sub-halo'

A group of US astronomers may have uncovered the first evidence for a dark matter sub-halo lurking just beyond our stellar neighborhood. Reporting their findings in Physical Review Letters, a team led by Sukanya Chakrabarti ...

Feb 7, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / 5,300-year-old 'bow drill' rewrites story of ancient Egyptian tools

A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have re-examined a ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Established cancer drug can reactivate immunotherapy

Genetically modified immune cells can offer precious additional time to patients with advanced multiple myeloma. However, these therapies lose their impact as the molecules on cancer cells that immune cells recognize gradually ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Lahontan Basin cave burials 'neither rare nor uncommon,' says new study

In a study published in American Antiquity, Dr. David Madsen and his colleagues address the proposition that the lower Lahontan drainage basin (LLDB), located in the Intermountain West, is "unique" for the use of caves and ...

Feb 7, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Pregnant women in Brazil unaware of their rights suffer violations in the workplace

Despite clear laws that guarantee the protection of pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace, many Brazilian women still experience a reality far from what is stipulated on paper. A study involving 652 women in the ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Tiny worm offers clues to combat chemotherapy neurotoxicity

Chemotherapy remains one of the most powerful tools in the fight against cancer, yet it often comes with significant long-term side effects that can dramatically affect patients' quality of life. Among the most debilitating ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Immunology
Dialog / Neural crest cells: Miniature electric muscles that colonize embryonic organs

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone structure of your face are all ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Power in motion: Transforming ocean wave energy harvesting with gyroscopes

Ocean waves are one of the most abundant and predictable renewable energy sources on the planet, yet efficiently harnessing their power remains a major challenge. Traditional devices typically operate efficiently only within ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / Mauled by a bear, 27,500 years ago: What a lavish teen burial reveals

A teenager's skeleton lay supine in a shallow pit on a bed of red ocher, his remains adorned with several ivory pendants, four perforated antler batons, mammoth ivory pendants, and a flint blade, his skull decorated with ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Why does having a crush make you feel crazy?

The feeling starts in your nervous system. Your pupils dilate, you become short of breath, sweat collects on your palms, and suddenly you can't eat a bite. You're in love—or in lust, at the very least. It's what psychologist ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Fragile X study uncovers brainwave biomarker bridging humans and mice

Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in lab mice but then disappointed in humans. What would help is a noninvasive, objective readout of treatment ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile

Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Earth