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Phys.org / Webb delivers unprecedented look into heart of Circinus galaxy

The Circinus galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The largest source of infrared light from the region closest to the black ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Influence of dog ownership on exercise self-efficacy and physical activity: Differences before and after COVID-19

Researchers at University of Tsukuba examined how dog ownership and exercise self-efficacy affected physical activity among Japanese office workers before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 16, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Crop droughts set to worsen—even as rainfall increases

Europe and western North America will experience more frequent and severe crop droughts as Earth warms, even in places where yearly rainfall increases.

Jan 14, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / New global standard set for testing graphene's single-atom thickness

Graphene could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones, but only if we can guarantee its quality. The University of Manchester has led the world's largest study to set a new global benchmark for testing graphene's ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Senegal's spear-wielding savannah chimps yield clues on humanity's past

A shriek broke the dawn on the savanna, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

Jan 15, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Hydrogel cilia set new standard in microrobotics

Cilia are micrometer-sized biological structures that occur frequently in nature. Their characteristic high-frequency, three-dimensional beating motions (5–40 Hz) play indispensable roles inside the body.

Jan 14, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in Norse mythology or Indra in Hinduism.

Jan 14, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Microplastics found in rural woodland at higher levels than in city centers

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers say. Scientists led by the University of Leeds detected up to 500 microscopic particles of plastic ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by researchers in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT that focused ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria molecule boosts lung cancer treatment response

UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made into a drug for testing ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / US flu activity fell for a second week. But experts worry the season is far from over

The U.S. flu season appears to be waning with two straight weeks of decline in measures of flu activity, according to the latest government data released Friday.

Medical Xpress / Customizable stainless steel neural probes enable safer, less expensive brain sensing

The human brain is complex. Understanding deep brain function usually requires the insertion of probes that frequently result in irreversible tissue damage. Current neural probes are made out of silicon, a brittle material ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Neuroscience