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Phys.org / Where was Baltica 616 million years ago? Paleomagnetic data offer revised answer

About 600 million years ago, the continents wandered Earth, yet to settle into their current positions. Their locations during the Ediacaran (as this time is called) have been tough for scientists to pin down. Earth's magnetic ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / 'Atomic snapshots' of proofreading enzyme could lead to better COVID-19 drugs

The closest-ever detailed look at a key enzyme inside the virus that causes COVID-19 could lead to more effective treatment of the disease. Nucleotide analogs are a common type of antiviral medication that mimic the genetic ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fish reveal four distinct sleep states, including three with eye movements

Humans and other mammals cycle through distinct sleep phases. One of them is easily recognized by the darting motion of the eyes behind closed lids, giving it its name: REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. This is the state in ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / RNA blood markers may reveal illness trajectory and treatment success within days

Scientists are developing a test which could one day be used to predict how a patient's illness will progress, and even how well they will respond to treatment. The international team, led by researchers at Imperial College ...

May 6, 2026
Phys.org / Cryo-EM imaging reveals how the body stops bleeding

For the first time, scientists at University of Leeds reveal a complex mechanism behind blood clotting. The findings, published in Science Advances, visualize a key component of blood clotting—platelet myosin—and how it is ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / Mathematical framework solves asteroid route planning exactly for first time

A new publication from Bielefeld University sets a benchmark in optimization research. Together with an international team, Professor Michael Römer from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has developed a ...

May 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hantavirus not like COVID: doctor treating patient in Netherlands

The hantavirus that has broken out on the cruise ship MV Hondius is much less transmissible than COVID, the head of the Dutch unit treating one of the patients told AFP Thursday.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / What lies behind hereditary heart rhythm disorders

Short QT syndrome is a genetic disease that leads to sudden cardiac death at a young age. Mutations in the SLC4A3 gene, which regulates bicarbonate-chloride exchange, were recently described as a potential cause. An international ...

May 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Over half of parents in England are pestered by their children to buy junk food while food shopping, survey suggests

A study using a nationally representative survey of parents in England, presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12–15 May), reveals that over half (58%) of parents are frequently pestered ...

May 9, 2026
Phys.org / Burned stone, child's bones, and lost jewelry hint at prehistoric mining camp high in the Pyrenees

In the past, scientists thought that prehistoric peoples only traveled briefly through high-altitude mountain areas, rather than staying to take advantage of their resources. But new evidence suggests that, starting about ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / Decades of deep sea mining research show threat to seafloor creatures

There's increasing interest in deep-sea mining, but the impacts that this will have on the animals that live in the depths isn't fully understood. A new review led by our scientists is giving us our first insight into how ...

May 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-generated images of depression depict more stereotypes and arouse greater stigmatization, study suggests

Images generated using artificial intelligence (AI) depict more stereotypes and stigmas around depression than images used by the media to illustrate the disease. This is the main conclusion of a study on the perception held ...

May 8, 2026