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Medical Xpress / Study finds new weak spot linked to DNA repair in aggressive, drug-resistant cancers

A new way for hard-to-treat cancer cells to protect themselves from being killed by anticancer drugs has been found. The novel method involves tumors hijacking specific defenses for repairing damaged DNA, which are easier ...

Jul 27, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change and social concerns could drive more radical protests

Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people engage in conventional protests—and sometimes more radical forms of action—in the face of environmental change, harms to animals and nature, and climate inaction.

Jul 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / New blood test for tuberculosis could reduce the spread of this top global infectious-disease killer

A new study presented today at ADLM 2026 in Anaheim, California, found that a simple blood test could accurately identify tuberculosis (TB)—a leading cause of death worldwide—among patients with varying degrees of exposure ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers examine academic success for new immigrant high schoolers

High schools in Massachusetts are struggling to accomplish the dual goal of helping immigrant newcomers progress toward English language proficiency and master the academic content required to graduate, according to a new ...

Jul 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the heart's 'little brain' helps it function and protects it against stress

For years, scientists have known that the heart has its own network of nerves, the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS), sometimes called its "little brain." Exactly how it functions has remained something of a mystery, ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists repair damaged plastics at the molecular level, boosting recycling potential

Plastic recycling could become far more effective thanks to a new technique that restores the strength of damaged engineering plastics by repairing them at the molecular level.

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Why evolution never produced mammal teeth that slice and crush equally well

Evolution is all about trade-offs. Traits that may be beneficial in one situation may backfire in another. Over millions of years, species can become specialized for one way of living rather than being equally good at everything. ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured or missing after part of a shopping center and a huge chimney at a paper factory collapsed, officials said. ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Plumage reflectance framework offers new insight into how birds evolved heat-controlling feathers

Birds can inhabit various environments with different climates and temperatures, ranging from cold polar regions to scorching hot deserts. To survive and thrive in these very different environments, they need to effectively ...

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / For long-term health, diet quality matters more than food processing level

What makes a diet healthy—or not? According to a new study, nutritional quality matters more than processing level when it comes to long-term health.

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / France and Spain race to contain fires before new heat wave

Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / How fishing may be changing one fish species at the molecular level

The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) is a small marine animal that lives in sandy coastal waters and feeds on creatures like shrimp. Known locally in Spain's Balearic Islands as raors, it is a popular dish in many homes ...

Jul 24, 2026