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Phys.org / Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks

Dog attacks are on the rise in Australia. The most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show dog-related hospital admissions more than doubled in the eight years to 2021.

Jan 16, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / How Iran cut the internet at the flip of a switch

Iran's nationwide internet shutdown has surpassed its 130th hour as tensions in the Middle Eastern country continue to escalate.

Jan 15, 2026 in Telecom
Tech Xplore / This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn't exist—it's AI Blakface

The self-described "Bush Legend" on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram is growing in popularity.

Jan 15, 2026 in Internet
Phys.org / NASA data helps Maine oyster farmers choose where to grow

When oyster farmer Luke Saindon went looking for a place to grow shellfish in Maine, he knew that picking the wrong patch of water could sink the farm before it began. So Saindon did something oyster farmers couldn't have ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Ontario's proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions

The heat produced by the radioactive waste strikes you when you enter the storage site of Ontario Power Generation at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, near the shore of Lake Huron in Ontario.

Jan 15, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Saturday Citations: Missing dinosaurs, quiescent black holes and infectious fungi

Happy new year! If you're a redhead, the pigments in your hair are protecting you from cellular damage. A post-stroke injection comprising regenerative nanomaterial can protect the brain. And researchers have developed a ...

Jan 10, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Methyl bromide pesticide still widely used in California, raising health concerns

In a new study of the continuing use in California of the pesticide methyl bromide, a known developmental, neurologic and respiratory toxin, researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine found that the compound is still in widespread ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Birding enthusiasts can help songbirds avoid Salmonella epidemics

UCLA biologists are developing a tool to predict when deadly Salmonella outbreaks are likely to happen in wild songbird populations so that people can protect their feathered friends by taking down bird feeders at the right ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Autonomy of minors with neurodevelopmental disorders linked to better physical and mental health in their caregivers

A team of researchers from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, has conducted a study that sheds light on the close ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Study finds non-hallucinogenic psilocybin neural receptor: A novel target for treating depression and anxiety

Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to provide long-term treatment for depression and anxiety. But the chemical's hallucinogenic effects ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Uncovering a hidden mechanism in Met receptor activation

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, have uncovered a previously unknown ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Board games boost young kids' math skills, research review shows

Playing linear number board games, those where players move pieces along a straight numbered path, can significantly strengthen young children's math skills, according to a new report by the HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Other Sciences