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Phys.org / France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing—among them Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, Amal.

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists uncover two new ways doxycycline disables bacterial ribosomes

Scientists have discovered two new mechanisms for how a well-established antibiotic works, paving the way for the potential development of new antibiotic treatments.

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Queen bee pheromones help daughters decide whether to stay or leave the nest

Female sweat bees need to make a pivotal life decision: remain in the nest to help their mother raise more offspring or leave to establish nests of their own. New research from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / How an embryo draws the line between body and germline

Every embryo of an organism that reproduces sexually faces an early and consequential decision: which of its cell lineages will make up the mortal body, and which will become the germline, the lineage that eventually makes ...

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Southern Europe 'becoming more flammable' in hotter climate, experts say

Southern Europe is "becoming more flammable," with the number of summer days primed for extreme fire conditions more than doubling since 1981, a new study found Thursday.

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions

Space isn't known for rich soil or ideal agricultural conditions anywhere in the solar system. Yet amid extreme temperatures and vast distances, multidisciplinary teams at USF's Aerospace: Science, Technology, Research and ...

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / First dogs in the UK treated with new bee and wasp venom immunotherapy

The University of Glasgow's Small Animal Hospital is the first in the UK to use a treatment for dogs suffering from serious allergic reactions to bee and wasp stings. The treatment, Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy (VIT), ...

Jul 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Recycling fossil fuel infrastructure could save trillions in societal costs

Moving away from oil and gas and toward solar, wind and hydropower: that is the energy transition. To stop global warming, we must shift our energy infrastructure toward renewable sources in the coming years. The large-scale ...

Jul 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered microprotein linked to type 2 diabetes, shows promise as a precision treatment

A previously unknown microprotein hidden within the human mitochondrial genome may help explain certain forms of type 2 diabetes and could point toward a new precision medicine approach to treating it, according to a new ...

Jul 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early surgery for bacterial eye infection offers hope to patients

Early vitrectomy surgery for acute endophthalmitis, a rare eye condition, may potentially benefit patients' vision more than the current antibiotic-first approach, according to a study led by researchers at University College ...

Jul 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Flawed studies linking hormone therapy to breast cancer made doctors reluctant to prescribe it for menopause relief

Although menopause is not a new phenomenon by any means, the past few years of what some have called the "menopause moment" have brought it to the forefront of the national conversation.

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Meet WOMBATlite, the model helping researchers follow the ocean's carbon

The ocean absorbs roughly a quarter of humanity's carbon dioxide emissions each year. Understanding how that happens, and how it might change, is essential for predicting our climate's future. To do that, scientists need ...

Jul 30, 2026