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Phys.org / Topical clove oil for canine sarcoptic mange promises faster, plant-based treatment

Canine sarcoptic mange (scabies) is a skin condition in which microscopic mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) infest dogs' skin. The condition is contagious and zoonotic and can be difficult to detect. If left untreated, it can cause ...

Aug 15, 2026
Phys.org / AI and 8 million digitized plant specimens reveal how the climate is changing nature in large parts of the world

AI optimists will be encouraged by a recent report on the state of the world's plants and fungi by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Each degree of warming could add a month of intolerable heat for 1 billion people

The threat that rising temperatures fueled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a U.S. modeling study published Tuesday.

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain activity reveals how people juggle changing goals in real time

Nature never sits still, and neither does anything living within it, since paths keep shifting as things move through the world. Decisions work the same way, changing shape as we go rather than settling once and for all. ...

Aug 15, 2026
Phys.org / Yellowstone's past droughts may signal less geyser activity and more wildfires

A study led by a Montana State University research professor reveals how climate and hydrothermal activity have shaped the vegetation, wildfire and aquatic ecosystem histories of the Yellowstone Plateau over the past 15,000 ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / How ancient trees are warning us about the next enormous solar storm

Our sun is capable of storms far bigger than we've ever recorded. Studying the world's oldest trees suggests we could soon be due one of these gargantuan events.

Aug 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / Could robots help tackle loneliness? BBC's Ann Droid raises questions about the future of care

New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / When glucose falls, ketone supplements may help protect the brain in type 1 diabetes

Insulin is a cornerstone of treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, essential for lowering blood glucose levels. However, if insulin doses are not appropriately matched to the body's needs, glucose levels can fall too ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Fiber-optic cable reveals hidden crevasses that could destabilize glaciers

In recent years, the Alps have experienced devastating glacier collapses: In September 2023, a section of the Marmolada glacier in the Dolomites collapsed, resulting in the deaths of seven mountaineers. Just over a year and ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Sea cucumber breeding clues could help rebuild populations depleted by overfishing

The reproductive life of sea cucumbers has come under the microscope as University of the Sunshine Coast researchers battle overfishing of the marine creatures. Sea cucumbers—which can spawn by wobbling their heads and ejecting ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Single-gene edits fail to protect transplanted insulin-producing cells

In people with type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly destroys the pancreatic beta cells responsible for producing insulin. Patients therefore require lifelong insulin therapy to regulate their blood glucose levels.

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Five new wasp species discovered in Cyprus, including one named after Aphrodite

Scientists have described five new species of parasitoid wasps from Cyprus, more than doubling the number of chalcid wasps known to be found nowhere else on the island. The wasps, all belonging to the family Pteromalidae, ...

Aug 18, 2026