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Tech Xplore / EV battery supply may be less fragile than feared as markets swap key materials

The development of batteries for electric vehicles has progressed much faster than experts and policymakers had anticipated. New research shows that the market is well equipped to cope with both raw material shortages and ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Yoga for obesity: What 30 studies say about blood pressure, cholesterol and weekly exercise

Practicing yoga could help people with overweight or obesity improve their cardiometabolic health, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Widya Wasityastuti from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, ...

Apr 22, 2026
Phys.org / Rare soft-bodied fossil from Quebec reveals a new jellyfish relative from 450 million years ago

Canadian researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils near Quebec City have identified a new species of basal-medusozoan: Paleocanna tentaculum, a soft-bodied, tube-shaped polyp with a ring of tentacles. Closely related ...

Apr 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Casting a long shadow: Childhood sexual abuse linked to cancer in older adults

Childhood trauma may leave a biological and psychological imprint that lasts decades. A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University Health Network suggests that childhood sexual abuse may be linked ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists map how HIV hijacks human cells—and how cells can fight back

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack the complex cellular machinery of the human body. Yet, even after decades of research on how the ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Lower-intensity coconut farming boosts yields and soil health in West Africa

New research shows that lower-intensity management of coconut palm plantations can sustain, or even increase, crop yields while improving soil health. The new approach, published in Plants, People, Planet, reduces harmful ...

Apr 24, 2026
Phys.org / Geoengineering could protect Amazon rainforest from climate change

Geoengineering could protect the Amazon rainforest from climate change, new research shows. Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) aims to artificially cool Earth by increasing the reflection of incoming solar radiation, thereby ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Algorithm using finger cuff technology detects moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis in African American patients

A novel detection algorithm spotted moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis (AS) with a sensitivity of 90.5% of all patients and 100% of African American patients. Researchers presented the late-breaking data at the Society for ...

Apr 24, 2026
Phys.org / The edge of the Milky Way's star-forming disk revealed

How far the Milky Way's disk extends has long been difficult to define—it doesn't end sharply, but fades away gradually at its outer edges. Now, for the first time, an international team of astronomers has identified the ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / E. coli and 'good' bacteria are balanced by breast milk in baby gut microbiomes

Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut microbiomes, a new study has found. In a paper published in Nature Communications, a European research ...

Apr 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Teaching AI models to say 'I'm not sure' in cases of calibration errors

Confidence is persuasive. In artificial intelligence systems, it is often misleading. Today's most capable reasoning models share a trait with the loudest voice in the room: They deliver every answer with the same unshakable ...

Apr 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI-powered table tennis robot now challenges human pros and hints at faster, more adaptive machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in artificial intelligence ...

Apr 22, 2026