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Phys.org / How invasive rats rewire coral reef food webs to create winners and losers

Invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among the tiny underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding coral reefs. Scientists say the changes to these marine ecosystems ...

Jul 27, 2026
Phys.org / Learning more about Australia's remote Northwest reefs with Indigenous rangers

Offshore Northwest reefs Rankin Bank and Glomar Shoal are remote and little known, but Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) researchers are using technology and people power to help us understand them better.

Jul 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Seed crystals push solvent‑free perovskite cells to 25.53% efficiency

Solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, are now widely used in many countries, where they are helping to reduce reliance on electricity generated from fossil fuels. While most solar cells used today ...

Jul 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / How brain cells restore healthy growth and connections after a disease-causing genetic deletion

Scientists at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered how an experimental therapy can help brain cells overcome the effects of a disease-causing genetic deletion. Instead of repairing the ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Scabies can kill animals like the beloved wombat. What's the best way to diagnose it?

Constant scratching, bumpy skin and tufts of lost fur. Those are just some of the signs that an animal has scabies, a severe and potentially fatal skin disease caused by tiny mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrow into the ...

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Public research and development money can unlock private investment and lasting economic growth

Strategic public investment in research and development (R&D) can begin boosting economic activity immediately, according to a study led by the University of Southampton. The research shows it can also mobilize private R&D, ...

Jul 30, 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 / Biosphere reserves: Allies against deforestation in the Western Amazon

Biosphere reserves help curb deforestation in the Western Amazon and, taken together, have prevented the loss of more than 7,400 square kilometers (2,900 square miles) of forest over the last two decades compared with similar ...

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
Medical Xpress / Engineered gut bacteria show promise against pancreatic cancer

Cancer immunotherapies have transformed treatment for many cancers, but pancreatic cancer remains especially difficult to treat. One major reason is that pancreatic tumors often create a "cold" tumor microenvironment, where ...

Jul 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study sheds light on why children of divorce face higher risk of lifetime depression

A study of more than 128,000 U.S. adults found that those who experienced parental divorce during childhood had 41% higher odds of depression in adulthood than those whose parents remained married. Yet the findings suggest ...

Jul 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / New strategy for controlling hypertension: Should boosting potassium be part of efforts to control high blood pressure?

High blood pressure can be better controlled with a strategy that combines boosting potassium intake with reducing sodium, according to a new report. High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1.28 billion adults ...

Jul 30, 2026