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Phys.org / Discovery of furtivovirus advances understanding of giant virus evolution

In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry. This model suggests that every living organism can be traced back to a distant common ancestor. However, ...

May 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Location matters: Balancing renewable energy and biodiversity in Norway

No matter how you look at it, Norway's future electricity needs will grow. At the same time, the planet is warming at an unprecedented rate. One important way to help halt this trend is electrification, powered by renewable ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lung cancer cells can revert identity to a branching state, fueling resistance and aggressive growth

Oncologists have discovered that lung cancer cells can change their identity to resist treatment. Research published in Molecular Oncology reveals how lung cancer cells can become more aggressive and harder to treat by reactivating ...

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ocrelizumab cuts disability progression in primary progressive MS trial

A major international Phase III clinical trial, led by Queen Mary University of London, has found that ocrelizumab—a medication already prescribed to some patients with MS—significantly slows disability progression in people ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Sex, hematocrit, uric acid linked to Meniere's disease hearing severity

Sex, hematocrit, and uric acid are independently associated with hearing severity in Meniere's disease (MD), according to a study published online May 17 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Why is economic inequality the status quo?

The length of our lives is tied to the amount of money we make. The link between health and wealth is well established, and it can have a staggering impact on the actual number of years a person lives. For example, in the ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Extreme trait values may trace to rare genes with outsized effects, analysis suggests

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found evidence that people who fall at the extreme high or low ends of certain traits, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, height, and age at menopause, are ...

May 27, 2026
Phys.org / Payre fossils from Europe's earliest Neanderthals reveal dynamic evolution shaped by climatic oscillations

The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences exploring the complex evolution of Neanderthals ...

May 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gene activity clocks estimate lifespan across species, matching epigenetic tools

Molecular clocks that can provide accurate estimates of both molecular age and lifespan across multiple mammalian species and tissue types are presented in an article published in Nature this week. An analysis of more than ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Mysterious acids keep bacteria rod-shaped by restraining rogue enzyme, experiments reveal

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical cells into shape-shifting ...

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rural health research could bypass RCT hurdles with real-world data, paper says

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are challenging to conduct in rural areas, however, a new Griffith University study examined how high-quality research could be conducted when RCTs were not possible.

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny on-chip circuit could power next-generation quantum and AI technologies

Researchers from Monash University have developed a breakthrough nanoscale circuit that can generate, direct, and read light-based information, all on a single chip.

May 26, 2026