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Phys.org / Meta-study reveals mechanisms of animals' adaptations to cope with climate change

Climate change has a wide range of effects on wildlife. It affects seasonal migration, reproduction times, body size and mass, and disrupts ecological processes, thereby posing challenges for the populations of some species. ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Scientists uncover hidden 'winter memory' inside plants

Scientists have developed a powerful new microscope that reveals, for the first time, how plants store a 'memory' of winter deep inside their cells.

Jan 19, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Twisted 2D materials get an ultraclean, scalable upgrade for future quantum devices

Exciting electronic characteristics emerge when scientists stack 2D materials on top of each other and give the top layer a little twist.

Jan 19, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / World's smallest capacitor paves way for next-generation quantum metrology

Nanomechanical systems developed at TU Wien have now reached a level of precision and miniaturization that will allow them to be used in ultra-high-resolution atomic force microscopes in the future. Their new findings are ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon

The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special operations ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Socio-environmental movements emerge as key global guardians of biodiversity amid rising violence

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that organized civil society and social mobilization are key, yet often unrecognized, agents of global biodiversity conservation. By analyzing ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Protein Rac1 plays dual roles in repairing damaged kidney, study finds

The kidney's proximal tubule reabsorbs water, glucose, ions and other small molecules from the urine and thus maintains the body's supply of these essential constituents. The tubule can be easily damaged by ischemia, or poor ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Catalyst selectivity as a balancing act: Co₃O₄ 'trapped' in transition shows peak activity

In a study appearing in Nature Catalysis, researchers from the Inorganic Chemistry Department of the Fritz Haber Institute reveal how structural changes on the surface and in the bulk region of the cobalt oxide catalyst Co3O4 ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Mercury's BepiColombo Mio and Earth's GEOTAIL show shared wave frequency properties across planetary magnetospheres

An international team from Kanazawa University (Japan), Tohoku University (Japan), LPP (France), and partners has demonstrated that chorus emissions, natural electromagnetic waves long studied in Earth's magnetosphere, also ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Google offers users option to plug AI mode into their photos, email for more personalized answers

Google is leveraging its artificial intelligence technology to open a new peephole for its dominant search engine to tailor answers that draw upon people's interests, habits, travel itineraries and photo libraries.

Jan 22, 2026 in Internet
Phys.org / Japan Trench geology confirmed as key driver of 2011 megaquake

Geologists from Heriot-Watt are part of an international research team that has confirmed why the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake off northeast Japan behaved in such an extreme and destructive way.

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Social standing and isolation shape sleep quality in mice, study finds

While some factors that improve or reduce the quality of sleep are relatively well understood, many are not. Given the impact that sleep is known to have on matters such as stress, concentration and cognitive abilities, it ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry