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Phys.org / Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking

A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international health, social equality and ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among those thought to have perished ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Nightingales strike right chord in territorial singing duels

During conversation, people sometimes synchronize their voices in ways that often go completely unnoticed. Talking speeds converge, sentence lengths shift, turn-taking rhythms fall into sync. New research from the Max Planck ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Queen conch's hopping behavior helps set new conservation guidance

A new study published in Conservation Biology examines the behavior and distribution of queen conch (Aliger gigas) to guide conservation management for the threatened sea snail.

Jan 12, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Catastrophic heat wave wiped out 2 endangered corals in the Florida Keys... now what?

Once a picturesque garden beneath the sea, some stretches of the Florida Coral Reef have now become graveyards. Unburied coral skeletons stand as haunting remnants of the catastrophic marine heat wave that swept through in ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Researcher affirms human creativity's value amid AI

As generative artificial intelligence tools rapidly enter classrooms, workplaces, and creative industries, questions about what these systems mean for human creativity have become increasingly urgent. Can AI truly be creative? ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / People with ME/CFS have a consistent faulty cellular structure, new research confirms

A faulty ion channel function is a consistent biological feature of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), providing long-awaited validation for hundreds of thousands of Australians living with the debilitating ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Medical research
Phys.org / Major gaps in global satellite maps of forests raise policy concerns

For decades, global efforts to combat climate change and protect biodiversity have relied on a high-tech promise: that satellite-derived maps can tell us exactly where the world's forests are.

Jan 12, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Mechanism behind persistent autoimmune joint destruction revealed in new study

Nearly 1.5 million Americans and nearly 5% of women over the age of 55 have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an incurable autoimmune disease marked by joint inflammation and subsequent damage. Despite advances in treatment, such ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Arthritis & Rheumatism
Tech Xplore / Supersonic tests defy a 70-year-old rule of metal strength

When engineers want to make a metal stronger, one of the most reliable strategies is to use smaller grains—the microscopic crystal regions within the material. But when deformed at extreme speeds, this rule flips and metals ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / How brain waves shape our sense of self

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between our own body and the external world. The findings offer ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Bilayer ceramic coating shown to significantly increase tool life in titanium alloy micromachining

Researchers have demonstrated a new bilayer ceramic coating to extend the service life of tools needed in the machining of the world's most widely used titanium alloy by more than 300%.

Jan 13, 2026 in Engineering