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Phys.org / Toxic algal blooms linked to deaths of recently stranded humpback whales

Marine mammal stranding teams have completed major response activities for two deceased juvenile humpback whales discovered less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) apart in Monterey Bay earlier this month and issued preliminary ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden PIM1 pathway helps prostate cancer survive treatment, pointing to new drug strategy

Cancer cells are remarkably good at adapting to stress. When treatments damage them, they often find new ways to survive, fueling drug resistance and disease progression.

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / Bumblebee goby species discovered on China's Hengqin island is one of the smallest fishes in the world

Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of bumblebee goby on Hengqin Island in Guangdong Province, marking the first recorded presence of this fish genus in China. ...

Jun 17, 2026
Phys.org / Electron matter waves gain ultrafast torque that flips handedness in femtoseconds

Many natural processes, ranging from magnetism to chemical reactions, entail the movement and rotation of particles at very small scales. In quantum mechanics, particles exhibit both particle-like and wave-like behaviors, ...

Jun 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / New pancreatic cancer strategy kills KRAS-mutant tumor cells and extends survival in mice

Researchers at the University of Cologne's Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that makes most pancreatic cancer cells susceptible to a form of programmed cell death. ...

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / 50-megapixel Earth models capture storms in unprecedented detail—but four consistent blind spots remain

Traditional global climate models were like early digital cameras—they had only about 10,000 pixels to cover the entire planet. At that low resolution, big storm systems looked like blurry blobs. You couldn't see their true ...

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / Atomic-level simulations predict transistor scaling limits

As the global semiconductor industry enters the so-called 2-nanometer process era, the actual size of transistors—the core components of semiconductor chips—still remains above 10 nm. How much smaller, then, can transistors ...

Jun 15, 2026
Phys.org / Lithium spike reveals sun-like star likely swallowed its planet

A team of astronomers, led by Brooke Kotten of the University of Michigan, has shown that TOI-5882—a sunlike star located some 1,300 light-years away—has likely eaten one of its planets.

Jun 15, 2026
Phys.org / Darkness unlocks more ordered nanotubes in light-responsive molecular assemblies, study suggests

Life on Earth has evolved under an uninterrupted rhythm of day and night. While light provides the energy that powers countless molecular processes, periods of darkness often allow biological systems to reorganize, recover ...

Jun 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Could seeing themselves in a mirror help babies copy others?

A new study has assessed whether exposure to their own reflection influences the development of facial mimicry, a process associated with empathy and emotion recognition, in 4-month-old infants. The results showed that infants ...

Jun 17, 2026
Phys.org / El Niño arrives and could rank among strongest events since 1950

The phenomenon El Niño has arrived, the U.S. weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern, synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures, will intensify through the end of the year, potentially ...

Jun 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Molecular clues in maternal blood may predict preterm birth

New research has found signs that may help researchers better understand why some babies are born early. Some signs are present as early as the first trimester.

Jun 16, 2026