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Phys.org / Did JWST find an exomoon or a starspot?

Searching for exomoons—moons that orbit around another planet—was one of the most exciting capabilities expected of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) when it launched in late 2021. So, after four years of operation, ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Eye washing may ease hay fever ocular symptoms and improve quality of life

Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is the condition responsible for seasonal allergies or allergic reactions to other environmental allergens, like dust mites and animal dander. Estimates vary, but somewhere around ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Global review reveals 76% of population not meeting omega-3 guidelines

More than three-quarters of the global population aren't getting enough Omega-3, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the University of Southampton and Holland & Barrett. The collaborative review ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / WHO recommends Ozempic-style weight loss drugs for obesity

Obesity affects more than 1 billion people worldwide and is recognized by the World Health Organization as a chronic, relapsing disease associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic burden.

Dec 1, 2025 in Medications
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robots reliably manipulate different objects with 87% success using new framework

Robotic systems that mirror humans both in their appearance and movements, also known as humanoid robots, could be best suited for tackling many tasks that are currently performed by human agents. These include household ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Self-heating and cooling without electricity: Non-powered 3D smart energy device developed

A research team developed a 3D Smart Building Energy-saving device capable of automatically controlling heating and cooling without electricity or an external power source.

Dec 1, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / How platform design steers demand

Digital platforms have gained strong economic positions in many industries. On the one hand, they enable more providers than ever before to make their products, services, or information available. On the other hand, this ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Global measles cases surge as vaccination rates fall, WHO warns

Between 2000 and 2024, global measles deaths fell by 88%, saving an estimated 58 million lives, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.

Phys.org / Secret behind Temple of Venus's resilient construction uncovered

The material used to build the Temple of Venus in Naples has remarkably endured even as Earth's surface around it sank from volcanic activity, and researchers were curious to know how.

Nov 27, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Survey: Hurricane season ends, but weather woes push Floridians to move

Although the Atlantic hurricane season has officially ended, Floridians' woes over severe weather and soaring homeowners' insurance costs still linger. A new Florida Atlantic University survey finds hurricanes and other climate-related ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / New insight into how protein TDP-43 affects gene expression in ALS and FTD

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are medical conditions characterized by the progressive degradation of cells in the brain, ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Muscle regeneration hindered by missing protein in rare muscular dystrophy, study shows

For more than two decades, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have been investigating a severe form of muscular dystrophy in which muscles progressively degenerate. The research team has now discovered that ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Genetics