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Phys.org / AI decodes plant DNA 'switches' to better predict gene control

An international research team led by Forschungszentrum Jülich and the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed an artificial intelligence model that predicts where regulatory proteins dock onto plant DNA to switch genes on and ...

Jun 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / Grand Theft Auto VI presales to begin next week

Pre-sales of Grand Theft Auto VI, the feverishly anticipated video game release, will begin June 25, Rockstar Games said Thursday.

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists engineer personalized cartilage graft for infants with life-threatening airway narrowing

A study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrates a new method of using decellularized cartilage with patient-specific cells to help enlarge pediatric airways narrowed as a result of severe ...

Jun 17, 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 / India learns to live with hotter summers

On India's hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly hard to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the dark hours before the sun turns punishing.

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Observation of living cells solves mystery of bacterial cell division

Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel University has solved the long-standing mystery of how the bacterium B. subtilis regulates its cell ...

Jun 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Many cancers originate from a single cancer cell and evolve through early bursts of chromosome changes

A comprehensive multi-cancer study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has revealed that cancer cells within tumors are genetically diverse, yet all carry the same core genetic changes that ...

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / Cockatoos learn when touchscreen rewards 'die,' then apply rule to new contexts

For humans, death is surrounded by culture, emotion, ritual and language. But the question can be framed in a much more basic way: What would an animal have to understand in order to recognize that someone has died?

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / 'Double the damage': Warming climate reduces milk quality and quantity

Heat stress on dairy cows affects more than just the quantity of milk produced—warming temperatures also reduce the fat and protein content of the milk, new research finds.

Jun 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Four reasons electric vehicle targets shouldn't be weakened

The UK government is preparing to water down its electric vehicle sales targets. Under the existing zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) mandate, 80% of all new cars sold in Britain would need to be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030.

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gaming for well-being: New study links open-world games to lower loneliness and greater resilience

A new study published in JMIR Serious Games suggests that some video games may do more than entertain—they may also help adults cope with loneliness and build emotional resilience. The study, titled "The Effects of Open-World ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / How directing water flows in the landscape could support groundwater and surface water streams

Researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research have investigated how water from streams can be stored in the aquifer during wet periods. Using an area in the lower Spree catchment in Brandenburg as ...

Jun 13, 2026