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Phys.org / For Northeast blizzard, everything was just right to roll up a monster snowfall

The nor'easter smacking much of the Northeast with nearly 3 feet of snow in places is as classic and powerful a blizzard as you can get, the strongest in a decade and up there with the most intense in history, meteorologists ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Gut microbes can affect the heart via the brain

Hypertension and heart failure affect millions worldwide. Yet in many patients, doctors cannot fully explain why the heart becomes stiff and struggles to relax—a condition known as diastolic dysfunction.

Feb 24, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Planning exercises that got community engagement right

Much has been written about how government agencies struggle with community engagement in climate resilience planning. For example, a 2024 study by the Resilient Coastal Communities Project (RCCP) described the enormous frustration ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Jailbreaking the matrix: How researchers are bypassing AI guardrails to make them safer

A paper written by University of Florida Computer & Information Science & Engineering, or CISE, Professor Sumit Kumar Jha, Ph.D., contains so many science fiction terms, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a Hollywood script: ...

Feb 22, 2026 in Security
Phys.org / Four key facts about climate change and school meal programs

More extreme weather and shifting growing seasons are putting pressure on school meal programs, which serve nearly half a billion children worldwide. Jennifer Burney, a professor of Earth system science and of environmental ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Local political crises are breaking the global unity of youth activism, study finds

A new study reveals that the image of a seamless global youth climate movement is fracturing as activists in the "periphery" feel increasingly sidelined by Western-centric leadership. By investigating why these local chapters ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Triplet superconductivity—physicists may have found the missing link for quantum computers

Many physicists are searching for a triplet superconductor. Indeed, we could all do with one, although we may not know it yet—or understand why. Triplet superconductors could be the key to achieving the most energy-efficient ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / A super stable laser on the moon could guide future lunar missions and improve our timekeeping

Scientists are proposing to build a laser in a crater on the moon to help future lunar missions land safely in the dark and find their way around. This ultra-stable light source could also help us keep time more accurately, ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Araish spiral galaxy observations uncover a 26,700-light-year radio jet

An international team of astronomers has performed multi-wavelength observations of the nearby Araish galaxy to investigate the origin of its radio emission. As a result, they detected an extended radio jet of this galaxy. ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Call me invasive: New evidence confirms the status of the giant Asian mantis in Europe

In the realm of entomology, few creatures command as much fascination as the mantis. Throughout history, these striking insects have been deeply woven into local myths and legends, sometimes respected as mystical soothsayers ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Southern Alaska killer whales eat a remarkably diverse diet, observations reveal

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of fish consumed also differ greatly ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Rethinking how to protect babies for longer against RSV

New strategies may be needed to protect infants older than six months against the highly infectious Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, new University of Queensland research has found. The study examined 18,683 cases of RSV ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Pediatrics