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Phys.org / Computer simulations reveal hurricane currents can knock down surface wave heights

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) have concluded how and why strong ocean currents modify surface waves. "Our primary finding is that ...

Feb 7, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Fentanyl or phony? Machine learning algorithm learns to pick out opioid signatures

New forms of fentanyl are created every day. For law enforcement, that poses a challenge: How do you identify a chemical you've never seen before? Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) aim to answer ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in many healthy birthing moms and their newborns

A recent study has found gut bacteria resistant to common antibiotics (ampicillin and ceftriaxone) in a sizable percentage of healthy birthing moms and their newborns. In this study, 38% of bacterial strains resistant to ...

Medical Xpress / Global reviews show extent of injecting drug use and infectious diseases in prisons but low treatment access

One in nine people in prisons globally have a history of injecting drug use and their risk of HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis is up to 45 times higher than in the general population. Yet access to infectious disease ...

Phys.org / Stable high-energy pulses achieved with low-stress electro-optic switch

A research team led by Prof. Zhang Tianshu from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a low-stress electro-optic switch based on large-aperture β-barium borate (BBO) slab ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / AI model can accelerate antibody drug production

As instigators of immunity, monoclonal antibodies are marvels of modern medicine, lab-made proteins that can treat cancers, autoimmune diseases, and many other conditions. With the market for these therapies forecast to double ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Wastewater study finds illicit tobacco use in Australia rose 150% since 2017

A study of wastewater samples has revealed that illicit tobacco use has increased by 150% in Australia. University of Queensland researchers used samples taken across Australia and found that while general tobacco use has ...

Medical Xpress / What would bring nurses back? How hospitals can reverse nursing workforce losses

Most registered nurses who recently left hospital employment are motivated to return to health care work—and safe nurse staffing levels are the top factor that would bring them back, according to new research from the University ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Saturday Citations: Imaginative bonobos; cannabis brain benefits; sneaky beetles

This week in science news: Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, may break down more rapidly in the atmosphere than previously thought due to climate change. A new, experimental pill dramatically reduces bad cholesterol. ...

Feb 7, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Looking for advanced aliens? Search for exoplanets with large coal deposits

The combustible sedimentary rock, better known as coal, was not only crucial to the onset of advanced technology here on Earth, but it should also be key to the development of advanced E.T.s residing on any given exoearth. ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Study tests linked care home and NHS records in 45 English homes

A major study led by the University of Hertfordshire has shown how linking care home data with NHS and social care records can improve residents' lives, strengthen policy decision-making and ensure critical health needs are ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / Improving predictions for 'tailor-made' wheat with AI and big data

Climate change and evolving growing conditions present new challenges for breeding. It is important to take local environmental conditions into account. An international team led by the IPK Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Biology