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Phys.org / Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history

Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the last 580,000 years.

Nov 19, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Rare mutation may predict strong immunotherapy response in colorectal cancer

A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that a specific subset of mutations in the POLE gene is strongly associated with durable responses to immunotherapy in patients with ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / AI agent learns to create 3D objects from sketches using CAD software

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the go-to method for designing most of today's physical products. Engineers use CAD to turn 2D sketches into 3D models that they can then test and refine before sending a final version to a ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Software
Phys.org / New nanogel technology destroys drug-resistant bacteria in hours

As the threat of antibiotic resistance grows, a Swansea University academic has led the development of a novel technology capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine—with over 99.9% effectiveness ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / From light to logic: First complete logic gate achieved in soft material using light alone

Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Pittsburgh have created the first functionally complete logic gate—a NAND gate (short for "NOT AND")—in a soft material using only beams of visible light. The ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Streamlining what universities offer could backfire for disadvantaged students

The government's vision for higher education in England, set out in a recent policy paper, includes some changes that will benefit students from poorer backgrounds.

Nov 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Cancer cells have backup metabolic pathway to keep building DNA when blocked, study finds

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a surprising link between a tiny cellular engine and the way cancer cells build the DNA they need to proliferate, according to a new study published in Molecular Cell.

Nov 20, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Youth with mental health conditions share strikingly similar brain changes, regardless of diagnosis

An international study—the largest of its kind—has uncovered similar structural changes in the brains of young people diagnosed with anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD and conduct disorder, offering new insights into ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / The first-ever common language for cannabis and hemp aromas

Researchers have taken a significant step toward creating a standardized language for describing the aromas of cannabis and hemp.

Nov 17, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Disputed Jordan codices reveal age variations under ion-beam scrutiny

Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centered on whether they could date back to the early Christian period, a study led by the ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (sometimes referred to as COP30) is taking place in Brazil.

Nov 22, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Cleveland's famous sea monster gets a scientific update

About 360 million years ago, the shallow sea above present-day Cleveland was home to a fearsome apex predator: Dunkleosteus terrelli. This 14-foot armored fish ruled the Late Devonian seas with razor-sharp bone blades instead ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Biology