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Medical Xpress / First fully synthetic brain tissue model engineered by scientists

For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological coatings. The development opens the door to more controlled and humane neurological drug ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Illuminating the messages that cells leave behind: Cells trek along vesicle 'breadcrumbs'

In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots. Guided by the invisible chemistry of attraction, these microscopic travelers eventually group together to form ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / What the history of the printing press can teach us about AI regulation

A study on the legal history of printing press regulation in early modern England yields insights relevant to contemporary debates on the regulation of emerging technologies like AI and virtual reality, a McGill researcher ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Hoping to enjoy your holidays? Avoid the sneeze and wheeze triggers

As families prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and other winter holidays, millions will also have to navigate increased exposure to allergy and asthma triggers. From festive decorations to candle lightings ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / Imagery from 4,000-year-old goblet might depict a cosmic creation story, not Enuma Elish myth

The story depicted on the ˁAin Samiya goblet—an 8 cm tall silver vessel from the Intermediate Bronze Age (c. 2650–1950 BCE)—might actually represent a different myth than originally thought, according to a new study.

Nov 15, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / 'City of seven ravines': Bronze age metropolis unearthed in the Eurasian steppe

An international team of archaeologists from UCL, Durham University, and Toraighyrov University (Kazakhstan) has uncovered the remains of a vast Bronze Age settlement, Semiyarka, in the Kazakh steppe—a discovery that is ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Significant interest in vegan pet diets revealed by largest surveys to date

Two pioneering studies published in the journal Animals have explored how dog and cat guardians perceive more sustainable pet food options.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / How the Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion—and what it reveals about AI

On a sunny morning on October 19, 2025, four men allegedly walked into the world's most-visited museum and left, minutes later, with crown jewels worth €88 million (£76 million). The theft from Paris's Louvre Museum—one ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / COP30: Africa needs funding to adapt to the climate crisis—what negotiators need to do to secure it

Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Five ways to make the ocean economy more sustainable and just

The ocean has long been treated as boundless—a frontier for extraction and a sink for waste. This perception has driven decades of exploitation and neglect, pushing marine systems toward irreversible decline. Yet with urgent, ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Could atoms be reordered to enhance electronic devices?

The optical properties of a thin layer of the semiconductor germanium-tin (GeSn) sandwiched between barriers of silicon-germanium-tin (SiGeSn), a structure known as a quantum well, have been studied with a focus on improving ...

Medical Xpress / Women bear the brunt of electroshock treatment, global study finds

An international survey has found that women are twice as likely as men to receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and are also more likely to experience long-term memory loss and other adverse effects as a result.

Nov 19, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry