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Phys.org / Study finds water oversight failures at California dairies

A Stanford Law report reveals California's inadequate monitoring of dairies and feedlots, highlighting the need for stronger regulatory enforcement to protect groundwater quality and community health.

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Starting point for a COVID drug is the 5000th protein structure decoded at BESSY II

Many proteins have a complex architecture that enables biological functions. Molecules can bind to specific sites on a protein and alter its function. A team at HZB has now investigated the Nsp1 protein, which plays a role ...

Mar 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / A 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology

Roughly 270 years ago, Dr. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost from Germany observed a peculiar behavior of water droplets on heated metal surfaces. In his manuscript, "A Tract About Some Qualities of Common Water," he described how ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Nitrous oxide, a product of fertilizer use, may harm some soil bacteria

Plant growth is supported by millions of tiny soil microbes competing and cooperating with each other as they perform important roles at the plant root, including improving access to nutrients and protecting against pathogens. ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Landowner trust and experience influence feral hog management, researchers find

Trust in others and prior experience with feral hogs were significant factors in whether landowners would commit effort and dollars to controlling the destructive animals, two studies have found.

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Just three molecules can launch gene-silencing condensates in stem cells

A new study has uncovered how an exceptionally scarce protein can orchestrate the assembly of large-scale gene-silencing structures inside cells, and what happens when that process breaks down. The findings, published today ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / First gene regulation clinical trials for epilepsy show promising results

A Phase I/IIa clinical trials co-led by Linda Laux, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, show that the first gene regulation treatment for epilepsy is safe and well tolerated by patients with Dravet ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / NASA rules out asteroid smashup on the moon in 2032

Here's one less thing to worry about—or to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032. Last year, the uncertainty surrounding the space rock's orbital path ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Feeling stressed? These immune cells might be key to understanding why

There are many ways that the human body responds to stress, from the adrenaline rush of the "fight-or-flight" instinct to more subtle, complex changes that may not be immediately recognizable to us.

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Chemically 'stapled' peptides used to target difficult-to-treat cancers

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new technology that uses bacteria to build, chemically stabilize, and test millions of potential drug molecules inside living cells, making it much quicker and easier ...

Mar 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / AAOS: GLP-1 receptor agonist use increases five-year risk for osteoporosis

Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for type 2 diabetes and obesity is independently associated with a significantly increased five-year risk for osteoporosis, gout, and osteomalacia compared ...

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Asteroid Ryugu samples offer new insights into early solar system magnetism

To uncover the history of our solar system, it is necessary to study the dynamic evolution of the ancient solar nebula materials. These materials interacted and coevolved with the weak but widespread magnetic field of the ...

Mar 3, 2026