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Phys.org / Cosmic dust identified as the source of Venus' enigmatic lower haze

Venus, often called Earth's twin, is in fact a planet of extremes. Beneath its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere are crushing surface temperatures and dense clouds of sulfuric acid. While the planet's main cloud layer sits ...

Apr 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study challenges decades-old puzzle about childhood body fat

A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, offers new insights into a decades-old puzzle in childhood obesity. The study found that while body mass index (BMI) starts to rise in early childhood during a stage known ...

Apr 16, 2026
Phys.org / Whales go quiet during noisy underwater surveys

A new study has shown that whale calls are reduced by as much as 50% in response to seismic surveys, which are commonly used to find oil and gas reserves. Researchers are worried that such surveys could impact vulnerable ...

Apr 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cough drops from several brands being recalled, FDA says

Several common cough drop brands are being pulled from shelves after officials raised concerns about how they were made.

Apr 16, 2026
Phys.org / Physicists discover how to reverse 'quantum scrambling'

Quantum computers stand to revolutionize research by helping investigators solve certain problems exponentially faster than with conventional computers. Current quantum computers encounter a challenge where they lose stored ...

Apr 13, 2026
Phys.org / Thai farmers pin hopes on microbes to end annual burning crisis

Rice farmers Siriporn and Amnat Taidee used to burn their paddy fields between plantings—a common method of clearing crop residue partly blamed for toxic smog that blankets much of Thailand every spring.

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study shows public backs overhaul of consent rules for donating frozen eggs to research

Egg freezing is becoming increasingly popular, yet most people who freeze their eggs never return to use them. When imposed storage limits are reached, individuals must choose whether to discard unused eggs, donate them to ...

Apr 16, 2026
Phys.org / COVID-19 in mink farm reveals early lung damage

What happens inside the lungs before COVID-19 symptoms appear? Research in mink offers a rare window into the early stages of the disease. These insights matter for both animal and human health. Researchers and veterinary ...

Apr 15, 2026
Phys.org / Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress

Two back-to-back droughts in 2023 and 2024 caused the most severe decline in forest moisture and biomass (the total mass of living vegetation such as leaves, trunks and branches) in the Amazon since 1992, according to a study ...

Apr 10, 2026
Phys.org / Museum fossil reveals that extinct giant echidnas once roamed Australia

Paleontologists have used an Ice Age fossil found 120 years ago in an underground cave to reveal that extinct giant echidnas roamed southeastern Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch, filling a major knowledge gap in the ...

Apr 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / New drug doubles 1-year survival in pancreatic cancer trial

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and among the hardest to treat, with most patients surviving less than a year after diagnosis. But a new drug developed at Northwestern University may soon help patients live ...

Apr 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Neurons don't run on sugar alone: Hidden fat droplets help drive brain signaling, appetite and weight control

The brain is the body's command center, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals that regulate many bodily functions, including key metabolic processes such as appetite, body weight ...

Apr 14, 2026