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Phys.org / First Plain Language Summary of Publication in veterinary science

Taylor & Francis has announced the publication of the first Plain Language Summary of Publication (PLSP) in veterinary research, a milestone in making discoveries in animal health more accessible, engaging and impactful. ...

Jun 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool

Climate change and urbanization have intensified the urban heat island (UHI) effect, where urban areas are significantly warmer than rural areas. This has, in turn, increased the frequency of extreme heat events, such as ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Positive aging videos affected women's views of getting older—for the better, study finds

Women who view TikTok videos of others comfortable with their gray hair and laugh lines start to feel more positive about their own aging the more they watch, a new UConn study has found, potentially influencing a woman's ...

Jun 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Killing cancer requires immune cells to infiltrate tumors' hostile microenvironment—sugar shields can help them break in

You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular neighborhood that can keep the body's defenses ...

Jun 15, 2026
Science X / How tokens unlock robust cooperation in human societies even when memory fails

Humans stand out in their ability to collaborate with people they may never meet again, often at their own expense. Scientists have long been intrigued by this unique feature, which facilitates everything from international ...

Jun 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / Waymo unveils virtual driver model to test autonomous car crash avoidance

Autonomous vehicles are already a reality on some of our streets and could become a major part of future transportation systems. Safety, of course, is the main concern, as with all vehicles. To help evaluate and improve its ...

Jun 11, 2026
Phys.org / New atlas reveals more about how the body's 'master gland' really works

A new study has created a detailed map of the pituitary gland, often called the body's "master gland" because it controls important functions such as growth, stress and reproduction. Researchers from the Center for Craniofacial ...

Jun 13, 2026
Science X / People are not as dishonest as we expect them to be, finds new study

According to a Pew Research report, Americans trust one another less than they did a few decades ago. Social trust is shaped largely by personal experiences of navigating the world, as well as by how strongly people believe ...

Jun 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Clinical trials suggest GLP-1s may improve fertility in men with obesity

GLP-1s do not harm male hormones or fertility after long-term use, according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. In fact, the research team found GLP-1s may improve ...

Jun 15, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient DNA study of post-Roman Europeans reveals emergence of complex new society

A new study from the HistoGenes project, of which Patrick Geary, professor emeritus in the School of Historical Studies, is co-PI, is helping scholars frame a better picture of the early medieval people who inhabited Western ...

Jun 12, 2026
Phys.org / Possible dark matter-deficient twins discovered in the Fornax Cluster

Astronomers have identified a possible new example of one of the universe's strangest galaxy types: galaxies that appear to contain little or no dark matter. The newly studied pair, FCC 224 and FCC 240, on the outskirts of ...

Jun 9, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum memory surpasses classical limits for storing unknown quantum operations

Quantum memories, systems that store and retrieve information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, can outperform classical storage systems on some existing tasks. Yet these promising memories could also complete operations ...

Jun 9, 2026