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Phys.org / Experts propose circular economy to cut waste and pollution from space missions

Every time a rocket is launched, tons of valuable materials are lost, and huge amounts of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals are released into the atmosphere. Published in Chem Circularity, sustainability and ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Deforestation has turned Africa's forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources, new study finds

New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.

Nov 28, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Toxoplasmosis: How a deadly parasite infects its host cells

Researchers at LMU in collaboration with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg have discovered how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii builds a specialized structure that allows it to move and invade host ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Expansion of Antarctic bottom water contributed to end of last Ice Age, study finds

Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age ended, global temperatures rose and the early Holocene began, during which time human societies became increasingly settled. A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows the ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Sticky beginnings: Surface-bound gels may explain life's origins on Earth

How did life begin? An international team of researchers from Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and Germany suggest that the answer may lie in sticky, surface-bound gels that existed long before the first cells.

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / High pressure increases terahertz emission 13-fold in 2D semiconductor GaTe, study reveals

A new study led by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with their collaborators, has demonstrated that high pressure can significantly enhance and precisely tune terahertz ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Inflammation and metabolic stress combine to drive a new cell death pathway—mitoxyperilysis

In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur together. A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, published in Cell, found that this combination ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Antibody designed to guide immune cells against hard-to-treat cancer types

A cancer-targeting antibody that helps the body's immune cells spot and destroy hard-to-treat tumors such as triple-negative breast cancer has been developed by researchers.

Dec 2, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Common water pill may help HIV medicines work faster and reduce inflammation, early study suggests

An FDA‑approved medication called spironolactone, often prescribed for heart and blood pressure conditions, may be a useful add‑on to the standard HIV treatment, according to new research from the Valente lab at The Herbert ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Medications
Tech Xplore / From shoreline to skyscraper: Seashells offer a path to low-carbon concrete

A team of researchers from the University of East London (UEL) has found an unexpected solution to one of the construction industry's biggest carbon problems—and it lies on the shoreline. New findings show that discarded ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Researchers develop new method for modeling complex sensor systems

A research team at Kumamoto University (Japan) has unveiled a new mathematical framework that makes it possible to accurately model systems using multiple sensors that operate at different sensing rates. This breakthrough ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Landscape of KRAS mutations and targeted therapies in colorectal cancer mapped in new study

A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) has studied alterations in the KRAS gene in colorectal cancer by combining genomic analyses with a systematic ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer