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Phys.org / Meerkat sunning calls may act as 'vocal grooming' for social bonding

As the sun rises over the Kalahari Desert, meerkat groups emerge from their burrows and gather closely, turning their bodies toward the warmth of the early light. These quiet morning moments are more than a way to warm up; ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / AI tool predicts six-month risks for cancer patients after heart attack

Cancer patients who suffer a heart attack face a dangerous mix of risks, which makes their clinical treatment particularly challenging. As a result, patients with cancer have been systematically excluded from many clinical ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Name it to tame it: Researcher discovers technique to reduce cigarette cravings

If you name it, you can tame it. That's a new tool for fighting cigarette cravings, according to assistant research psychologist Golnaz Tabibnia.

Jan 30, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Light-based nanotechnology offers potential alternative to chemotherapy and radiation

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new light-based nanotechnology that could improve how certain cancers are detected and treated, offering a more precise and potentially less harmful alternative to chemotherapy, ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Light offers a non-invasive alternative to painkillers in veterinary medicine

Turning on the light to turn off pain: This is the principle behind a new analgesic method called light-induced analgesia (LIA), discovered by scientists from the CNRS1 in rodents. Noninvasive and drug-free, LIA proves to ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Powerful Milky Way stellar flares near black hole could refine galaxy center models

Deep in the frozen heart of Antarctica, the South Pole Telescope has been watching one of the most extreme neighborhoods in our galaxy, and it's just caught something extraordinary happening there. Astronomers have detected ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / RNA droplets may have accelerated prebiotic Earth's development of complex molecules

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic compounds. Researchers at ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / New map of the Milky Way's magnetism offers insights into cosmic evolution

A UBC Okanagan-led research project has given a group of international scientists their clearest view yet of the Milky Way's magnetic field, revealing that it is far more complex than previously believed.

Jan 29, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Atomic spins set quantum fluid in motion: Experimental realization of the Einstein–de Haas effect

The Einstein–de Haas effect, which links the spin of electrons to macroscopic rotation, has now been demonstrated in a quantum fluid by researchers at Science Tokyo. The team observed this effect in a Bose–Einstein condensate ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Laws to keep guns away from distressed individuals reduce suicides, suggests study

In 2023, more than half of all suicide deaths in the United States involved firearms. "Red flag" laws—also called Extreme Risk Protection Orders or ERPOs—are designed to reduce these deaths by authorizing temporary firearm ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Real-time imaging captures contact between cells and between a single neuron's extensions

Living organisms are made up of hundreds of thousands of cells that cooperate to create the organs and systems that breathe, eat, move, and think. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a new way to track how and when ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / New guide aims to tame the chaos of UTI care

Millions of times a year, Americans seek urgent treatment for painful, embarrassing urinary tract infections. But while they once had to go in person for testing and treatment, now they can type messages to their clinic into ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Medical economics