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Phys.org / Heat waves: Older people less likely to follow safety advice

Extreme heat is now considered the deadliest weather and climate-related hazard in Europe, causing more deaths than floods or storms.

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Artists reconstruct extinct Sri Lankan megafauna

For animator and academic Dr. Jason Kennedy, palaeoart isn't just a hobby. Creating 3D images of prehistoric animals sits at the intersection of science and art, combining fossil analysis, comparisons with living species, ...

May 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / African Union's health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026

A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the head of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain tissue

A largely overlooked space between cells in women's brains may hold the key to understanding memory loss tied to estrogen decline after menopause, reports a new preclinical Northwestern Medicine study.

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Tropical butterflies 'hedge bets' on reproduction as extreme seasons reshape Amazon life

New research from Queen Mary University of London shows how extreme seasonal patterns are causing rainforest butterflies to adapt their reproductive strategies at a rapid pace, with implications for species resilience under ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / How farmers respond to climate-related risk

As climate change increases the frequency of drought, excessive rainfall, and other extreme weather events, farmers face growing uncertainty about crop production. Understanding how farmers perceive and respond to that uncertainty ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain aging reveals rising transposon RNAs, with distinct shifts in Huntington's and Parkinson's

Transposable elements (TEs), also called transposons, are DNA sequences capable of moving or replicating from one location to another within a genome. While TEs are the most significant fraction of the human genome (approximately ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Pain during intercourse is still not widely discussed

Pain during intercourse is a topic that still rarely breaks into the public debate on health. As shown in the latest analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, dyspareunia affects up to one in five women. It ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / The Enhanced Games set out to 'transform sport' but the results looked surprisingly ordinary

The Enhanced Games promised a revolution. Athletes on supervised drug regimens, unshackled from the anti-doping rules of the Olympics, were going to show us what the human body was truly capable of. The event was transhumanism ...

May 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / How high-intensity interval training alters inflammatory responses

New research published in ImmunoHorizons shows that running a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout triggers a more inflammatory immune response than cycling HIIT. These findings could help everyday athletes make ...

May 28, 2026
Phys.org / Southeast Asia's changing landscape is fueling a deadly air crisis that costs billions

Changes in land-use across Southeast Asia over the past 15 years are worsening air quality and contributing to thousands of excess deaths each year, according to a study led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, ...

May 25, 2026
Phys.org / The definitive census of multiple star systems within ten parsecs

Our sun is a loner. It lacks a stellar companion hurtling through interstellar space with it. But we've known for a long time that that's actually relatively rare—most stars have at least one gravitationally bound partner. ...

May 27, 2026