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Phys.org / Eclipse research finds turbulent times in the sun's corona

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi have uncovered new clues about how energy moves through the sun's outer atmosphere, using one of nature's rarest events as their window: total solar eclipses. Drawing on more than ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Antarctic warming is altering atmospheric stability: New evidence from the 1950s to the present

A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of the lowest layers of the atmosphere.

Feb 18, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / New species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher

A new species of crocodylomorph dating to about 215 million years ago has been described from the U.K. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher from Ysgol ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / More states allow MAID, but many Americans remain misinformed or unsure

Public misunderstanding about medical aid in dying in the United States falls into two distinct categories—misinformation and uncertainty—and each is driven by different forces, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Feb 21, 2026 in Other
Phys.org / Gotland hunter-gatherer graves hint at how Stone Age families organized

A woman was buried with two children, but they were not her own. In another grave, two children were placed. They were not siblings and were more distantly related, perhaps cousins. In a new study published in the Proceedings ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy

For every ton of ethylene created, one ton of carbon dioxide is produced. With more than 300 million tons of ethylene produced each year, the production system has a huge carbon footprint that scientists and engineers are ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / AI reads clinical notes to forecast colitis-linked colorectal cancer

People with ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, are up to four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than the general population. Low-grade dysplasia (LGD)—abnormal or precancerous lesions—can ...

Phys.org / The making of doting dads may involve a specific gene

Male caregiving is rare. Of the nearly 6,000 mammalian species, fewer than 5% of fathers stick around to raise their own young. Most are even instinctively hostile. Even among the mammals that pitch in with caregiving duties, ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Simplifying quantum simulations—symmetry can cut computational effort by several orders of magnitude

Quantum computer research is advancing at a rapid pace. Today's devices, however, still have significant limitations: For example, the length of a quantum computation is severely limited—that is, the number of possible ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / New microscopy technique lets scientists see cells in unprecedented detail and color

Scientists have developed a new imaging technique that uses a novel contrast mechanism in bioimaging to merge the strengths of two powerful microscopy methods, allowing researchers to see both the intricate architecture of ...

Feb 21, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Rhythm during sex in bonobos provides new insights into the evolution of communication

An international research team, including VUB data scientist Yannick Jadoul, has shed new light on the rhythmic nature of sexual behavior in bonobos. By precisely analyzing the tempo of movements during sex, researchers aim ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Brain organoids can be trained to solve a goal-directed task

Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small adjustments to make sure it doesn't fall over. It takes practice to get good ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Neuroscience