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Phys.org / How dual-comb spectroscopy works and why it could reshape precision sensing

Spectroscopy has many applications, ranging from fundamental tests of quantum electrodynamics and investigations of molecular structure to environmental sensing, biomedical diagnostics and industrial monitoring. A highly ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Just five posts may be enough to shape what people believe online, study finds

If people form opinions online before they fully evaluate whether information is true, then the fight against misinformation may begin far earlier than most platforms are designed to address.

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Why we struggle to predict our future choices

You probably think you know yourself pretty well. So when you make a plan, you assume you have a reasonably accurate picture of what future you will do. New research suggests that assumption is wrong, and that the gap has ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / California's salmon fishery reopens after a population crash and three‑year closure, but that doesn't mean all is well

Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood ...

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blocking two cancer pathways may curb medulloblastoma relapse, preclinical study suggests

For most children diagnosed with medulloblastoma, the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor, survival rates are encouraging. But for a subset, remission is not the end of the story. Roughly 30% of patients will see ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Trees in cattle pastures nearly double biodiversity across 15 countries, analysis shows

Cattle ranching is the biggest driver of tropical deforestation, but it is also a key livelihood for nearly 1 billion smallholder farmers. A global study by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) shows that this tension can ...

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Macrophage cell therapy boosts four-year transplant-free survival in advanced cirrhosis

A new type of cell therapy shows promise as the first treatment for advanced liver disease, following results from a clinical trial. Patients with the condition who were treated with the cell therapy had a significantly lower ...

May 25, 2026
Tech Xplore / Transparent oxide glass tops 130 GPa using conventional melt-quenching

Glass is a versatile material used in a wide range of applications, from light bulb casings to optical fibers. Recently, high-strength glass has become an important focus of materials research, as new technologies demand ...

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / How moves to call abortion drugs 'controlled substances' can make childbirth more dangerous

The number of abortions in the U.S. rose by 21% between 2020 and 2025—despite the fact that 20 states have passed laws banning or severely restricting abortion care, overturning the constitutional right to abortion.

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Emergence of new cavefish species challenges evolutionary dead-end idea

A new Yale study identifies a distinct species of eyeless cavefish, a discovery that challenges long-held conventional wisdom that caves and other subterranean ecosystems are evolutionary dead ends.

May 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Pulse oximeter bias linked to gaps in care for Black patients

Pulse oximeter devices routinely overestimate blood oxygen levels in darker-skinned patients—a racial bias that can trigger downstream health harms for Black individuals, compounding well beyond any single inaccurate reading.

May 25, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient seas get a new T. rex as massive mosasaur emerges from Texas fossils

There's a new T. rex in the fossil record, only this one terrorized the ancient seas. New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, and Southern ...

May 21, 2026