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Phys.org / Humanity travels an average of 78 minutes per day—regardless of living standards, finds study

People travel for many reasons—commuting, as part of their job, or to go shopping—and the time spent traveling differs from day to day, from person to person. But remarkably, populations tend to travel for close to 1.3 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / It's not just in your head: Stress may lead to altered blood flow in the brain

While the exact causes of neurodegenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia are still largely unknown, researchers have been able to identify a key characteristic in affected brains: reduced blood flow. Building ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Climate's impact on earthquakes: Lake Turkana study highlights connections between tectonics and human evolution

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution. Now, researchers from ...

Nov 10, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / How life first got moving: Nature's motor from billions of years ago

Research led by the University of Auckland has cast light on the evolutionary origins of one of nature's first motors, which developed 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago to propel bacteria.

Nov 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / AI is powering the search for America's critical minerals

They power green energy, enhance defense systems, and drive the future of microelectronics. Known as critical minerals, elements like lithium, cobalt, and nickel are vital to national security and innovation. Yet the U.S. ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Harnessing intricate, self-organized plasma patterns to destroy PFAS

Increasing the surface area when plasma and water interact could help scale up a technology that destroys contaminants such as PFAS, detergents and microbial contaminants in drinking water, new research from the University ...

Nov 10, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Light-powered micromotors can move through air

A team of Concordia researchers has developed the first micromotors capable of moving through the air using only light as their power source. These tiny, pollen-shaped particles measure about 12 microns wide—roughly one-tenth ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Cooperative motor proteins found to kill cancer cells when dual-inhibited

A research team from the University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell division. The study, published ...

Nov 10, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Researchers track massive ice loss from Berry Glacier in West Antarctica

Berry Glacier, a tributary of the Getz Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, has deteriorated dramatically in the past three decades, according to researchers in the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Scientists find evolutionary explanation for 'irrational' dread risk behavior

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accidents with a dread risk response. ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Forests with diverse water-use strategies show greater drought resistance

Droughts are having a major impact on Europe's forests—and climate change could make them even more frequent—but diversity helps.

Nov 13, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Discontinuation of ADHD medication more common in children with underweight

Methylphenidate helps the brain to regulate focus and impulse control. It is the most commonly used medicine for ADHD and is the active substance in Concerta, Ritalin, Medikinet and other medicines. The tablets or capsules ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Attention deficit disorders