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Dialog / Can we map diets as networks? Food combinations linked to mortality, cardiovascular disease and life expectancy

Imagine a typical breakfast: coffee may appear alongside eggs, toast and butter, while fruit, yogurt and whole grains may form another combination. We do not eat foods in isolation. Instead, our diets are made up of interconnected ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Historic discovery finds 19th-century estate agent used peepshow technology to create proto version of Rightmove

A 19th-century real estate agent created the world's first version of Rightmove more than 160 years before the birth of online property previews.

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates

Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild. The American Journal of Primatology published a proof-of-concept ...

Aug 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Waste heat becomes cooling energy: Research team develops next-generation heat pump system

A next-generation heat pump system that can provide cooling using low-temperature waste heat of approximately 40°C (104°F) from factories and data centers has been developed. Unlike conventional air conditioning systems, ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Pluto's hazy atmosphere may be collapsing as it moves farther from the sun

Pluto is on an icy march away from the sun. In 2114, it will turn back, but until then, its elliptical orbit will carry it to colder and darker parts of the outer solar system. This is Pluto's first time entering the outer ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Laser scanning may help prevent urban trees from falling

For the first time, a group of biologists and engineers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil applied LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to investigate the health of trees and optimize pruning with ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Four labs find experimental differences can undermine AI catalyst predictions

To turn abundant carbon dioxide into valuable fuel, we need a fast and efficient way to determine which catalysts work best over the longest time. AI models have the potential to help guide catalyst selection, but as with ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Why being born helpless may be one of humanity's greatest strengths

Babies start out life helpless and stay that way for a long time. They cannot walk, feed themselves or survive without an adult's continued care. Our dependency timeline has no clear parallel elsewhere in the animal kingdom.

Aug 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / When we misread autistic people, it may not be a lack of empathy—it may be a mismatch

For years, autism has often been viewed through the lens of a simple assumption: that autistic people struggle to understand how others feel. However, accumulating research suggests the picture is far more complex. This new ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Why we overestimate the positive impact of our actions on the climate

Why is recycling waste or switching off the lights sometimes perceived as more effective for the climate than giving up air travel? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) surveyed nearly 3,000 people and identified ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Immune cell dysfunction, not absence, defines skin cancer in immunosuppressed patients

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that immunosuppressed patients with non-melanoma skin cancer are not missing the key cancer-fighting immune cells found in immunocompetent patients, ...

Aug 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drug linked to heart benefits for high-risk patients

Adding the GLP-1 receptor agonist drug tirzepatide (marketed as Mounjaro) to standard care for patients with type 2 diabetes and heart disease is associated with a lower risk of a major cardiovascular event, such as a heart ...

Aug 5, 2026