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Medical Xpress / People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have higher rates of suicidal thinking, planning and attempts

People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder—a more serious form of premenstrual syndrome, commonly known as PMS—are more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors than people without it.

22 hours ago
Phys.org / String theory is uniquely derived from basic assumptions about the universe, physicists show

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by subatomic particles like protons and the quarks and gluons that make them up. You might think you hit ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Webb discovers one of the universe's first galaxies

Scientists have discovered a galaxy as it was 13 billion years ago, 800 million years after the Big Bang. It contains possible evidence of the universe's first stars and is one of the most chemically primitive galaxies observed ...

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Q&A: Is it time to expand our thinking about dark matter? A new study says yes

We may be more in the dark about dark matter than previously thought, according to a new analysis of distant galaxy clusters. Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan, a leading theorist on the nature of black holes and dark ...

May 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop near-invisible solar cells that could turn windows into power generators

Imagine a car whose windows and sunroof can help top up its battery while parked under the sun, or a pair of smart glasses whose lenses can harvest light to power built-in electronics.

May 14, 2026
Phys.org / Coal pollution is cutting solar power output worldwide, study finds

New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / Physicists create hybrid light-matter particles that interact strongly enough to compute

Eighty years ago, Penn researchers J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly launched the age of electronic computing by harnessing electrons to solve complex numerical problems with ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / In quantum gravity, the cosmological constant may behave similar to the quantum Hall effect

Trying to solve quantum gravity is frustrating. We have made tremendous progress in quantum theory, but it seems that every time we find a new quantum technique, there's a reason it doesn't quite work with gravity. Take, ...

May 13, 2026
Phys.org / Colonial roots may explain why North and Latin America treat wildlife differently

How people view and treat wild animals can vary dramatically from one part of the world to another. In the first international study of wildlife values, research led by Colorado State University found a distinct difference ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / Neuron imaging captures unconventional receptor route that supports synaptic communication

All cells, whether big or small, short or long, rely on proteins to function properly. In most cells, transporting these proteins is relatively simple. Neurons in the brain, however, face a significant logistical challenge ...

May 15, 2026
Phys.org / A history of containers, an ancient technology hundreds of thousands of years in the making

We hardly give them a second thought, but everyday objects like bags and backpacks belong to a long technological tradition that may stretch back hundreds of thousands of years.

May 13, 2026
Phys.org / Gravitational waves from colliding black holes may allow detection of dark matter

Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way it interacts with its surroundings is through gravity. If two colliding black holes spiral through a dense region of dark matter and merge, ...

May 12, 2026