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Medical Xpress / New dashboard helps predict and plan for disease outbreaks

When infectious diseases surge, response often comes down to timing: whether communities can position the right people and supplies before case counts spike. A new tool developed by UC San Diego with UNICEF and New Light ...

Medical Xpress / Why be concerned about radon?

Radon is an odorless, invisible radioactive gas. It's naturally released from rocks, soil and water—and it can get trapped inside homes, offices or schools. There's no known safe level of radon. There are no symptoms associated ...

20 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not

Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and we die, in exactly that ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer achieved in Western Australia

A major breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against the invasive polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus in Western Australia. Researchers at Murdoch University have successfully established the ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens

Travel misery was set to continue Sunday as a powerful snowstorm blasted southern US states, bringing subzero temperatures to regions not accustomed to the deadly winter conditions.

16 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Aortic hemiarch reconstruction safely matches complex aortic arch reconstruction for acute dissection in older adults

Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, according to a study ...

14 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Webb pushes boundaries of observable universe closer to Big Bang

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to cosmic dawn with the confirmation of a bright galaxy that existed ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Milky Way is embedded in a 'large-scale sheet' of dark matter, which explains motions of nearby galaxies

Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from Germany, France and Sweden show that most of the (dark) matter beyond the Local Group of galaxies (which ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / The magnetic 'birdsong' of the smallest planet

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the more interesting things found so far is a magnetic "chorus" that appears similar to a phenomenon found ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Tropical peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, research reveals

Using a new method to track groundwater levels and greenhouse gas emissions, researchers uncover the climate impact of Southeast Asia's peatlands. In Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, vast areas spanning ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Gravitational wave signal tests Einstein's theory of general relativity

For those who watch gravitational waves roll in from the universe, GW250114 is a big one. It's the clearest gravitational wave signal from a binary black hole merger to date, and it gives researchers an opportunity to test ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / To reduce CO₂ emissions, policy on carbon pricing, taxation and investment in renewable energy is key

A new study evaluating climate policies in 40 countries over a 32-year period finds that carbon pricing and taxation—combined with investments in renewable energy and research—are among the most effective tools governments ...

Jan 29, 2026 in Earth