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Phys.org / The crisis in cosmology continues: Critical problems in a recent defense of cosmic acceleration

Doubts about the standard model of cosmology are deepening after a new study identified fundamental problems in a recent analysis that defended the conventional view that the universe is currently undergoing accelerated expansion ...

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Utah mountain ranges may store a billion tons of hidden ice

Unlike conventional glaciers, rock glaciers appear as piles of rock that obscure large masses of unaccounted-for ice. Rock glaciers are common in the Wasatch and Uinta ranges, even appearing on the Colorado Plateau in the ...

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Roman telescope aims to directly image exoplanets 1,000 times fainter than current limits

The Roman Space Telescope is designed to directly image exoplanets using complex optomechanical systems developed by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

Aug 26, 2026
Phys.org / Drones take farming to new heights

High above the fields of the Morven Sustainability Lab, drones equipped with heat and light sensors are changing what it means to farm smarter. This month, researchers and students from the University of Virginia, NASA and ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / New guidelines aim to bring precision medicine to stroke rehabilitation

A University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) stroke rehabilitation specialist helped develop new recommendations for studying molecular biomarkers associated with recovery from stroke. The new guidelines could help ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Heart failure drugs may work within days by boosting cells' energy supply

Researchers have discovered that SGLT2 inhibitors, a class of drugs originally developed to treat diabetes and now widely used for heart failure, work by activating a key enzyme that helps heart cells produce and use energy ...

Aug 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Largest ever molecular map of autism opens new paths to precision therapies

For more than two decades, researchers have identified hundreds of genes that increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet multiple fundamental questions have remained unanswered: Among them, how do mutations ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / National survey measures full financial burden of community sport in Australia

The cost of playing community sports in Australia is far higher than previously understood, with a new national study led by Federation University finding families spend an average of $4,567 per child each year to keep their ...

Aug 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / Magnetic memory could make edge AI faster while reducing energy use

Texas engineers teamed up with the world's largest semiconductor foundry to fabricate and test an emerging memory technology that could help meet the increasing energy demand of artificial intelligence.

Aug 28, 2026
Phys.org / Cover crops could ease the shift from perennial seed to annual crops

Transitioning an aging perennial forage seed stand into annual cropping can be difficult, particularly when the original crop persists or weeds establish after termination. Preliminary Canadian research suggests cover crops ...

Aug 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / Two ultrathin films turn low-grade heat into cooling without an electric motor

Refrigerators, air-conditioning systems and data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity, and cooling demand is constantly rising. A research team from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University ...

Aug 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Digital strategy helps patients with heart failure to receive proven medication

A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective treatment for heart failure. These results from the EMAIL-HF ...

Aug 31, 2026