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Phys.org / Molecular enhancements help plants light up when they're under attack

Imagine that plants could tell us exactly when they're stressed, infected, or being eaten by insects, by lighting up. A new study led by Dr. Karen Sarkisyan, Head of the Synthetic Biology group at the MRC Laboratory of Medical ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / Changing leafcutter ants' food reshapes their microbial gardens, scientists find

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in these ecosystems, where various fungi and bacteria thrive alongside the ants, resulting in countless ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / Drought hits gulf fisheries, sparking food security fears

A severe and prolonged U.S. drought in the late 1980s played a central role in one of the largest fisheries declines ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.

Mar 18, 2026
Phys.org / Can animals sense earthquakes?

For centuries, unusual animal behavior before earthquakes has been reported worldwide. Livestock becoming restless, wildlife disappearing and snakes emerging from hibernation in the middle of winter. For a long time, scientists ...

Mar 21, 2026
Phys.org / How two dim stars came together to shine brightly

Brown dwarfs get a bad rap in the stellar world, often labeled as "failed stars" for their inability to sustain nuclear fusion at their cores. The mass of these objects falls between planets and stars, ranging from 13 to ...

Mar 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Switching from milk to solid food in early life helps reprogram the gut's immune defenses, researchers find

According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning or switching from milk to solid food in early life doesn't just change what babies eat, it helps ...

Mar 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions

MIT researchers have spent more than a decade studying techniques that enable robots to find and manipulate hidden objects by "seeing" through obstacles. Their methods utilize surface-penetrating wireless signals that reflect ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / Milkweed evolves 'mind-blowing' tactic to fight monarchs

Milkweed has found a new strategy in its epic evolutionary battle with monarch butterflies: upgrading its toxins to outmaneuver the monarch's resistance. In a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / Light-based technique creates artificial structures that mimic the scaffolding of cells

A laser-based system that can create mesh-like structures in a dish that resemble the cytoskeletons of cells has been developed by two RIKEN researchers. They demonstrated its usefulness for research by exploring how two ...

Mar 21, 2026
Phys.org / Global insect rescue plan requires new technology to ensure success

Cameras that photograph insects overnight and AI that identifies them are among a new generation of tools that could finally allow scientists to track whether the world's plan to save nature is working for its most overlooked ...

Mar 18, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum-inspired laser system delivers distance measurements with sub-millimeter accuracy

A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, that can measure distances under strong solar background has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Bristol. The team has proved their hypothesis ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / A multi-lane highway for light: Topology helps build more robust photonic networks

Penn-led researchers have shown for the first time that multiple, information-carrying light signals can be safely guided through chip-based, reconfigurable networks using topology, the esoteric branch of mathematics that ...

Mar 19, 2026