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Phys.org / Sahel farmers do better when they combine innovations rather than using them one by one

Smallholder farmers in West Africa's Sahel face a harsh and worsening climate. Rainfall is erratic, temperatures are rising, soils are degrading, and droughts have become more frequent.

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Sulfolobus islandicus: Expanding the genetic toolkit for drug delivery and biotechnology applications

Sulfolobus islandicus, an archaeal model organism, offers unique advantages for metabolic engineering and synthetic biology applications owing to its ability to thrive under low pH and high temperature conditions. Although ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Predicting the peak: New AI model prepares NYC's power grid for a warmer future

Buildings produce a large share of New York's greenhouse gas emissions, but predicting future energy demand—essential for reducing those emissions—has been hampered by missing data on how buildings currently use energy.

Jan 7, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Cracking prostate cancer's code: An enzyme's central role in controlling subtypes and improving therapeutic response

A large team of researchers led by Wouter Karthaus, head of the Endocrine Therapy Resistance and Molecular Genetics Lab at EPFL, and Eneda Toska at Johns Hopkins University have identified the enzyme KMT2D as a key epigenetic ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Genomics uncovers new ways to target chronic childhood disease

Mapping the genomes of the bacteria responsible for yaws, a debilitating childhood disease, has uncovered new insights into how these bacteria re-emerge and evade treatment.

Jan 7, 2026 in Genetics
Phys.org / Earliest, hottest galaxy cluster gas on record challenges cosmological models

An international team of astronomers led by Canadian researchers has found something the universe wasn't supposed to have: a galaxy cluster blazing with hot gas just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, far earlier and hotter ...

Jan 5, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How stressors during pregnancy impact the developing fetal brain

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother's immune system have been linked to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in ...

Jan 6, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / A cancer 'flashlight' helps physicians determine who can benefit from targeted treatments

To determine who could benefit from targeted cancer treatments, a researcher at the University of Missouri has put tumors under a spotlight.

Jan 7, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Regenerative farmers view nature as a meaningful partner in professional decision-making

In Finland, farmers who have transitioned to regenerative agriculture are forming a regenerative professional partnership with nature in their decision-making, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / AI helps pave the way for self-driving cars

Even if Elon Musk's dream of robotaxis for everyone is a long way off, sleek electric cars powered by artificial intelligence packed the Consumer Electronics Show, promising to liberate people from the tedium of driving.

Jan 7, 2026 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / 'Metamaterials' could transform our lives, and sports equipment is at the vanguard

Metamaterials—artificially made materials with properties that aren't found in the natural world—are poised to transform daily life. Their unique properties are enhancing products from sporting goods to consumer electronics ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Mobile technology improves sleep apnea diagnosis after a stroke

Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by repeated obstructions or collapses of the upper airway during sleep. These interruptions to breathing reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood. Stroke patients are at high risk, ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Sleep disorders