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Phys.org / Bacteria use wrapping flagella to tunnel through microscopic passages, research reveals

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella around their bodies and moving forward. Using a microfluidic device that mimics insect gut channels, ...

Jan 25, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Pre-fab psychological diagnoses: Clinicians confront a new trend

More and more young adults seek psychological assessment with a diagnosis already in mind—or even one they have assigned to themselves. A new mixed-methods study with 93 clinical psychologists shows that self-diagnosed ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Q&A: Even small amounts of online math practice can improve skills

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused, mastery-based learning, even with limited use.

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Checklist offers guide to verifying authenticity of nature and carbon credits

Global leaders have committed to halting and reversing the ongoing degradation of nature within the next few decades. But with tight public budgets, governments around the world are looking toward nature markets as one way ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Gout medication may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.

Jan 26, 2026 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Scientists once thought the brain couldn't be changed. Now we know different

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early adulthood, and then resisted ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Study links anxiety sensitivity, pain-related anxiety to hazardous drinking after assault

A psychologist at the University of Houston is providing guidance to improve the mental health of victims of sexual violence, recognized by major health organizations as a public health crisis with serious implications on ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Two days of oatmeal can reduce cholesterol level

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a trial by the University of Bonn, which has now been published in Nature Communications. The participants ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Cardiology
Phys.org / Nepal's green success story has a hidden social gap, research shows

In recent years, Nepal has been heralded as a global leader in community-based forest conservation. By handing over nearly a third of its nationally owned forest to local villagers in the 1980s, the country reversed years ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Astrophysicists discover largest sulfur-containing molecular compound in space

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), in collaboration with astrophysicists from the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, have identified the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Harvestmen arachnids apparently use fluorescent patterns for species recognition

A research team from Munich has identified a previously unknown communication mechanism in harvestmen. Five closely related species show species-specific, strongly fluorescent structures on their backs that become especially ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Astronomers discover dense super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-3862 b, turns out to ...

Jan 22, 2026 in Astronomy & Space