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Phys.org / New energy-boosting quantum mechanism discovered in photosynthetic bacteria

Researchers have discovered how certain photosynthetic bacteria use a sophisticated quantum mechanism to increase their efficiency when capturing sunlight. The study, published today in the journal Nature Chemistry and led ...

Jun 23, 2026
Tech Xplore / The art of literary translation exposes the limits of AI

For centuries, people have dreamed of undoing Babel. Sci-fi novelists envisioned universal translators, and linguists devised international languages, all in pursuit of a world where one person could speak and another could ...

Jun 25, 2026
Phys.org / Extreme heat and health: Policy guide reveals what communities need to know

Blistering temperatures exacerbated by high humidity are not just uncomfortable but dangerous. Across Canada, and in communities throughout southwestern Ontario, rising temperatures are affecting people's health in profound ...

Jun 25, 2026
Tech Xplore / Seaweed-based ingredient helps turn dirt into 3D-printed walls

An ingredient that gives ice cream a creamier texture could make natural earthen materials like clay and sand easier to 3D print into durable structures, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Colorado ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / What happens to your blood when you're stressed? We put it to the test

We have all heard it: "It's just in your head."

Jun 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why ibuprofen is better than paracetamol for period pain

For something that affects millions every month, period pain remains surprisingly poorly treated.

Jun 25, 2026
Phys.org / Why warmer seas may not wipe out female fish in some species

In many fish species, water temperature determines the sex of the fry. This biological mechanism threatens to wipe out entire populations because of a shortage of females in the face of global warming. However, an international ...

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Geometric anti-spring works near absolute zero, suppressing vibrations below 0.185 hertz

Physicists and instrument makers in Leiden have succeeded in optimizing a spring that almost completely filters out vibrations at temperatures near absolute zero. This breakthrough opens the door to a new generation of highly ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Heat wave bakes 100 mn Europeans at over 35C

At least 101 million Europeans were forecast to swelter in temperatures of more than 35C on Thursday, as scores of people were thought to have been killed by the heat wave.

Jun 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Crash victims are 70% less likely to be transferred between hospitals in no-fault states

Patients with severe injuries from car crashes are about 70% less likely to be transferred to another hospital in states with no-fault insurance laws than in states with more common at-fault policies, reports a new study ...

Jun 25, 2026
Phys.org / Arctic shipping alters cloud formation, study finds

A study led by the EPFL suggests that shipping emissions influence climate-relevant cloud formation and may affect regional climate processes far beyond the polar region.

Jun 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / More than 600 schizophrenia-associated genes uncovered by network model

Schizophrenia is more complicated than ever imagined. Advanced gene network analysis reveals how distant genetic variants work together to influence brain function and mental health. Scientists have long known that schizophrenia ...

Jun 22, 2026