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Phys.org / Protecting vertebrates from biodiversity loss: Study identifies priority threats

The most effective conservation strategies for protecting vertebrates on a global scale are those aimed at mitigating the effects of overexploitation, habitat loss and climate change, which are the most widespread threats ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Your AI chat may reveal more than you think

As the use of large language model agents, such as virtual assistants or chatbots, increases at work, at home and in schools, users may be sharing more private information than they realize, according to new research from ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Security
Phys.org / Microbiomes interconnect on a planetary scale, new study finds

In a new study published in Cell, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg reveal that microbes living in similar habitats are more alike than those simply inhabiting the same geographical region. By analyzing tens ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / New study finds near-universal fentanyl exposure with xylazine in some—but not all—US cities

In the national conversation about overdose, fentanyl is often framed as a single, wide-reaching crisis, but new evidence from five major U.S. cities suggests a more fragmented, complex reality. In an article published in ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Addiction
Phys.org / How children's play with everyday objects can encourage skills needed for STEM success

Parents looking to support their children's learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will find no shortage of branded STEM sets, subscription science boxes, private coding programs or educational ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New analysis of crystal deformation in olivine reveals surprising results

Minerals form the building blocks of almost everything on Earth. They are made up of crystals—regular, repeating atomic structures that fit together like a three-dimensional pattern. When minerals deform, their normally ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / World-first clinical practice guideline for the appropriate use of psychedelics

The new "Clinical Practice Guideline for the Appropriate Use of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)" has been approved by the National Health and Medical ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / The Arctic's first inhabitants shaped thousands of years of ecological development

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for repeated prehistoric occupation in the remote island cluster of Kitsissut, north of Greenland, indicating the first people in the High Arctic were skilled seafarers who had a profound ...

Feb 8, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Physicists clarify key mechanism behind energy release in molybdenum-93

A team of physicists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has identified the dominant physical mechanism responsible for energy release in the nuclear ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Researchers rebuild microscopic circadian clock that can control genes

Our circadian clocks play a crucial role in our health and well-being, keeping our 24-hour biological cycles in sync with light and dark exposure. Disruptions in the rhythms of these clocks, as with jet lag and daylight saving ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / First whole-heart mapping technology delivers a global view of cardiac arrhythmias in a single beat

Corify Care's proprietary Global Volumetric Mapping technology, described in Communications Medicine, represents a new approach to cardiac electrophysiology. The publication marks the first system capable of mapping all four ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Cardiology