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Phys.org / 'Bag of Bones' preserves rare three-tier prehistoric meal in Outback Queensland

An ancient marine 'crime scene' discovered near Richmond captures the world first evidence of a flying reptile being eaten by a sea monster… before that predator became dinner itself.

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Diamond's newfound defect may tame vibrations that hinder quantum light sources

Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered a new type of quantum light emitter in diamonds that could help overcome a number of challenges ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Most complete skeleton of 30 million-year-old dog discovered

For decades, a 30 million-year-old fossil sat entombed in rock in an Oregon museum collection. When it was first found, paleontologists thought it might be an early relative of sheep, camels and pigs, whose fossilized skeletons ...

Jul 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / How children talk can indicate risk for future mental health problems

Linguistic models that analyzed the words children used when talking about stressful events were better at predicting future mental health problems than a panel of human experts.

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: what to know

Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five pesticides considered by many to be PFAS "forever chemicals," a class of toxic substances facing bans and increasing restrictions around ...

Aug 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Overlooked plant proteins may boost gut health

Plant-based diets are good for you. They promote gut, immune, metabolic and cardiovascular health, in part by cultivating a diverse community of intestinal bacteria. These benefits have long been known to stem partly from ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient DNA reveals Ice Age humans targeted female woolly mammoths

Analyzing ancient DNA from more than 500 mammoth bones, an international team of researchers found that Ice Age humans selectively targeted female woolly mammoths. The results of the study, published in Current Biology, show ...

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Homing in on the X-ray sky with eROSITA's second data release

The German eROSITA consortium (eROSITA-DE), which includes the University of Bonn and is led by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), has released its second major public data set, the "eROSITA Data ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Five-year study finds rewilded elephants develop successful coping mechanisms, with individual differences

Ex-captive elephants released into the wild adapt well to wild environments, according to a study published July 29, 2026, in the journal PLOS One by Tenisha Roos and Tamara Eggeling of the Elephant Reintegration Trust of ...

Jul 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Shedding light on new type of magnetism in quantum materials

Recently, the field of magnetics has seen the proposal of a new class of magnetism called altermagnetism, which could allow advances in miniaturizing and improving RAM architecture in computers. Rice University's Ming Yi, ...

Aug 2, 2026
Phys.org / Learning may rely on stronger neural connections, not expanding networks

How does the brain learn? Does it acquire new knowledge by creating new neural pathways or by strengthening existing connections? A new study from Bar-Ilan University offers evidence in favor of the latter, suggesting that ...

Jul 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Ion pumping platform simultaneously cleans salty wastewater and recovers valuable metals

Industrial wastewater from electronics manufacturing, metal processing and other sectors often contains two difficult pollutants at once: high levels of salt and toxic heavy metals. Current treatment methods typically address ...

Jul 31, 2026