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Phys.org / Support local people to protect world's nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms

For better or worse, a huge number of people will be affected by efforts to achieve "30x30"—the internationally-agreed conservation goal to protect and conserve at least 30% of the world's land and seas by 2030. How many ...

May 12, 2026
Phys.org / Heat index maps uncover when city greening cools most—and when it can backfire

Tree shade is one of the fastest ways to make heat more bearable. It cuts direct sunlight, protects people walking or working outdoors, and remains essential for heat action plans. A new study by researchers from the Indian ...

May 11, 2026
Science X / Salmon make clicking sounds when stressed—but no one knows how

It's noisy underwater, especially just below the surface. "A lot of the ambient noise is from the wind and waves," says Kristbjörg Edda Jónsdóttir, who is a research scientist at SINTEF, where she found out how much noise ...

May 12, 2026
Phys.org / Shark face study uncovers 400-million-year-old blueprint shared across jawed vertebrates

Most of what scientists know about face development comes from studies in bony vertebrates such as mice, chickens, and zebrafish. However, their evolutionary counterparts, cartilaginous fishes, have remained largely unexplored. ...

May 11, 2026
Phys.org / Testing quantum collapse theory with the XENONnT dark matter detector

Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can be in more than one state at once. When a particle's state is measured, however, this superposition ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Simple blood test could help spot dementia risk earlier by combining aging and genetic clues

Having a biological age older than chronological age is associated with a greater likelihood of developing dementia, a new study has shown. By combining measures of biological aging and genetic risk, researchers have identified ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Antibody spurs nerve fiber regrowth following spinal cord injury

An international research group has demonstrated that the antibody NG101 promotes the regeneration of damaged spinal cord tissue. Now, under the leadership of scientists at the University of Zurich and Balgrist University ...

May 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'I applied to be pope': Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT

Tom Millar thought he had unlocked the secrets of the universe.

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11

A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday. The outbreak ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bilingualism and sex hormones may provide a new link to brain resilience and dementia risk

Why do some people maintain good memories and have healthy brains even as they age? Research that my colleagues and I recently published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, explored the ...

May 13, 2026
Phys.org / Modern experiments suggest rhino teeth may have been part of Neanderthal toolkits

Neanderthals may not only have feasted on rhinoceroses, they may also have used their exceptionally hard teeth as specialized tools for a range of tasks, such as retouching the edges of stone tools.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / A simple X-ray measure linked to survival in lung cancer surgery patients

A new study shows that a simple measurement from routine chest X-rays can help predict survival among patients with lung cancer and breathing disorders. Researchers found that lower diaphragmatic dome height (DDH) before ...

May 13, 2026