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Tech Xplore / A 1.9 billion-year-old bedrock will soon house the world's first permanent nuclear waste site

With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo.

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972

The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.

Apr 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Judge allows abortion pill to continue being mailed for now

U.S. District Judge David Joseph turned down Louisiana officials' request to stop mail order delivery of the drug mifepristone nationwide while the case is still in court.

Apr 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists test new ways to regrow joints damaged by arthritis

Good news: Scientists may be closer to a new way to treat arthritis.

Apr 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Kids most in need of dental care are least likely to benefit from school programs

Children who don't go to the dentist are less likely to participate in school-based cavity prevention programs, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. The paper is titled "School-Based Caries Prevention Programs ...

Apr 9, 2026
Phys.org / Five Australian animals that could be extinct by 2050

Some 39 Australian mammals have gone extinct since Australia was colonized in 1788.

Apr 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Treating tumors independently of oxygen: Photodynamic therapy uses hydrogen peroxide instead

Photodynamic treatment of cancer is based on administering an initially inactive substance that is only activated in the tumor via targeted light irradiation. It then generates reactive oxygen species that kill the cancer ...

Apr 7, 2026
Phys.org / Molecular 'leash' measures force-sensing protein activation at about 15 piconewtons

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have built a molecular "leash" to pull directly on a force-sensing protein called Piezo1, and discovered it switches on at about 15 piconewtons, proving that it can ...

Apr 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut inflammation may rewire the 'second brain,' triggering lasting motility problems

Research by Milena Bogunovic, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology, sheds light on how inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as that associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can lead to long-lasting ...

Apr 8, 2026
Phys.org / Social honey bees stay cool: How groups mitigate heat-triggered hormone spikes

Heat can change a honey bee's hormone levels, but only if the bee is alone. New research from MSU entomologist Zachary Huang shows that isolated honey bees experience a rapid hormonal rise when exposed to high temperatures, ...

Apr 7, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum ground state of rotation achieved for the first time in two dimensions

Quantum mechanics tells us that a particle can never be perfectly still. But how precisely can it be oriented? A research team at the University of Vienna, together with colleagues at TU Wien and Ulm University, has now cooled ...

Apr 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Health programs promise personalization. A new tool tests if they deliver

Treating chronic diseases can involve intensive programs designed to change people's diet, exercise and other health behaviors. But a typical program, while packed with information and advice, may overlook a fundamental reality: ...

Apr 9, 2026