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Phys.org / Experts use AI and satellite images to reveal vast damage to critical Amazon buffer zone

An international team of scientists has used artificial intelligence and 35 years of satellite data to uncover the shocking scale of environmental destruction in one of the world's most important ecosystems.

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Short exposures to common air pollutants have distinct impacts on lung function and brain activity, study shows

New research by a collaboration of U.K.-based scientists has revealed that common indoor and outdoor air pollutants can alter both brain and respiratory function within just four hours of exposure, offering key insights into ...

May 24, 2026
Phys.org / Portugal burial reveals first known bone dental bridge in national archaeological record

The first documented case of a fixed bone bridge unearthed in Portugal was presented in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology by researchers Ms. Steffi Vassallo and her colleagues. The item is estimated to date to ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / How Mars can help us understand 'marginal' exoplanets

Mars holds a special place in the solar system. It represents marginal habitability. This means it transitioned from warm and wet and potentially hospitable, to cold and dry and inhospitable.

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / When order gives way to chaos—the turbulent birth of magnetic nanovortices

Magnetic switching processes are considered a prime example of controllable physics at the nanometer scale: in certain thin-film systems, a short electrical current pulse is sufficient to reverse the magnetization in a targeted ...

May 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Climate change‑related heat increases the risk of premature birth in 13 countries: New study

Picture a sweltering summer's day. Now imagine enduring the heat while eight months pregnant. Uncomfortable, to say the absolute least.

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Something coming: what scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino

Forecasters say a potentially "super" El Niño is rapidly taking shape in the Pacific—but whether it evolves into a history-making event could hinge on fickle winds and other volatile atmospheric shifts.

May 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Pope Leo XIV compares AI to the Industrial Revolution, as new alternatives to big AI firms take shape

With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, responded to upheavals ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Black detainees twice as likely as white detainees to be strip‑searched in police custody: New study

The government has promised a new era of youth justice reform focused on protecting vulnerable children and reducing harm.

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blood test detects early signs of breast cancer recurrence

Researchers at Lund University have developed a blood test capable of detecting signs of breast cancer recurrence long before recurrence becomes visible on imaging or causes symptoms. It has previously been shown that this ...

May 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Three ways to avoid being fooled by AI slop

Global society makes billions of images and uploads hundreds of thousands of hours of video on the internet every day. The problem is, some of this content is misleading or downright wrong. And when it's in visual form, it ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades

Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, respiratory infection, heart and lung disease and other causes.

May 26, 2026