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Phys.org / Getting support for opening the 'Pandora's box' of DNA testing

In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try ten minutes of exercise

Charles Hillman has known for a long time that exercise has a positive impact on the brain. This effect has been demonstrated by the Northeastern University psychology professor and others in varied and robust experimental ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Perseverance Mars rover ready to roll for miles in years ahead

After nearly five years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover's durability and gathering new science findings on the way to a ...

Dec 17, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / What determines the fate of a T cell? Research highlights cellular 'housekeeping' mechanism

When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell inherits different cellular components, which drive the cells toward divergent fates—one cell becomes ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Disappointment alters brain chemistry and behavior, mouse study shows

From work meetings to first dates, it's essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a matter of life or death. So how do we switch our behavior when situations change?

Dec 17, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Category '6' tropical cyclone hot spots are growing

The oceanic conditions that churn up the very strongest of hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific, fueled by warm water that extends well below the surface. Human-caused climate change ...

Dec 16, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Putting the squeeze on dendrites: New strategy addresses persistent problem in next-generation solid-state batteries

New research by Brown University engineers identifies a simple strategy for combating a major stumbling block in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium batteries.

Dec 18, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Rate of US coastal sea level rise doubled in the past century, study finds

A July 2025 report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) claims that U.S. tide gauge measurements "in aggregate show no obvious acceleration in sea level rise beyond the historical average rate." However, a new study by ...

Dec 17, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Why we sometimes avoid the truth and other times can't stop looking for it

A new study by Prof. Yaniv Shani of the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University and Prof. Marcel Zeelenberg of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences reveals a surprising insight into how we deal ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Soil molecular diversity spikes as microbes decompose plants, researchers discover

Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that understanding how soil microbes recycle organic materials—sometimes sending CO2 back into the atmosphere, ...

Dec 17, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Potentially toxic elements in bananas grown in the Mariana disaster region exceed United Nations limits

Scientists specializing in soil geochemistry, environmental engineering, and health affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES) in Brazil and the University of Santiago ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Video: Lunar impact flash detected on the moon by Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

On 12 December 2025 at 03:09:36 UTC, astronomers at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) have captured what is believed to be the first video recording of a lunar impact flash in Ireland, and the second recorded from ...

Dec 15, 2025 in Astronomy & Space