All News

Phys.org / Key driver of extreme winds on Venus identified

Imagine the catastrophic winds of a category 5 hurricane. Now, imagine even faster winds of more than 100 meters per second, encircling the planet and whipping clouds across the sky, with no end in sight. This scenario would ...

7 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Turning tumor's shield into a sword: Scientists target macrophages to overcome immunotherapy resistance

Immunotherapy, which harnesses our body's own immune system to fight cancer, has revolutionized modern oncology. Yet despite its success with several cancers, many patients still fail to respond to therapy or experience relapse ...

6 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Decapitated fossil fish with guts still intact reveal ancient predatory habits

In a study appearing in Fossil Record, researchers Martin Ebert and Martina Kölbl-Ebert analyzed the remains of a unique fossil type: the decapitated head of Aspidorhynchus, with its gastrointestinal tract (guts) still attached. ...

12 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Lost signal: How solar activity silenced Earth's radiation

Researchers from HSE University and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzed seven years of data from the ERG (Arase) satellite and, for the first time, provided a detailed description of a ...

7 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Y1 is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy, ALMA observations reveal

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has inspected a distant galaxy designated MACS0416_Y1. Results of the observations, presented Nov. 11 on the arXiv pre-print ...

11 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / New augmented reality tech can turn any surface into keyboard

Virtual keyboards are a frequent source of frustration for augmented reality (AR) users. The virtual surfaces are slow and error prone, and raising an arm to type on them can cause muscle strain known as "gorilla arm."

6 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Phys.org / Danish brick architecture arrived via Germany, not directly from Italy, study reveals

For more than a century, building archaeologists have believed that the art of brick building in Denmark was imported directly from Lombardy in northern Italy in the mid-12th century. But a new study reveals that the story ...

1 hour ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Use of head CT scans in ERs more than doubles over 15 years

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across the United States from 2007 to 2022. The study, which was published on November 19, 2025, in Neurology, ...

3 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / A new way to look 'inside' water's microscopic structure

Water is essential for all chemistry and life, yet understanding how it interacts with dissolved ions—such as sodium and magnesium—has long been a major scientific challenge.

7 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Flexible organic electrodes convert infrared light into nerve signals in damaged retinas

In an important step toward visual prostheses, biocompatible electrodes can convert infrared light into nerve impulses, as demonstrated by a team at TU Wien.

4 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / How GLP-1s impact the heart and kidneys of veterans with type 2 diabetes

Public interest in drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also called GLP-1 RAs, has surged in recent years, with popular types like semaglutide (sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy) becoming ...

2 hours ago in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / Key protein for healing nerve damage reveals a dual role

Nerve damage can be an unfortunate side effect from an accident, illness or even certain treatments, like chemotherapy. Fortunately, the peripheral nervous system can heal itself to a certain extent, albeit very slowly. Researchers ...

3 hours ago in Medical research