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Medical Xpress / Tiny astrocyte sensors in the brain's fear center point to a potential target for anxiety and depression
A new study led by UCLA Health researchers has identified a specific type of brain cell and a tiny structure on its surface that changes when the body is under stress, which may help explain why stress can lead to anxiety ...
Tech Xplore / A 60-year-old computing strategy gets an update for AI-era data centers
When a website loads quickly or an operating system runs smoothly, you can thank caching—a widely used computing process for fast data access that works by storing frequently used pieces of data in a computer's memory.
Phys.org / Eight PFAS compounds detected at low concentrations in Melbourne rain
Researchers from RMIT University and EPA Victoria detected eight PFAS compounds in rainwater samples collected in Melbourne between 2024 and 2025.
Phys.org / 'Here, There and Everywhere': The Beatles have permeated research papers across academic disciplines
More than 3,000 scientific article titles across disciplines have made use of Beatles song titles and lyrics, according to a study published in PLOS One by Gabriel Budel of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands ...
Phys.org / Anak Krakatau erupts, disrupting 300,000 travelers as 1883 disaster looms large
Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected.
Tech Xplore / Ultrablack wool offers a sustainable route to low-cost water purification
Scientists project that by 2050, nearly half the global urban population will not have enough potable water—a 50% increase since 2016. New and sustainable methods for desalination are needed, and Cornell researchers have ...
Tech Xplore / More energy at the same weight: Researchers optimize battery cell electrodes
Together with partners from research and industry, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has modified the structure of battery electrodes so that the battery cells can store 10%–15% more energy at the same ...
Phys.org / Fossils from embryo to adult suggest how an enigmatic, bird-like troodontid dinosaur grew
Analysis of fossilized remains from dinosaurs known as troodontids reveals how one species' hip and leg bones may have developed over its lifespan, from embryo to adult—with potential implications for resolving longstanding ...
Phys.org / The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch—but the idea is still changing how we see the world
The Anthropocene became part of the zeitgeist after Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen launched the idea in 2000. This is the notion that a crescendo of human impacts has recently propelled Earth out of the relatively stable climatic ...
Phys.org / First Denisovan forearm bone discovered in southwest China
Scientists have discovered various Denisovan remains in Southwest China dating to the late Middle Pleistocene, including the first Denisovan radius—one of two long bones in the forearm.
Phys.org / Tiny salt crevices could act as miniature 'Greenhouses' for Martian microbes
We've been searching for life on Mars for a long time, but so far we've come up empty. The fundamental problem is a Catch-22 involving two of the key ingredients for life. Life as we know it needs liquid water and reasonable ...
Phys.org / What really drives tourists to choose a hotel? New global study reveals the answer
Why do travelers choose one hotel over another, and what makes them return?
