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Phys.org / A new species of tiny orange frog discovered in Brazil's cloud forests

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the southern Brazilian Atlantic ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Earthquake rupture along Main Marmara Fault shows eastward progression towards Istanbul

In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye experienced its largest earthquake in over 60 years. In a study published in Science, a team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Patricia ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Ultra-hot super-Earth shows signs of thick atmosphere despite extreme conditions

Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system.

Dec 11, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Comet 3I/ATLAS displays greenish hue in new Gemini North telescope images

Gemini North captured new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS after it reemerged from behind the sun on its path out of the solar system. The data were collected during a Shadow the Scientists session—a unique outreach initiative ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Lowering blood sugar can halve heart attack risk in people with prediabetes

Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes.

Dec 12, 2025 in Cardiology
Phys.org / All-optical modulation in silicon achieved via an electron avalanche process

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced numerous technologies that rely on light and its underlying characteristics. These include photonic and quantum systems that could advance imaging, communication and information ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / First monolithic 3D chip built in U.S. foundry delivers major AI speed gains

A collaborative team has achieved the first monolithic 3D chip built in a U.S. foundry, delivering the densest 3D chip wiring and order-of-magnitude speed gains.

Dec 12, 2025 in Hardware
Phys.org / Atomic Josephson contacts: How Bose-Einstein condensates replicate Shapiro steps

The microscopic processes taking place in superconductors are difficult to observe directly. Researchers at the RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau have therefore implemented a quantum simulation of the Josephson effect: ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Astronomers examine nuclear star cluster of nearby galaxy Messier 74

By analyzing the data from the PHANGS-MUSE survey, an international team of astronomers has inspected a nuclear star cluster of the nearby large spiral galaxy Messier 74. The new study presented Dec. 3 on the arXiv pre-print ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How a simple slipknot can help surgeons tie the perfect suture

In surgical procedures, the last knot of a suture is crucial because it must hold the wound firmly in place to allow proper healing. But many surgeons struggle to apply the perfect tension. Tie it too tightly, and it can ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Surgery
Phys.org / Plant hormone allows lifelong control of proteins in living animal for first time

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time. The method lets scientists dial protein levels up or down with great precision during the animal's ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Cats' purrs reveal who's who better than their meows

A new study by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II shows a domestic cat's purr reveals far more about its individual identity than its meow. While meows are highly flexible ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Biology