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Medical Xpress / Home visits could cut hospital trips by a third

Getting patients seen by community health teams within a day of leaving the hospital could slash emergency readmissions and emergency department visits, a new study by University of Manchester researchers suggests.

3 hours ago
Phys.org / T. rex babies were born ready to run and feed themselves

Tyrannosaurus rex was a giant of the prehistoric world, standing up to 13 feet (4 meters) tall and weighing around 9 tons (8 tonnes). So you might expect that its hatchlings were also a considerable size.

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Crab-dug tunnels boost methane-eating microbes in coastal wetlands, study finds

Wetlands are a significant producer of methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. Yet not all of it escapes into the atmosphere. One reason is crabs. A study published in the journal Environmental Science ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Alien world chemistry found inside meteorite that struck New Jersey home

On July 16, 2024, a daytime meteor shook New York City with a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty. Now, an international team of researchers reports in the journal Science Advances that a short time ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Toronto air ranked among world's worst as wildfire smoke billows south

Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors.

6 hours ago
Phys.org / Scientists recover sub-Saharan Africa's oldest ancient animal DNA

Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool for helping us reconstruct the long-dead past. Most surviving genetic material comes from the bones and teeth of animals that lived in cold environments, where freezing temperatures help ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Climate change makes extreme West Africa rainfall five times likelier, study finds

Climate change has made extreme rainfall in West Africa five times more likely than in the late 19th century, scientists said Thursday, after regional floods killed nearly 100 people last month.

6 hours ago
Tech Xplore / EU accepts X's plan to fix digital content violations

The European Union announced Wednesday that it had accepted a plan by Elon Musk's X social media platform to correct digital-content violations that led to a 120 million euros ($138 million) fine.

5 hours ago
Phys.org / New process turns mixed plastic waste directly into hydrogen fuel without sorting

Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life—in water bottles, shopping bags and car dashboards. But once discarded, it is among the hardest materials on Earth to recycle. Most recycling processes require plastics ...

Jul 15, 2026
Phys.org / Doughnut‑shaped topology reveals new way to classify knitting, crochet and other textiles

Fabrics are made by repeatedly intertwining yarns into characteristic patterns. Many of their properties, such as stretchiness, arise not only from the material itself but also from how the yarns are arranged and entangled. ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations

Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week.

6 hours ago
Tech Xplore / OpenAI fails to trademark name in EU

OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT chatbot, lost its appeal Wednesday against the EU's refusal to register its name as a trademark.

6 hours ago