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Medical Xpress / Unified EEG imaging improves mapping for epilepsy surgery

A new advance from Carnegie Mellon University researchers could reshape how clinicians identify the brain regions responsible for drug-resistant epilepsy. Surgery can be a life-changing option for millions of epilepsy patients ...

15 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / The 'hobbits' mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home

About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as "the hobbit" thanks to its small stature). The cause of its disappearance, after more than a million years ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Childhood leukemia aggressiveness depends on timing of genetic mutation, research reveals

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same leukemia-causing gene mutation can have dramatically different outcomes: It depends on when in development the ...

16 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / A geometric recipe for stabilizing atomically thin metals

Metallenes are atomically thin metals whose unique properties make them extremely promising for nanoscale applications. However, their extreme thinness makes them also flimsy.

17 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / How microtubules take part in cellular signal processing

Microtubules perform an active role in communication within the cell by transmitting received signals to the cell's functional units. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Department of Biomedicine at the ...

18 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in Manhattan, study finds

Since New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, and toll revenue projected to hit $500 ...

19 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Estimating the number of flying insects in the US using weather radar

Although millions upon millions of living creatures fly, feed and reproduce in the air, this habitat has hardly been researched. Insects are under increasing pressure worldwide due to global change and human activities. However, ...

19 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Gen Z is burning out at work more than any other generation. Here's why and what can be done

Gen Z workers are reporting some of the highest burnout levels ever recorded, with new research suggesting they are buckling under unprecedented levels of stress.

11 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Active zones and mini retreats—how to build preschools suitable for neurodivergent kids

An estimated 15–20% of children are neurodivergent, with diagnoses rising each year. They may have a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

10 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Webb reveals double helium tails escaping from a 'hot Jupiter'

For the first time, scientists have continuously monitored a planet's escaping atmosphere over a complete orbit, revealing that the gas giant WASP-121 b is surrounded by not one but two massive helium tails stretching more ...

20 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Plant-virus proteins guide gold nanoparticles into eco-friendly sheets for solar tech

Using proteins from a common tobacco plant virus, McGill chemistry researchers have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening the particles' optical properties. ...

19 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Study reveals how UK manufacturers can stay afloat when global crises hit

New research from The University of Manchester has shed light on how British manufacturers can better survive—and even thrive—during major global shocks such as pandemics, wars and economic turmoil.

10 hours ago in Other Sciences