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Medical Xpress / Lightning strikes kill thousands globally each year, but for those who survive, the storm is far from over
Every year, an estimated 6,000 to 24,000 people are killed by lightning around the world, and many more are injured.
Phys.org / Drought dries major European rivers to record lows
Vast tracts of many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone and Danube, have slowed to a trickle never before recorded in July, data from a European climate observatory showed Monday.
Phys.org / Rocket debris crashed into the moon—why this could threaten future lunar bases
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon in an uncontrolled collision.
Phys.org / Common-ground curriculum boosts tolerance and civic engagement in pilot study
Social cohesion is the glue that holds society together. Now, those bonds are breaking, and polarization has been growing for years. Educational programs aimed at strengthening social cohesion by promoting greater tolerance ...
Phys.org / Common carp relatives blunt koi herpesvirus infections, offering clues to outbreak control
Common carp are among the world's most widely farmed freshwater fish, providing food and livelihoods for millions of people. But across fish farms and freshwater ecosystems, they face a formidable threat: a highly contagious ...
Medical Xpress / Traditional prostate cancer risk factors do not predict hormone therapy benefit, study finds
A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that while traditional pathological features used to classify aggressive prostate cancer—such as high-grade disease, cancer extending ...
Phys.org / AI is making disinformation harder to spot—but we've found a new way to catch it
Do you ever see comments on social media that seem way off-topic but still manage to wrench the discussion around to divisive political debate?
Medical Xpress / An 'energy addiction' in high-risk blood cancer stem cells could lead to new treatment strategies
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown metabolic weakness in the stem cells that drive high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a discovery that could lead ...
Phys.org / When meat doesn't matter: Female Guinea baboons do not prefer males who are better at acquiring or sharing meat
Meat is a rare and highly prized resource for wild Guinea baboons (Papio papio). Yet, contrary to long-standing assumptions based on human hunter–gatherer societies, a new study by the German Primate Center—Leibniz-Institute ...
Medical Xpress / WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.
Medical Xpress / AI model maps tumor tissue to improve cancer care
A tumor is more than its cancer cells. Immune cells, blood vessels and other surrounding tissue influence how a cancer grows and responds to treatment. Two tumors containing the same cell types can respond very differently ...
Phys.org / Record July heat in regions home to 900 million people
Regions home to around 900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026, including in the Sahel, Central America, France and Spain, according to AFP analysis of Copernicus data.