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Tech Xplore / New Zealand is surrounded by ocean energy: Just what would it take to tap it?
"Same as it ever was" is a phrase that continues to resonate in 2026. The oil shocks of the 1970s, triggered by conflict in the Middle East, sent global energy prices soaring and exposed the vulnerability of modern economies ...
Phys.org / Five warning signs that rivers are polluted—even when they look clean
After months of relentlessly miserable weather for most of the UK, spring brings renewed enthusiasm for spending time outdoors hiking, wild swimming, paddling, or on walks.
Phys.org / Major new telescope on Chilean summit opens window on universe
Thirty-four years after Cornell University scientists first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) now rises above the Atacama Desert, near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in Chile. FYST will help answer ...
Medical Xpress / Flavored tobacco bans linked to lower youth vaping in California
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that local sales bans on flavored tobacco in California are associated with reduced youth vaping over time without increasing cigarette smoking. The findings, ...
Medical Xpress / New guidance on adenomyosis, an overlooked uterine condition affecting 1 in 3 women
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa physician is working to change how a common but often overlooked gynecologic condition is diagnosed and treated. Kimberly Kho, who holds the nation's first professorship in advanced gynecological ...
Phys.org / Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
Restoring forests, wetlands and peatlands could help defend national borders as well as tackle climate change, according to new research from the University of East London (UEL). The study introduces the concept of "defensive ...
Phys.org / How science is rewriting the rules of marine taxonomy, one seaweed at a time
Along the southern coastline, researchers dive deep to collect seaweed from kelp forests and rocky platforms, taking small samples and the location of each sample. Back in the lab, the specimens are preserved—some dried, ...
Medical Xpress / Community workers sound alarm on mental health crisis for Venezuelan migrants
A new study reveals growing concern among community workers in Nariño, Colombia, about the lack of mental health support for Venezuelan migrants, especially those traveling without legal status. The study, published in PLOS ...
Medical Xpress / Costco recalls cookies over missing nut allergy warning
Cookies sold at Costco Wholesale are being recalled because of a labeling error.
Medical Xpress / CDC pauses release of COVID vaccine effectiveness study
A health report on COVID-19 vaccines has been delayed after concerns about how the study was conducted.
Medical Xpress / Maternal prepregnancy BMI, birth length linked to offspring atopic dermatitis
Increasing maternal prepregnancy body mass index (ppBMI) and increasing birth length are associated with offspring atopic dermatitis by age 3 years, according to a study published online March 23 in the Journal of Allergy ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden skin microbe activity revealed in real time with RNA method
Scientists have long known that our skin is home to vast communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses. But knowing which microbes are present only tells part of the story. What matters just as much is which microbes are active, ...
