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Phys.org / Ethylene and oxygen found to drive periderm regeneration after plant injury

Plants have an extraordinary ability to sense tissue damage and quickly rebuild their protective outer layers, a process vital for survival amid environmental stresses. The periderm—a specialized protective tissue found ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / New sensor measures strain, strain rate and temperature with single material layer

Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative flexible sensor that can simultaneously detect strain, strain rate, and temperature using a single active ...

Medical Xpress / Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know

Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus—and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel.

Medical Xpress / New sprayable powder forms instant gel barrier to stop severe bleeding in seconds

The leading cause of death due to injuries in war is excessive bleeding. A KAIST research team, in which an Army Major participated, has tackled this issue head-on. By developing a next-generation powder-type hemostatic agent ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Tech Xplore / Tucked away in a downtown Chicago office building, fallen e-commerce star Groupon is ready for a comeback

Inside Groupon's 2-year-old headquarters on the 25th floor of the Leo Burnett Building in downtown Chicago, a giant cat in a spaceship with flashing lights greets visitors in an otherwise staid office tower.

Dec 31, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Tiny tech, big AI power: What are 2-nanometer chips?

Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometer" chips.

Medical Xpress / Why the human brain matures slower than its primate relatives

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are observed in no other animal species. For centuries, scientists have been trying to understand what is ...

Dec 26, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Coloradans snap up over-the-counter naloxone while hospitals offer the overdose-reversal drug to more patients

Colorado is coming closer to universal access to overdose-reversing medication as residents snap up an over-the-counter version and hospitals offer it to more patients.

Dec 31, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Josephson junction behavior observed with only one superconductor and iron barrier

Separate two superconductors with a thin layer of material and something strange happens.

Dec 29, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Adenotonsillectomy improves growth in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing

For children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy improves growth and sleep-related outcomes, according to a study published online in Scientific Reports.

Dec 31, 2025 in Surgery
Phys.org / Can beavers help heal burn scars after wildfires? Researchers build their own dams to find out

High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers.

Dec 31, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus program.

Dec 31, 2025 in Earth