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Phys.org / Modern life explains why people in Chile are taller and have larger heads than their ancestors

Modern Chileans are significantly taller and have larger heads than their ancestors. That's the central finding of new research looking at how intracranial volume (ICV) has changed across thousands of years in northern Chile. ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Can quantum computers help researchers learn about the inside of a neutron star?

A new paper published in Nature Communications could put scientists on the path to understanding one of the wildest, hottest, and most densely packed places in the universe: a neutron star.

Nov 28, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Male skulls at Shimao gate rewrite story of Neolithic human sacrifice

A new study published in Nature on November 26 has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of the people of Shimao—one of China's most significant late Neolithic settlements. Analyses of ancient ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Specific brain activity patterns predict greater control over drinking behavior, study finds

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is among the most widespread substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide, characterized by an impaired ability to control the intake of alcohol. For many years, psychologists and psychiatrists have ...

Nov 27, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Innovative care system aims to save severed limbs

The number of traumatic amputations is rising worldwide—caused by road traffic accidents, accidents at work or during leisure activities, but also as a result of terrorist attacks or war. Only a few specialist clinics are ...

Nov 29, 2025 in Surgery
Tech Xplore / Researchers extend tensor programming to the continuous world

When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers. Complex calculations could suddenly be expressed in concise, math-like notation using arrays—collections ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Radio wave bursts linked to onset of intense auroral storms

A University of Southampton study has revealed an intriguing new clue in the mystery of what triggers periods of very intense, brightly colored activity during displays of both the southern and northern lights.

Nov 28, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / The largest ice desert has the fewest ice nuclei worldwide

There are fewer ice nuclei in the air above the large ice surfaces of Antarctica than anywhere else in the world. This is the conclusion reached by an international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Caribbean rainfall driven by shifting long-term patterns in the Atlantic high-pressure system, study finds

A new study published in Science Advances overturns a long-standing paradigm in climate science that stronger Northern Hemisphere summer insolation produces stronger tropical rainfall. Instead, a precisely dated 129,000-year ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / H5N1 variant has made its way to an Australian subantarctic island

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after observing high mortality rates in the elephant seal population.

Nov 29, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / New plastics designed to degrade on demand may help address global waste

Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck. Plastic bottles littered the trail and more floated on a nearby lake. The jarring sight in such a pristine environment made the Rutgers ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Chemistry
Dialog / Patients are more than participants: What meaningful engagement really looks like—and why it improves health research

When we talk about "patient engagement" in research, it can sound like a slogan on a grant application rather than something that changes people's lives.

Nov 28, 2025 in Medical research