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Phys.org / Urgent need for school-housing partnerships to support students facing housing instability, according to study

Housing instability, often invisible to schools until it begins to disrupt attendance, learning, or mental health, is a growing challenge for families with school-age children, according to new research. A policy scan led ...

9 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Non-contractile heart cells help sustain persistent atrial fibrillation, study reveals

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, is very challenging to treat once it becomes persistent, after which spontaneous return to normal rhythm becomes highly unlikely. ...

9 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Queensland's longest-running planned burn study informs effective landscape fire management

Researchers have arrived in Peachester State Forest to collect environmental samples to help unlock new insights into how planned burns shape and support ecosystems. Decades-long research in Peachester State Forest has proven ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / China carbon emissions 'flat or falling' in 2025: analysis

China's emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide were "flat or falling" in 2025, analysis showed Thursday, but progress remains fragile and it is not yet clear that emissions have peaked.

10 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Tourists are fueling exploitative working conditions by demanding cheap holidays, warns new research

Customers are playing a much bigger role in creating poor working conditions in tourism than most people think, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and Strathclyde University. The research argues that holidaymakers' ...

4 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / A familiar magnet gets stranger: Why cobalt's topological states could matter for spintronics

The element cobalt is considered a typical ferromagnet with no further secrets. However, an international team led by HZB researcher Dr. Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has now uncovered complex topological features in its electronic ...

21 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Saturn's moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons

Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of Saturn, the discoveries ...

21 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Supercomputer provides high-fidelity insights into turbine aerothermal performance

In a long-running collaboration with GE Aerospace, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have been steadily working to improve the performance of high-pressure turbine (HPT) engines through computer simulations ...

9 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Why asthma risk differs by sex: Study links early-life exposures to lung gene networks

A new study has confirmed that male and female lungs are "wired differently" at the molecular level, providing further evidence supporting sex-inclusive respiratory disease research and treatment. The work is published in ...

9 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Gut microbiome may be the link to gluten sensitivity without celiac disease

The gut microbiome may play an important role in how the immune system responds to gluten, even in people who do not have celiac disease. The findings, which could help explain why some people feel sick after eating gluten, ...

Tech Xplore / Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip

Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it had started mass production of next-generation memory chips to power artificial intelligence, touting an "industry-leading" breakthrough.

Medical Xpress / Researchers expose safety gaps in AI tools for health care

A new international study suggests most clinical artificial intelligence (AI) tools are not yet ready for safe, equitable use at the bedside. In the scoping review published in Medical Research Archives, researchers including ...

4 hours ago in Health informatics