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Phys.org / Reversing soil degradation by 10% could feed 70 million more, global analysis finds

Factors such as erosion, dehydration and soil compaction are jeopardizing food supplies for broad swaths of the world's population, according to a study by the University of Bonn, the University of Minnesota, the University ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Chemists develop a molecular platform for the selective control of oxygen reaction pathways

Controlling how oxygen reacts is important for improving technologies such as batteries, fuel cells and environmentally sustainable chemical processes. A research team led by professor Seung Jun Hwang from KAIST's Department ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Combined nanoparticle and internal laser method could make cancer therapy less invasive

In a promising development for cancer treatment, a collaborative research team has overcome two issues that have prevented photothermal therapy, a much less invasive treatment option than surgery and/or radiation, from becoming ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / More connections can deepen polarization when social ties remain weak

Social networks, intended to bring people together, can actually increase polarization, new research finds, because while the links in the network may be plentiful, they're probably weak. A research team including Cornell ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Spread of invasive malaria mosquito from Asia to Africa traced in new genomic study

A genomic surveillance study has shed new light on how an invasive urban malaria mosquito species spread from Asia to Africa, potentially threatening public health across a rapidly urbanizing continent where malaria is mainly ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Floating colonies: Engineering 3D microbial architectures in liquid cultures

Microbes in the gut, lungs and biofilms do not simply exist as perfectly mixed populations; instead, they grow in layered and clustered three-dimensional (3D) arrangements. This spatial organization shapes how nutrients and ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Different lessons, shared kindness: Global study finds children's social behavior becomes more alike with age

Children in one country may be encouraged to share their toys, while those in another are taught to show kindness through empathy or building strong social bonds. Despite these different approaches, a new study led by the ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Early respiratory infections may lower higher education completion and adult income

Infants exposed to respiratory illnesses through older siblings typically fare worse in education, income and health in adulthood, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen.

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / New radio-burst method helps locate universe's missing ordinary matter

Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe's ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled with a cosmic conflict: There should be much more.

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / From quantum error correction to emergent gravity: Probing holographic universes at QLab

One of the deepest ambitions in modern physics is understanding how the fabric of space and time could emerge from fundamental quantum degrees of freedom to establish a quantum theory of gravity.

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Tapeworm hijacks worker ants, giving them queen-like metabolism and longer lives

A tapeworm fundamentally changes the lives of ants: Workers of the species Temnothorax nylanderi infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis live several times longer than their uninfected nestmates. They are also less ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / When a SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, scientists will be watching

On Aug. 5, 2026, an abandoned piece of space junk is predicted to crash into the moon near a spot called Einstein Crater. Astronomers will be watching because the collision and aftermath may be visible from Earth.

Jul 21, 2026