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Phys.org / RNA technology 'hacks' into phage replication, offering new insights into molecular interactions
Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are viruses that infect bacteria. Using phages therapeutically could be very useful in fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens, but the molecular interactions between phages and host bacteria ...
Phys.org / Carrion crows can learn precise tool use
Animal training can teach carrion crows to use a stick tool to retrieve food. With increasing practice, they not only demonstrate great skill and achieve their objective in a few steps, they also respond flexibly to varying ...
Phys.org / Young adult intelligence and education are correlated with socioeconomic status in midlife
Educational attainment and intelligence, and to a smaller extent parental education and father's occupational class, are associated with midlife socioeconomic status, according to a new study published September 10, 2025 ...
Phys.org / 'Corporate capture' strategies harming environmental protection efforts, warn scientists
For over 80 years, researchers have documented how powerful industries can exert influence over the very institutions meant to regulate them—a phenomenon known as "corporate capture."
Phys.org / Cat whiskers inspire highly sensitive, next-generation wearable pressure sensors
Flexible pressure sensors can detect subtle mechanical stimuli, making them suitable for use in wearable sensors for human health monitoring and motion analysis. However, current sensors suffer from insufficient sensitivity, ...
Phys.org / Predicting the green glow of aurorae on the red planet
Planetary scientists believe they can now predict the green glow of an aurora in the night sky above Mars, and they have the images to prove it.
Phys.org / Electric shocks disrupt drug-resistant yeast's cell walls to boost antifungal treatment
Resistant to most antifungal drugs, the yeast Candidozyma auris is spreading globally and has caused recent outbreaks in US hospitals. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies it as an urgent threat. ...
Phys.org / Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice
If you pull an ice core from the outer edges of the Arctic polar cap, you might spot what looks like a faint line of dirt. Those are diatoms—single-celled algae with outer walls made of glass. Their presence in ice isn't ...
Phys.org / Revisiting a 100-year-old medical treatment to tackle the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance
Every minute, all around us, battles are fought on a microscopic level. Bacteriophages (also known as phages) are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Just like viruses that infect us, these phages seek to steal the resources ...
Phys.org / The role of nanoscale crystals in volcanic eruptions
Researchers at Diamond Light Source have used advanced imaging to look at microscopic crystals, called nanolites, to see what they can tell us about volcanic eruptions.
Phys.org / Prussian Blue finally transformed into octahedral structure after 300 years
For the first time in more than three centuries, Prussian Blue—long confined to its rigid cubic shape—has been transformed into an octahedral structure. A research team has successfully synthesized this new morphology ...
Phys.org / Astrophysicists find sun's 11-year magnetic cycle mirrors younger stars, shaping Earth's space weather
Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun. But our star also has its own version of seasons that affect life on Earth—and new astronomical research is helping us better understand ...
