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Phys.org / A protein 'tape recorder' enables scientists to measure and decode cellular processes at scale and over time

Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and across large cell populations. A revolutionary new tool, developed at the University of Michigan, ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece

Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to be uncovered so far and date back 430,000 years.

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / From fleeting to stable: Scientists uncover recipe for new carbon dioxide-based energetic materials

When materials are compressed, their atoms are forced into unusual arrangements that do not normally exist under everyday conditions. These configurations are often fleeting: when the pressure is released, the atoms typically ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Collaboration of elementary particles: How teamwork among photon pairs overcomes quantum errors

Some things are easier to achieve if you're not alone. As researchers from the University of Rostock, Germany have shown, this very human insight also applies to the most fundamental building blocks of nature.

Jan 26, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / To reach net-zero, reverse current policy and protect the largest trees in the Amazon, say scientists

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015, countries around the world committed to striving towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the 21st century. But achieving this goal is difficult, ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / AI sheds light on mysterious dinosaur footprints

A new app, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), could help scientists and the public identify dinosaur footprints made millions of years ago, a study reveals.

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Software allows scientists to simulate nanodevices on a supercomputer

From computers to smartphones, from smart appliances to the internet itself, the technology we use every day only exists thanks to decades of improvements in the semiconductor industry, that have allowed engineers to keep ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Microgravity rewires microbial metabolism, limiting space-based manufacturing efficiency

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have completed a spaceflight biology investigation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that reveals how microgravity fundamentally alters microbial metabolism, ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Watching atoms roam before they decay

Together with an international team, researchers from the Molecular Physics Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have revealed how atoms rearrange themselves before releasing low-energy electrons in a decay process initiated ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Epigenetic switch found to halt fat cell formation in adipose tissue

Metabolic diseases such as obesity, fatty liver, and insulin resistance are rapidly increasing worldwide, but fundamental methods to regulate the process of fat formation remain limited. In particular, once adipocytes (fat ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Using AI to keep CRISPR technology in-check

Last year, a ten-month-old baby in the US was the first person in the world to have their rare genetic disease effectively cured through the use of CRISPR gene editing technology. But the rollout of CRISPR across a wide range ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / In polar regions, microbes are influencing climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review from ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology