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Phys.org / Black coral shapes influence how microscopic cilia move food and oxygen
An international research team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) investigated how the shape of black corals ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Phys.org / Astronomers catch a recurring black hole eruption in real time
For the third time in 35 years, the black hole at the center of the galaxy IC 3599 has erupted, and this time, astronomers were watching it closely. IC 3599, a galaxy roughly 280 million light-years away, has flared this ...
Phys.org / Low cloud-cover has helped mute warming for the last 47 years, but models predict this will change
A recent study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, combines historical satellite observations with atmospheric reanalysis data to construct a multidecade record of low-cloud cover in the hope of improving current ...
Phys.org / AI agent helps prepare synchrotron X-ray experimental measurements, paving the way for autonomous operation
Artificial intelligence (AI) models are now used daily by many people worldwide, both for professional and personal purposes. Over the past decades, scientists specialized in various disciplines have also started using these ...
