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Waste plastics become molecular sponges that capture water from air
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Waste plastics become molecular sponges that capture water from air

Discarded plastic packaging materials, old CDs and even LEGO bricks can be transformed into materials that capture significant amounts of moisture from the air. Materials chemists Anastasiia Naryshkina, Paul Schweng and Robert Woodward at the University of Vienna have converted several types of plastic waste into water-attracting polymer networks that take up water even in dry climates and release it again under moderate heating, for example, using sunlight. The study, published in Chem Circularity, offers a route to give plastic waste a second life as an adsorbent for atmospheric water harvesting.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 22:20:07    β€’    Phys.org
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Cancer is rising in younger adults, and scientists can't fully explain why
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Cancer is rising in younger adults, and scientists can't fully explain why

A major study found that several cancers are rising faster among younger adults in England, even as smoking, diet, and other established risk factors have generally improved. Excess weight explains only part of the increase, leaving scientists searching for other possible causes, including changes in the gut microbiome and early-life exposures.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 22:03:26    β€’    ScienceDaily
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Genome publishing overhaul targets 200 reports per month, up from 30
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Genome publishing overhaul targets 200 reports per month, up from 30

The Wellcome Sanger Institute's Tree of Life program plans to accelerate publication of genome notes from approximately 30 per month to 200, expanding access to research that is supporting advances in agriculture, conservation and medicine. This increase will be facilitated by a new specialized workflow developed by F1000 and the Wellcome Sanger Institute for Wellcome Open Research.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 22:00:07    β€’    Phys.org
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How E. coli eavesdrops on the metabolic activity of other gut bacteria
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How E. coli eavesdrops on the metabolic activity of other gut bacteria

The gut microbiome is teeming with hundreds of bacterial species and trillions of bacteria. These microorganisms influence many aspects of health, including digestion, and assist with numerous functions in the body. Gut bacteria compete for the limited nutrients available in their environment, while also interacting with each other in ways that can influence the stability of the microbial community.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 21:40:05    β€’    Phys.org
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Scientists identify avian cholera as major cause of penguin deaths in Antarctica
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Scientists identify avian cholera as major cause of penguin deaths in Antarctica

Thousands of AdΓ©lie penguins found dead in Antarctica in 2024 were primarily victims of avian cholera, not high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) as researchers initially suspected, according to a study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The findings highlight an underrecognized threat to Antarctic wildlife and the importance of comprehensive disease investigations, particularly as H5N1 continues to raise concerns for seabird and marine mammal populations.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 21:10:01    β€’    Phys.org
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Engineered enzyme could improve detection of HIV and other viruses
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Engineered enzyme could improve detection of HIV and other viruses

Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA. But a different version of the technology, known as Cas13a, targets RNA, the genetic material found in viruses such as HIV. Now, researchers at Rice University have developed an improved version of Cas13a that could make it easier to detect HIV and other RNA viruses in blood and environmental samples. The study was published in Cell Chemical Biology.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 21:00:11    β€’    Phys.org
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Chronic back pain may activate an unexpected brain network, study finds
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Chronic back pain may activate an unexpected brain network, study finds

For people with chronic back pain, everyday movements like bending down to tie their shoes or picking up a grocery bag can trigger painful flare-ups. Now, scientists have made a surprising discovery: These episodes may activate a brain network that's associated with our sense of self.In a new study, the researchers found that movement-induced chronic back pain was tied to increased activity in the brain's default mode network, a group of connected brain regions that lights up during self-reflection and mind wandering. This finding was unexpected because the network typically becomes less active during acute pain, such as transient pain triggered from touching a hot stove or banging your knee...

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 20:35:40    β€’    Live Science
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Examining fraud prevention in federal relief programs
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Examining fraud prevention in federal relief programs

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) assistant professor of accounting Dr. Katie Matt, in collaboration with Daniel Hebert of Syracuse University, recently published research examining the widespread fraud associated with the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their article, "Governance and Fraud Prevention in Federal Relief Programs: Insights from the Paycheck Protection Program," was published in the Journal of Accounting, Ethics & Public Policy in September 2026.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 20:30:09    β€’    Phys.org
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New framework links magnetic phase boundaries to string-like defects in spin ice
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New framework links magnetic phase boundaries to string-like defects in spin ice

A research team led by Haruki Watanabe, a professor in the Department of Physics and the Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with professor Yukitoshi Motome and graduate student Sena Watanabe from the University of Tokyo, has developed a unified theory that predicts when two states of matter are genuinely distinct and when they are actually the same.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 20:20:08    β€’    Phys.org
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Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions
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Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions

Studying rare processes is part and parcel of particle physics, providing stringent tests of the Standard Model. At the recent International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP), the CMS and LHCb collaborations presented their latest research into one such process: the transformation of a beauty quark into a strange quark, a muon and the oppositely charged antimuon (bβ†’sμ⁺μ⁻).

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 19:50:01    β€’    Phys.org
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DNA from centuries-old skeletons buried in Montreal reveals no genetic mixing between Indigenous people and French colonists
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DNA from centuries-old skeletons buried in Montreal reveals no genetic mixing between Indigenous people and French colonists

Ancient DNA from skeletons buried in a historic cemetery in Quebec is changing people's understanding of their Indigenous ancestry. Contrary to popular belief, there may be little truth to stories of intermarriage between Indigenous and French people during the early days of colonization, according to a new archaeology study published Oct. 5 in the journal PNAS."Family stories of an Indigenous ancestor are very common" in Quebec, study first author Diane Martin-Moya, a biological anthropologist at the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières in Canada, told Live Science in an email, and "commercial genealogy and DNA tests have amplified this." But distant or claimed Indigenous identities can a...

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 19:46:12    β€’    Live Science
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Sheep grazing in solar fields offers farmers economic, ecological gains
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Sheep grazing in solar fields offers farmers economic, ecological gains

Two new research papers shed light on the growing practice of grazing sheep in fields with solar arrays. One demonstrates that, in the right numbers, sheep grazing increases populations of beneficial insects like bees and lady beetles compared to mowing around solar panels. The other research describes a decision-making support tool to help farmers profitably grow their solar grazing herds.

πŸ“… 2026-10-14 19:40:07    β€’    Phys.org
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