By phys.org | | 5/1/2026 2:40 PM

Proton beams are not only used in sophisticated nuclear physics experiments. Today, they are becoming increasingly popular in radiotherapy, where they are an irreplaceable tool for destroying cancer cells. Doctors and physicists can enhance their precision thanks to two solutions developed at the Cyclotron Center Bronowice of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/1/2026 12:24 PM

Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA's El Niño forecasting team, says that this year's transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 12:16 PM

Nearly a third of all U.S. adults are sleeping fewer than the recommended seven hours per night on average ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 11:45 AM

A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20 percent. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/1/2026 11:45 AM

An analysis of 37 urban bird species found that men could get slightly closer to the avians than women could, suggesting that these animals recognize sex differences in humans. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 5/1/2026 11:40 AM

Water droplets might seem simple at first. But when nearing evaporation, a desperate power struggle of competing physical forces can emerge, with explosive effects. In a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences publication, researchers have taken a closer look at the physics of charged water droplets on frictionless surfaces, observing spontaneous jets of microdroplet emissions. Their insights may open new opportunities in nanoscale fabrication and electrospray ionization. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 10:00 AM

The migration of birds from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding grounds in the north is in full swing ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 5/1/2026 9:20 AM

Researchers at the University of Oxford have demonstrated a new type of quantum interaction using a single trapped ion. By creating and controlling increasingly complex forms of "squeezing" – including a fourth-order effect known as quadsqueezing – the team has, for the first time, made previously unreachable quantum effects experimentally accessible. ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/1/2026 7:57 AM

In this excerpt from "What Science Says About Astronomy," author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed star signs have no influence on romantic relationships. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 6:45 AM

The Kardashev scale is an interesting but flawed gauge of a civilization’s growth ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 6:30 AM

Rate limits on Claude and other tools could hint at a deeper squeeze on the chips, power and data centers needed to run advanced AI. Researcher Lennart Heim explains ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 6:00 AM

Tracing how psychedelics have undergone a revival in the U.S. and what the White House’s new psychedelic push means for research ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 5/1/2026 6:00 AM

Archaeologists have uncovered almost 3,000 silver coins so far—and more could come to light ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/1/2026 5:00 AM

May's full moon rises on May Day — May 1 — shortly after sunset, creating a dramatic spectacle for skywatchers. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 4/30/2026 4:50 PM

An international research team has achieved an important milestone for astrophysics at GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt: In the CRYRING@ESR storage ring, scientists were able to measure nuclear reactions at extremely low energies for the first time, mirroring the conditions inside stars. This novel experimental approach lays the foundation for decoding the formation of elements in the universe with even greater precision in the future. ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 4/30/2026 4:40 PM

Representatives of more than 50 nations gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week at what was billed as the first global summit on phasing out fossil fuels. A panel of scientists will be advising them ... Read full Story

By LIVE SCIENCE | kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) | 4/30/2026 4:37 PM

Chamber pots from the frontier of the Roman Empire have provided the world's earliest evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite. ... Read full Story

By phys.org | | 4/30/2026 3:20 PM

In thermodynamics, an "adiabatic process" is a system change that transfers no heat in or out of the system. Any and all energy change in that system are therefore accomplished by doing work on the system, work being action that moves matter over a distance. (An example is a bicycle tire pump or lifting a box from the floor.) ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 4/30/2026 2:31 PM

The “hydrogenobody,” a newly discovered structure inside microbial cells in cows’ gut, may play a key role in methane production, a new study suggests ... Read full Story

By Scientific American | | 4/30/2026 2:10 PM

On Thursday the president announced he is nominating Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor, as the nation’s top doctor ... Read full Story