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AI predicted 2,895 likely partnerships among human mitochondrial proteins—more than half previously unreported—pointing to potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets. @tamu @NatureComms phys.org/news/2026-11-a…

phys.org AI points researchers toward new disease targets hidden in mitochondria Artificial intelligence is helping Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists fast-track answers to a long-standing question in human biology: What do hundreds of mystery proteins in the mitochondria ...

Phys.org @physorg_com 10h

Darwin wasps shifted from paralyzing hosts to letting them keep developing at least 23 independent times, with no evidence that any lineage switched back. @currentbiology phys.org/news/2026-11-w…

phys.org The wasps that horrified Darwin reveal evolution's one-way streets Few insects have a more gruesome lifestyle than Darwin wasps. Rather than simply hunting other animals, these parasitic wasps lay their eggs on or inside living hosts, including caterpillars, beetles...

Phys.org @physorg_com 12h

Tiny air cavities turn flat silicon into a UV-focusing mirror, producing focal spots as small as about 1 micrometer despite silicon’s strong ultraviolet absorption. @SPIEtweets phys.org/news/2026-11-a…

phys.org Air holes turn silicon wafers into flat ultraviolet focusing mirrors for compact optics Traditional lenses and mirrors focus light using curved surfaces. Metasurfaces can achieve similar functions with a flat layer of nanoscale structures that locally control the phase of light....

Phys.org @physorg_com 14h

Mercury pollution may have collapsed two ancient Maya lake ecosystems, with one lake reaching levels considered severely harmful to aquatic life for centuries. @ScienceAdvances phys.org/news/2026-11-a…

phys.org Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost Ancient Maya communities made extensive use of liquid mercury and a red, mercury-containing pigment called cinnabar to decorate buildings, pottery and burial sites. Unsurprisingly, as previous...

Phys.org @physorg_com 16h

An overlooked North Atlantic right whale calf brings the season’s documented total to 24—the highest since 2009—after being photographed off Quebec in September. phys.org/news/2026-11-s…

phys.org Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it's a cause for joy It would seem difficult to miss a 15,000-pound (6,804-kilogram) baby, but for months scientists who study rare whales did just that, and now they couldn't be happier.