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The future of Antarctica beyond 2100 is a cause for concern: high emissions will lead to major long-term ice loss. A study published on December 05, 2025 in Nature Communications warns that the fate of the Antarctic ice cap, the planet's largest reservoir of freshwater ice, will play a decisive role in future sea-level rise.

Of the many open questions that baffle physicists today, there is one - the most relevant for cosmologists - that crystallises into a single number: the Hubble constant H0, which represents the ratio between the distance of a cosmic object from us and the speed at which it moves away from us due to the accelerated expansion of the Universe.

A new study involving researchers from Oxford University's Department of Biology has found that the exaggerated feather ornaments on the heads of male Chrysolophus pheasants restricts their field of view. The findings have been published in Biology Letters . Many animals try to win a mate by displaying spectacular ornamentation - such as the famous tail of male peacocks.

A study carried out by the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn throws light on how an important receptor can be inhibited The human P2X4 receptor plays an important role in chronic pain, inflammation and some types of cancer. Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) have now discovered a mechanism that can inhibit this receptor.

Astronomers have identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a "razor-thin" string of galaxies embedded in a giant spinning cosmic filament, 140 million light-years away. Their findings, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , could offer valuable new insights into how galaxies formed in the early Universe.

Parkinson's disease occurs worldwide, affects people of all'ages and backgrounds, has an enormous societal impact, and is rising at an alarming rate. According to neurologist Bas Bloem, Parkinson's literally meets all the criteria of a pandemic, except that the disease is not infectious. In a recent publication in The Lancet Neurology, Bloem and a group of internationally recognised scientists place this development in historical perspective, beginning with James Parkinson, who first described the disease in 1817.

Economics Passivity in financial choices is not due to specific personality traits - but depends on the context. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from CEBI and Danmarks Nationalbank in a new study. Are people who fail to adjust their pension contributions in response to policy reforms the same people who do refinance their mortgages when interest rates fall? The answer is clear: No, they are.

An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has shown that continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in women with gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of a newborn with above-average birth weight. The study, published in the leading journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, is the first multicenter randomized controlled trial to demonstrate the advantages of the digital method over conventional self-monitoring of blood glucose using finger pricks and opens up new perspectives for the targeted care of women with gestational diabetes.

For the first time, researchers have observed live and in high resolution how influenza viruses infect living cells. This was possible thanks to a new microscopy technique, which could now help to develop antiviral therapies in a more targeted manner. Fever, aching limbs and a runny nose - as winter returns, so too does the flu.

Posted on: 04 December 2025 Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertiliser. That is the headline finding of a landmark, international study led by Trinity that paints a promising picture for more sustainable agriculture. And in further good news, the research shows that under warmer temperatures, the yield benefits of more diverse grasslands further increase.

Five minutes of training can significantly improve people's ability to identify fake faces created by artificial intelligence, new research shows. Scientists from the Universities of Leeds, Reading, Greenwich and Lincoln tested 664 participants' ability to distinguish between real human faces and faces generated by computer software called StyleGAN3.

A functional sperm tail is essential for successful reproduction. Defects in its development often lead to infertility. This is also shown by a recent international study involving researchers from Würzburg. The development of functional sperm is a highly complex process and a fundamental requirement for male fertility.

For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist Quint van Giersbergen of Radboud University, has been published in Nature Communications.

An observational study of 103 patients suggests that an innovative, lidocaine-based treatment reduced Long COVID symptoms. Eighty per cent of participants reported an improvement in quality of life. Physicians at Excellent Care Clinics had their data analysed for this purpose by researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC.

Scientists have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing mystery in particle physics, by finding no sign of the particle many hoped would explain it. An international collaboration of scientists, including from The University of Manchester, working on the MicroBooNE experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced that they have found no evidence for a fourth type of neutrino , known as a sterile neutrino.

For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist Quint van Giersbergen of Radboud University, has been published in Nature Communications.

Yeast plays a crucial role in winemaking. For centuries, winemakers used their own yeast cultures, but today commercial yeasts dominate the sector thanks to their reliable performance.

An international study led by the University of Basel has discovered that nuclear pore complexes - tiny gateways in the nuclear membrane - are not rigid or gel-like as once thought. Their interiors are dynamically organized, constantly moving and rearranging. The findings reshape our understanding of a vital transport process in cells and have implications for diseases and potential therapies.

Ingroup favoritism: A new study shows that helpfulness toward one's own group and disadvanting against outgroups are related. Behavioural tests: The research team developed a new method to measure both behaviors independently. Conflict experience: both tendencies, altruism and parochialism, affect our behavior in intergroup conflict.Whether we help others or not depends on our own experiences with conflict.

Published in Nature, the atlas will be freely available to researchers around the world. An international team has published NeuMap, the first atlas to reveal the global architecture of neutrophils, showing how this "first line of defense" reorganizes to protect, remember, and heal. The study-led by scientists at the CNIC, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Yale University, and Westlake University-redefines our understanding of immunity.