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Medical Xpress / Smartphone unlock can measure heart rate, potentially bringing health monitoring to billions worldwide

Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers have revolutionized the way we monitor our health. Worn around the clock, these devices quietly collect valuable data—from heart rate and blood oxygen levels to sleep ...

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Phys.org / Charred Bronze Age teeth unlock age at death despite cremation

Over 3,000 years ago, the people of Bronze Age Poland burned their dead and placed their ashes in urns, often destroying the intimate records of their lives preserved in their bones. Now, researchers have shown that some ...

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Phys.org / ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life

In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous estimates, a new study finds. One hypothesis even suggests a vast ocean once covered the landing ...

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Phys.org / Endangered basking sharks rely on the ocean twilight zone during long-distance migrations

Endangered basking sharks aren't fasting during long-distance migrations. A new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows that they may be foraging along the way, and in much deeper areas of the ocean than ...

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Medical Xpress / Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study revealed that about 1 in ...

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Phys.org / Laser 'origami' could help astronauts build structures on the moon

University of Florida researchers are exploring how lasers could help astronauts build structures on the moon using materials already available there, including lunar soil transformed into glass. The work, led by Victoria ...

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Phys.org / Majestic manta rays dive deep to survive storm events, data reveal

New research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast has found that reef manta rays are diving deep in storm events to find food and stay alive. As World Environment Day is celebrated around the globe on June 5, the findings ...

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Phys.org / An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data show ongoing systemic racism

It's been roughly six years since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a global conversation about anti-Black police violence and the excessive use of police force against Black and Indigenous communities.

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Medical Xpress / Irregular sleep in preschool-age children is associated with lower verbal and memory performance

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that irregular sleep—including variability in sleep timing and duration—was associated with lower receptive vocabulary and visuospatial memory scores in preschool-age ...

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Phys.org / Coastal communities at risk of effects of repeating cycles of inequality in marine energy transition

Although the clean energy transition offers major opportunities, a new report from University of Aberdeen researchers warns that current governance arrangements may leave coastal communities bearing the cost of energy transition ...

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Medical Xpress / Poor sleep health in adolescence linked to hospitalization and worse health in young adulthood

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that poorer sleep health according to wrist actigraphy and insomnia symptoms during adolescence predicted a higher likelihood of an overnight hospital stay ...

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Tech Xplore / UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world's electricity and more water than we need to drink

One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centers is that artificial intelligence (AI) models will need less in the future as they improve and become more efficient.

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