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Tech Xplore / From individuals to crews, AI brings teamwork into construction productivity analysis

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed an AI system that recognizes construction activities at both the individual and crew levels using ordinary site videos. The approach reveals how teamwork shapes productivity ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / AI models stumble on basic multiplication without special training methods, study finds

These days, large language models can handle increasingly complex tasks, writing complex code and engaging in sophisticated reasoning. But when it comes to four-digit multiplication, a task taught in elementary school, even ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Clouds are vital to life—but many are becoming wispy ghosts. Here's how to see the changes above us

As a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather reports showing scudding rainclouds, but the deeper logic of cloud movements, their distributions ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / What was the Christmas star? Astronomy might hold the answer

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided the three wise men to the ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How a bacteria-busting spray could help solve a meaty problem

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination and spoilage.

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Researchers discover a new superfluid phase in non-Hermitian quantum systems

A stable "exceptional fermionic superfluid," a new quantum phase that intrinsically hosts singularities known as exceptional points, has been discovered by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo.

Dec 29, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Not all scientific breakthroughs survive the hype

Some scientific breakthroughs may be lost to time due to scandal and redaction, while others are simply a case of waiting for more evidence.

Dec 30, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Aging-related weight gain in women: It may start earlier in life than you think

Weight gain is common in women during perimenopause and after menopause, but the physical changes underlying it start much earlier in adulthood. Daniela Hurtado Andrade, M.D., Ph.D., an endocrinologist and obesity expert ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Overweight & Obesity
Medical Xpress / Melanoma cancer cells secrete extracellular vesicles to paralyze immune cells

A new international study led by Prof. Carmit Levy of the Department of Human Genetics and Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University finds that melanoma cancer cells paralyze immune ...

Phys.org / Heritage railway volunteers show how deep friendships can be formed without discussing emotions

"Let's face it, we're just not that into emotions," Brian tells me with a smile talking with other volunteers at a heritage steam railway in northern England. They are discussing a popular TV restoration show. Allan grimaces, ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year

A popular New Year's resolution is to take up meditation—specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

Dec 30, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify protein that mimics exercise to boost bone strength in aging adults

A research team from the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has uncovered a key biological mechanism that explains how exercise maintains strong ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics