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Phys.org / Incarcerated populations in the Gulf Coast face heightened risks from natural disasters

Women, juveniles, and ICE detainees in correctional facilities in five Gulf Coast states are vulnerable to threats from extreme heat, flooding, and hurricanes, a Yale School of the Environment study found. Despite the threats, ...

15 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Making simulations more accurate than ever with deep learning

Future events such as the weather or satellite trajectories are computed in tiny time steps, so the computation must be both efficient and as accurate as possible at each step lest errors pile up. A Kobe University team has ...

15 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety

Picture this: You're looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options.

16 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / As DOJ deprioritizes foreign lobbying laws, study finds enforcement against Paul Manafort drove surge in disclosures

A study recently published in Organization Science reveals that U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charges against Paul Manafort in 2018 triggered a significant increase in compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act ...

16 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday outlined a strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence, building on the Trump administration's enthusiastic embrace of the rapidly advancing technology ...

9 hours ago in Medical economics
Tech Xplore / Report demonstrates how harnessing digitally generated data can transform humanitarian aid

A new report from the University of Liverpool and the United Nations Migration Agency–International Organization for Migration (IOM) demonstrates how harnessing digital data collected from mobile phone applications and ...

16 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Autistic children born preterm often show more complex needs—but share similar genetic background

A new study shows that children born preterm who are later diagnosed with autism often present with more extensive support needs and a higher number of co-occurring conditions than autistic children born at full term. Surprisingly, ...

17 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Earlier ultra-relativistic freeze-out could revive a decades-old theory for dark matter

A new theory for the origins of dark matter suggests that fast-moving, neutrino-like dark particles could have decoupled from Standard Model particles far earlier than previous theories had suggested.

Dec 4, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Space debris: Will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

China routinely sends astronauts to and from its space station Tiangong. A crew capsule is about to undock from the station and return to Earth, but there's nothing routine about its journey home.

19 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How probation officers—criminal legal system's most diverse group—experience their roles

Probation officers—who supervise nearly 4 million people across the United States—are among the most visible faces of the criminal legal system (CLS). A new study led by UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor ...

22 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New study finds strong link between intimate partner violence and firearm ownership

A new study from the University of California San Diego finds that adults in California and Louisiana who experienced intimate partner violence in the past year—either as victims or perpetrators—are significantly more ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Are mosquito repellents safe to use? And do I really need them in Australia?

Summer's here and after a wet spring in many parts of Australia, mosquitoes are out in force. Insect repellent has become a routine requirement for time outdoors.

12 hours ago in Health