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Tech Xplore / Study finds AI can safely assist with some software annotation tasks

A dystopian future where advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems replace human decision-making has long been a trope of science fiction. The malevolent computer HAL, which takes control of the spaceship in Stanley Kubrick's ...

21 hours ago in Software
Phys.org / Why refugees in Australia still face barriers to good jobs

Humanitarian migrants (refugees) in Australia remain significantly less likely to be employed than non-humanitarian migrants, even after five years of resettlement, largely due to employer discrimination rather than any shortfall ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Rethinking retail trades: Researchers explore US proposal amid global push for investor welfare

At any single time, retail investor welfare constitutes a key focus for regulators, and this is ramping up with the surge of retail investment activity in the stock markets following COVID.

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Over 70 shark, ray species win new wildlife trade protections

The world's top wildlife trade organization increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win."

22 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Local space weather impacts on technology and safety vary more than expected

A strong geomagnetic storm in spring 2024 brought the northern lights unusually far south, as the auroral oval expanded well beyond its typical position. "I am surprised at how sparse the measurement network is, even though ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / How to predict future energy demand

When Lukas Dahlström returned to Gotland to start his doctoral program at the GRASS graduate school, it was like coming full circle. He grew up on the island and has long been interested in science and sustainable development. ...

13 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Study warns of alarming decline in high blood pressure control in England

A comprehensive new analysis by researchers at Queen Mary University of London warns that England has lost the substantial gains made in high blood pressure prevention, diagnosis and management during the 2000s.

21 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / After nearly 100 years, scientists may have detected dark matter

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed galaxies in space moving faster than their mass should allow, prompting him to infer the presence of some invisible scaffolding—dark matter—holding the galaxies ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / China says humanoid robot buzz carries bubble risk

More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing futuristic industry, a Beijing official has warned.

22 hours ago in Robotics
Phys.org / Yes, the universe can expand faster than light

An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be straightforward. Objects are still emitting light, and that light takes time to travel from them over to here, ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 164

The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their efforts hampered by damaged bridges and roads and ...

15 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Online information reinforced vaccine beliefs and booster uptake during Japan's COVID-19 campaign: Study

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that during Japan's COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign, online information influenced vaccination intentions in ways similar to the initial rollout. The study identified ...

13 hours ago in Vaccination