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Phys.org / Meet the springtails: Little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
In virtually every piece of land on Earth—from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 meters underground—live tiny critters that have shaped the health of our planet for hundreds of millions ...
Phys.org / Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science
A 30-minute stroll across New York's Central Park separates Trump Tower from the American Museum of Natural History. If the US president ever found himself inside the museum he could see the Cape York meteorite: a 58-ton ...
Phys.org / Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicate efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
Phys.org / NASA targets Artemis II rollout to pad, details launch options
NASA could be sending a crew on the Orion spacecraft out past the moon in less than a month if everything falls into place. But first the agency has to get its rocket to the launch pad.
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robots or human connection? What Elon Musk's Optimus reveals about our AI ambitions
When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream.
Phys.org / As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter
Donald Trump and his senior officials insist that Greenland must become part of the US. This is for national security purposes, they say, maintaining that Denmark, of which Greenland is a constituent part, is not investing ...
Phys.org / Tire rubber decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail, research shows
The small, spongy black beads used as fill material in most artificial turf fields are called crumb rubber, which has long been touted as a major win for recycling. However, conflicting studies have alternately identified ...
Phys.org / Rain one minute, heat wave the next: How climate 'whiplash' drives unpredictable fire weather
After a weekend of extreme heat and windy conditions, more than 30 blazes were still burning in Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, including major fires in the Otways, near the town of Alexandra in central ...
Phys.org / NASA's Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them
On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA's new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, into orbit.
Medical Xpress / New 'humane intelligence' framework guides safer, more patient-centered AI in older-adult mental health care
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to identify older adults for services, support people between visits, and guide referrals and care pathways. Yet much AI governance still emphasizes algorithms and infrastructure ...
Medical Xpress / The emotional toll of childhood cancer can last long after treatment
When childhood cancer treatment ends, the emotional impact often does not. A new study published in the Nature journal Pediatric Research finds that symptoms of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression remain common ...
Medical Xpress / Parkrun participation surging thanks to parkwalkers, new research shows
New research from the University of Stirling has revealed that introducing parkwalkers to parkrun events has led to a surge in those walking the routes.
