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Phys.org / France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures.
Medical Xpress / Reducing gaps in early abortion care
Amid moves to improve abortion access across Australia, new research reveals that while more GPs are offering early medication abortion, many women still cannot access the service where they live.
Medical Xpress / Study links prenatal opioid exposure to long-term challenges in children's vision and behavior
Children exposed to opioids before birth may face increased risks of difficulties with vision, attention, behavior and learning during their school years, according to a new study.
Tech Xplore / Review: Lexus ES vs Mercedes CLA, an electric luxury sedan comparison
The Lexus ES and Mercedes-Benz CLA are two luxury sedans you might be familiar with. The ES is Lexus' comfort-oriented midsize sedan, while the CLA is a relatively affordable entry point to getting a new Mercedes. Notably, ...
Phys.org / How Gravity from Entropy theory connects the second law of thermodynamics with the emergence of cosmic structure
A new study by Queen Mary University of London mathematician Professor Ginestra Bianconi proposes a new perspective on one of the deepest questions in modern physics: How can the universe become increasingly structured and ...
Phys.org / From quantum error correction to emergent gravity: Probing holographic universes at QLab
One of the deepest ambitions in modern physics is understanding how the fabric of space and time could emerge from fundamental quantum degrees of freedom to establish a quantum theory of gravity.
Tech Xplore / AI is rewriting cybersecurity's rules
AI is giving cybercriminals new speed and scale, but researchers say the technology could also become one of cybersecurity's strongest defenses.
Phys.org / Australian cave discovery shows grass was burned for magic, cures and curses for 25,000 years
The GunaiKurnai, an Australian Aboriginal nation, are the acknowledged traditional custodians of Gippsland and the southern Victorian Alps. Within their territory are caves known from 19th-century ethnographic reports and ...
Phys.org / New review highlights gaps in care for First Nations children in Canada
A new study finds that First Nations children still face long-standing inequalities in health care access in Canada despite improvements made through the application of Jordan's Principle—a policy designed to ensure First ...
Tech Xplore / OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an "unprecedented cyber incident."
Phys.org / Tapeworm hijacks worker ants, giving them queen-like metabolism and longer lives
A tapeworm fundamentally changes the lives of ants: Workers of the species Temnothorax nylanderi infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis live several times longer than their uninfected nestmates. They are also less ...
Phys.org / Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?
In a world where trust in institutions is generally declining, trust in science remains relatively high. Yet belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or airplane "chemtrails," is also ...
