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Tech Xplore / xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories

Half of the original founding team at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has now departed after two co-founders resigned in rapid succession this week, raising fresh questions about talent retention ahead of ...

9 hours ago in Business
Tech Xplore / A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet—here's how to stay safe

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft—the scammers go after your heart, and then your wallet.

10 hours ago in Internet
Medical Xpress / Will drinking hot water help me lose weight, clear my skin or treat cramps?

You may have noticed an unexpected wellness trend gaining traction online. People are claiming a daily cup of hot water (with nothing else in it) can deliver everything from weight loss and clearer skin to relief from menstrual ...

10 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Drones can offer a faster, more precise way to measure blackberry flowering

For blackberry breeders, white and pink flowers on blackberry plants are more than something to admire; they are a key early measure of the season's productivity.

10 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / What the troubling use of the term 'ghettos' reveals about Denmark's attitude towards immigration

Few countries talk about "ghettos" the way Denmark does. For more than a decade, the term has shaped national debates about migration, integration and who truly belongs.

10 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Smartphone app significantly improves mental health for first-time mothers, study finds

First-time mothers who were randomized to receive a smartphone app called Baby2Home for the first year after giving birth reported significantly fewer symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety, as well as better overall ...

10 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How do Winter Olympians train compared to summer games athletes?

The Australian Olympic Committee has sent its second-largest Winter Olympics team of 53 athletes in 10 sports to Italy for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Tech Xplore / New white paper examines opportunities in advanced geothermal energy

The Division of Energy in conjunction with the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute (GEMI) at the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston has released a new white paper, "Advanced Geothermal: Opportunities ...

10 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / For women who live on the margins, health care is often out of reach. How we can build a bridge to access

Most Canadians either know personally or are aware that getting an appointment with a family doctor can be difficult. Across the country, it's estimated that 6.5 million people do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner ...

10 hours ago in Medical economics
Phys.org / What changes fast in nature? A fish study tracks selection strengthening since 2016

A study reveals that sticklebacks with complete bony plates have survival rates several percentage points higher than those with reduced plates, indicating ongoing natural selection. Moreover, the strength of selection appears ...

11 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Is your phone your comfort blanket?

Constantly checking your phone during conversations with a partner—a behavior known as phubbing—may be less about bad manners and more about deeper psychological needs. New research led by the University of Southampton, ...

10 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Nearly three quarters of US baby foods are ultra-processed, new study finds

An alarming 71% of grocery store baby food products in the United States are classified as ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to new research published in the journal Nutrients. Researchers at The George Institute for ...

21 hours ago in Health