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Medical Xpress / Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus—and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel.
Tech Xplore / Researchers create world's smallest programmable, autonomous robots
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their ...
Phys.org / How a bacteria-busting spray could help solve a meaty problem
University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination and spoilage.
Tech Xplore / Tucked away in a downtown Chicago office building, fallen e-commerce star Groupon is ready for a comeback
Inside Groupon's 2-year-old headquarters on the 25th floor of the Leo Burnett Building in downtown Chicago, a giant cat in a spaceship with flashing lights greets visitors in an otherwise staid office tower.
Phys.org / Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025
Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus program.
Phys.org / A new way to map how cells choose their fate
Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative computational method, called ddHodge, that can reconstruct the complex dynamics of how cells decide their fate.
Medical Xpress / Oral bacterium tied to disability severity in multiple sclerosis
Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease ...
Tech Xplore / Tiny tech, big AI power: What are 2-nanometer chips?
Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometer" chips.
Medical Xpress / Brain-inspired AI: Human brain separates goals and uncertainty to enable adaptive decision-making
Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and adjust goals even in the face of sudden changes. However, "model-free reinforcement learning," which ...
Phys.org / Can beavers help heal burn scars after wildfires? Researchers build their own dams to find out
High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers.
Phys.org / Ancient mega-shark ruled Australian seas 15 million years before megalodon
In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous period.
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify protein that mimics exercise to boost bone strength in aging adults
A research team from the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has uncovered a key biological mechanism that explains how exercise maintains strong ...