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Medical Xpress / AI outperforms doctors at summarizing complex cancer pathology reports

AI models can generate more complete summaries of complex cancer pathology reports than physicians, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that tested six models developed by Meta, Google, DeepSeek and Mistral AI.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Artemis crew's families enthralled by messages from space

A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters.

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Health programs promise personalization. A new tool tests if they deliver

Treating chronic diseases can involve intensive programs designed to change people's diet, exercise and other health behaviors. But a typical program, while packed with information and advice, may overlook a fundamental reality: ...

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Using AI models to detect sinkhole trouble

Researchers at the University of Florida are developing artificial intelligence models to pinpoint early signs of sinkholes before they appear. "I'm always looking for real-world problems," said Minhee Kim, Ph.D., an assistant ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / US court expedites Anthropic's legal battle with Department of War

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied Anthropic's request to put on hold a move by the Pentagon to label it a supply chain risk, but ordered the AI startup's legal battle with the Department of War to be put on a fast track.

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Maple syrup or nutella? PM Carney calls Canadian Artemis astronaut

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen told Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday that "teamwork is willingness" during an Earth-to-space call celebrating the achievements of the historic lunar journey.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 is critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being, researchers warn

Halting and reversing the global decline in biodiversity is now urgent to avoid destabilizing Earth's vital systems that support human well-being. That's the stark message of a new paper published today in Frontiers in Science. ...

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Waiting for DeepSeek: new model to test China's AI ambitions

For weeks now, the global tech industry has been waiting for a major artificial intelligence launch from DeepSeek, seen as a benchmark for China's progress in the fast-moving field.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Sugary drink purchases could be cut by up to 30% with simple policy changes, study finds

New research from Macquarie University has used strong evidence from Mongolia to show how a combination of higher prices, graphic health warnings and less prominent supermarket placement can work to reduce the consumption ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem

There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat, a remote archipelago in eastern Indonesia where sharks, mantas and sea turtles glide alongside vast schools of fish through sea fan coral formations, some ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / March smashes heat records for continental US

March's persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to ...

19 hours ago