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Phys.org / Severe drought linked to the decline of the hobbits 61,000 years ago
An international team of scientists, including the University of Wollongong (UOW), has found compelling evidence that a changing climate played a role in the extinction of the early human species Homo floresiensis, also known ...
Tech Xplore / Deepfakes leveled up in 2025—here's what's coming next
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just ...
Medical Xpress / Why do we blush? Turning red may have surprising social benefits
We've all had the feeling. You're embarrassed and then there it is: a warm flush creeping up your neck and across your cheeks. The more you think about it, the hotter and redder you get. If someone asks "are you blushing?" ...
Tech Xplore / Two-way electric vehicle charging at scale could stop renewable energy being wasted—here's how it works
The amount of renewable energy produced around the world is increasingly exceeding demand—particularly from wind and solar sources. This presents a significant challenge when limited grid capacity and insufficient energy ...
Phys.org / Music can affect your driving—but not always how you'd expect
For many of us, listening to music is simply part of the driving routine—as ordinary as wearing a seatbelt. We build playlists for road trips, pick songs to stay awake, and even turn the volume up when traffic gets stressful.
Tech Xplore / AI device with ion gel and graphene cuts machine learning power use 100-fold
In recent years, power consumption by machine learning technologies, represented by deep learning and generative artificial intelligence (AI), has increased exponentially, creating a serious social challenge. To address this ...
Phys.org / With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.
Phys.org / Resolve to network at your employer's next 'offsite'—these retreats actually help forge new connections
What do you do when an announcement about an "offsite" hits your work inbox? Chances are you might sigh and begrudgingly add the event to your calendar.
Medical Xpress / Low-dose peanut therapy shown to protect children with peanut allergies
Children with peanut allergies may not need large doses of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) to build protection against peanuts, finds a new study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Montreal Children's Hospital.
Phys.org / Astronomers explore the double nucleus of galaxy NGC 4486B
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed an elliptical galaxy known as NGC 4486B. Results of the observational campaign, published Dec. 16 on the arXiv preprint server, ...
Tech Xplore / Bio-inspired copper composite achieves zero thermal expansion and high heat transfer
Zero-thermal-expansion (ZTE) materials are widely used in precision optics, cryogenic equipment and sensors, where even small temperature changes can cause performance problems. Yet creating ZTE materials that also conduct ...
Phys.org / Chinchorro mummification may have originated as a form of art therapy, study suggests
In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of artificial mummification among the Chinchorro people may have evolved as a response to high infant mortality ...
