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Phys.org / Which types of civilizations collapse and which can endure?

Human history is littered with expired civilizations, and scholars and archaeologists have made a determined effort to understand why and how civilizations collapse. They've found that symptoms like a growing wealth gap and ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Climate change is already claiming lives in Europe—and the risks are increasing

Europe is facing a sharp rise in heat-related deaths, deteriorating working conditions, growing food insecurity, and increased risks of climate-sensitive infectious diseases, according to a new report on climate change and ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Five health conditions mothers can develop after giving birth

During pregnancy, a mother's body undergoes vast structural and functional changes. But what many might not know is that the after-effects of these changes can last long after giving birth—and can even result in the development ...

12 hours ago
Tech Xplore / This vibrating pillow makes nighttime emergencies impossible to sleep through

A smart pillow sleeve that vibrates to alert people who are deaf to fire and burglar alarms in the night has been created by scientists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Developed with members of the Deaf community, the ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn't done

There's a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and pests, sit in storage for months ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Encouraging dieting and weight loss can shape youth body image into adulthood

Young adults spend hours a day on social media platforms filled with exercise influencers, fitness trends, and other appearance-focused content that can reinforce unrealistic body ideals. And for many of these younger people, ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children's lives

A new study on sepsis training in Ghana builds on prior research showing the impact of Annenberg Hotkeys, a free platform developed in 2020. It is being used in other medical settings—and its co-creator sees potential in ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Engineers develop a new system to track material design processes

Discovering and characterizing new materials is important for unlocking advances in fields like clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and improved infrastructure. Researchers use machine learning and other computational tools ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / In age of AI, art's real power no longer lives in image alone but in who chooses what survives

Every year on 21 April, World Creativity and Innovation Day invites us to celebrate human ingenuity. Traditionally, that meant celebrating creativity through art, science, and new ideas. Today, it also means asking a more ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New twist on generative AI is quietly reshaping who wins when uncertainty hits hardest

Generative AI is best known for creating images and text. Now, it is helping industries make better planning decisions. Georgia Tech researchers have created a new AI model for decision-focused learning (DFL), called Diffusion-DFL. ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A glimmer of hope for people living with chronic fatigue syndrome

Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), long known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is now recognized as a complex, multi-system disease. However, it remains a medical enigma whose underlying causes are poorly understood, leaving those ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as "drill, baby, drill." Yet he is doing more than almost anyone to speed up the global shift from fossil fuels ...

16 hours ago