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Tech Xplore / New probabilistic method improves how robots localize and map familiar objects
Reliable navigation, place recognition and object interaction require autonomous robots to maintain precise environmental maps. Semantic simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) adds meaning to a robot's map by representing ...
Phys.org / Why feeding birds can make you feel better
More than 56 million U.S. adults feed wild birds.
Phys.org / Can an AI tutor help students improve at math?
As schools contend with rapid developments in artificial intelligence, new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga suggests an AI tutor could help students with math, but only if it holds back answers and coaches ...
Phys.org / Overqualification can make or break family life, study reveals
New research shows overqualified employees who prioritize work over family are more likely to let anxiety and fear about their careers spill into their home lives, creating damaging conflict.
Medical Xpress / Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency may raise preterm birth risk, genetic analysis suggests
Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified alpha-1 antitrypsin as a potential target for preventing spontaneous preterm birth. In a large genetic study of more than 200,000 mothers, a variant in the SERPINA1 gene, ...
Tech Xplore / AI agents can now remember and hackers can 'poison' their memories—a new cybersecurity threat
Artificial intelligence systems are starting to do more than answer questions. New AI "agents" can remember information from previous interactions, plan a series of steps and use digital tools to complete tasks.
Medical Xpress / Q&A: With peptide supplements, marketing outpaces the medicine
Peptides are short chunks of protein with specialized functions in the body. Insulin and GLP-1, both of which have U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, are two of the most well-known.
Phys.org / Informal supporters share experiences of NDIS behavior support practitioners
A new national survey of informal supporters of people with disabilities who have received NDIS-funded behavior support services has identified wide variation in supporters' confidence in practitioners' knowledge and skills, ...
Medical Xpress / Are petting zoos safe?
A 3-year-old girl has died from a rare illness after visiting a petting zoo in Victoria. She developed brain damage and kidney failure after spending weeks in intensive care.
Phys.org / Scientists race to measure wildfire damage to UK soils
The summer of 2026 has brought one of the UK's most severe wildfire seasons in recent years, fueled by extreme heat and exceptionally dry conditions. More than 500 fires were recorded across the country in July alone, affecting ...
Phys.org / Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world
An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental ...
Phys.org / Why Britons disagree about poverty: They draw the line differently
People with different political beliefs do not only disagree about how much poverty exists in Britain but they also differ over whether the same material circumstances should be defined as poverty, according to new research ...
