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Tech Xplore / AI models' breakout from human control brings a told-you-so moment for technology researchers

It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company.

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ancient molecule made inside tumors drives immune response, study finds

An ancient molecule that existed long before the circulatory system evolved has been found to support cancer immunotherapy. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan found that complement C3 protein acts inside tumors to ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Simple circuit brings topological insulators closer to practical electrical measurement standards

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have succeeded in detecting exceptionally robust electrical transport in a topological insulator. This could lead to new metrological applications. The work is published in the journal ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Licensed Zaire Ebola vaccine may offer partial protection against Bundibugyo outbreak

Ebolaviruses are among the most dangerous known human pathogens. Three ebolavirus species have repeatedly caused major disease outbreaks on the African continent. Most outbreaks have been caused by Zaire ebolavirus. Vaccines ...

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Overlooked brain protein tied to epilepsy yields first inhibitors in early experiments

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered the first high-resolution structure of NBCn2, a brain protein linked to epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder and other neurological conditions, and developed ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Global map reveals mining's uneven toll on forests and biodiversity

A new study led by Japanese researchers from Tohoku University and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) reveals that some of the minerals most essential for green technologies may have a significant negative ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Frequent cannabis users wake with higher cortisol levels, study finds

Research suggests people who often use cannabis start their day with higher cortisol levels than people who don't, indicating a relationship between frequent cannabis use and a possible dysregulation of the body's daily stress ...

Jul 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI extracts hidden material rules from microscopic data to predict large-scale behavior

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed artificial intelligence (AI) methods that learn the large-scale behavior of complex materials from microscopic data. By automatically identifying ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / National food waste recycling promises major climate gains but comes with microplastic risks

Keeping food waste out of landfills provides climate and other environmental benefits, and Vermont requires residents to divert these materials to better management pathways. With other states considering similar policies, ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / How insect submariners survive the depths without imploding

Deep-diving insect larvae are challenging a long-held idea about why there are almost no insects in the ocean, thanks to sturdy air sacs. In Lake Malawi in East Africa, billions of lake fly larvae (Chaoborus edulis) make ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Black MS patients dying younger than white ones, study finds

Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS) die from the disease at a younger age than white people, a new study reports.

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Low cloud-cover has helped mute warming for the last 47 years, but models predict this will change

A recent study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, combines historical satellite observations with atmospheric reanalysis data to construct a multidecade record of low-cloud cover in the hope of improving current ...

Jul 21, 2026