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Tech Xplore / Understanding the 'Slopocene': How the failures of AI can reveal its inner workings
Some say it's em dashes, dodgy apostrophes, or too many emoji. Others suggest that maybe the word "delve" is a chatbot's calling card. It's no longer the sight of morphed bodies or too many fingers, but it might be something ...
Phys.org / Why is July 4 the most violent day of the year?
Amid the celebrations of American independence comes sobering news from Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox.
Phys.org / Why evolution can explain human testicle size but not our unique chins
The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain—have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our history.
Phys.org / Class and masculinity are connected—when industry changes, so does what it means to 'be a man'
Tyneside is an area in north-east England which was once a major center of Britain's Industrial Revolution. Its coal mining, shipbuilding and heavy engineering industries were seen as the backbone of the region, upheld by ...
Phys.org / Restoring kelp forests by culling sea urchins makes financial and ecological sense, according to study
Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new study has found.
Medical Xpress / How modified RNA tricks the innate immune system
The innate immune system is the body's first line of defense against pathogens and foreign substances. An essential component of this system are pattern recognition receptors, which recognize non-self RNA—such as that from ...
Phys.org / A new 'prac payment' has just kicked in. But it ignores many university students
On Tuesday, some Australian university students got access to a new payment. The Commonwealth Prac Payment is available to eligible teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students.
Phys.org / Abortion bans have led to more relationship violence, new research finds
Intimate partner violence climbed after the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that essentially erased federal protections for abortion, a new study reports.
Tech Xplore / Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal
Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aimed at turning around ...
Phys.org / Distressed by all the bad news? Here's how to stay informed but still look after yourself
If you're feeling like the news is particularly bad at the moment, you're not alone.
Medical Xpress / Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions.
Medical Xpress / The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis
No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge.
