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Phys.org / Who gets credit for research? How the hidden rules of academic authorship can leave women at a disadvantage
Scientific discoveries rarely happen alone. Modern research often involves teams spanning institutions and even countries. Yet when research is published in academic journals, credit is reduced to a list of names—a list that ...
Tech Xplore / AI content moderation takes a lesson from economics
Spend enough time on the internet, and you'll likely encounter some pretty appalling content. Hate speech tends to flourish on social media and in online communities, particularly those with little to no moderation. Even ...
Tech Xplore / AI doesn't create bias, it inherits it. How do we ensure fairness when it comes to automated decisions?
If artificial intelligence (AI) systems shape decisions that affect people's lives, they should do so fairly. This should be a given considering that potential applications for AI include automated hiring systems, as well ...
Tech Xplore / Button‑pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing
The nonprofit ARC Prize Foundation on May 1, 2026, released the results of a new benchmark: a test of an AI system's ability to solve a game. The results were striking—humans scored 100%, while the most advanced AI systems ...
Medical Xpress / The mental toll of quarantine on board a cruise ship, explained by a psychologist
The MV Hondius left Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1. Within days, one passenger had become ill. Within weeks, the voyage had become the focus of an international health response after cases of Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, ...
Medical Xpress / Fall prevention, delirium screening are the best interventions for improving surgical outcomes in older adults
When care teams screen older adults undergoing surgery for risk factors such as falls and delirium, they are able to improve the care and outcomes of this rapidly growing and uniquely vulnerable patient population, according ...
Medical Xpress / Today's teens are sleeping less than ever before
New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shows that teenagers today are getting less sleep than any generation before them. This lack of sleep causes daily fatigue and reduced functioning, alongside ...
Phys.org / Why some of the most successful startup founders are 'a bit toxic'
Could "dark triad" traits like narcissism and manipulation in leadership actually foster entrepreneurial energy? New research shows they may, but the same traits that build successful start-ups can also break them.
Medical Xpress / How screen use, not just screen time, relates to self-regulation and learning in neurodiverse children
A new Western University study that set out to assess screen time and the relationship to self-regulation in a real-world sample of children revealed those 4 to 16 years old are far exceeding recommended daily guidelines.
Medical Xpress / Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks but it can tell only part of the story
Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study outbreaks by allowing ...
Medical Xpress / Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: A new name to improve diagnosis, care of condition affecting 170 million women
A global effort led by Monash University has changed the name of a significant women's health condition that was misunderstood to be "all about ovarian cysts." Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is the new name ...
Phys.org / How governments could fund permanent carbon removal now and shift costs by 2035
Carbon credits allow companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions through mitigation projects in order to meet voluntary targets, compliance obligations, or national net-zero goals. However, a recent analysis found ...
