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Tech Xplore / Swedish court orders Google pay nearly $2 bn for favoring its price comparisons

A Swedish market court on Wednesday ordered Google to pay some 14.3 billion kronor ($1.46 billion) in damages, plus interest, to price comparison site Pricerunner for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results.

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas emissions: Science shows their concerns are warranted

For years, Darwin residents have been concerned about toxic chemicals emitted by the city's two gas export facilities. In fact, some locals are so worried about these airborne chemicals—particularly benzene—they recently ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Why taking a sick day depends on more than being sick

As winter illness spreads and households face cost-of-living pressure, many Australians cannot treat a sick day as a simple health decision. They may be too sick to work—but their job is too insecure to stay home. New research ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Helping children navigate the emotional aftershocks of an earthquake

The devastating earthquake in Venezuela has left countless families grieving, displaced and searching for loved ones. For many South Florida families with ties to the region, the tragedy feels especially close to home.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Running on a treadmill is easier than running outside. Does that matter?

You hop on the treadmill, set your pace and easily knock out a couple of kilometers (about 1.2 miles). Then, a few days later, you head outside to run the same distance. You try to keep the same speed you did at the gym, ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers to teens: Get to bed—it's good for your blood sugar

If you're 18, getting a bit more sleep could matter more than you think. New research from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC shows that even in healthy young people, longer nights of sleep are linked to more stable ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers improve analysis of molecules linked to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have shown how higher magnetic fields can improve analysis of the molecules linked to Alzheimer's disease, a finding that ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / DNA methylation patterns may explain why some prostate cancers turn lethal

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the condition this year alone.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How athletes envision the future of sport during climate change

There is an urgent need for greater climate action across the sports industry, emphasizing the critical role athletes can play in shaping a more sustainable future for sport, according to a new briefing report.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Stronger focus on nutrition needed in eating disorder recovery

Overreliance on body mass index (BMI) to measure recovery from eating disorders has sparked calls for better assessment methods. University of Queensland researchers reviewed 60 studies from five databases across 16 countries ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Keeping nuclear power reactors operating safely

When you go to the doctor for a routine medical exam or a prenatal checkup, they often use an ultrasound or an X-ray to see what's happening inside your body without needing surgery. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / If you could chat with an AI ghost, what would you want them to say? New study explores

Inside a second-floor lab at CU Boulder, Jack Manning and Jed Brubaker are resurrecting the dead. As the researchers look on, study volunteers log in to Zoom and chat with AI-generated representations of lost grandparents, ...

21 hours ago