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Phys.org / NASA confirms support for delayed European Mars rover: ESA

NASA has confirmed that it will contribute to Europe's Martian rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028 after repeated delays, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday.

Nov 26, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago: New research

Globalization, migration, climate change and war—nation states are currently under huge pressure on many fronts. Understanding the forces that initially drove the emergence of states across the world may help explain why.

Nov 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Cooperative mammals show lower cancer rates than solitary, competitive species

Cancer is a common disease among mammals, but some species, such as the naked mole rat and elephants, have evolved resistance. According to new research published in the journal Science Advances, this may be because these ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Narcissism and its role in sexually motivated serial killers

Researchers at the University of Bamberg have traced a darkly intricate form of narcissism in sexually motivated male serial killers, reporting that many offenders combine brittle sensitivity with a craving for admiration ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Adaptive method helps light-based quantum processors act more like neural networks

Machine learning models called convolutional neural networks (CNNs) power technologies like image recognition and language translation. A quantum counterpart—known as a quantum convolutional neural network (QCNN)—could ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Fame itself may be critical factor in shortening singers' lives, research suggests

Fame itself may be a critical factor in shortening singers' lives beyond the hazards of the job—at least those in the UK/Europe and North America—suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / New X-ray method captures 3 image-contrast types in a single shot

University of Houston researchers developed a new X-ray imaging method capable of revealing hidden features in a single shot, a breakthrough that could advance cancer detection, disease monitoring, security screening and ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Study reveals unexpected link between dopamine and serotonin in the brain

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine, a key brain chemical vital for movement and motivation, can affect ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Microplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals, study reveals

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen—the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study.

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Six criteria for the reliability of AI

Language models based on artificial intelligence (AI) can answer any question, but not always correctly. It would be helpful for users to know how reliable an AI system is. A team at Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Gender imbalance hinders equitable environmental governance, say UN scientists

Inclusive representation is fundamental to equitable and effective environmental governance, particularly in addressing the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation, the three focus ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Engineers tackle pre-ignition challenges in hydrogen-fueled engines

Engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have developed a reliable testing methodology to study stochastic pre-ignition (SPI) in hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines (H2-ICEs), offering the automotive industry ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech