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Phys.org / By stoking the Greenland debate, the United States may actually be harming itself

As the US administration led by Donald Trump has continued to reassert its interest in owning Greenland, Europe has become more and more concerned about the security situation in the Arctic.

17 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / The way Earth's surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods and warm "greenhouse" states.

18 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Native American pregnancy-related deaths: They want a voice to stop the trend

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.

17 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / New AI tool removes bottleneck in animal movement analysis

Researchers from the University of St Andrews have developed an AI tool that reads animal movement from video and turns it into clear, human-readable descriptions, making behavioral analysis faster, cheaper, and scalable ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Research reveals a surprising line of defense against cyber attacks: Accountants

When Optus, Medibank and non-bank lender Latitude Financial were hit by separate cyber attacks in the past few years, millions of Australians felt the fallout: stolen personal data, disrupted services and weeks of uncertainty. ...

20 hours ago in Security
Phys.org / How a secret military base helped trigger the silent collapse of an Arctic world

Today, as Greenland once again becomes a strategic prize, history seems poised to repeat itself. Staying with the Polar Inuit means refusing to speak of territory while erasing those who inhabit it.

22 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Routine eye screening provides a window to heart health in type 2 diabetes

Recent findings have shown that routine eye screening could also be used for early detection of underlying heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

18 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Polymer cables for MRI applications: No place for metal

Anyone who has ever had to get a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan knows that magnetic and highly conductive materials are a no-go in the tube-shaped scanners. However, for complex diagnoses and medical research, this ...

19 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Tech Xplore / New smart chip reduces consumption and computing time, advancing high-performance computing

A new chip aims to dramatically reduce energy consumption while accelerating the processing of large amounts of data.

21 hours ago in Hardware
Medical Xpress / Global network of virologists warns of measles resurgence

The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 countries dedicated to advancing research, collaboration, and pandemic preparedness, ...

Phys.org / Indian townships are rebuilding after landslides—but not everyone will benefit

In the early hours of July 30, 2024, a landslide in the Wayanad district of Kerala state, India, killed 400 people. The Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Vellarimala and Chooralmala villages in the Western Ghats mountain range turned ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / UK glaucoma cases higher than expected and projected to reach 1.6 million+ by 2060

The number of people over 40 in the UK living with glaucoma—the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide—is already higher than expected and is projected to surge to more than 1.6 million by 2060, finds research ...

20 hours ago in Ophthalmology