All News

Phys.org / The simulation hypothesis: Mathematical framework redefines what it means for one universe to simulate another

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest on intuition rather ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Dialog / Hidden threats in the dark: Alarming levels of human-made debris in Mediterranean sea caves

Just when we thought we had described all the possible marine environmental recipients of plastic pollution, new research comes in to overturn the picture.

Dec 18, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Will measles outbreak spread to Georgia? With holiday travel, it could

One of the biggest measles outbreaks of the past two decades is taking place less than 200 miles from Atlanta.

Tech Xplore / All-optical chip achieves 100-fold speed boost over top-tier NVIDIA chips

Scientists in China have unveiled a new AI chip called LightGen that is 100 times faster and 100 times more energy efficient than NVIDIA chips, the leading supplier of AI chips worldwide. Instead of using electricity to move ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Hardware
Phys.org / New 'cloaking device' concept shields electronics from disruptive magnetic fields

University of Leicester engineers have unveiled a concept for a device designed to magnetically "cloak" sensitive components, making them invisible to detection.

Dec 19, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Life's first molecule: Borate boosts its formation, finds study

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists have been trying to solve for ages.

Dec 21, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / A urine-based biological aging clock: Machine learning and microRNA offer accurate prediction

Craif Inc. in Nagoya, Japan, working with Nagoya University's Institute of Innovation for Future Society, has developed a urine-based biological aging clock. In validation of the method, predicted ages came within 4.4 years ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Dialog / Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova may help explain Earth-like planets

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my research would eventually lead me to ask a question about the origin of Earth-like planets. Yet that ...

Dec 21, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Scientists who use AI tools are publishing more papers than ever before

Science is entering a massive publishing boom, in large part due to artificial intelligence. New research published in the journal Science has revealed that scientists who use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are ...

Dec 21, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Kolmogorov-Arnold networks bridge AI and scientific discovery by increasing interpretability

AI has successfully been applied in many areas of science, advancing technologies like weather prediction and protein folding. However, there have been limitations for the world of scientific discovery involving more curiosity-driven ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform

In the North Sea where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon be buried under the seabed in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project nearing completion.

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Stardust study resets how life's atoms spread through space

Starlight and stardust are not enough to drive the powerful winds of giant stars, transporting the building blocks of life through our galaxy. That's the conclusion of a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Astronomy & Space