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Phys.org / The gut bacteria that put the brakes on weight gain in mice

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi in the gut—are associated with obesity and weight gain, raising the possibility that changing ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Screen time these holidays doesn't need to be a bad thing

With five weeks of school summer holidays (that's around 25 days of weekday activities to organize), being online is a major attraction for most kids and a concern for most parents and caregivers.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / What's the deal with ... banana water?

If a can of coconut water and a banana smoothie had a baby, it might be banana water. The latest plant-based hydration beverage on the market is being touted as "the peel good beverage" that offers "a bunch of nutrients." ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Rethinking how we end a satellite's mission

At the end of their lives, most satellites fall to their death. Many of the smaller ones, including most of those going up as part of the "mega-constellations" currently under construction, are intended to burn up in the ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / I love my friends … I do not love their kids

At this time of the year, with lots of parties, family catch-ups and holiday plans, you might be reminded of how much you love your friends.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Treasure the emotional connections to the clothes you have and style could be a whole lot more sustainable

With January sales around the corner, another flood of unwanted clothes risks drowning our wardrobes and the planet.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Can you 'live long and prosper' by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that 'highly illogical?'

It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can "Star Trek" teach us anything about the economics of our own society?

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Q&A: The norovirus is surging; here are tips to dodge the 'stomach flu'

Norovirus is the country's leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea, and foodborne illness, and right on schedule, it's picking up steam again as the holidays arrive.

Tech Xplore / New AI-based technology offers real-time electric vehicle state estimation for safer driving

A research team led by Professor Kanghyun Nam from the Department of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering at DGIST has developed a physical AI-based vehicle state estimation technology that accurately estimates the driving ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / AI device with ion gel and graphene cuts machine learning power use 100-fold

In recent years, power consumption by machine learning technologies, represented by deep learning and generative artificial intelligence (AI), has increased exponentially, creating a serious social challenge. To address this ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / The evolution of digital nomadism: From hi-tech hacker spaces to crypto coworking

One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as a "hacker space" in which to share their tech and techniques. Similarly, many of the people we first ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / Fabricating single-photon light sources from carbon nanotubes

Tiny tubes of carbon that emit single photons from just one point along their length have been made in a deterministic manner by RIKEN researchers. Such carbon nanotubes could form the basis of future quantum technologies ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Nanotechnology