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Tech Xplore / AI fake-news detectors may look accurate but fail in real use, study finds

A dubious link from a friend. A headline too sensational to be true. A video that seems fake but you can't be sure. As online misinformation grows harder to detect, new artificial-intelligence tools promise to help us separate ...

Mar 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New 3D material enables brain cells to communicate

Until now, conventional 3D cell cultures have often been either too rigid or too unstable to realistically reproduce the complex interactions between brain cells. Researchers at Kiel University (CAU) have now developed a ...

Mar 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Policy change tied to higher kidney transplant rates for Black patients

A new national study evaluating a landmark U.S. transplant policy change finds that efforts to correct the harms of race-based kidney function equations are associated with increased kidney transplantation rates among Black ...

Mar 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Timing found to be crucial for spinal cord repair in zebrafish

The healing of the spinal cord depends on carefully timed interactions between injured nerve cells and their surrounding environment, according to a study published in Science Advances by researchers at Karolinska Institutet ...

Mar 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / FOXJ3 gene emerges as a potential driver of drug-resistant focal epilepsy

Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain builds its layers and leading to FCD, a primary cause of drug-resistant epilepsy. The study, published ...

Mar 9, 2026
Phys.org / AI disclosure labels may do more harm than good, study warns

The growing use of AI-generated scientific and science-related content, especially on social media, raises important concerns: these texts may contain false or highly persuasive information that is difficult for users to ...

Mar 9, 2026
Phys.org / Engineered magnetic films follow graphene's equations for massless electron waves

The electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional materials both have strong potential for technological applications. Researchers have long assumed that they are distinct phenomena, but Illinois Grainger engineers ...

Mar 8, 2026
Tech Xplore / New ultra-low-cost technique could slash the price of soft robotics

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab equipment. The method has been published in Advanced Science. The new technique enables researchers ...

Mar 8, 2026
Phys.org / How a protein pair ensures that faulty mRNA is destroyed

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is one of the most important processes in our cells to ensure that no faulty or incomplete proteins are produced. Scientists have now identified a central mechanism behind this control system.

Mar 8, 2026
Phys.org / 'Mesoscale' swimmers could pave way for drug delivery robots inside the body

In physics, the mesoscale lies between the microscopic and the macroscopic. It is not just the domain of tiny living creatures like small larvae, shrimp, and jellyfish, but also where physics equations become extreme. While ...

Mar 8, 2026
Phys.org / V615 Vul shows rare hybrid nova signature after rapid two-day rise

Italian astronomers have performed extensive spectroscopic monitoring of a recently discovered nova known as Vulpeculae 2024, also known as V615 Vul. Results of the new observations, presented in a paper published in the ...

Mar 7, 2026
Phys.org / Twenty-nine years of warming linked to soil fungi shift in Colorado plots

Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. "Hidden mycorrhizal fungi below ground are ...

Mar 8, 2026