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Science X / Is fasting the new anti-aging hack? For seniors, it's complicated

Think skipping meals is just for younger folks? Research suggests that when and how older adults eat can influence weight, heart health, and even cognitive function. There's a trade-off, though.

May 5, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies new strategy to overcome immunotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have identified a promising new strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, one of the leading ...

May 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / Beyond human error: Systemic skill management in organizations and the 2005 Fukuchiyama-line derailment accident

Researchers at University of Tsukuba reexamined the causes of the Fukuchiyama Line derailment that occurred in April 2005, analyzing how train drivers acquire and use operational knowledge/skills, and simulating how the railway ...

May 8, 2026
Science X / The root of the problem: Ancient trees may have grown their roots backwards

Secrets about how giant trees grew in reverse can be found in fossil imprints of their roots. Micro-CT scanning shows that the roots were growing tip-to-tail like shoots.

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / JWST pins down the origins of a planetary odd couple

Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from Earth. A normally "lonely" hot Jupiter is sharing space with a mini-Neptune, in a rare and unlikely pairing that's had astronomers ...

May 5, 2026
Phys.org / Sexual arousal can lead to tunnel vision, blinding people to rejection cues

Sexual arousal can lead to "tunnel vision" that makes it more difficult to recognize when someone is just not that into you, according to new research in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

May 7, 2026
Science X / Your social feed hides a loneliness trap, and the people you barely know are at the center

A first-of-its-kind study of U.S. adults suggests that all of those strangers you're friends with on social media are not helping you to feel less lonely. On the contrary, social media connection with people you don't know ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / Physics-based weather models more accurate than AI at predicting extreme weather

Weather forecasting is another aspect of modern life that artificial intelligence is transforming. Models like GraphCast, Pangu-Weather, and Fuxi are already better than traditional physics-based climate models at predicting ...

May 5, 2026
Tech Xplore / Your conversations with AI may not be as private as you think

A study conducted by researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute has revealed that ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Grok, and Perplexity AI use different types of trackers from Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies, potentially ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer cells are better able to resist treatments when they have an abnormal number of chromosomes

A new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers has found that cancer cells are better able to resist treatments when they have an abnormal number of chromosomes, the DNA strands wound up in bundles that control which genetic ...

May 7, 2026
Phys.org / DNA-reading AI reconstructs ancestry in minutes, matching top statistical methods

Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the way large language models like ChatGPT read text. Scanning the genome for biological mutation patterns, ...

May 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reveals how parenting styles shape babies' willingness to help others

New research from Durham University shows that the way parents instruct and encourage infants to help plays a key role in how helping behavior develops, and that these approaches vary across cultures.

May 8, 2026