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Tech Xplore / Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: Data
Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental control software company showed Wednesday.
Tech Xplore / Fave or flop? A guide to gauging video game success
The video game industry is notoriously tight-lipped about its numbers, filled with members-only metrics like wishlists, preorders and player numbers, so it can be hard to know which games have actually proven popular and ...
Phys.org / Gamma-ray signal could be long awaited evidence for WIMPs
Dark matter is known to make up roughly 85% of all mass in the universe, as evidenced by the way galaxies spin and how galaxy clusters are held together under gravity. Yet despite decades of searching, physicists have never ...
Phys.org / Rising carbon dioxide is supercharging grass growth in African savannas, study finds
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is boosting grass growth in Africa's water-limited savannas, according to a new study led by the University of Sheffield.
Tech Xplore / 'Final Fantasy,' 'The Witcher' in spotlight at Europe gaming bash
Europe's largest video game show, Gamescom, opened Tuesday with the spotlight on two hit series, "Final Fantasy" and "The Witcher," as the industry seeks a boost in an era of job cuts and fierce competition.
Medical Xpress / First measles deaths reported in US this year—American Academy of Pediatrics responds
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died of measles, the first deaths linked to the virus in the state in 35 years, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
Phys.org / Dark energy and quantum gravity may be deeply intertwined
For close to a century, physicists have pursued a way to unite gravity with quantum mechanics. Known as quantum gravity, this goal has remained frustratingly out of reach so far. Similarly elusive is the force of dark energy, ...
Phys.org / Too hot to incubate: Nile crocodiles hatch on their own in French reserve
France's heat waves have produced an unusual outcome at a wildlife park, where 10 Nile crocodiles hatched without human assistance for the first time, the director of the reserve said Wednesday.
Medical Xpress / German airport worker dies of malaria from mosquito carried on plane
A worker at Germany's Frankfurt Airport has died after contracting malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane, an airport spokesman said Wednesday.
Phys.org / AI robot trains teachers to handle heated issues
Researchers at La Trobe University are using a robot driven by artificial intelligence (AI) to better prepare teachers to deal with challenging conversations in schools.
Phys.org / Archaeologists investigate a feared young woman's 17th century vampiric grave in Poland
In 2022, excavations at a cemetery in Pień, Poland, led by researchers from the Institute of Archaeology at Nicolaus Copernicus University, led to a mysterious discovery. In what they call Grave 75, they uncovered the 400-year-old ...
Phys.org / Setting limits on phase transitions in the dark energy era
The universe is known to be expanding at an accelerating rate. Physicists typically attribute this acceleration to dark energy, a mysterious component of the universe that exerts negative pressure, causing space to expand ...
