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Phys.org / Americans care more about future generations than many think—and that gap could matter for policy
Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration. In practice, that means taking their interests into account when making all kinds of decisions ...
Phys.org / Massive reef expansion 20 million years ago may explain modern coral life's origins
New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and Southeast Asia.
Phys.org / Superconducting quantum circuit simulates proton tunneling phenomenon in chemical systems
Researchers at Yale, Google, and the University of California-Santa Barbara have created a device that simulates the quantum "tunneling" behavior of protons that occurs in chemistry, a process so common it occurs in everything ...
Phys.org / Sramcbled wrods: The real reason you can still read jumbled text
You've probably seen it on social media before: a paragraph of scrambled text that looks like nonsense at first glance, yet somehow you can read it with surprising ease.
Phys.org / Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressed, study finds
When a gene is turned on in a cell, it creates a ripple effect along the DNA strand, changing the physical structure of the strand. A new study by MIT researchers, appearing in Science, shows that these ripples can stimulate ...
Medical Xpress / A virtual copy of your brain? Scientists say it's closer than you think
For years, the idea of building a working replica of the human brain has lived comfortably in the realm of science fiction. A digital double that could think, learn, or even predict the future of a person's health seemed ...
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic cancer 'playbook' reveals why survival remains just 13% after 5 years
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have published a major new review that brings fresh clarity to one of the deadliest forms of cancer—pancreatic cancer—by mapping how the disease operates at every level. The review is ...
Medical Xpress / Host genetics and sex can steer flu toward greater virulence, mouse experiments reveal
During the early stages of a pandemic, viruses tend to evolve in ways that enhance their ability to reproduce and spread, rather than to evade the host's immune system. The genetics and sex of the host influence how a novel ...
Medical Xpress / High-intensity exercise after breast cancer surgery may help speed recovery
After breast cancer surgery, many women are told to limit how much—and how soon—they exercise.
Medical Xpress / You can't hear it, yet this sound may explain paranormal experiences
Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can't hear. It can come from natural sources like storms, or from anthropogenic sources like traffic. Some animals use it to communicate, ...
Phys.org / Hunting the elusive Eta Aquariid meteors
Early May is a good time to watch for a powerful yet often elusive meteor shower, the annual Eta Aquariids. They're a prolific, yet often elusive for northern hemisphere observers. If skies are clear, watch for a strong annual ...
Tech Xplore / Collective intelligence framework shows how human-AI teams may make better decisions
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in critical decisions about health, safety, finance, and governance, a key challenge is no longer whether people and AI will collaborate, but rather how to structure this collaboration ...
