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Phys.org / Australia's under-16 social media ban won't change the reality of growing up online

Australia is about to test one of the world's boldest interventions in child digital life by putting age restrictions on social media for children under 16.

11 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home with two Roscosmos cosmonauts from the International Space Station packed tight in their Soyuz spacecraft landing in the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan on Dec. 9 to complete an eight-month ...

11 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / New Jersey declares drought warning

New Jersey is parched top to bottom.

11 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Why the Bay Area is key to the new US push to win the international AI race

Bay Area laboratories are set to play a central role in the Genesis Mission, a multibillion-dollar effort by the Trump administration to accelerate the nation's artificial intelligence push in the face of technological advances ...

11 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Understanding the scars of kidney disease

Scarring is a key feature of chronic kidney disease. Now, University of Connecticut researchers report in Kidney International that a specific protein encourages scar tissue formation. Their research could someday help preserve ...

Medical Xpress / Research team studies hydration at 2024 Boston Marathon

A research team from the College of Education and Health Professions, along with co-authors from several other institutions, recently published a study they conducted at the 2024 Boston Marathon examining the role of hydration ...

Tech Xplore / NASA demonstrates safer skies for future urban air travel

NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air taxis and drones can successfully operate within busy areas.

11 hours ago in Automotive
Phys.org / New research suggests warming winters could cause DNA damage in lizards

The findings of a new academic paper suggest that warming winters are causing damage to the DNA of some lizards.

12 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / FDA approves expanded indication for Jaypirca

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for Eli Lilly's Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib), the first and only noncovalent Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor for adults with relapsed or refractory ...

11 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Gen Z views world as 'scary place' with growing cynicism about ability to create change, research suggests

Gen Z views the world as a scary place, according to new research presented at the 2025 Society for Risk Analysis Conference.

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New study gives the aged care industry insights about enduring impact of childhood institutionalization

New research has given policymakers and aged care providers first-hand insights about how to uphold dignity and meet the unique needs of Forgotten Australians.

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / First testing of grid-scale battery technology begins at the grid storage launchpad

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has begun the first tests of a utility-grade battery at the new Grid Storage Launchpad, a major milestone for DOE's investment in advanced energy storage.

11 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech