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Phys.org / Short-lived optical flare AT2022zod is an unusual tidal disruption event, astronomers find

An international team of astronomers has investigated a short-lived optical flare designated AT2022zod. As a result, they found evidence indicating that this flare is an unusual tidal disruption event. The findings were presented ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / AI can help primary care clinics spot risky drinking habits

On any given day in a busy primary care clinic, doctors and others often ask patients about their alcohol use, and try to gauge if it falls into healthy or problematic range.

Dec 12, 2025 in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Cannabis use not a barrier to quitting nicotine vaping, clinical trial finds

Adolescent and young adult nicotine vaping has become an urgent public health concern, as 2024 marked the first year that nicotine vaping was the most initiated drug. Though vaping is the most common way young people use ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Many older Americans don't see themselves as disabled, survey finds

Americans may be getting older and need help doing things that were once routine, but a new survey finds only a fraction of seniors see themselves as having a disability.

Dec 12, 2025 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Phys.org / New AI-powered tool helps students find creative solutions to complex math proofs

Math students may not blink at calculating probabilities, measuring the area beneath curves or evaluating matrices, yet they often find themselves at sea when first confronted with writing proofs.

Dec 12, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thieves

Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.

Dec 12, 2025 in Automotive
Medical Xpress / The role of enhancer regions in psychiatric illness: Study explores genetic risk factors

In a study published in Genome Research, a team of researchers, including Cornell College Assistant Professor of Biology Sophie Gillett, looked at regions of human genetic code that are known for harboring risk factors for ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? To copy, not kill, traditional TV

The recent news that Netflix has agreed to buy part of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for US$83 billion (£61.8 billion), followed by Paramount Global's hostile counterbid to acquire WBD in its entirety for US$108.4 billion, ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / Canary Islands may be 'missing link' in global sea urchin killer pandemic

Sea urchins are ecosystem engineers, the marine equivalent of mega-herbivores on land. By grazing and shredding seaweed and seagrass, they control algal growth and promote the survival of slow-growing organisms like corals ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Quantifying unknown quantum states: Study explores effectiveness of existing methods

Reliably quantifying and characterizing the quantum states of various systems is highly advantageous for both quantum physics research and the development of quantum technologies. Quantifying these states typically entails ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Can AI be a good creative partner?

What generative AI typically does best—recognize patterns and predict the next step in a sequence—can seem fundamentally at odds with the intangibility of human creativity and imagination. However, Cambridge researchers ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Supercomputer ushers in new era of nuclear AI

Nuclear power is rising to meet the demand for American energy. But building new reactors or even renewing licenses of existing ones requires a tremendous amount of paperwork. Fortunately, AI is also on the rise, and paperwork ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech