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Tech Xplore / AI is reshaping open source software and straining the systems that sustain it
Open source software underpins much of the modern digital world, from mobile phones and automobiles to cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Now, the rapid adoption of AI is creating new opportunities to improve that ...
Phys.org / Fewer than half of Americans expect free and fair midterms
Americans are heading into the 2026 midterm elections with widespread uncertainty about the integrity of the vote, according to a new national survey from the University of California San Diego.
Tech Xplore / Australia doesn't need more gas to meet energy needs, research finds. Pumped hydro can suffice
Pumped hydro and battery storage can enable Australia to meet its energy needs without increasing the use of gas to fuel electricity plants, according to a new paper published in Cell Reports Physical Science by researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Do pimple patches actually work? Here's what the science says
You're standing in the skin care aisle, and pimple patches are everywhere—clear ones, flesh-colored ones, stars, hearts. They promise to flatten a pimple overnight.
Medical Xpress / Social media spreading misleading claims about Alzheimer's blood tests
Researchers are raising concerns about the promotion of Alzheimer's disease blood tests on social media, particularly posts making claims that do not align with current clinical recommendations. In the first published study ...
Medical Xpress / WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging
The head of the U.N. health agency is hailing "encouraging signs" in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in one part of eastern Congo, while warning that case counts are rising fast in another as officials race to tamp down ...
Phys.org / Nine in 10 UK gambling websites breach data privacy law, study finds
Nearly nine in 10 (86%) UK-licensed online gambling websites are operating in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation, according to new research from the Gambling Research, Education and Treatment (GREAT) Center ...
Medical Xpress / Why some adults under 50 may develop early-onset cirrhosis from fatty liver disease
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published the first study to define early-onset cirrhosis caused by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a condition ...
Phys.org / Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swaths of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, Indonesian conservation group Geopix told AFP on Wednesday.
Tech Xplore / Is the nuclear non‑proliferation pact a model for regulating runaway AI?
The potential existential threat of artificial intelligence has leapt into the headlines after a departing safety researcher at AI company Anthropic posted on social media that he believed there was more than a 1-in-10 chance ...
Medical Xpress / Autistic children ages 4–6 showed improved social skills after summer program
A summer intervention program for autistic children ages 4–6 with no intellectual disability significantly improved their social performance, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Autism Research (IAR) ...
Medical Xpress / Australians support voluntary assisted dying, but with clear limits
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that Australians broadly support voluntary assisted dying (VAD) as an end-of-life choice, but most believe access should remain limited to people experiencing terminal ...
