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Tech Xplore / Can e-scooters and e-bikes help more people use public transport?

Rideshare e-scooters and e-bikes, and a change in public perception, could help close the gap between public transport hubs and commuters' starting points or destinations, according to a new report.

19 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Vertical farming emissions could be offset if spared farmland is used for solar power

Vertical farming could free up thousands of hectares of UK farmland, but the environmental benefits depend on how that land is reused, according to new research led by the University of Surrey.

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / TikTok's 'Not Interested' tool beats swiping, but effect may quickly wear off

Just like snowflakes, no two TikTok For You pages look alike. And that is intentional. The social media site's highly personalized—and black box-like—recommendation algorithm has long been considered its "secret sauce," after ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Hope for Maugean skate as juveniles reach adulthood in Macquarie Harbor

There are encouraging signs for the endangered Maugean skate, with a new monitoring report finding that a new cohort of skates born in Macquarie Harbor has reached adulthood.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Pushy NHS chatbots risk putting patients off screening appointments, researchers warn

Patients booking cervical screening appointments through an AI chatbot respond positively to friendliness and choice-oriented language, but are put off by overmessaging, pushy reminders and blurred human-AI boundaries, according ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / The science of sweat: A researcher is helping Brazil prepare for the heat of the World Cup

As the world's best soccer players prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across North America this summer, teams are gearing up not only for opponents but also for the heat. In stadiums from Miami to Mexico City, soaring temperatures ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New study flips mental health paradigm: Proactive brain training builds community resilience before crisis hits

A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology challenges the traditional, reactive model of mental health care by demonstrating that proactive brain training can strengthen the human mind before mental health challenges ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / War on drugs or war on the poor? How bandit hunting formed a cover for Mexico's counterinsurgency campaign

If the drug trade has helped define the modern Mexican state, writes the author of a new article in The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, so too have wars on drugs. In "From Bandit Hunting to a War Against 'Social Poisoners': ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Injectable semaglutide shows early promise to improve fertility in women with PMOS

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have published a proof-of-concept study in Fertility and Sterility demonstrating that injectable semaglutide may offer meaningful reproductive benefits for women with polyendocrine ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Italian astronaut expects home flavors on Artemis III menu

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano is hoping to bring a taste of his homeland to the Artemis III mission he will pilot near Earth in 2027 to test two lunar modules.

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify which eye infections pose greatest threat to vision

Eye surgery today is safer than ever, yet ophthalmologists must remain watchful for a rare but serious complication that can threaten sight within days: a bacterial eye infection called endophthalmitis. Now, clinician-scientists ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / How cultural backgrounds shape financial forecasts

There's a funny thing about facts. Two people can look at the same ones but interpret them very differently, depending on their styles of thinking. On Wall Street, analysts with short-term or long-term orientations may issue ...

20 hours ago