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Phys.org / For the first time, researchers observe how influenza viruses infect living cells

The flu illness is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter the body through droplets and then infect cells. Researchers from Switzerland and Japan have now investigated the flu virus in minute detail.

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / First discoveries from new Subaru Telescope program reveal massive planet and brown dwarf

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars. The discoveries are the first results from OASIS (Observing Accelerators with SCExAO Imaging Survey), ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Long-term outlook is positive for most after hematopoietic cell transplant for sickle cell disease

Patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease saw high rates of survival without disease symptoms and low rates of severe side effects or complications years after their procedure, according ...

Phys.org / AI chatbots can effectively sway voters—in either direction

A short interaction with a chatbot can meaningfully shift a voter's opinion about a presidential candidate or proposed policy in either direction, new Cornell University research finds.

Dec 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Iron-based magnetic material achieves major reduction in core loss

A research team from NIMS, Tohoku University and AIST has developed a new technique for controlling the nanostructures and magnetic domain structures of iron-based soft amorphous ribbons, achieving more than a 50% reduction ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

To make large language models (LLMs) more accurate when answering harder questions, researchers can let the model spend more time thinking about potential solutions.

Dec 4, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, study finds

A single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at preventing the viral infection that causes cervical cancer, researchers reported Wednesday.

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Sargasso Sea shift reveals dramatic decline in some historic seaweed populations

A study led by researchers at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science has found that certain populations of the seaweed sargassum have experienced a significant decline over the past decade, even as increased ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study shows no clear evidence of harm from hydroxyurea use during pregnancy

Taking the sickle cell drug hydroxyurea during or shortly before pregnancy does not appear to cause specific issues in newborns, according to the first prospective study of pregnancies involving hydroxyurea exposure. The ...

Dec 6, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Physicists overcome fundamental limitation of acoustic levitation

Using sound to get objects to float works well if a single particle is levitated, but it causes multiple particles to collapse into a clump in mid-air. Physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / K'gari's world famous lakes could be at risk of drying

K'gari is the world's largest sand island and known for its world-famous lakes, but research from the University of Adelaide has discovered its largest lakes could be vulnerable to drying.

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Algorithm offers faster, more reliable control over language model outputs

A paper co-authored by Prof. Alex Lew has been selected as one of four "Outstanding Papers" at this year's Conference on Language Modeling (COLM 2025), held in Montreal in October.

Dec 4, 2025 in Computer Sciences