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Medical Xpress / U.S. poll reveals many young adults may not be ready to manage their own health care

Many young adults may be entering adulthood without the practical skills needed to manage their own health care, suggests a new national poll. Nearly 1 in 6 parents said their young adult child, ages 18–25, doesn't handle ...

6 hours ago
Phys.org / Twisted laser light distinguishes mirror-image molecules by their fragment counts

Many molecules exist in two mirror-image forms—like left and right hands—that look identical but can behave very differently, especially in biological systems and pharmaceuticals. Distinguishing between these enantiomers ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars 500% on debut as AI fuels shortages

China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in mainland China after soaring more than 500% on its market debut Monday, underscoring how AI demand is boosting the semiconductor sector.

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Phys.org / Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This summer, extreme heat is making such a scene increasingly rare.

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Phys.org / France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain on Monday, as authorities warned of a fresh heat wave set to engulf the scorched French wine-growing region around the major city of Bordeaux.

4 hours ago
Tech Xplore / For some, so-called 'Skynet Day' came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup

To be fair, James Cameron did warn us. Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman were even born, Cameron wrote a screenplay about an autonomous artificial ...

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Tech Xplore / 3D-printable material can heal the body, build better robots and recover critical minerals

A new type of 3D-printable material developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin mimics human tissue's ability to sort and filter, allowing certain molecules to pass through while keeping others out. This ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Trace molecules emerge as chemical 'keystones' that steer life's communities

In nature, the rarest ingredient can be the one that holds everything together. In a new article published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Dr. Erika C. Freeman of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries ...

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Phys.org / Tigray's old grapevines have survived against the odds: New research uncovers their genetic and historic value

The northern highlands of Ethiopia are among Africa's oldest agricultural landscapes. Some of the world's most important crops originated here, particularly pulses and grains, including teff. Yet another crop has a less well-known ...

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Medical Xpress / Kids do feel the cold, so why won't they wear a sweater?

It happens just when you need to leave. Bags are packed. Shoes are on. Then your child decides a sweater is impossible. You say, "Put your sweater on." They say, "I'm not cold." Do kids really not feel the cold like adults ...

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Medical Xpress / Emergency physician burnout: 1 in 10 leaving specialty in Canada

Burnout is pushing emergency physicians to leave the specialty or reduce clinical hours, adding to the body of research pointing to a crisis in health care in Canada, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...

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Phys.org / Forest productivity, not rapid warming, shapes Northern Eurasia's carbon sink

Northern Eurasia contains about 20% of the world's forests and plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change by absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide, thereby acting as a major carbon sink. However, understanding the region's ...

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