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Tech Xplore / One Tech Tip: Fed up with AI slop? A few platforms will let you dial it down

AI slop seems to be everywhere. Low-quality digital content made with artificial intelligence has flooded our feeds, screens and speakers. Is there anything we can do about it?

1 hour ago in Internet
Phys.org / Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows

Human-caused climate change worsened the recent torrential rains and floods which devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing over 300 000, researchers said Thursday.

1 hour ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024—the highest mark in American history.

1 hour ago in Health
Medical Xpress / The science behind the syringe: How small changes in formulation can alter injectable filler behavior

Injectable dermal products have become some of the most sought-after cosmetic treatments. But behind every injection lies a complex combination of materials that determines how these products behave during injection and use. ...

1 hour ago in Biomedical technology
Phys.org / Fast-growing trees are taking over the forests of the future and putting biodiversity, climate resilience under pressure

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils, regulate water cycles, and supply resources that humans rely on—from timber and food to recreation ...

18 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Superfluids are supposed to flow indefinitely. Physicists just watched one stop moving

Ordinary matter, when cooled, transitions from a gas into a liquid. Cool it further still, and it freezes into a solid. Quantum matter, however, can behave very differently. In the early 20th century, researchers discovered ...

17 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Deforestation is drying out the Amazon rainforest faster than previously thought

Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ability to generate its ...

15 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / The infant universe's 'primordial soup' was actually soupy, study finds

In its first moments, the infant universe was a trillion-degree-hot soup of quarks and gluons. These elementary particles zinged around at light speed, creating a "quark-gluon plasma" that lasted for only a few millionths ...

20 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / New nanotherapy eases bone metastasis pain by disrupting tumor-nerve crosstalk

A new nano-sized drug carrier that finds bone tumors and releases treatment exactly where it's needed is here to improve the precision and comfort of cancer therapy. Designed by a team of researchers from China, this smart ...

16 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk. Here's how they get there

No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies.

5 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / The circular economy may not be taking off: Here are six ways stakeholders can make it happen

Around the world, governments and businesses are talking more and more about the need to move from today's "take, make, waste" economy to a circular one, where products are designed to last, materials stay in use, and waste ...

5 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Roadkill offers an ethical alternative to live wildlife in scientific research

A recent review of over 312 studies has identified dozens of unique uses of roadkill in scientific research. The review, published in Biology Letters, discusses the advantages of using roadkill instead of live wildlife and ...

18 hours ago in Biology