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Phys.org / Black-box technologies could undermine confidence in scientific findings

Scientists are increasingly relying on powerful data sources and tools that they often cannot fully understand, inspect or verify, according to a new study.

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Scientists simulating ant swarms find a 'first mover' can set the colony in motion

In ant colonies, a single ant can be the catalyst for a wave of mob activity, launching brief bursts of coordinated movement involving hundreds or even thousands of swarming workers, according to new simulations from New ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Four more belugas arrive at Chicago aquarium from shuttered Canadian theme park

Four more belugas have arrived at a Chicago aquarium as part of a plan to move Canada's last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park to aquariums in the United States and Spain.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Nature has spent billions of years fighting bacteria. AI could help us learn its secrets

Tiny viruses that infect bacteria could one day help us tackle infections that antibiotics can no longer treat. But first, scientists need to understand how these viruses work, and artificial intelligence could provide them ...

4 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Two devices in one: Metasurface could bring medical imaging to smaller sensors

Researchers have developed a technology for building more compact point-of-care medical imaging devices by creating a material that acts as two devices in one.

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New approach opens rare immune cells to genetic risk research

Much of how genetic risk leads to disease has remained hidden. In many cases, genetic variants linked to disease do not act on nearby genes along the chromosome. Instead, they influence genes located far away along the DNA ...

9 hours ago
Phys.org / Exploring the moon will require rovers that can think for themselves

NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the moon with a single instruction: Work out among yourselves how to explore a patch of ground.

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Britain's quarter century: Experts in sex, mental health, nutrition and addiction assess nation's changing well-being

A good way to follow the health of a nation is to glance at what is known as period life expectancy. This calculates how long a person born today would live if the current death rates remained exactly the same for the rest ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / FDA approves first self-balancing, personal exoskeleton

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Eve (Wandercraft), the first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for eligible adult wheelchair users living with spinal cord injury.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / One-off campus programs fall short on preventing sexual violence, review finds

A recent National Student Safety Survey found that one in six students attending Australian universities had been sexually harassed and one in 20 had been sexually assaulted since starting university.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Minnesota iron ore could be key to sustainable and lower cost semiconductor

For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have demonstrated that the low-purity iron ore prevalent in Minnesota can be used to create semiconductor-quality iron sulfide, also known as "fool's ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Niño stirs Pacific

A strengthening tropical storm named Lala is set to hit Hawaii's Big Island with hurricane-force gales on Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, rainfall and heavy surf.

18 hours ago