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Phys.org / Fairer disaster aid arrives just as fast with a new routing algorithm

Researchers from Koç University and international collaborators have developed a new algorithm that enables faster and more equitable distribution of disaster relief supplies. By integrating fairness directly into logistics ...

6 hours ago
Phys.org / The fake disease that fooled the internet, and what it says about all of us

Until a few years ago, no one had heard of bixonimania. Then, in 2024, a group of scientists posted findings online announcing the condition, which they claimed affected the eyes after computer use. However, the scientists ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How creative therapy may help rewire the ADHD brain

How can ADHD be both a source of daily struggle for millions and a common trait among highly accomplished artists and innovators like Justin Timberlake and Simone Biles? The science behind this paradox is the focus of new ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Chernobyl's wildlife: The real story isn't the presence of radiation, it's the absence of humans

"Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds."

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Antibodies can selectively shut down harmful T cells without weakening whole immune system

The immune system is the frontline protection against infection, continually searching for and destroying unknown pathogens. While typical operation of the immune system scans for threats, some systems attack the body's own ...

11 hours ago
Phys.org / This new tool makes AI's role in student writing visible

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed college writing. As paper drafts are increasingly co-written with AI, professors are left wondering not whether students are using AI, but how. A 2025 AI in Education ...

16 hours ago
Science X / Alien comet carries record-heavy water, and its birthplace looks nothing like our cosmic neighborhood

Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through our sky that was not from our solar system. Although we still don't know where this interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS came from, research led by the University ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Combination treatment could be safer, more effective for drug overdoses involving severe agitation

A team of Marshall University researchers has published a new study suggesting a potential breakthrough in how doctors manage severe agitation caused by methamphetamine and/or cocaine use, particularly in cases in which opioids ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Extreme stability in ultrafast nanomagnetism aids the development of faster data storage

For the first time, researchers have mapped how the boundaries of magnetic nanostructures behave on extremely short timescales. The work of physicist Johan Mentink of Radboud University shows that these boundaries are much ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Their parents lived to 100. Do their diets have clues to longevity?

A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University suggests that the children of a parent who lived to age 100 or older tend to have slightly healthier eating habits ...

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Daily blood pressure checks following birth could protect women after common pregnancy issue

Checking blood pressure daily at home could cut the risk of a future heart attack or stroke for new mothers who had high blood pressure during pregnancy, based on a study published in the journal Hypertension.

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