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Tech Xplore / AI agents can build consensus on a scale humans can't
Everyone is familiar with the situation: A larger group of people plans to visit a restaurant together, but it can take time and sometimes a great deal of patience to agree on a time and place to meet. The better the participants ...
Medical Xpress / Atlantic climate variability enables the prediction of leishmaniasis outbreaks in North Africa
Climate variability in the Atlantic Ocean can help predict cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in North Africa several months in advance. This is the finding of a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), ...
Phys.org / Mars Curiosity rover discovers massive field of polygons
The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is primarily because the Red Planet lacks several resurfacing processes that Earth possesses, including plate ...
Medical Xpress / We put cottage cheese through an evidence check—and the health claims didn't stack up
Cottage cheese is having a moment. It's being added to dips, mixed into batters and even used in pizza and brownies. It's touted as a high-protein food that can help people build muscle and lose fat. But the research supporting ...
Medical Xpress / Tiny protein oligomers may unlock earlier diagnosis for Alzheimer's and related diseases
For more than three decades, scientists have sought to combat diseases caused by protein misfolding by targeting the large protein clumps that accumulate in affected tissues. Yet, despite intensive efforts, clinical success ...
Medical Xpress / Previously missed DNA mutation pattern in colorectal cancer identified
Researchers from the University of California San Diego and collaborators have identified a previously overlooked pattern of DNA mutations in colorectal cancer. Scientists use these patterns, known as mutational signatures, ...
Phys.org / How we found Haida Gwaii's first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years
Scrambling through dense salal in the dark, weaving between the majestic western red cedars of northern Haida Gwaii, I could barely imagine where we were just days before—crossing Dixon Entrance off the coast in an open skiff, ...
Phys.org / Heat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figures
Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heat waves and drought that scientists have blamed on man-made climate change, according to provisional figures.
Phys.org / Arctic shipping a daunting prospect in hotly contested region
With Gulf turmoil slashing Suez Canal traffic, shipping firms are tempted to try the Arctic for quicker trips between Europe and Asia—but commercial prospects are unlikely to match countries' strategic ambitions for the North ...
Phys.org / Earth's magnetosphere might not protect us from superstorms after all
Science seems like a straightforward endeavor. You come up with a hypothesis, collect data to prove or disprove it, and analyze that data to see whether the hypothesis is right. But anyone who actually does science will tell ...
Medical Xpress / Oral therapy protected mice from lethal radiation while sparing cancer treatment
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have developed an experimental oral therapy that protected mice from otherwise harmful radiation exposure while preserving radiation's ability to destroy cancer ...
Tech Xplore / TikTok to pay $400 million settlement in U.S. children's privacy case
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children's privacy laws, the department announced Friday.
