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Phys.org / In science communication, realistic avatars may foster more trustworthiness than cartoon-like ones
On TikTok there are exceptional "testimonials" like Nikola Tesla or Marie Curie delivering short science-related messages that have garnered millions of views. This is just one of many examples where AI-generated avatars ...
Phys.org / The most distant twin of the Milky Way ever observed
An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known to date. This ultra-massive system existed just one billion years after the Big Bang and already ...
Phys.org / Archaeologists discover historical link between inequality and sustainability
A study led by Professor Dan Lawrence, of Durham University in the UK, found that across 10 millennia, more unequal distributions of wealth correlated with longer-term human settlement. However, the team are keen to stress ...
Medical Xpress / Children exposed to brain-harming chemicals while sleeping: Scientists urge mattress manufacturers to act
Babies and young children may breathe and absorb plasticizers called phthalates, flame retardants, and other harmful chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, according to a pair of studies published by the University ...
Medical Xpress / Mixed results: Study finds potential link between infant acid-suppressants and celiac disease
Tel Aviv University-led research has found that infants prescribed acid-suppressive medications during their first six months of life had an increased risk of developing celiac disease autoimmunity under certain study conditions.
Phys.org / AI reimagines gravitational wave detection with innovative designs
Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves. Their discovery opened a new window into the universe. To observe them, ultra-precise ...
Medical Xpress / Seeing with purpose: Visual cortex tunes perception to match current objectives
When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery?
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robots stride into the future with world's first half-marathon
Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon showcasing China's drive to lead the ...
Phys.org / Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole
A team of astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working with one colleague from the University of St Andrews' Center for Exoplanet Science and another from the European Southern Observatory, has confirmed ...
Phys.org / Monsoons and groundwater pumping: How climate change and human interventions drive greening of the Thar desert
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar-led research suggests climate change, increased monsoon rainfall and expanded groundwater pumping have driven substantial vegetation growth in the Thar Desert over the past two decades.
Phys.org / 'Cosmic radio' detector could discover dark matter within 15 years
Published in Nature, scientists at King's College London, Harvard University, UC Berkeley and others have shared the foundation of what they believe will be the most accurate dark matter detector to date.
Phys.org / AI enables prediction of El Niño events in South Atlantic Ocean months in advance
The El Niño phenomenon in the South Atlantic and Benguela current, which flows along the west coast of southern Africa, have a significant impact on the tropical Atlantic region, leading to extensive effects on local marine ...