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Tech Xplore / Collective intelligence framework shows how human-AI teams may make better decisions

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in critical decisions about health, safety, finance, and governance, a key challenge is no longer whether people and AI will collaborate, but rather how to structure this collaboration ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / For 30 years, doctors chased the wrong immune culprit behind this rare inflammatory disease

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered a critical mechanism driving inflammation in mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD), a rare but devastating autoinflammatory disorder. The study, published ...

Apr 30, 2026
Phys.org / Hemp-based thermoplastic offers a greener alternative to plastic packaging

As the global pollution crisis caused by manufacturing and disposing of single-use plastics continues to grow, researchers have developed a non-toxic plastic alternative derived from the hemp plant—a non-psychoactive type ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Risk of early death 60% higher in people with bipolar II disorder, population-based study reveals

Scientists have found that teenagers and adults living with bipolar disorder face a higher risk of early death compared to people of the same age and sex who do not have the condition. In a recent large population-based study ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressed, study finds

When a gene is turned on in a cell, it creates a ripple effect along the DNA strand, changing the physical structure of the strand. A new study by MIT researchers, appearing in Science, shows that these ripples can stimulate ...

Apr 30, 2026
Tech Xplore / Bananas, cups and peelers: Robots learn how to handle curved objects like fruits and tools

It does not take much to confuse some robots. A machine might be great at handling a simple object like a box, yet when it tries to work with a more irregular shape like a banana, it often fails.

Apr 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Communication from the CDC fuels skepticism about vaccines and science, research suggests

The scientific consensus is that vaccinations are neither causally nor statistically linked to autism. The US health authority CDC changed its official communication on this matter and instead emphasized a connection could ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the brain replays past emotional experiences during sleep

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to uncover the neural processes that allow humans and various other animals to recall emotional experiences of past events. Past studies have identified a network of brain regions ...

Apr 26, 2026
Phys.org / Frozen in dry ice, hydrogen reveals a surprisingly simple way to control quantum behavior

A new study by University of Maryland chemical physicists demonstrates how to control the nuclear spin of molecular hydrogen (H2) by simply freezing it in dry ice. This new technique, published in the journal Physical Review ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Chemists unlock two-step alkene alkylation using stable acids and polar coupling

Chemists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung have developed a practical two-step method for alkylating alkenes via thianthrenation, addressing a long-standing synthetic challenge. This breakthrough simplifies complex ...

Apr 30, 2026
Phys.org / A new way to plan trajectories to asteroids

There are tens of thousands of near-Earth objects (NEOs) that represent some of the most easily accessible resources in the solar system. Planning trajectories to rendezvous with these miniature worlds is notoriously difficult, ...

May 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Silencing stress signals could pave the way to a longer life

Silencing a major cellular stress signal could be the key to a longer life, according to new University of Sheffield research. While previous studies suggested that mild stress might help organisms live longer, new research ...

Apr 30, 2026