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Phys.org / Moral arguments about care and fairness persuade both liberals and conservatives
A new study shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in the "binding" moral foundations—loyalty, authority ...
Tech Xplore / Deepfakes leveled up in 2025—here's what's coming next
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: The norovirus is surging; here are tips to dodge the 'stomach flu'
Norovirus is the country's leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea, and foodborne illness, and right on schedule, it's picking up steam again as the holidays arrive.
Tech Xplore / Decompression sickness in fish reveals hidden risks of hydropower operations
Professor Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and postdoctoral fellow Wolf Ludwig Kuhn at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have three goals: To understand the problem of gas supersaturation at hydropower plants, ...
Medical Xpress / Tattoos, toxins and the immune system—what you need to know before you get inked
From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow. But while the personal meaning of a tattoo may be obvious, the biological consequences are far less visible. Once ...
Tech Xplore / AI agents arrived in 2025—here's what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents—AI systems that ...
Tech Xplore / The evolution of digital nomadism: From hi-tech hacker spaces to crypto coworking
One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as a "hacker space" in which to share their tech and techniques. Similarly, many of the people we first ...
Tech Xplore / ServiceNow $12 billion deal spree is 'deja vu' of CEO's SAP says
After years of eschewing big mergers, ServiceNow Inc. is on a deal spree. It has spent at least $12 billion this year on acquisitions or strategic investments.
Medical Xpress / Private equity firms now oversee over half of US IVF cycles
The rise of private equity firms investing in health care facilities across the United States has been exploding in the last decade.
Phys.org / LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. ...
Medical Xpress / Adenotonsillectomy improves growth in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing
For children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy improves growth and sleep-related outcomes, according to a study published online in Scientific Reports.
Phys.org / AI maps complex nanocrystal reactions, revealing new paths in semiconductor synthesis
Professor Joongoo Kang's team from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at DGIST and Professor Sohee Jeong's team from the Department of Energy Science at Sungkyunkwan University have developed a technology that visualizes ...