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Tech Xplore / Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the ...

May 18, 2026
Phys.org / Human cells can exchange genomic DNA that alters cell behavior

Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that large pieces of DNA can transfer directly between human cells, and the DNA can persist and change how the recipient ...

May 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Three-minute video game can help identify patients with depression

An experimental diagnostic tool in the form of a computer game was able to quickly identify patients with depression based on anhedonia, a key feature of the disease, a new study shows.

May 19, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum-scale simulations and AI uncover promising 2D perovskites for future energy tech

Researchers at Clarkson University are advancing the use of artificial intelligence and computational physics to accelerate discovery of next-generation materials for quantum technologies, optoelectronics, and renewable energy ...

May 19, 2026
Phys.org / Protected areas that help wildlife often do little for the soil fungi on which plants depend

Governments around the world conserve plants and animals in part by setting aside land. Whether as wilderness reserves or as resource management zones that allow industrial activities such as logging, 17.4% of the planet's ...

May 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why brain cells learn better: NMDA receptor maps may explain memory-linked calcium flow

The human brain constantly adapts in response to experiences, forming new connections between neurons and reorganizing existing ones. The brain's ability to adapt in response to experiences is known as neuroplasticity.

May 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI can seem more human than real humans in a classic Turing test

A new University of California San Diego study unveils the first empirical evidence that a modern artificial intelligence system can pass the Turing test—a major scientific benchmark that asks whether a machine can imitate ...

May 19, 2026
Science X / The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have triggered a global fungal bloom

The asteroid that smacked into our planet about 66 million years ago at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary may have been bad news for dinosaurs, but it was good news for fungi. According to new research published in ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / A new way to strengthen the body's defense against respiratory viruses

Researchers have discovered a new method to boost the body's natural ability to fight respiratory viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the leading causes of severe lung infections worldwide.

May 19, 2026
Science X / Across Bronze Age Sweden, carved footprints point to a ritual for turning social ties into stone

Etched into the ancient rocky outcrops of southern Scandinavia and large boulders left behind by retreating glaciers are footprints, also called podomorphic petroglyphs. Some are barefoot with every toe visible, while others ...

May 18, 2026
Phys.org / New chip offers way to make use of quantum system 'imperfections'

Quantum technologies promise powerful new kinds of computers, giving scientists new tools to mimic and explore nature at its tiniest scales. At those levels, everything in nature—from atoms and electrons to light itself—follows ...

May 19, 2026
Phys.org / Field-ready tool identifies rare and zoonotic parasitic worms missed by standard tests

Parasitic nematodes (commonly known as roundworms) are a large, diverse and poorly studied group of disease-causing organisms that severely impact the health of humans and animals. They infect almost one-quarter of the global ...

May 19, 2026