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Medical Xpress / Chronic breathlessness emerging as a hidden strain on hospitals

Chronic breathlessness, a symptom often overlooked by health care systems, is associated with longer lengths of hospital stay on already overstretched health care resources, says new Flinders University research.

Tech Xplore / Grok spews misinformation about deadly Australia shooting

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churned out misinformation about Australia's Bondi Beach mass shooting, misidentifying a key figure who saved lives and falsely claiming that a victim staged his injuries, researchers said Tuesday.

19 hours ago in Internet
Tech Xplore / China's MetaX soars 755% on debut on hopes for domestic chipmakers

Shares in China's MetaX, which makes high-end chips used to power AI systems, rocketed more than 750% on its debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, fueled by hopes of the country's potential to challenge US powerhouse Nvidia.

19 hours ago in Business
Tech Xplore / Drivers struggle to multitask when using dashboard touchscreens, study finds

Once the domain of buttons and knobs, car dashboards are increasingly home to large touchscreens. While that makes following a mapping app easier, it also means drivers can't feel their way to a control; they have to look. ...

18 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Stress-related brain signals drive risk of cardiovascular disease in people with depression and anxiety

Patients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why. Research from Mass General Brigham suggests that this increased risk is driven by stress-related ...

18 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / UK experiences sunniest year on record

Britain might be known for its damp and gray climate, but it recorded its sunniest year on record in 2025, meteorologists announced on Wednesday.

19 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Modified sodium-ion battery material boosts energy storage and durability

Sodium-ion batteries are a cheaper and more abundant alternative to lithium-ion batteries, and they could power future electric cars and grid storage if they could be made to store enough energy. NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2 is a ...

20 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Europe's Ariane 6 rocket puts EU navigation satellites in orbit

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation system on Wednesday after the mission blasted off from French Guiana.

12 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How do childcare tax credits affect children's long-term health?

The US Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), which helps offset a portion of child or dependent care expenses, requires that both parents in married households, or the primary caregiver in single-parent and divorced ...

20 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / How does grandparental care affect children's health?

Research published in Health Economics indicates that regular childcare provided by grandparents can ease the pressures on parents but may have some negative impacts on children's health.

20 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Balkan nations offer lessons on handling cow virus sowing turmoil

An outbreak of a highly contagious cattle disease has left France, the world's top exporter of live animals, struggling since June to prevent devastating impacts on its industry, amid growing protests by farmers.

12 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / California curtails effort to find young wolves whose parents were euthanized

Wildlife managers have significantly pared back their efforts to find three juvenile gray wolves who are the last remaining members of a pack that had established itself in the Sierra Valley ranch lands north of Truckee, ...

5 hours ago in Biology