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Phys.org / Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the fittest" is constantly at play. New DNA mutations arise and get passed from parents to offspring. If ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / New sunscreen ingredient could soon be allowed in the US

Americans may soon have access to a new sunscreen ingredient already used around the world.

Dec 12, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / New AI-powered tool helps students find creative solutions to complex math proofs

Math students may not blink at calculating probabilities, measuring the area beneath curves or evaluating matrices, yet they often find themselves at sea when first confronted with writing proofs.

Dec 12, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Quantum machine learning nears practicality as partial error correction reduces hardware demands

Imagine a future where quantum computers supercharge machine learning—training models in seconds, extracting insights from massive datasets and powering next-gen AI. That future might be closer than you think, thanks to ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Ancient supernova may hold key to universe's mysterious dark energy

Astronomers are a step closer to cracking one of the secrets of dark energy—the mysterious force believed to be causing the universe's accelerated expansion.

Dec 10, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Global Rights Project report spotlights continued troubling trends in worldwide inhumane treatment

Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies.

Dec 12, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Iberian peninsula is rotating clockwise, according to new geodynamic data

Asier Madarieta, a researcher in the EHU's HGI (Water Environmental Processes) group, has analyzed how the Earth's crust is being compressed and deformed in the field where Eurasia and Africa meet in the Western Mediterranean. ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / EU agrees recycled plastic targets for cars

Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday.

Dec 12, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thieves

Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.

Dec 12, 2025 in Automotive
Tech Xplore / Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? To copy, not kill, traditional TV

The recent news that Netflix has agreed to buy part of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for US$83 billion (£61.8 billion), followed by Paramount Global's hostile counterbid to acquire WBD in its entirety for US$108.4 billion, ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Can AI be a good creative partner?

What generative AI typically does best—recognize patterns and predict the next step in a sequence—can seem fundamentally at odds with the intangibility of human creativity and imagination. However, Cambridge researchers ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / The American West's most iconic tree is disappearing

A profound unraveling is underway in the American Southwest, happening across a thousand-mile arc from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the central Sierra. In an unprecedented calamity, the most widely distributed, most iconic tree ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Biology