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Phys.org / Sargasso Sea shift reveals dramatic decline in some historic seaweed populations

A study led by researchers at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science has found that certain populations of the seaweed sargassum have experienced a significant decline over the past decade, even as increased ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / First evidence of lost-wax casting for silver in Bronze Age Western Europe uncovered

In a recent study, Dr. Linda Boutoille uncovered the first evidence of lost-wax casting of silver objects in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, Western Europe. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study examines ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Camera traps snap nearly three times more images of endangered Sumatran tigers than before

Destroyed habitats, poaching, and prey depletion have dramatically reduced tiger habitats around the world. Today, tigers occupy just 5–10% of their historical habitats. But on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an important ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / What's the best way to expand the US electricity grid? Study illuminates choices about reliability, cost and emissions

Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation introduced in Congress and ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Archaeological study challenges paleo diet, revealing humans have long eaten 'processed plant foods'

Humans evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to be the ultimate flexible eaters—chasing carbohydrates and fats from plant and animal sources alike. A new study in the Journal of Archaeological Research by researchers ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / New robotic eyeball could enhance visual perception of embodied AI

Embodied artificial intelligence (AI) systems are robotic agents that rely on machine learning algorithms to sense their surroundings, plan their actions and execute them. A key aspect of these systems are visual perception ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / KIC 5623923 is a faint eclipsing binary exhibiting Delta Scuti-type pulsations, observations find

Using NASA's Kepler space telescope, Chinese astronomers have observed a binary star system known as KIC 5623923. As a result, they found that the investigated system is a faint eclipsing binary experiencing Delta Scuti-type ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Fullerenes could improve MRI clarity by enabling more efficient dynamic nuclear polarization

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invaluable in the medical world. But despite all the good it does, there is room for improvement. One way to enhance the sensitivity of MRI is dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), where ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / From static papers to living models: Turning limb development research into interactive science

The choreographed movements that cells perform to form complex biological shapes, like our hands, have fascinated scientists for centuries. Now, researchers at EMBL Barcelona have launched LimbNET, an open-access online platform ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Exercise slows tumor growth in mice by shifting glucose uptake to muscles

It's well known that exercise is good for health and helps to prevent serious diseases, like cancer and heart disease, along with simply making people feel better overall. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Open-source framework enables addition of AI to software without prompt engineering

Developers can now integrate large language models directly into their existing software using a single line of code, with no manual prompt engineering required. The open-source framework, known as byLLM, automatically generates ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Software
Phys.org / Degraded peatlands emit nearly twice as much greenhouse gas as previously thought, study finds

For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Earth