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Phys.org / Long-serving CEOs may weaken innovation, study finds

A new study from the University of East London has found that companies led by long-serving chief executives may become less innovative over time unless challenged by strong independent boards. The research examined 215 FTSE ...

May 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researcher develops 'smart, tiny bubbles' to treat cancer and heart disease

A cell 500 times thinner than a human hair could heal hearts and kill cancer cells, thanks to a patent-pending technology created by a University of Central Florida researcher and now licensed to a university donor in hopes ...

May 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Can AI help predict how you might be feeling in the future?

From the weather to sports to the performance of the stock market, predictions are a regular feature of our lives. Most of these sectors rely on past data and models that can give us a decent sense of what to expect in the ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Gaze into the Crystal Ball Nebula and see the light emitted by a dying star 1,500 years ago

The 8.1-meter Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai'i, has captured NGC 1514, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula, in awe-inspiring detail. This nebula, with its mesmerizing glow of gas, harbors ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Cows can recognize familiar human faces and match them to voices

Cows show a visual preference for new human faces over a familiar one and can match a known handler's voice to their face, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Océane Amichaud of INRAE in ...

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / The complete evolution of spin glass from order to chaos

How come our universe is full of disorder, when all elementary particles appear to follow strictly ordered laws of physics? And are there organizing principles behind disorder and apparent chaos?

May 20, 2026
Phys.org / AI not yet good enough to grade university essays, rewarding 'style over substance'

Researchers have used top Generative AI models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essays and found that AI only matched human-awarded degree classification around half the time, with AI often failing to accurately assess ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Early complex life clung to oxygenated seafloors for hundreds of millions of years, scientists discover

From the highest mountains to the deepest ocean, the driest desert to the lushest jungle, Earth displays a dazzling array of life-forms. And eukaryotes account for many of these life-forms, including nearly all of the multicellular ...

May 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Public support for the energy transition is driven by emotions, say researchers

What psychological factors influence public support for decarbonization policies? A team at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has developed an artificial intelligence–based model to predict the level of public support for ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Hellish Venus-like planets may be more prevalent than true exoEarths

Preliminary results of a study presented at the recent European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna indicate that hellish Venus-type planets may be about twice as common as habitable planets that form with oceans.

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Better helium reporting to improve fission and fusion materials modeling

Standardizing calculations of the helium byproducts generated in advanced fission and fusion energy system materials can increase reactor safety and longevity, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / One‑week radiotherapy course shown to be safe and effective in the long term for early‑stage breast cancer

Research led by a Keele University oncologist has found that a one-week course of post-surgery radiotherapy is just as safe and effective as the traditional three-week course for people with early-stage breast cancer. The ...

May 21, 2026