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Phys.org / Color shortcut reveals bumblebees are efficient decision-makers

During their search for food, most insects head specifically for the flowers that promise the highest reward. But how do they know which ones to choose? Researchers from the University of Konstanz and the University of Würzburg ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Foundation AI model uses MRI data to predict multiple brain disorders

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are computational models that can learn to identify patterns in data, make accurate predictions or generate content (e.g., texts, images, videos or sound recordings). These models can ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Health informatics
Phys.org / Mott and Kondo insulators—how external stimuli can modify electronic energy bands

A study from the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) has uncovered a theoretical mechanism showing how the electronic band structures of strongly correlated insulators can be reshaped by spin and charge ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Limiting global warming can reduce US wildfire smoke-related deaths by thousands annually

Using future climate scenarios based on wildfire damages in North America, scientists estimate that up to 10,000 or more lives may be saved annually in the United States if society is able to mitigate climate change by keeping ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / A clear view to better batteries: Engineers show moment lithium-ion batteries begin to fail

Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous in consumer electronics such as cellphones and in electric vehicles, but the surrounding temperature and speed of charging affect those batteries' performance, safety and lifespan. Fast ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / AI cancer tools may rely on 'shortcut learning' rather than genuine biological signals

Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being developed to predict cancer biology directly from microscope images, promising faster diagnoses and cheaper testing. But new research from the University of Warwick, published ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Leopards adapted to South Africa's Cape so successfully that they're genetically unique

Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or color, populations living in different places can often look very different.

Mar 1, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Greenhouse gas fluxes in Everglades provide path for maximizing carbon capture via water management

The Florida Everglades is a complicated climate actor. The 1.5-million-acre wetland system remains a carbon sink, removing an average of 13.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, but the system ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Soil saturation data sharpens atmospheric river flood warnings, study of 71,000 storms finds

Atmospheric rivers carry unfathomable amounts of water across the sky, bringing moisture to drought-stricken regions like the Western U.S. But whether a particular incoming atmospheric river storm will result in disastrous ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Improved EV battery gains will outmatch degradation from climate change, research shows

Climate change was poised to create an interesting catch-22 for electric vehicles. Electrifying transportation can go a long way to reducing carbon emissions that are driving up global temperatures. But warmer temperatures ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Scientists rescue lost song of the critically endangered regent honeyeater

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Taronga Conservation Society Australia have successfully restored the lost traditional song of one of Australia's most endangered birds, offering new hope for ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / DNA study uncovers continental origins of Britain's Bronze Age population

When ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that everything we thought we knew about the peopling of Europe by modern humans was wrong. The story was ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Other Sciences