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Tech Xplore / CEO of OpenAI says we're 'in the singularity' with AI: Is he right?

"We are now, like, in the singularity." These are the words of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaking on the Relentless podcast on July 25.

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / New research: Wetlands are crucial food baskets for NZ's native eels

Conservation projects often focus on protecting a threatened species from predators and habitat destruction. But as our research shows, restoring food webs can be as important to supporting ongoing recovery.

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing—is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback whales at a time when they normally migrate up from the Southern Ocean to calve and feed. Numbers were 60% below ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / New Ribo-Tweezer tool can pluck individual protein pieces out of a working ribosome

Every human cell has millions of ribosomes that make proteins. For decades, biologists thought of ribosomes as tiny, uniform machines. But now a Stanford Medicine team is showing that ribosomes are much more interesting and ...

Jul 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI can accurately detect left ventricular dysfunction from electrocardiograms

Artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) data can simultaneously detect subtypes of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a study ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Research finds exposure to 'untrustworthy' social media is rare, the fine print is less reassuring

How much of what you see on social media comes from sources that repeatedly post falsehoods? And if that content quietly vanished from your feed, would you believe anything different months later?

Jul 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / For veterans with severe PTSD, psilocybin-assisted therapy may help

The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional treatments found that the protocol was safe, with no serious adverse events or increases in suicidal thinking ...

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate

The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, with fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encourage natural foraging.

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Hydrothermal microbes shape seafloor minerals at newly found vents near Greek island

In August 2023, the German research vessel METEOR set sail on Expedition M192 to the Greek island of Milos with Dr. Solveig Bühring as chief scientist. The mission was to locate and investigate previously unknown hydrothermal ...

Jul 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Long COVID and immune 'soldier' cells: Q&A

Extreme fatigue, a racing pulse, shortness of breath, brain fog, aching joints—the symptoms of long COVID can vary widely, change unpredictably and be difficult to recognize as signs of the condition. Long COVID also remains ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Gonorrhea's own enzyme triggers therapy against multidrug-resistant strains in lab tests

Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford have developed a promising new way to kill antibiotic-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, using a targeted therapy that is ...

Jul 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Anthropic's models gained unauthorized 'real-world' access during testing

Anthropic's artificial intelligence (AI) models "gained unauthorized access" to three outside organizations during testing that was supposed to keep them away from "real-world" systems, the company said Thursday.

Jul 31, 2026