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Phys.org / Screen time these holidays doesn't need to be a bad thing

With five weeks of school summer holidays (that's around 25 days of weekday activities to organize), being online is a major attraction for most kids and a concern for most parents and caregivers.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / They graduated from Stanford: Due to AI, they can't find a job

A Stanford software engineering degree used to be a golden ticket. Artificial intelligence has devalued it to bronze, recent graduates say.

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / The origami wheel that could explore lunar caves

Beneath the moon's cratered surface lie networks of lava tubes and deep pits, natural caves that could shelter future lunar bases from cosmic radiation and wild temperature swings. These underground structures represent some ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / Dual-color fluorescent sensor detects trace water in real time with high sensitivity

A research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a highly sensitive, real-time sensor for detecting trace water, addressing key challenges ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Deepfakes leveled up in 2025—here's what's coming next

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Security
Medical Xpress / How to fight 'middle-age spread'

A steady uptick on the scales is a nasty side effect of middle age.

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Moral arguments about care and fairness persuade both liberals and conservatives

A new study shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in the "binding" moral foundations—loyalty, authority ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Q&A: The norovirus is surging; here are tips to dodge the 'stomach flu'

Norovirus is the country's leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea, and foodborne illness, and right on schedule, it's picking up steam again as the holidays arrive.

Tech Xplore / The evolution of digital nomadism: From hi-tech hacker spaces to crypto coworking

One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as a "hacker space" in which to share their tech and techniques. Similarly, many of the people we first ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Medical Xpress / Prediabetes rates soar among children with overweight as maternal weight rises

The prevalence of prediabetes has increased significantly in recent years among Finnish children living with overweight or obesity, a recent study by Tampere University and the University of Eastern Finland shows. In the ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / Evidence-based recommendations empower clinicians to manage epilepsy in pregnancy

For the first time, clinicians have access to a clear, evidence-based roadmap for adjusting antiseizure medication doses during pregnancy and after childbirth.

Dec 30, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Are Colorado's new natural gas pipeline rules tough enough?

A state audit in 2023 painted a grim picture of Colorado's oversight of natural gas pipelines, but critics say despite the findings and legislation mandating improvements, new rules backed by regulators are inadequate.

Dec 29, 2025 in Earth