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Phys.org / Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October: Space agency

Japan's ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars' moons will lift off Oct. 20, the space agency announced Thursday.

Aug 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / More is different when AI agent populations work together, study suggests

New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that when artificial intelligence (AI) agents interact in groups, their number is not merely a technical detail. It is a decisive factor in ...

Aug 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hybrid magnetic device enables quantum-inspired secure communication at room temperature

MIT researchers have overcome a major challenge holding back the real-world deployment of microwave quantum technologies for advanced signal processing and secure communications.

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Microbial clocks can accurately estimate time since death across different climates

New research reveals that microbial clocks—forensic tools that track the succession and development of bacteria and fungi involved in decomposition after death—are highly accurate for estimating time since death, or postmortem ...

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Neptune's tiny moons tell the story of Triton's destructive capture

Neptune's moon and ring system stand out among the giant planets because of the strange imbalance between its one very large moon and its many tiny moons. Its largest moon, Triton, makes up more than 99% of the mass of all ...

Aug 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / How attackers persuade AI agents to break the rules

Today, most of us interact with AI assistants—reactive bots that wait for human instructions. Yet AI assistants are rapidly being replaced by agentic AI agents that can interact with external tools, browse the web, generate ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / New rapid test could transform iron treatment worldwide

Iron deficiency is one of the world's most common nutritional disorders, affecting millions of women and children globally. Yet diagnosing it remains difficult in many low-resource settings, where access to laboratories and ...

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / New metric reveals how inequality can spark epidemics despite low overall risk

Influenza spreads in a crowded barracks or prison. Ebola proliferates when per capita hospital beds plummet below typical levels in developed countries. Bedside discrimination leads some patients to die and others to survive.

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tsimané and Moseten peoples of lowland Bolivia demonstrate an intriguing case of epidemiological resilience

Despite widespread COVID-19 infection in the Tsimané and Moseten populations of Bolivia, the mortality rate in these remote Indigenous groups was the lowest ever recorded for any population or region.

Aug 17, 2026
Phys.org / Interacting with AI can make people act more like robots

As AI continues to develop at a rapid pace, social robots powered by AI are becoming more commonplace in customer service settings such as retail, hospitality, tourism and health care. But as these robots become smarter and ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a "breakthrough."

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Climate taxonomy tool turns risk assessments into practical adaptation guidance

As climate impacts such as heat waves, floods and fires intensify worldwide, there is an urgent demand for information on how to respond. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new tool that meets that need, integrating ...

Aug 19, 2026