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Phys.org / New dataset reveals how US law has grown more complex over the past century

A century ago, the section of U.S. federal law governing public health and welfare was relatively small and loosely connected to the rest of the legal system. Today, it is one of the largest and most interconnected parts ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge

Technological advances over the past four decades have turned mobile devices and computers into the world's largest library, where information is just a tap away. Phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches—they're a part of ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Biofilm made from fish skin could be a sustainable alternative for food packaging

Using the skin of an Amazonian fish known as tambatinga as the raw material, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and EMBRAPA Pecuária Sudeste—a decentralized unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / UK winters grow wetter as greenhouse gases rise, research reveals

UK winters are becoming significantly wetter mainly due to warming driven by human burning of fossil fuels releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, a Newcastle University study reveals. The research shows that for ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Freshwater ecosystems could play a critical role in climate resilience

A major new international review co-authored by Professor Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London, highlights how species that ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Not like other rats: Getting to know the rakali

It's been a good few months in the press for the rakali (known as moytj in Noongar)—Australia's native water rat. These long-whiskered rodents finally received the recognition they deserve, with the ABC's National Science ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Parabolic mirror-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables high-sensitivity trace gas detection

A research team led by Prof. Fang Yonghua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed and systematically optimized a novel parabolic mirror cavity-enhanced Raman spectroscopy ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a 'privacy nightmare'

A new AI agent that can run locally on computers is reverberating inside and outside Silicon Valley, performing everything from writing emails and updating calendars to implementing workflow automations and creating custom ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Security
Medical Xpress / A kidney drug may help restore fertility in premature ovarian insufficiency

A common kidney medication could be the key to treating a type of infertility that affects up to 3% of women under 40, according to a study published in Science.

Feb 9, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Tech Xplore / AI could rebalance power between people and the services they use

Artificial intelligence could help people who feel overwhelmed, excluded or disadvantaged when dealing with everyday tasks like paying energy bills or booking health care appointments, according to a new study involving researchers ...

Feb 11, 2026 in Business
Medical Xpress / How lung tumors use the brain to avoid immune attacks

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine, along with other collaborators, report that lung adenocarcinoma can engage nerve pathways that link the lung to the brainstem ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Early cognitive stimulation protects brain function in Alzheimer's disease, study suggests

A team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has discovered that early and sustained cognitive stimulation can help preserve brain connectivity and memory in Alzheimer's disease, even ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Neuroscience