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Tech Xplore / Wearable device offloads up to 90% of body armor weight, improving comfort and mobility

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a lightweight wearable device that shifts body armor weight off the shoulders and back of soldiers, helping reduce pain and injury risk.

Dec 5, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Penguins queue in Paris zoo for their bird flu jabs

A curious seagull strolled nonchalantly through the penguin enclosure at a zoo in Paris.

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Using video games to get kids interested in learning

Though some might see video games as a distraction, a recent study from the University of Georgia suggests they can actually serve as a place to practice key science skills—with the help of some adorable cats, of course.

Dec 5, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Researchers call for clear regulations on AI tools used for mental health interactions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can converse, mirror emotions, and simulate human engagement. Publicly available large language models (LLMs)—often used as personalized chatbots or AI characters—are increasingly involved ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Although public overwhelmingly supports hepatitis B vaccine for a newborn, partisan differences exist

On December 5, 2025, the Trump administration's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), whose members were handpicked by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and vaccination critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.

Dec 5, 2025 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Meet the weird, wonderful creatures that live in Australia's desert water holes: They might not be there much longer

You might think of Australia's arid center as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it's actually dotted with thousands of rock holes—natural rainwater reservoirs that act as little oases for tiny freshwater ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / The power of gut enzymes: Why healthy eating affects everyone differently

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse at the University of Jena and the Leibniz-HKI, together with international partners, have uncovered a mechanism that determines how our gut microbiome processes ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Oldest mule in western Europe found in early Iron Age burial site

Researchers from the Prehistoric Studies and Research Seminar and the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Barcelona have identified the oldest mule documented in the western Mediterranean and continental Europe, ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Solar wind storms may explain mystery surrounding Uranus' radiation belts

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists believe they may have resolved a 39-year-old mystery about the radiation belts around Uranus.

Dec 3, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Dynamic duo of bacteria could change Mars dust into versatile building material for first human colonists

Since humanity's first steps on the moon, the aspiration to extend human civilization beyond Earth has been a central objective of international space agencies, targeting long-term extraterrestrial habitation. Among the celestial ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity AI for copyright infringement

On Dec. 4, the Chicago Tribune filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York federal court against Perplexity AI, alleging the California-based startup has been unlawfully profiting off the newspaper's content in building ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Business