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Phys.org / Generative AI has changed mathematics forever. Where to from here?

A little over a week ago, artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced 10 advances in mathematics and computer science made with its as-yet-unreleased model Astra. The discoveries cover a wide range of mathematical fields, ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Europe braces for another summer heat wave

Much of Europe is bracing for another scorching heat wave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths.

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / When human knowledge has been exhausted, where will AI get its data?

As AI-powered large language models, or LLMs, grow in power and sophistication, where will their architects turn when someday—as experts predict—algorithms outgrow the limits of general human knowledge and begin craving information ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI model maps tumor tissue to improve cancer care

A tumor is more than its cancer cells. Immune cells, blood vessels and other surrounding tissue influence how a cancer grows and responds to treatment. Two tumors containing the same cell types can respond very differently ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reveals prefrontal cortex can hinder learning more efficient behaviors

The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability to think outside the box, a new study in mice shows. The finding by biologists at Emory University ...

Aug 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the brain's electrical signatures shift as tinnitus becomes chronic

Ears are built to listen to sounds from the world around us, but for some people, the sound comes from within. Tinnitus causes people to hear ringing or other noises in one or both ears or in their heads, even when there ...

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Women with endometriosis face 46% higher risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Women with endometriosis have a 46% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than women without the condition, according to a new study led by researchers at the George Mason College of Public Health and collaborators.

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / The economic realities of fusion power—a framework for understanding what it would take to be profitable

In the last decade, scientists have shown that fusion energy can work as a physical process. Next question: Can it work economically? A study co-authored by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew W. Lo proposes a framework ...

Aug 10, 2026
Phys.org / Both breeding and training influence dogs' capacity for communication, study finds

How have selectively breeding dogs across decades and individual training shaped the way that dogs communicate? New from JNeurosci, researchers at Harvard University, led by Mélina Cordeau, sought to answer this question ...

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fifteen minutes more movement linked to 2% lower cancer risk

Replacing 15 minutes of sleep or sedentary behavior with 15 minutes of movement was each linked to a 2% reduced risk of cancer, new UCL research has found.

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / Zuckerberg manifesto pushes an open-source approach on AI as Meta releases its latest model

Meta Platforms on Monday announced the release of a new artificial intelligence model that's open for other software developers to use as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of the risks if control of advanced AI is concentrated under ...

Aug 10, 2026