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Phys.org / Fossil fuel emissions accelerate winter rainfall changes across Europe by 23 years

New study reveals burning of fossil fuels is accelerating winter rainfall changes in the UK and Europe, almost 25 years sooner than expected.

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Engineering identity: Anonymous data remains vulnerable to re-identification through basic details

We create and consume data continuously. This data is specific to us, but when consolidated, this shared data can be of immense value. The value is not only for population level insights.

Nov 28, 2025 in Security
Medical Xpress / New AI technology can provide rapid and reliable dementia diagnosis

Researchers at Örebro University have developed two new AI models that can analyze the brain's electrical activity and accurately distinguish between healthy individuals and patients with dementia, including Alzheimer's ...

Tech Xplore / Tech firms from Dell to HP warn of memory chip squeeze from AI

Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and other tech companies are warning of potential memory-chip supply shortages in the coming year due to soaring demand from the build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Phys.org / New X-ray method captures 3 image-contrast types in a single shot

University of Houston researchers developed a new X-ray imaging method capable of revealing hidden features in a single shot, a breakthrough that could advance cancer detection, disease monitoring, security screening and ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Trained to serve: Service dogs' roles are expanding to help more people

In short order, Teddy—a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab—punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor.

Nov 28, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / US-approved drug to improve quality of life for people with rare condition familial chylomicronemia syndrome

For the first time, a drug to treat adult patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a severe and rare condition that leads to extremely high levels of blood fats called triglycerides, has been approved by the ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Medications
Phys.org / Oceanographers present conceptual framework to determine what happens to carbon as it sinks through the ocean

Florida State University oceanographers have discovered a significant connection between small-scale microbial processes and ecosystem-wide dynamics, offering new insights into the mechanisms driving marine carbon storage.

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Avalanches are of key importance to glaciers worldwide

An international research team has shown that avalanches are crucial to the survival of many glaciers worldwide. The study aims to contribute to better predictions of water resources and natural hazards in the context of ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Urban bats avoid street lights when commuting between their roosts and foraging grounds

Some bat species seek shelter during the day in the attics of large, mostly historic buildings within human settlements, even though they forage for insects at night in the dark surrounding countryside.

Nov 28, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Why watching someone get hurt on screen makes you wince: How the brain triggers echoes of touch sensation

If watching Robert De Niro ordering hammer-based retribution on a cheat's hand in "Casino" instinctively made you wince, you are not alone. Many people say that seeing bodily injury on film makes them flinch, as if they "feel" ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Why the long interface? AI systems don't 'get' the joke, research reveals

Powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT and Gemini, simulate understanding of comedy wordplay, but never really "get the joke," a new study suggests.

Nov 24, 2025 in Computer Sciences