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Medical Xpress / Fertility may drive a woman's desire for luxury

Hormonal fluctuations associated with fertility are associated with a greater tendency for women to use conspicuous luxury symbols, potentially to be noticed by men, according to a study published in PLOS One by Aekyoung ...

Sep 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / Neural network model predicts cyber attacks with high accuracy

A machine-learning model has been designed to predict emerging computer network security threats with greater reported accuracy than support vector machine systems, according to research in the International Journal of Intelligent ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Blue Origin's New Glenn explosion shows infrasound can detect rocket accidents from up to 1,700 kilometers away

When Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle accidentally exploded during a static test fire in May 2026, the explosion generated low frequency soundwaves below the range of human hearing.

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA clears blood test for Alzheimer disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the PrecivityAD2 test for adults 40 and older presenting with signs or symptoms of cognitive impairment and undergoing evaluation for Alzheimer's disease or other forms of ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Why purpose doesn't always pay: The career cost of workplace climate activism

Employees advocating for climate action are most likely to be rewarded when their efforts support business goals, while purpose-led activism often goes unrecognized

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / US politics is not the world's template for polarization, experts warn

Common global narratives about political polarization are skewed because of an overreliance on literature about the U.S., leaving governments unprepared to tackle the problem at home. In new research led by King's College ...

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why some stroke patients fare better than others

A clot forms. Blood flow to the brain is blocked. Starved of oxygen, neurons begin to die. This scenario, known as an ischemic stroke, plays out in roughly 21,000 people worldwide each day, threatening them with long-term ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / How AI could make us work even harder

Technological progress has taken more than its fair share of the workload from humans over the years. Washing machines clean our clothes, tractors plow the fields and computers sort out administrative work.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Genetic pathway offers new insight into timing of early brain development

Melbourne researchers have uncovered a critical signaling pathway that controls the timing of brain development, shedding new light on how neurodevelopmental disorders may develop. The research, led by Murdoch Children's ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / Animal-bone records reveal how cattle and sheep fueled medieval England's changing economy

As populations expanded in medieval England, key changes occurred in the uses of cattle and sheep to produce food and materials, according to a study published Sept. 2, 2026, in the journal PLOS One by Matilda Holmes of the ...

Sep 2, 2026
Tech Xplore / New design framework creates self-folding paper wearable sensors tailored to body shapes

Wearable sensors, such as wristbands, rings and adhesive patches, are becoming increasingly common for health care monitoring, fitness tracking and human-machine interaction. While most wearable devices are made from flexible ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Uterine ion channels offer potential new target to delay preterm birth

Scientists have found that targeting a particular group of proteins in the uterus muscle (myometrium) can suppress human uterine contractions in laboratory studies and delay preterm birth in a preclinical model.

Sep 3, 2026