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Phys.org / AI makes a major breakthrough in a math problem that had stumped experts for decades

For nearly 80 years, mathematicians have struggled to solve a classic geometry puzzle first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946: the planar unit distance problem. The question posed by the legendary Hungarian mathematician was, on ...

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Long-distance bat migration runs on fatty acids, challenging limits of mammal metabolism

Bats are the only mammals that can actively fly, enabling many species to perform seasonal migrations. In migratory birds, remaining airborne for many hours is supported by burning fatty acids, something most mammals are ...

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Breast tumors use sugar coating to evade immunity, opening potential immunotherapy path

Immunotherapies such as so-called checkpoint inhibitors activate the body's own immune system to fight cancer cells and have revolutionized the treatment of many types of tumor. In breast cancer, however, these therapies ...

May 27, 2026
Phys.org / Astronomers discover a super-Earth orbiting a nearby red dwarf

Astronomers from Italy and Brazil have investigated a nearby red dwarf star known as Ross 318 and have discovered an exoplanet orbiting this star, which is at least six times more massive than Earth. The discovery is reported ...

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematicians

Last week, OpenAI shocked the mathematical community by revealing that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) models had found a counterexample to a famous conjecture made by legendary Hungarian mathematician Paul ...

May 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Pea-size liquid-metal pump runs robot butterfly on under 0.1 V

Engineers have invented an ingenious liquid-metal pump that could make future soft robotics and wearable devices much more portable and agile. The innovation, led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal ...

May 27, 2026
Science X / Ancient woodworking technique could save modern electronics from overheating

Electronic devices and electric vehicles are often made up of several materials and components. The regions where different materials meet play a key role in ensuring that electricity and heat are safely and reliably transferred ...

May 23, 2026
Phys.org / Sea squirt reveals glowing spines and unexpected nervous system anatomy

Ascidians, also known as sea squirts, are the evolutionary link between vertebrates and invertebrates, making them valuable subjects of biological studies. For the first time, researchers at Ruhr University Bochum have detected ...

May 27, 2026
Phys.org / Gentoo penguins cope with climate change heat waves by breeding earlier

Over the past few decades, heat waves have become more common in several parts of the world as our planet warms. That's a huge problem for many animals, as it can lead to habitat loss and push their bodies to lethal thresholds. ...

May 25, 2026
Science X / Forget the 11-year solar cycle, a single space storm can send a shockwave through your local forecast

The regular solar cycle is a mere climate murmur, but sudden geomagnetic jolts are a different story. These high-altitude outbursts appear to be hijacking the polar vortex to rewrite weather on the ground.

May 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Recommendations developed for assessing postoperative Crohn disease recurrence

Multidisciplinary recommendations are presented to standardize intestinal ultrasound application for assessing postoperative recurrence of Crohn disease in an article published online May 20 in The Lancet Gastroenterology ...

May 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Photonic chips could process light directly for AI networks thanks to a self-aligning molecule

Every second, the data behind billions of emails, TikTok videos and AI queries travels around the world as pulses of light through fiber-optic networks. Along the way, these signals pass through tiny components that act as ...

May 27, 2026