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Tech Xplore / The next generation of disinformation: AI swarms can threaten democracy by manufacturing fake public consensus

An international research team involving Konstanz scientist David Garcia warns that the next generation of influence operations may not look like obvious "copy-paste bots," but like coordinated communities: fleets of AI-driven ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Security
Phys.org / How European city life is continually rewriting insect DNA

Cities are known to shape the evolution of wildlife within them, but according to a study of European cities published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, this is not a one-off event. Rather ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Clinical trial finds 24 minutes of music with auditory beats eases anxiety

A new randomized clinical trial has revealed that just 24 minutes of listening to specially designed music paired with auditory beat stimulation (ABS) can significantly reduce anxiety. The research offers a promising complementary ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Astronomers discover a companion cluster to Czernik 38

Astronomers from the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in Cairo, Egypt, have investigated a young open cluster known as Czernik 38. As a result, they found a new open cluster, which turns out ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Gaia data release reveals four substructures in open cluster NGC 752

By analyzing the data from ESA's Gaia satellite, Chinese astronomers have investigated the structure of a nearby open cluster known as NGC 752. The new study identified four substructures and delivered evidence for mass segregation ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / New heat-shrinking method integrates electronic circuits on irregular shapes

Most electronics are built on flat, stiff boards, which makes it incredibly difficult to fit them onto curved and irregular shapes we find in the real world, such as human limbs or curved aircraft wings. While flexible electronics ...

Medical Xpress / What the brain's shape and complexity say about a newborn's development

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow significantly in size, with billions ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Refined radiocarbon dating provides clearer timeline of human activity along Cantabrian coast 18,000 years ago

A new study refines radiocarbon dating of marine remains and significantly improves the precision with which the human past of the Magdalenian period in the Cantabrian region of Spain can be reconstructed, a key phase of ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Largest canine gut microbiome catalog reveals hundreds of new bacterial strains

Researchers at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute in the UK recently revealed a complete taxonomic and functional catalog of the canine gut microbiome after analyzing samples from 107 healthy dogs across the U.S. and Europe. ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Biologists and engineers follow goopy clues to plant-wilting bacteria

Slippery, drippy goop makes Ralstonia bacteria devastating killers of plants, causing rapid wilting in tomato, potato, and a wide range of other crops, according to new research. The work, published Jan. 22 in Proceedings ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / 2D material offers a solution to long-standing obstacle in diamond-based circuits

Beyond their sparkle, diamonds have hidden talents. They shed heat better than any material, tolerate extreme temperatures and radiation, and handle high voltages while wasting almost no electricity—ideal traits for compact, ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Howler monkey roars exaggerate body size but are truthful to other howlers

Howler monkeys are relatively small primates known for their incredibly loud, low-frequency roars that sound as if they come from a much larger creature. This is useful in the animal kingdom because sounding big can deter ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology