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Phys.org / Passerine birds' survival tactic overturns long-held assumptions
Passerine (perching) birds make up 60% of all bird species, including some familiar Australian favorites, like the superb fairy-wren and willie wagtail. Until now, they were believed to only be capable of shallow reductions ...
Tech Xplore / OpenClaw and Moltbook: A DIY AI agent and social media for bots
If you're following AI on social media, even lightly, you will likely have come across OpenClaw. If not, you will have heard one of its previous names, Clawdbot or Moltbot. Despite its technical limitations, this tool has ...
Medical Xpress / Help for adults addicted to social media and internet gaming
James Cook University researchers have taken a deeper dive into the complexities of human personality traits and addiction in adults, revealing new insights to help with social media addiction and internet gaming disorder. ...
Medical Xpress / Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers
Where kids are born in a family can be important. But it is not just about who gets more grown-up privileges or parental pressure.
Medical Xpress / Wildfire smoke exposure tied to 24,000 deaths annually, study finds
Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms—but the toll from their toxic smoke, especially from long-term exposure, remains poorly understood.
Medical Xpress / Survey suggests link between chatbot dependency and depression
People who frequently consult artificial intelligence outside work could be more prone to depressive symptoms than others, according to a team of researchers led by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital and Weill Cornell ...
Phys.org / Fresh and healthy food can be difficult for some Montrealers to access, study shows
Fresh, affordable and nutritious food is an essential human need. But for many city-dwellers, accessing it can be difficult and time-consuming, especially for those who are elderly or have mobility challenges. This is true ...
Medical Xpress / Early TB treatment cuts HIV-related sepsis deaths by 23%, trial finds
Sepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body's response to infection damages tissue and causes organs to fail. Africa bears the world's highest burden of sepsis, with an estimated 48 million ...
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Turning waste into fuel and chemicals—practical application through collaboration
Creating fuel and chemicals from agricultural waste to revolutionize the industrial structure is the aim of the cutting-edge biomanufacturing research activity based at Kobe University. One key player in this research is ...
Phys.org / Extreme plasma acceleration in monster shocks offers new explanation for fast radio bursts
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have performed the first global simulations of monster shocks—some of the strongest shocks in the universe—revealing how these extreme events in magnetar ...
Tech Xplore / Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum
You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing.
Medical Xpress / What HSV-1 does inside the nucleus, and why it may aid early diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in cooperation with national and international research groups, have shown that DNA viruses infect cells and take over the host cell nucleus, inducing dramatic structural ...
