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Phys.org / The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch—but the idea is still changing how we see the world

The Anthropocene became part of the zeitgeist after Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen launched the idea in 2000. This is the notion that a crescendo of human impacts has recently propelled Earth out of the relatively stable climatic ...

Sep 9, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI labs press ahead despite insiders warning advanced systems could escape control

Earlier this week, researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, saying the firm and its competitors are "gambling with our lives." "We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans," added current Anthropic researcher Evan ...

Sep 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Psychiatrists agree on a diagnosis in only 55% of cases, international study finds

In the 1970s, psychiatric diagnoses were marked by considerable uncertainty and disagreement. Since then, organizations such as the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization (WHO) have worked to develop ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient DNA reveals 1,000 years of human-environment interactions at Crawford Lake

An international team of scientists has recreated a 1,000-year timeline documenting ecological changes and human impact on the area surrounding Crawford Lake, the famed location of the proposed Anthropocene.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Helium-3 lifts new quantum computing concept with faster tunneling rates

Helium—the lightest atom that can be laser-cooled and controlled—powers a new design for high-powered, stable quantum computers.

Sep 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Educational campaigns could shift views on menthol cigarette and flavored cigar bans

Four in five Black adults mistakenly believed that proposed bans on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars would have targeted smokers rather than the makers and sellers of these products.

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / Pumping antibiotics out: A new route to bacterial drug resistance

Bacteria can survive antibiotics in several ways, including by pumping the drugs out of their cells before they can take effect. Researchers at the University of Osaka have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows ...

Sep 8, 2026
Tech Xplore / Memristor chip breaks the capacity limit of brain-inspired associative memory

Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / The hunt for unknown life in New York City

The globe is full of unknown species. But is it really possible to find a completely new animal species in the middle of the largest city in the United States?

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS carries clues from the frozen outskirts of another star system

UK astronomers have uncovered new clues about the origin of 3I/ATLAS—only the third known object from beyond the solar system ever spotted. In a new paper published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Super-resolution imaging reveals details inside living cells

A new fluorescence microscopy technique that generates super-resolution images from a single camera exposure could help researchers study rapid movements within cells that are difficult to capture with existing methods.

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Estuary water quality trends have $100M implications, researchers find

Estuaries across the United States are facing the same trends of warming waters, algal growth and declining oxygen concentrations that threaten water quality and fish populations, regardless of geographic location, according ...

Sep 9, 2026