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Tech Xplore / Why the long interface? AI systems don't 'get' the joke, research reveals

Powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT and Gemini, simulate understanding of comedy wordplay, but never really "get the joke," a new study suggests.

Nov 24, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one

A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly recommends wearing ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Michigan cherry farmers find a surprising food safety ally: Falcons

The cherry harvest wrapped up months ago. But in northern Michigan, some growers are already anticipating the spring resurgence of a tiny raptor that could benefit next season's crop.

Nov 27, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Urban natives: Plants evolve to live in cities

While urbanization has restricted and fragmented the natural ecosystems, it also creates new and diverse environmental conditions within towns.

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Puzzling ultraviolet radiation in the birthplaces of stars

Researchers used the MIRI instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify the presence of ultraviolet radiation in five young stars in the Ophiuchus region, and to understand its role in the formation ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / How carbonates influence CO₂-to-fuel conversion: New insights from gold electrocatalysts

Researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) have uncovered how carbonate molecules affect the conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels on gold electrocatalysts. ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Particle accelerator waste could help produce cancer-fighting materials

Energy that would normally go to waste inside powerful particle accelerators could be used to create valuable medical isotopes, scientists have found.

Nov 25, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / X-ray technique captures footage of crystals growing in liquid metal

Researchers have successfully grown platinum crystals in liquid metal, using a powerful X-ray technique giving rare insight into how these delicate crystals form and grow.

Nov 24, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics

Providing year-round access to RSV immunization would minimize the risk of large seasonal outbreaks across the nation, including in both urban and rural areas.

Nov 26, 2025 in Pediatrics
Phys.org / The ingenuity of white oval squid camouflage brought to light

White oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana sp. 2), known locally as shiro-ika, are medium-sized squids naturally distributed in the Indian and western Pacific oceans, flittering in and out of a wide range of different habitats—from ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Contrails are a major driver of aviation's climate impact, study shows

Aviation's climate impact extends beyond carbon dioxide emissions. A new international study, involving researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, reveals that contrails can represent ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / AI learns from the tree of life to support rare disease diagnosis

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence model that can identify which mutations in human proteins are most likely to cause disease, even when those mutations have never been seen before in any person.

Nov 24, 2025 in Genetics