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Tech Xplore / Childlike AI uncovers why language grows more structured across generations

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, has significant implications for understanding both human language development and the behavior of large-scale artificial intelligence language models.

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Simulation-guided search uncovers two promising tuberculosis drug candidates targeting CYP

A research team led by Associate Professor Noriyuki Kurita from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology and by Associate Professor Pornpan Pungpo from Ubon Ratchathani University ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / As wolves recover, golden jackals may still conquer most of Europe thanks to 'human shield'

Human activity may be enabling the expansion of golden jackals across Europe by reducing the suppressive effect of gray wolves, suggests research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. This human-mediated interaction could ...

May 26, 2026
Phys.org / Revised mushroom toxin pathway could improve poisoning detection

The St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) is a popular edible mushroom, usually picked in May. Unfortunately, however, it also carries a risk as it can easily be confused with the young deadly fiber cap, which can potentially ...

May 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / Musk defends AI ambitions as IPO reveals trouble

Elon Musk insists that his artificial intelligence venture xAI remains a serious competitor, pushing back against mounting doubts after revelations that the supercomputing facilities built to power his own AI models are being ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Teaching thermodynamic laws to AI unlocks a polymer modeling challenge

For more than half a century, materials scientists have struggled with how to simulate the complexity of polymer materials. An individual chain can comprise tens of thousands of atoms, a melt or composite contains billions, ...

May 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / New antibiotic design could help treat drug-resistant infections

A new way of designing antibiotics could support the discovery of new treatments for drug-resistant infections. It could also help revive antibiotics that have lost effectiveness because bacteria have evolved over time to ...

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers link specific microbiomes to archaeological bone degradation

Well-preserved archaeological bone samples have different microbial communities than heavily degraded bone samples, providing a new understanding of how microbes contribute to bone degradation, according to a study published ...

May 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Stress before conception may reprogram sperm and boost male offspring growth

Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence an offspring's growth by altering small molecular signals in sperm. The study, published in iScience, ...

May 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Thursday it raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the five-year-old maker of the Claude chatbot one ...

May 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Analysis of 14 million Reddit posts reveals a striking shift in how we talk about mental health

More people are relying on social media—such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit—to learn about mental health conditions and to interact with people who have shared experiences.

May 29, 2026
Phys.org / Routine questionnaire could help thousands of children thrive at school, study finds

A routine questionnaire completed by parents when their child turns two could play a vital role in identifying children who need extra support before they start primary school, a new study has revealed.

May 29, 2026