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Phys.org / Study finds early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically altering the normal flow of the atmosphere. In Japan, historical data has shown that El Niño years tend to lead ...
Tech Xplore / 'Open-washing' generative AI: How Meta, Google and others feign openness
The past year has seen a steep rise in generative AI systems that claim to be open. But how open are they really? New research shows there's widespread practice of "open-washing" by companies like Meta and Google: claiming ...
Phys.org / High-resolution land surface dataset provides Earth system modeling details
Earth system models (ESMs) help us understand climate and environmental changes. With advances in computing power, ESMs can now be run at kilometer-scale (k-scale) resolutions, capturing very fine details to better predict ...
Phys.org / Study reveals worrying levels of fiberglass in oysters and mussels
A new study has revealed worrying levels of fiberglass in oysters and mussels. This marks the first time fiberglass or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) particles have been found entering the food chain and raises urgent environmental ...
Medical Xpress / Engineered plasma cells show long-lasting antileukemic activity in mice
Researchers show for the first time that engineered human plasma B cells can be used to treat a disease—specifically leukemia—in a humanized animal model. The results mark a key step in the realization of ePCs as therapies ...
Tech Xplore / Evidently efficient: Self-organization of informal bus lines in the Global South
Public transport systems vary widely around the world. Developed countries in the Global North usually have centrally planned public transport systems with fixed routes and timetables.
Tech Xplore / Threads hits 175 mn users on first anniversary
Threads, Meta's alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has hit 175 million monthly users a year after its out-of-the-blue launch.
Phys.org / How studying bat viruses can help prevent zoonotic disease
Bats have become the poster child of emerging zoonotic disease. The creatures harbor a vast array of viruses—some of which cause deadly diseases in humans—yet they rarely get sick themselves.
Phys.org / Research reveals self-organized processes govern cell movement
The UPV/EHU researcher Ildefonso Martínez de la Fuente has led an exhaustive analysis of the locomotion trajectories of 700 individual cells using advanced scientific techniques to demonstrate that their movements depend ...
Tech Xplore / Bay Area tech layoff totals jump to worst pace in more than a year
Bay Area tech layoffs jumped during the last three months and soared to their highest quarterly totals in over a year, an ominous sign the crucial sector's wrenching cutbacks have yet to run their course.
Medical Xpress / Drugs that kill 'zombie' cells may benefit some older women, but not all, study finds
Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a "one-size-fits-all" remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs may only benefit people with a ...
Phys.org / Study reveals birth month impact on soccer careers
What do soccer players Jamal Musiala, Arda Guler and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? Not only are they shining for their respective nations in Germany; they were each born in February. Researchers at the University of Strathclyde ...