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Tech Xplore / The friendlier AI gets, the more it can backfire

Major AI platforms, including OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as social apps like Replika and Character.ai, are increasingly designing chatbots to be warm, friendly, and empathetic. However, new research from the Oxford Internet ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reveals century-long cycles in US suicide rates and a long-term crisis among youth

Suicide rates in the United States follow striking, decades-long cycles likely shaped by broad social forces, according to a major new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). But beneath ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Antarctica's ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below—knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial

A rare dataset collected by instruments at the point where Antarctica's largest ice shelf begins to float reveals ocean processes that drive melting at this critical part of the continent.

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Better volcano eruption predictions on Earth—and Venus—thanks to Mauna Loa study

When Mauna Loa erupted in 2022, the largest lava flow headed on a path headed directly toward Daniel K. Inouye State Highway 200, also known as Saddle Road, a critical route that carries many residents from their homes on ...

Apr 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / What are the reasons for traffic jams? Whether traffic flows or not depends on more than just the roads

If a city's suburban railway network is expanded, additional flats are likely to be built in an agglomeration that is better connected as a result. The opposite also holds true: If new buildings spring up like mushrooms in ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Revolving doors and efficient engines: How proteins escape a molecular tangle

Trying to untangle a knot in a mess of strings can be frustrating and time-consuming. But not so for molecular machines—molecules that convert chemical energy into mechanical work and motion. Machines from the AAA+ family, ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Investigating the disordered heart of glass

Recent research led by the University of Trento reveals that fundamental atomic vibrations remain unchanged also in ultra-stable glasses. This discovery advances the decade-long debate on the physics of disorder and opens ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Experiments advance efforts to restore vision with transplanted neurons

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / First psychiatric admission marks the beginning of a long-term illness for most patients

Only a very small number of people never return to psychiatric services after being admitted once. That is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Copenhagen, which followed 150 young people for 20 years after ...

May 1, 2026
Phys.org / AI drug target platform pairs prediction with benchmarking to improve early discovery

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced advancements to its unified AI framework for drug target discovery, integrating its previously ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Not all organs age alike: AI unveils the molecular impact of menopause across the female body

Despite affecting half of the world's population, menopause has historically been understudied and misunderstood, both in biomedical research and clinical practice. However, with the increase in life expectancy, the number ...

Apr 29, 2026
Science X / They won't just follow orders: Robot swarms could gain a startling new kind of autonomy

Robot swarms are systems composed of many simple robots that coordinate without central control. Soon, they could be radically transformed by artificial intelligence. A new article published in Science Robotics by researchers ...

May 1, 2026