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Phys.org / Baby Neanderthals may have had a rapid growth spurt compared to modern babies

Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens counterparts, according to a new study of the most intact Neanderthal infant skeleton. Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) ...

Apr 16, 2026
Phys.org / Laser-plasma accelerator drives free-electron laser for record 8 hours

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a laser-plasma accelerator can reliably drive a free-electron laser for more than eight hours. Published in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, the result was achieved ...

Apr 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / Exploring conversational AI and poetry but not as we know it

What do the large language models behind human-like conversational AI really know and what does it mean to live alongside them?

Apr 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers survey the challenges of integrating wind and solar into power grids

As wind and solar power expand rapidly worldwide, researchers are confronting a growing challenge: how to effectively integrate them into the power grid. Wind turbines and solar panels have what economists call zero marginal ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Older workers seen as less competent and trustworthy by their younger peers, study shows

Older workers are stereotyped as less competent, less trainable, and less adaptable by their younger colleagues, influencing how they are viewed by management, a University of Queensland study has found. Associate Professor ...

Apr 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / AACR: New platform uses machine learning to predict responses in patients with lung cancer

An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated the ability to accurately predict responses to immunotherapy for patients with metastatic non-small ...

Apr 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / More than half of the victims of violent deaths in Brazil had consumed alcohol or drugs shortly before, study finds

A Brazilian study based on postmortem toxicological analyses found that 53% of violent death victims had alcohol or drugs in their systems shortly after death. The study examined 3,577 cases in Belém (North), Recife (Northeast), ...

Apr 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / New two-electrode method tracks water electrolysis degradation in real time

A Korean research team has developed a two-electrode-based real-time diagnostic technology capable of precisely analyzing the causes of performance degradation in anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) systems ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Seaweed compound shows major methane cuts in beef cattle

Adelaide University researchers have demonstrated that a naturally derived seaweed compound can dramatically reduce methane emissions from beef cattle raised in extensive grazing systems, without harming calves. The study, ...

Apr 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / The solar support gap: Why do pro-solar citizens reject local projects?

Land use concerns outweigh proximity worries when it comes to local public support for new solar developments, new research suggests. A team at the University of Rhode Island used the example of a 2019 municipal referendum ...

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / What Canada, the UK and other G7 nations learned about building resilient education systems during the pandemic

By a dictionary definition, the word resilient means an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. The key words here? "Recover" and "change."

Apr 20, 2026
Phys.org / Preserved orchids show pollination has fallen 60% since the 1970s

With their dazzling blooms, orchids are among the most famous and collected flowering plants on Earth. But orchids are not just beautiful and rare. They can also provide clues into the broader health of global ecosystems.

Apr 20, 2026