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Tech Xplore / AI maps science papers to predict research trends two to three years ahead

The number of scientific papers is growing so rapidly that scientists are no longer able to keep track of all of them, even in their own research area. Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), in collaboration ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Inuit recommendations to address high rates of tuberculosis in Nunavik, Quebec

Tuberculosis rates for Inuit living in Nunavik, the Inuit lands in northern Quebec, are 1,000 times greater than among non-foreign-born Québécois, and underresourcing of local health care adds to hardship from the disease, ...

Apr 6, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny frogs prefer concrete apartments over wooden shelters

James Cook University researchers have tested frog housing and nursery preferences in the Wet Tropics rainforest of North Queensland, with frogs finding the thermal regulation of concrete shelters to be the perfect tropical ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / NASA's water-hunting tool will help scout moon's South Pole

NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), to the Lunar Polar Exploration ...

Apr 4, 2026
Phys.org / Recovery from sudden permafrost collapse ranges from 10 years to a century, study suggests

Some Arctic regions regain their "greenness" within a decade of a sudden permafrost collapse, while others can take a century or more to recover, researchers report in a new study. The difference is directly related to each ...

Mar 30, 2026
Phys.org / Helical liquid crystals can flip light's chirality under ultralow electric fields

The direction in which the electromagnetic field of circularly polarized light rotates can be easily reversed by applying a voltage, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated. This could enable a new generation of optical devices ...

Apr 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Brain-inspired chip could make some AI tasks up to 2,000 times more energy efficient

A new type of computer chip that uses the physics of materials to process information could make some artificial intelligence (AI) systems far more energy efficient, researchers have found. Loughborough University physicists ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Truth, or misinformation? A statistician explains the challenge of assessing evidence

When United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled new dietary guidelines earlier this year to "Make America Healthy Again," they received a mixed response.

Apr 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / New method predicts the success of LLMs on untried tasks with high accuracy

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València, part of the Valencian University Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN) and ValgrAI, has participated in the development of ADeLe, a new methodology that ...

Apr 2, 2026
Phys.org / Male fish lose their learning edge in drug-polluted waters, research reveals

A common antidepressant detected in rivers and streams worldwide is disrupting how fish learn, and the impact is strikingly one-sided. New research led by Monash University shows the drug amitriptyline impairs spatial learning ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Irregular bedtime linked to higher risk of cardiac events

An irregular bedtime in midlife may signal an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study from the University of Oulu suggests that large swings in when people go to bed could double the risk of serious cardiac ...

Apr 4, 2026
Phys.org / Orcas never seen before in Seattle delight whale watchers with a visit

When tourists travel to Seattle, it's common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound.

Apr 4, 2026