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Tech Xplore / OpenAI to launch new model after US freeze

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said its latest and most powerful artificial intelligence model will be released to the public on Thursday, as the U.S. government reportedly approved a broader launch.

Jul 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover potential new treatment for Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative conditions

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common form of neurodegenerative disease and afflicts more than 10 million people worldwide. While current therapies address disease symptoms, they do not prevent the underlying ...

Jul 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / Cheaper catalyst turns captured carbon dioxide, methanol and hydrogen into ethanol

An international team of researchers has developed a homogeneous catalytic process that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol using inexpensive and stable catalyst precursors.

Jul 8, 2026
Phys.org / Did elephant energetics decide Hannibal's Alpine crossing route?

A new analysis sheds light on the most likely route for the Carthaginian general's famous crossing of the Alps. The study, led by the University of Oxford and iDiv/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, reveals that the Col ...

Jul 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Young people from less-advantaged backgrounds are more likely to have an undiagnosed eating disorder

Eating disorders are often associated with teenage girls from socioeconomically advantaged families. However, a new study from the University of Copenhagen challenges this perception, suggesting that eating disorders are ...

Jul 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cruise ship air pollution at port cities could make viral infections worse

Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities by increasing inflammation and susceptibility to viruses such as the common cold and COVID-19. New research from the University ...

Jul 10, 2026
Phys.org / Is the state of nature fair? Researchers measure how biomass is distributed in microbial communities

The distribution of income and growing inequality are central themes in public debate. Far less attention has been paid to how resources are distributed in ecological communities, in the so-called state of nature, without ...

Jul 8, 2026
Phys.org / H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time

Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.

Jul 10, 2026
Phys.org / How cells keep genomic hitchhikers under control

Much of the genome is made up of repetitive DNA sequences that trace back to ancient mobile elements, many of which have lost their ability to copy themselves into new locations but can still cause problems if they become ...

Jul 8, 2026
Phys.org / Study finds politically salient immigration issues can lead to higher industrial pollution

A joint research team led by Professor Narae Lee from the School of Business and Technology Management at KAIST, in collaboration with Professor Heli Wang from Singapore Management University (SMU), analyzed immigration-related ...

Jul 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / Oxide-based chip element merges processing and memory, advancing neuromorphic computing

Neuromorphic computing is a computational paradigm that mimics the way the brain functions in terms of both architecture and dynamics. It creates electronic circuits that store and process information in an integrated manner, ...

Jul 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'Liquid gold' breast milk donations reduce life-threatening disease in premature babies by more than a third

The rate of a life-threatening gut disease called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has decreased by 38% in very premature babies who received donated breast milk from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, according to research published ...

Jul 9, 2026