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Tech Xplore / Neural network model predicts cyber attacks with high accuracy

A machine-learning model has been designed to predict emerging computer network security threats with greater reported accuracy than support vector machine systems, according to research in the International Journal of Intelligent ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smart walker boosts walking efficiency and dynamic balance in older adults

Researchers have evaluated a novel smart wheeled walker designed to enhance mobility and safety for aging populations. Published in JMIR Aging, the randomized crossover trial revealed that the smart wheeled walker significantly ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Canada's Labrador Shelf preserves climate records once thought erased by ice

The Labrador Shelf is a shallow marine area on the margin of the Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic off the east coast of Canada. During the last ice age, this region was covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet, one of the largest ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / El Niño set to bring warmer spring to NZ and Australia

El Niño is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, with major impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns and associated risks of floods, drought and extreme heat, according to ...

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Even second graders can reason like scientists—if we ask them the right way

When a child asks "Why does a blowfish puff up?" we often jump in with facts. But what if we paused and suggested that they ask instead, "How does a blowfish puff up?" It may seem like splitting hairs, but this small shift ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Check your freezer: Frozen triple berry blend recalled in 16 states

A frozen berry blend sold at Walmart stores in 16 states has been pulled from shelves as a precaution, widening a recall connected to an ongoing E. coli outbreak.

Sep 4, 2026
Phys.org / Manganese's emission lines shine a light on galactic evolution

In a new study, a team of astronomers has identified wavelengths of light that could be useful for tracing the chemical evolution of the universe. Using computational modeling to simulate how electrons interact with manganese ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Patients diagnosed with lung cancer found to have more microplastic in their lungs

People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / El Niño could be strongest in decades, UN warns

El Niño is forecast to be the strongest since comparable records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the UN chief saying the world was in the "danger zone of extreme weather."

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Your smartwatch may be lying to you about how many calories you burned

If you're depending on your smartwatch to tell you the truth about how many calories you burned during a workout—well, don't.

Sep 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Digital brain twins hinge on what living brains reveal, not computing power alone

Researchers from the University of Warwick report that how faithfully we can build a "digital twin" of a human brain depends not only on computing power but fundamentally on how much of the living brain we can measure, validate ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Our pay is called a 'salary,' but were Roman soldiers really paid in salt?

Every other Wednesday, like clockwork, my salary arrives in my bank account. By Thursday, most of it is gone.

Sep 3, 2026