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Medical Xpress / Why does your brain mix up memories? New study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain's filing cabinets

Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually become less precise, not entirely forgotten. Our study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, shows how the brain ...

Sep 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'We're losing control': AI pioneer urges nuclear-style safeguards for autonomous agents

The Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, considered one of the founders of AI, told AFP that humanity is "losing control" of the technology and that the world needs guardrails similar to nuclear arms controls.

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / 'Lost' medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin

One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of Roebuck, an important fortress ...

Sep 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Personalized programs to prevent falls may make no difference

Personalized programs designed to reduce falls in older people may make no difference to how often people fall, according to the most comprehensive research review to date.

Sep 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / New MRI measure reveals how closely blood flow matches brain cells' energy needs

Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new, noninvasive way to examine how blood flow and cellular organization ...

Sep 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / Pilot system couples seawater desalination with hydrogen production

Seawater holds enormous potential for green hydrogen production, but realizing that potential remains far from straightforward. Direct seawater electrolysis can damage electrodes, whereas conventional freshwater electrolysis ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / A sharper picture of a pandemic: Uncovering the complex history of the plague after the Black Death

The Black Death is often remembered as a single catastrophic event that swept across Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Yet the disease did not disappear after that first devastating outbreak. For more than four ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Magma influx explains short-lived bulge at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

In 2024, D. Sarah Stamps' team detected and tracked a short-lived bulge in the land around a volcano in Tanzania. In a paper published Sep. 18, Stamps identified the cause of the uplift: 1 million cubic meters of magma pouring ...

Sep 20, 2026
Phys.org / Why high levels of the amino acid cysteine are toxic to cells

Cysteine is one of the main building blocks that cells use to make proteins. But this amino acid is a double-edged sword—too much cysteine is toxic to the cell. Cells therefore keep free cysteine levels to a minimum, converting ...

Sep 18, 2026
Phys.org / Circular Rydberg atoms set three records, staying stable for 11 milliseconds

Rydberg atoms are considered promising building blocks for quantum computers and their precursors, quantum simulators. Researchers at the 5th Institute of Physics of the University of Stuttgart have achieved record values ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Sacred springs of South Africa—pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested

Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where communities collect water and maintain longstanding cultural connections with the ...

Sep 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut microbe molecule reveals molecular link between microbiome and whole-body metabolism

Researchers at the University of Konstanz have demonstrated at a molecular level how bacteria in the human gut influence the entire body. Among other things, they can lower blood sugar levels and reduce fatty liver disease. ...

Sep 17, 2026