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Medical Xpress / Study shows digital interactions offer fewer emotional benefits than face-to-face meetings
A review of more than 1,000 studies suggests that using technology to communicate with others is better than nothing—but still not as good as face-to-face interactions.
Tech Xplore / Entertainment leaders amp up discussions about AI, creators and innovative tech at CES 2026
The world's largest tech showcase does not come without theatrics. Innovations and gadgets like a lollipop that sings to you as you consume it, a laundry-folding robot and a "smart" LEGO brick have stolen the spotlight so ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: How tumor support cells help lung cancer evade targeted therapy
A study led by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center found that normal cells surrounding a tumor, known as cancer-associated fibroblasts, can help lung cancer cells survive targeted drug therapy by activating multiple survival ...
Tech Xplore / Digital payments can expand financial inclusion—but only under the right conditions
Digital payments are often presented as a way to bring more people into the financial system. Mobile wallets, online transfers and app-based payment systems are now central to how governments, banks and technology firms talk ...
Phys.org / Tackling conspiracy theories requires tactics as varied as the theories themselves
An international project investigating the form, content and consequences of online conspiracy theories has found that in German-speaking countries, such theories often originate locally and have come to form a complex ecosystem ...
Phys.org / Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict
Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in the grip of a heat wave, which is expected to peak over the next two days. Heat waves often trigger bushfires, particularly if combined with strong winds.
Medical Xpress / Missing first MMR shot most significant predictor of nonvaccination by age 2 years
Late administration of the 2- and 4-month measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines is the strongest factor associated with no MMR vaccination by age 2 years, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in JAMA Network ...
Phys.org / New species of bush tomato with visible nectar glands discovered in the Australian outback
A recent study led by Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research, has identified and described a new species of bush tomato with a special connection to ...
Phys.org / Nearly every corn seed planted in Colorado is covered in insecticide: Lawmakers may restrict the chemical
Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide.
Phys.org / The (metabolic) 'cost of life': New method quantifies hidden energy costs of maintaining metabolic pathways
There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific biochemical processes active—such as those that make up photosynthesis, although the examples are ...
Phys.org / The next great space race: Building data centers in orbit
Google, SpaceX and Blue Origin are reportedly racing to develop technology for AI data centers in space, but it will likely be years before we see them rocketing into the sky, experts say.
Phys.org / Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered in new study
Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds.
