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Tech Xplore / China's new AI model halts new subscriptions as demand swamps capacity

The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the U.S. tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand overwhelmed capacity within days of the launch.

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Why we may still be choosing our friends like it's the Stone Age

Choosing friends may involve more than clicking with others who share our interests or outlooks. According to new research, people may select friends based on traits that made them valuable survival partners in our evolutionary ...

Jul 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / New imaging method tracks cancer from whole body to individual cells

One of the biggest challenges in cancer research has been linking the "big picture" seen in medical scans with the microscopic biology that drives tumor growth and dictates how patients respond to treatment. Now, by combining ...

Jul 17, 2026
Phys.org / Understanding how wild plants handle shifting disease threats, conditions

St. Louis is a plant science powerhouse, but outside the neatly tended rows of crops and gleaming greenhouses sits another treasure trove of biological data: The wild plants tucked into yards, sidewalk cracks, ditches and ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / New process turns mixed plastic waste directly into hydrogen fuel without sorting

Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life—in water bottles, shopping bags and car dashboards. But once discarded, it is among the hardest materials on Earth to recycle. Most recycling processes require plastics ...

Jul 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers analyzing colon cancer screenings find hope for higher retest rates

Nearly half of patients who completed an at-home test for colorectal cancer fail to repeat the screening consistently, according to Rutgers Health researchers, who also found primary care provider behaviors can increase patient ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Now that the World Cup is over, can host cities turn their investment into a lasting social impact?

The 2026 World Cup has been a real moneymaker for FIFA. Revenue from TV broadcasting rights, ticket sales and other commercial sources is projected to amount to nearly $11 billion, which would make it the most financially ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / There's no right or wrong way to say 'Appalachia'

People pronounce the word "Appalachia" differently, and much of that contrast depends on where they live. But no matter how you say it, a Virginia Tech project shows that no one way trumps all. The differences are rooted ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Chemists shrink gallium nitride, the material behind LED lighting, into nanocrystals

Nanocrystals are so useful that they formed the basis of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But despite their usefulness, scientists have so far been able to make these microscopic crystals from only a limited palette of ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers challenge evidence behind high-profile parental alienation study

Researchers from Manchester and Canada have shown that the claim by the authors of a study published earlier this year that most of its participants had experienced parental alienating behaviors during childhood is seriously ...

Jul 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Training program helps pediatricians diagnose child anxiety and depression without specialists

Pediatricians who participated in the collaborative mental health program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago were more likely to diagnose and treat anxiety and depression in children without relying on ...

Jul 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Four-zone scleral lens improves visual performance for irregular corneas

For adults with irregular corneas, a four-zone scleral lens demonstrates high effectiveness in improving visual performance, according to a study published in the September issue of Eye Discovery.

Jul 20, 2026