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Phys.org / Climate's impact on earthquakes: Lake Turkana study highlights connections between tectonics and human evolution
Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution. Now, researchers from ...
Tech Xplore / As AI data scrapers sap websites' revenues, some fight back
A swarm of AI "crawlers" is running rampant on the internet, scouring billions of websites for data to feed algorithms at leading tech companies—all without permission or payment, upending the online economy.
Phys.org / Key 'fingerprint' reveals slowdown of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an ocean current system that transports heat from the tropics to the North Atlantic, plays a vital role in regulating the global climate. Most climate models project ...
Phys.org / How the Taung Child shook up the scientific world
Almost 100 years before calls to decolonize science, Taung was challenging researchers to reassess their internal biases.
Phys.org / Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles
In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color of the rainbow—all ...
Medical Xpress / Surgery after immunotherapy boosts survival for liver cancer patients
A new Cedars-Sinai Cancer study shows that patients with advanced liver cancer who receive immunotherapy to shrink their tumors have improved outcomes after liver transplant or tumor removal.
Medical Xpress / New pill cuts 'bad' cholesterol by 60%, potentially replacing injections
A new pill from Merck could change how millions of people treat high cholesterol and help prevent heart attacks and strokes without the need for injections.
Phys.org / Military spending remains cornerstone of San Diego's economy, impact report reveals
The military continues to play a vital role in powering San Diego's economy, supporting nearly 357,000 local jobs and contributing $61.3 billion to the region's total economic output, according to the 2025 Military Economic ...
Phys.org / Harnessing intricate, self-organized plasma patterns to destroy PFAS
Increasing the surface area when plasma and water interact could help scale up a technology that destroys contaminants such as PFAS, detergents and microbial contaminants in drinking water, new research from the University ...
Phys.org / Modern crocodiles traded skull strength for streamlining as they adapted to water, study shows
Crocodiles were not always the aquatic predators we know today. Living crocodiles evolved from ancient lineages that were equally at home on land as in water. According to a new study conducted by an international team of ...
Phys.org / Cooperative motor proteins found to kill cancer cells when dual-inhibited
A research team from the University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell division. The study, published ...
Medical Xpress / UK study exposes cancer care deficit for patients with learning disabilities
People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50, according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS Foundation Trust.
