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Tech Xplore / Robots take center stage at Singapore 'Olympiad'

The World Robot Olympiad opened in Singapore on Wednesday with hundreds of international students, some as young as eight, set to compete using automatons to solve real-world problems.

Nov 26, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / Researchers find smaller amounts of microplastics in southern Narragansett Bay

It's safe to say Rhode Islanders have a symbiotic relationship with Narragansett Bay.

Nov 26, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression, but what regulates epigenetics?

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in each cell. Mistakes or ...

Nov 23, 2025 in Genetics
Tech Xplore / Mexico unveils plan to build Latin America's biggest supercomputer

The Mexican government will build a supercomputer with a processing capacity seven times greater than the current most powerful computer in Latin America, officials responsible for the project said Wednesday.

Nov 26, 2025 in Hardware
Phys.org / 'Exploitative' online money gaming in India causing financial, health and social harm, analysis shows

"Exploitative" online money gaming in India is harming people's financial and mental health and causing deep social problems, a new study shows.

Nov 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / DNA shape and rigidity regulate key players of gene expression

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that DNA inflexibility, or rigidity, inside the nucleosome regulates the positioning of INO80. This highlights that the physical structure and shape ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Finerenone shows superior survival and kidney protection over spironolactone in diabetic kidney disease

Researchers from National Taiwan University Hospital and collaborating institutions have demonstrated that finerenone, a new-generation nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), significantly reduces the risk ...

Medical Xpress / Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world, evidence suggests

Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought patterns only begin to emerge in response to our sensory experiences of the world around us? Now, science ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Kids' reading apps failing to deliver educational value

Many mobile apps claiming to support early reading skills in children fail to deliver actual educational benefit, with positive app store reviews seemingly driven by esthetics and functionality, a new Flinders University ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Los Angeles wildfires prompted significantly more virtual medical visits, research finds

When uncontrolled wildfires moved from the foothills above Los Angeles into the densely populated urban areas below in January 2025, evacuation ensued and a thick layer of toxic smoke spread across the region. Air quality ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Encouraging young people to vote requires understanding why they don't

Around the world, political institutions are under threat and democracy hangs in the balance. Deepening political divisions, political apathy and the rise of opportunistic populist leaders have all contributed to widespread ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / New study identifies key mechanism driving HIV-associated immune suppression

Researchers from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered how a specific type of immune cell may contribute to the persistence of HIV infections. The finding offers ...

Nov 24, 2025 in HIV & AIDS