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Medical Xpress / Supplements and weight loss top misinformation themes in EU influencer posts analyzed

Scrolling through social media can mean encountering a supplement promising better health, a drink offering quick weight loss or a food promoted as a "superfood." For people looking for advice on what to eat, distinguishing ...

Sep 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in artificial-intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated.

Sep 17, 2026
Phys.org / A 5,000-year-old royal mystery: Digital clues point to Meretneith as Egypt's female king

More than 5,000 years ago, a royal woman named Meretneith (also written as Merneith) lived in ancient Egypt. She was possibly the daughter of Djer, the third king of the First Dynasty, a period when the first kings ruled ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Home advantage or pastures new? High-Arctic shorebirds rarely return to the same breeding area

Shorebirds are capable of some of the longest migrations on Earth, yet most return year after year to the same area to breed. Coming back has distinct advantages, including knowing the best spots to feed or roost, having ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / No cities on the moon—there isn't enough water, scientists say

The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon's poles has sparked a "moon rush" to establish bases there, followed by villages, cities and heavy industry. How sustainable is this rush?

Sep 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / Degrading dopants could boost organic semiconductor charge levels 100-fold

Organic semiconductors are carbon-based materials that can conduct electricity and can be used for flexible, lightweight and potentially low-cost electronic devices. While the technology is promising, performance challenges ...

Sep 17, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour (155 mph). It devastated communities and infrastructure, was associated with nearly 3,000 deaths and caused tens ...

Sep 17, 2026
Phys.org / Why the places we love in books can never quite be found in real life

From the Brontës' Haworth to Jane Austen's Bath, Wordsworth's Lake District and Thomas Hardy's Dorset, literary places continue to exert a powerful hold over readers.

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Stable answers help medical AI flag diagnoses clinicians can trust

AI agents could reliably support diagnoses and clinical decision-making in the future—provided sensitive health data are protected and clinicians can assess the reliability of individual AI-generated results. Researchers ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / AI is shaping kids. What if kids could shape AI, too?

Vanderbilt University's Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, assistant professor of human-centered learning technologies at Peabody College of Education and Human Development, partnered with Sarah K. Burriss (Ph.D. '23, Peabody's Department ...

Sep 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / Advertising is coming to AI chatbots—and it could influence the answers you get

When Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were still university researchers, they warned that advertising could undermine the trustworthiness of search engines.

Sep 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / Engineers create revolutionary new sound effect paradigm by manipulating sound wave interactions

Electronic engineers at Nottingham have found a new way to create sound effects by manipulating the interaction of sound waves, a method that could open new possibilities in music performance and production. It is a novel ...

Sep 17, 2026