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Phys.org / Study explains Antarctic sea ice growth and sudden decline

A new Stanford University study has helped solve a mystery about dramatic swings in sea ice extent around Antarctica.

Mar 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI turns simple text into realistic building designs

When working on projects, architects must quickly turn rough concepts into visual representations. Text-to-image models offer an opportunity in this field, where high-quality designs can be generated simply by typing a description. ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-guided robot navigates thrombectomy route from leg to brain

Researchers at King's College London have shown for the first time that AI can autonomously perform thrombectomy navigation in a physical lab setting, a step toward expanding access to life-saving stroke treatment. For their ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Common antidepressant may ease long COVID fatigue

A randomized clinical trial found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine significantly reduces long COVID-related fatigue, one of the condition's most persistent and debilitating symptoms, while the diabetes drug metformin showed ...

Mar 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Could rising oil prices and political uncertainty from war with Iran fuel a new era of green energy?

A month into war with Iran, the U.S. government has opened its strategic oil reserve and temporarily lifted sanctions against Russian (and Iranian) oil and gas to combat rising fuel prices and calm financial markets. Even ...

Mar 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Research reevaluates the economic burden of dengue on Puerto Rico

Every three to five years, Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States in the Caribbean, experiences epidemic levels of dengue fever, a disease carried by mosquitoes that causes a range of flu-like symptoms, including aches ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Survival of the wittiest: Expert says linguistic cleverness aids human evolution

Is wittiness a kind of fitness? Ljiljana Progovac explores the idea that quick-wittedness—using and combining words in a clever and funny way—has been actively selected for in humans from the dawn of language. The findings ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Bacteria invent another way to turn on genes

In their landmark 1961 paper on the lac operon, Nobel laureates François Jacob and Jacques Monod speculated that RNA might control gene activity in bacteria through base-pairing interactions. But once protein transcription ...

Mar 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Nursing home flu outbreaks—statistical approach reveals keys to preventing hospitalizations

In nursing homes, influenza spreads quickly. Even in facilities with separate wings, staff move throughout the home, caring for medically complex older adults who often share rooms. In this way, a single case of influenza ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics in the lab

Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny pollutants, according to a University of Michigan study, published in Analytical Methods.

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic fat linked to greater heart and metabolic health risks in children and adolescents with obesity

Higher fat content in the pancreas of children and adolescents with obesity is associated with an increased level of heart and metabolic risk factors, including higher-than-average body mass index (BMI), elevated diastolic ...

Mar 31, 2026
Phys.org / Two new gecko species discovered in Vietnam

The half leaf-fingered geckos (Hemiphyllodactylus) are a diverse group with more than 70 recognized species and a distribution range from southern India and Sri Lanka, through Indochina and Southeast Asia, to the western ...

Mar 31, 2026