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Medical Xpress / Heavy drinking takes toll on college students' cognition, study finds
When college students drink very heavily or to the point of blacking out, they're more likely to report poorer cognitive functioning the next day, like forgetting someone's name or having trouble making decisions, according ...
Phys.org / Half of America sits in democratic limbo—and that silent middle may decide what breaks next
If you were to ask democracy scholars what they consider the greatest threat to American democracy, you might assume it is voters who support undemocratic practices or policies. But the real answer may surprise you: These ...
Medical Xpress / Move smarter not harder: How less exercise is more
If you think you need to "go hard" at the gym to make your muscles stronger, think again. New research at ECU has revealed strenuous exercise and soreness is not needed to improve muscle size, strength, or performance.
Tech Xplore / AI can give as good as it gets—or better: The moral dilemma of combative chatbots
AI systems can "learn to seek revenge" because they are able to grasp reciprocating verbal violence when exposed to conflict, new research from Lancaster University shows. In short, AI can give as good as it gets and, eventually, ...
Phys.org / Self‑replicating circular RNA persists in extreme environments: Insights from hot spring microbiomes
Although the genetic material of most living organisms is DNA, various self-replicating agents rely instead on RNA, including RNA viruses and viroids, which are infectious RNA molecules that are smaller and structurally simpler ...
Tech Xplore / AI has crossed a threshold. What Claude Mythos means for the future of cybersecurity
The limit of what artificial intelligence can achieve, known as frontier AI, has crossed another threshold. AI can now plan and execute sophisticated cyber operations with minimal guidance at speeds far beyond human capability.
Phys.org / Robotic fish prototype cuts aquaculture stress while inspecting nets and water
The Centre for Research in Robotics and Underwater Technologies (CIRTESU) at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló has developed an experimental modular, bio-inspired robotic fish prototype (UJIFISH) for inspection, hybrid ...
Phys.org / Efficient degradation of short-chain PFAS achieved with new method
Short-chain perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) such as perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) are increasingly entering the environment via various pathways and contaminating groundwater and drinking water. ...
Phys.org / Women in science: Global study finds presence without power
Academia isn't strong on gender equality. Women are underrepresented throughout, in the research workforce and even more so as leaders in scientific organizations. This is true for science academies (prestigious bodies within ...
Phys.org / Cell membranes may store memories after electrical stimulation
The science of memories has been pursued and studied since the days of ancient Greece and Aristotle. Today, research conducted by Dima Bolmatov, assistant professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas Tech University, ...
Phys.org / Ancient African topography remotely modulated the South Asian summer monsoon millions of years ago, study finds
The South Asian summer monsoon sustains billions of people today. For a long time, the prevailing scientific view has held that the formation and intensification of the South Asian summer monsoon were primarily controlled ...
Medical Xpress / Tourette's tics are not just motor misfires—an emotion-linked brain circuit may open a new treatment frontier
While tics have been considered to result from an aberrant function of the brain's motor cortex, a Kobe University mouse study has now discovered a connection to the brain's emotional functions. The result promises a new ...
