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Phys.org / How AI English and human English differ—and how to decide when to use artificial language

Suspicion and affection. Apprehension and excitement. Most people have mixed feelings about AI English, whether or not they always recognize it. When reading text generated by AI, people feel it sounds off, or fake. When ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / Microtubules discovered to play an active role in correctly distributing chromosomes during cell division

Microtubules, the dynamic filaments that form the cell's internal scaffolding, have long been viewed as mere passive structural supports. But a new study reveals they play a far more active signaling role. The findings, published ...

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / Succulents as role models: How they balance photosynthesis and water loss so efficiently

A research team led by the University of Bern has decoded a mechanism by which an inconspicuous succulent regulates the uptake of carbon dioxide via the leaf surface so finely that it receives enough for photosynthesis without ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Webb and Hubble share the most comprehensive view of Saturn to date

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to capture new views of Saturn, revealing the planet in strikingly different ways. Observing in complementary wavelengths of light, the two space ...

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / It's go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-off

More than half a century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration.

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / Nanoparticles enable large-scale production of advanced cell therapies

Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have developed a streamlined process that makes it easier to produce tiny therapeutic particles released by cells, called exosomes, which are being explored ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / New findings on the first steps in protein synthesis

In the earliest phase of creating human proteins, the protein complex NAC performs an essential task by starting the first steps toward folding proteins into their correct three-dimensional structures. An international research ...

Mar 23, 2026
Phys.org / Rare sperm whale birth and coordinated caregiving revealed by drone footage and underwater audio

Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) has published two scientific studies presenting the most comprehensive documentation of a sperm whale birth ever recorded and the first quantitative evidence of cooperative birth ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Mathematical framework maps landscape of student knowledge via short quizzes

When we learn something new, that information does not exist in isolation. It integrates into the complex landscape of our knowledge, forging connections with existing ideas and opening up possibilities for new learning. ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Why no individual is like another when epigenetics come into play

Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research Center NC³ at Bielefeld University and the University of Münster now provides a new explanation: epigenetic ...

Mar 25, 2026
Phys.org / Clean energy subsidies mainly benefit high-income households, study finds

Households with high incomes are the main beneficiaries of subsidy programs supporting the clean energy transition. A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg, Stanford University, Indiana University and the University ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists uncover the secret behind perfectly 3D preserved 'sea reptile' fossils

Scientists at Curtin University have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world's best-preserved fossils formed in ancient oxygen-free ocean floor settings. The research, published in Communications Earth ...

Mar 26, 2026