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Phys.org / AI is showing up in court cases, but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt
"Mercy," a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near future: a city riddled with violence, homelessness, and civic disorder. California's response is to set up the Mercy Capital Court, run ...
Medical Xpress / Rising stroke rates highlight widening ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities across populations, study finds
A new study presented at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2026 shows that after decades of decline, stroke incidence is rising again, driven by higher rates in some ethnic minority populations and concentrated ...
Phys.org / The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post‑pandemic
When schools abruptly closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, millions of students unexpectedly started learning at home, with or without the help of Zoom lessons.
Medical Xpress / Norwegian rehabilitation helps Ukrainian people injured in war
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in enormous human suffering. Daily drone and bomb attacks have led to gunshot wounds, burn injuries, and shrapnel trauma to the body. Many people need critical medical treatment.
Medical Xpress / 'Super shoes' can improve running performance but may contribute to injury
Researchers at Mass General Brigham have found that although advanced footwear technology (AFT), commonly known as "super shoes," may improve performance in elite runners, they also cause subtle changes in running mechanics ...
Phys.org / 'Super El Nino' raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict
Already reeling from the effects of conflict in the Middle East, Asia is now facing the prospect of strong El Niño conditions that could spike energy demand, sap hydropower, and damage crops.
Medical Xpress / Photographic memory is a myth. Here's what research really says about remembering
Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive: characters who can remember everything. In movies and on TV, viewers repeatedly encounter those with extraordinary minds who glance once ...
Tech Xplore / This AI can read rivers almost anywhere in America, and utilities are paying close attention
Hydrology experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used artificial intelligence and a physics-based understanding of streamflow to create a model that provides highly accurate ...
Phys.org / A flower-like pattern exposes chiral superconductivity's long-sought fingerprint
With a carefully designed experiment and a handful of tin atoms, University of Tennessee, Knoxville's physicists have found a long-sought form of superconductivity, taking one more step toward creating custom quantum materials.
Phys.org / Sudden quantum jolts may not break adiabatic behavior after all
In thermodynamics, an "adiabatic process" is a system change that transfers no heat in or out of the system. Any and all energy change in that system are therefore accomplished by doing work on the system, work being action ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: How 3D printing could revolutionize the cost, fit, and performance of dentures
Jeffrey Stansbury, Ph.D., senior associate dean for research and professor at the CU Anschutz School of Dental Medicine, has four properties he wants the next generation of dentures to include: that they are cheaper, faster ...
Phys.org / Application of Florida 'extreme risk' firearm law varies widely across counties, study finds
A Florida law designed to prevent gun violence by temporarily removing firearms from people at risk of harming themselves or others is used unevenly across the state, according to a new study. The study, published in the ...
