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Phys.org / What sheep's teeth can tell us about life in a medieval Kazakhstan town

You might not often think about the molars of livestock, but everything from the grass they eat to the water they drink can tell a story about how people lived centuries ago. An international collaboration led by University ...

Jul 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Beyond arthritis: Three causes of hip pain that can lead to joint replacement

When an adult sees a doctor and complains about persistent hip pain, the assumption is often wear-and-tear-related osteoarthritis. However, hip pain not caused by arthritis can come from conditions that are both more complex ...

Jul 30, 2026
Phys.org / Art festivals may revive island communities when tourism stays within local limits

Grounding intermittent art festivals such as the Setouchi Triennale within the resource capacities and social thresholds of the island communities that host them is a path to the sustainable, long-term revitalization of these ...

Jul 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / Strike a pose: Creating more realistic multi-person images

Generating an image of a person on a computer using text prompts is easy. Generating one with two people is similarly simple. But creating an image of multiple people actually doing something, and faithfully reproducing not ...

Jul 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why does an irregular heartbeat show up 40 years early for some people?

An estimated 10 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. AFib is a condition in which the upper chambers of the heart beat ...

Jul 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / CEO of OpenAI says we're 'in the singularity' with AI: Is he right?

"We are now, like, in the singularity." These are the words of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaking on the Relentless podcast on July 25.

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / A mechanically tunable molecular switch for circularly polarized light emission

Over the past few decades, scientists have become increasingly interested in developing materials that do not simply withstand mechanical forces but instead respond to them in useful, detectable ways. For example, it is now ...

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth's poles? An expert explains

Recently, a government minister in the Northern Territory, pitching a plan to make Darwin "the data center capital of the globe," suggested it might be a good idea to pump out groundwater to keep Earth's spin steady. If we ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Curiosity Blog, Sols 4961-4967: Approaching a break in the rock record?

Curiosity spent the week continuing to climb her way through the layers of Mount Sharp, exploring the sedimentary rock strip chart of Martian history. The rover has reached a layer where the science team had spotted a possible ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Finding order in the inner chaos of our cells: Shape-shifting proteins get a design tool

The vast majority of proteins in our bodies contain regions that are in a constant state of wiggling, shape-shifting every few nanoseconds to completely change how they look. Information on how these shape-shifting proteins ...

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / Like a molecular shrink ray, AI tool redesigns proteins without sacrificing function

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence framework that can redesign proteins on a scale previously seen only in natural evolution. The tool can create shorter, longer and ...

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists uncover two new ways doxycycline disables bacterial ribosomes

Scientists have discovered two new mechanisms for how a well-established antibiotic works, paving the way for the potential development of new antibiotic treatments.

Jul 28, 2026