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Phys.org / Perceiving AI as a 'job killer' negatively influences attitudes towards democracy, study suggests

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing our society and economy. A new study shows that the majority of people believe that artificial intelligence is displacing more human labor than it is creating new opportunities. ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Innovative catalyst enables CO₂-free production of hydrogen and formate from waste byproduct glycerol

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a method that gives access to the valuable raw materials formate and hydrogen from the waste product glycerol. Formates are the salts of formic acid ...

Jan 25, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Lit bots beware: AI creative writing faces reader skepticism, study shows

When it comes to creative writing, score one for the humans over the machines. For now, anyway. New research finds that people evaluate creative writing less favorably when they learn it was generated in whole or part by ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New data show reduced overall PFAS exposures in subarctic ocean

Beginning in the early 2000s, some of the most common and well-studied PFAS were phased out through a combination of industry shifts and international regulations. A new study from Harvard has found that since that phaseout, ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Microbes living in our mouths could hold the key to obesity prevention

Scientists may have found a new way to spot early signs of obesity, which could lead to novel prevention strategies. A study published in the journal Cell Reports has discovered that people living with obesity have a distinct ...

Jan 23, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / AI tool Helixer identifies genes in newly sequenced organisms

Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have developed a tool that could significantly transform genome research: Helixer identifies genes directly from DNA sequences—without laboratory ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind

As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like "eyebrows" and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek ...

Jan 27, 2026 in Robotics
Phys.org / Scientists reveal gold precipitation mechanism at pyrite-water interface

Gold is generally associated with pyrite (iron disulfide, FeS2), and pyrite-induced gold precipitation is critical to the formation of high-grade gold deposits. However, the role of pyrite in precipitating gold from fluids ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Cryo-EM structures reveal conformational dynamics behind AP-4 membrane trafficking

Adaptor protein (AP) complexes play central roles in intracellular vesicular trafficking by coupling cargo selection to vesicle formation. AP-4, an important member of the AP family, plays a key role in this process. AP-4 ...

Jan 26, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Heat waves are reshaping the behavior of Western Australia's western ringtail possum

Extreme heat is forcing Western Australia's critically endangered western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) to cut back on vital activity and feeding, new research shows.

Jan 27, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Gout medication may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.

Jan 26, 2026 in Medications
Phys.org / What to know about America's colossal winter storm

A deep freeze is gripping large swaths of the United States after a monster storm killed dozens of people from the Northeast to the Deep South, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and sent air travel into chaos.

Jan 27, 2026 in Earth