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Tech Xplore / Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI.
If you give artificial intelligence a goal of maximizing profit, how far will it go? AI agents appear capable of lying, concealing, and colluding, according to new research from Harvard Business School.
Phys.org / Baby Neanderthals may have had a rapid growth spurt compared to modern babies
Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens counterparts, according to a new study of the most intact Neanderthal infant skeleton. Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) ...
Phys.org / Why a county's basic income program provided reprieve from poverty but not financial independence
A basic income program in Yolo County—one of the first such programs nationwide—lifted unhoused families above the California poverty line for two years. Families could, for a while, spend less time worrying about money and ...
Phys.org / Breaking a shared defense restores antibiotics against two cystic fibrosis lung bacteria
A newly discovered mechanism renders antibiotic-resistant bacteria vulnerable by disabling both their individual resistance and a process known as cross-protection, the ability of resistant bacteria to shield nearby, otherwise ...
Medical Xpress / New tool can see how different brain cell types work together
When probes are inserted into the brain for research or clinical purposes, the electrical activity of neurons is recorded. These signals can be used to understand how the brain performs certain computations or even to identify ...
Tech Xplore / Wastewater sludge treatment boosts renewable natural gas 200% and halves disposal costs
A pilot study of a new method for treating sewage sludge from a wastewater treatment plant efficiently created renewable natural gas while reducing the cost of the treatment. The work, reported in the Chemical Engineering ...
Phys.org / Water-based process could make compostable packaging practical at industrial speeds
About 30% of plastics consumed are made to last forever but are discarded after a single use. Researchers at Virginia Tech are working to change that with a new approach that could make environmentally responsible packaging ...
Medical Xpress / How an anti-inflammatory drug helps the heart after a heart attack
Every day, thousands of people worldwide suffer a heart attack, often leading to lasting damage to the heart muscle. Recent research from the University of Oslo suggests that targeting inflammation in the body helps protect ...
Phys.org / Antioxidant glutathione discovered to play a key role in proper protein folding
In the past several years, Rockefeller University's Kivanç Birsoy and his team in the Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics have revealed remarkable details about the antioxidant glutathione, which plays many essential ...
Medical Xpress / HIV's earliest immune battle leaves blood traces that forecast powerful antibodies years later
Some people living with HIV develop antibodies capable of neutralizing many different strains of the virus. New research links this to immune responses that occur early in infection. The findings, published in PLOS Pathogens, ...
Phys.org / QR codes can influence whether older customers return
Older adults and technology haven't always had the smoothest relationship. From learning to use email to operating smartphones, each new wave has brought fresh challenges and frustrations. Now, mastering QR codes is the latest ...
Phys.org / Hawaiian green sea turtles emerge as reef defenders against invasive algae
An invasive algae already well-established in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is raising concern among researchers as it threatens to spread into the main Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ...
