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Medical Xpress / Most states provide minors autonomy to consent to STI/HIV services

New data on LawAtlas.org capture details of state laws that allow individuals younger than the legal "age of majority" to autonomously consent to general health care, HIV and STI services. This longitudinal dataset includes ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists put algae to work making fuel. AI reveals which cells are pulling their weight

Algae have a habit of turning up where they're not wanted. They coat your swimming pool in green gunk, cling to rocks at the beach and even make headlines when they take over prominent reservoirs, such as the White House ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Remote exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation—an additional option but not a replacement for center-based rehabilitation

Remotely delivered exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, when added to center-based programs, resulted in a similar number of completed sessions as center-based programs only, according to results presented in a Hot Line ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / New method tests magnet-powered braking for safer, more reusable spacecraft reentry

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new system to test magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for spacecraft reentering the atmosphere. Their platform generates intense magnetic fields with a powerful electromagnet ...

Aug 30, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists capture first molecular-level images of water reorganization during a reaction crucial for life

Some of nature's most important chemical reactions rely on the coupled movement of negatively and positively charged particles. These processes play central roles in photosynthesis, catalysis and biological energy conversion ...

Aug 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Aurivillius-type materials could lower the operating temperature of fuel cells

Fuel cells, devices that generate electricity by converting the chemical energy of hydrogen or other fuels via electrochemical reactions, are promising solutions for powering large electric vehicles, industrial sites and ...

Aug 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Gamified' DDoS attacks wage psychological warfare against NATO states, finds study

First-of-its-kind research from Finland's Aalto University School of Business reveals the modus operandi and operating model of the pro-Russian hacking group responsible for thousands of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ...

Aug 31, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers develop smartphone-based technology to detect hidden cameras

A smartphone can now be transformed into a "hidden-camera detector." KAIST researchers have developed AI technology that can detect hidden cameras using only a smartphone and a low-cost LED device. This security technology ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / New AI method can support real-time management of infectious diseases

For the past 25 years, one discipline has been revolutionizing epidemiology: phylodynamics. By using genetic sequences, scientists can study how pathogens evolve. Thanks to mathematics, these data can be coherently organized ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Deadly virus stalks South Africa's sardines

The tide came in last week carrying thousands of dead sardines onto South Africa's south coast, and by dawn, stretches of Gqeberha's shoreline were flecked with silver.

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Four disease profiles reveal uneven benefits from lifestyle programs after age 70

Older adults living with several chronic diseases, a condition known as multimorbidity, may respond differently to interventions aimed at preventing disability, depending on the combination of diseases they have. A new study, ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers make non-recyclable flame-retardant EV composites recyclable

Korean researchers have developed a recyclable flame-retardant composite that overcomes a fundamental limitation of conventional flame-retardant composites, which cannot be recycled once cured, while maintaining excellent ...

Aug 31, 2026