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Phys.org / Why are sloths slow? It's in their DNA
Sloths are the slowest mammals on the planet, but living in dense jungles has made them notoriously difficult to study. For the first time, scientists have now sequenced and analyzed the two-toed sloth genome and revealed ...
Tech Xplore / Asynchronous AI cuts computing energy by orders of magnitude while learning continuously
As artificial intelligence systems grow larger and more powerful, their energy demands are rising dramatically. But recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published in Nature Communications suggests ...
Medical Xpress / Home blood pressure tests could prevent heart attack and stroke
Allowing patients to measure and record their blood pressure at home has been linked to a drop in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, shows a study recently published in the European Heart ...
Phys.org / Private space tourism is taking off—but laws on outer space are from another era
Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than ever before.
Tech Xplore / Robots learn to anticipate chaos, but still fail to read a decidedly human signal
Cornell researchers are investigating the potential for using artificial intelligence to give robots social intelligence—the ability to read facial cues, anticipate the needs of those around them, and function within society. ...
Phys.org / Hardy ice plant's optical innovation inspires reflective design possibilities
Nature is filled with remarkable visual phenomena created by microscopic surface structures that interact with light in fascinating ways. The iridescent wings of butterflies, the shimmering feathers of birds and the glossy ...
Phys.org / Cosmic bombardment may have opened Earth's crust for prebiotic chemistry
Asteroids and planetesimals regularly bombarded Earth between about 4.6 billion and 3.5 billion years ago, during the Hadean and Archean eons. Because few rocks today are more than 4 billion years old, our understanding of ...
Phys.org / Physical punishment of children is harmful and must be banned, UK researchers say
Hitting children (often referred to as smacking) by parents or caregivers as a form of punishment is linked to behavioral problems and worse exam results and should be prohibited in England and Northern Ireland as soon as ...
Phys.org / Research proposes fairness framework for faculty promotion and tenure decisions
Granting promotions and tenure to faculty members is among the most consequential decisions a university makes. Growing evidence suggests that the process doesn't always work as it should.
Phys.org / MeerKAT reveals three electron acceleration sites in one solar flare
Solar flares are the most explosive energy-release events in the solar corona, leading to intense particle acceleration, plasma heating and bulk plasma motions on short timescales. Core questions during solar flares remain ...
Medical Xpress / Lead levels in children have dropped, yet children of color and children from low-wealth families are still exposed
Blood lead levels in young children in the United States declined in the last decade, but state data reveal that children of color and children from low-wealth families are still exposed to higher levels of lead, according ...
Phys.org / Seven ratios predict SME insolvency up to three years early
A study in the Global Business and Economics Review suggests that the failure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be predicted as much as three years before insolvency. The work could offer lenders, investors ...
