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Phys.org / Study finds nearly half of Latin America's crop pesticides are banned in EU
Almost half of the pesticides authorized for use on major agricultural crops in Latin America are banned or not approved in the European Union (EU) due to health and environmental risks, according to researchers.
Tech Xplore / Robot swarms turn music into moving light paintings
A system developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo lets people collaborate with groups of robots to create works of art inspired by music. The new technology features multiple wheeled robots about the size of ...
Phys.org / The evolutionary trap that keeps rove beetles alive
Rove beetles have evolved a neat trick to survive. They cloak themselves in ant pheromones, allowing them to enter and remain undetected within ant colonies. But it comes with a catch. Once a rove beetle lineage evolves this ...
Phys.org / AI isn't likely to wipe out all farming jobs—but it is changing who bears the risks
The global economy is bracing for major job disruption as artificial intelligence (AI) advances and spreads across industries. Experts have been warning about this shift for years, and fiercely debating whether the benefits ...
Phys.org / Simple at-home tests strips can detect cat and dog viruses
Pet owners want quick answers when their beloved cat or dog is sick. And if these furry friends are experiencing digestive distress, lethargy and fever, it's important to rapidly rule out serious illnesses like feline panleukopenia ...
Phys.org / No animal alive today is 'primitive.' Why are so many still labeled that way?
We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as "primitive" or "ancient" and use terms like "higher" and "lower" animals.
Medical Xpress / No increase seen in neovascular AMD risk after cataract surgery
The risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) seems not to be increased following cataract surgery, according to a research letter published online Feb. 5 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Medical Xpress / Perpetrators of intimate partner violence need prompt help, say researchers
Intimate partner violence is violence committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other. Most people naturally think that it is primarily the victims of intimate partner violence who should be met ...
Tech Xplore / Platforms that rank the latest LLMs can be unreliable
A firm that wants to use a large language model (LLM) to summarize sales reports or triage customer inquiries can choose between hundreds of unique LLMs with dozens of model variations, each with slightly different performance. ...
Phys.org / Dark matter, not a black hole, could power Milky Way's heart
Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its center but rather an enormous clump of mysterious dark matter exerting the same gravitational influence, astronomers say. They believe this invisible substance—which ...
Medical Xpress / AI algorithm enables tracking of brainstem's vital white matter pathways
The signals that drive many of the brain and body's most essential functions—consciousness, sleep, breathing, heart rate and motion—course through bundles of "white matter" fibers in the brainstem, but imaging systems ...
Medical Xpress / New study reveals gaps in Apple Watch's ability to detect undiagnosed high blood pressure
In September 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications Feature, a cuffless tool that uses the watch's optical sensors to detect blood flow patterns and alert users when ...
