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Tech Xplore / AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators

The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors—lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals.

Jun 29, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Genomes reveal the Norwegian lemming as one of the most recently evolved mammal species

Using whole genome sequencing and cutting‐edge analyses, researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising evolutionary history of the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus), revealing it to be one of the most ...

Jun 30, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Bicycling? Orthopedic surgeon shares tips to protect your hands, wrists and head

Bicycling is a great way to stay active and enjoy the outdoors. Whether you're a recreational rider or a daily commuter, it's important to protect your hands and wrists. Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon specializing ...

Jul 2, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Low-intensity brain stimulation may restore neuron health in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people worldwide. Synapses are points of communication between neural cells that are malleable to change ...

Jun 30, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / New 3D glacier visualizations provide insights into a hotter Earth

As glaciers retreat due to a rise in global temperatures, one study shows that detailed 3D elevation models could drastically improve predictions about how they react to Earth's warming climate.

Jun 30, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / A tiny satellite offers giant potential for unlocking cloud and energy flow mysteries

Beginning in the 1960s, satellite instruments have measured Earth's reflected broadband shortwave radiation and emitted longwave radiation. These measurements have been used to estimate Earth's "energy balance," defined as ...

Jul 2, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Moon mining is getting closer to reality: Why we need global rules for extracting space resources

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging closer to becoming reality.

Jul 2, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Retirement is about confidence as well as money, says researcher

How much do you know about money? The way you answer this question determines a lot about how ready you are to retire, says Ramesh Rao.

Jul 2, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Pandemic-era tax credit lifted families but left many immigrant children behind, study finds

In 2021, Congress temporarily boosted the value of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and expanded the maximum credit, for the first time, to families with no or little income. This policy change cut child poverty nearly in half. ...

Jul 2, 2025 in Pediatrics
Tech Xplore / Using generative AI to help robots jump higher and land safely

Diffusion models like OpenAI's DALL-E are becoming increasingly useful in helping brainstorm new designs. Humans can prompt these systems to generate an image, create a video, or refine a blueprint, and come back with ideas ...

Jun 30, 2025 in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Researchers find immune pathway in joint tissue involved in early rheumatoid arthritis

A new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals that joint tissue from patients with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis often have high levels of a protein called granzyme used by the ...

Jul 2, 2025 in Arthritis & Rheumatism
Phys.org / Lucy mission provides full view of asteroid Donaldjohanson

Scientists with NASA's Lucy mission continue to analyze data collected during the spacecraft's April 20 encounter with the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson.

Jul 2, 2025 in Astronomy & Space