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Medical Xpress / Songwriting survivorship: Music therapy study examines the needs and challenges of cancer survivors

Beyond lifelong physical conditions, cancer survivorship can bring long-term mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression and isolation. In an effort to support cancer survivors, researchers from Drexel University ...

4 hours ago
Phys.org / Monitoring employee performance: The pitfalls for HR

Performance metrics designed to motivate employees and drive efficiency in the workplace can paradoxically leave workers less engaged and more likely to quit, research has found.

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Tech Xplore / Baker's yeast helps store green hydrogen in alcohols, iron releases it

Hydrogen gas (H₂) is widely regarded as a promising clean energy source. By weight, it stores nearly three times more energy than gasoline, and its use does not directly release carbon dioxide (CO₂). Yet most H₂ is still ...

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Phys.org / Mapping thorium's preferred sites could pave the way for nuclear clocks

For decades, physicists have used a technique called Mössbauer spectroscopy to peer inside solid materials, revealing fine details of their surroundings by studying how their atomic nuclei absorb and re-emit gamma rays.

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Phys.org / Marker words suggest sharp rise in AI-assisted biomedical writing after ChatGPT

Up until two years ago, using large language models was still considered a special skill that everyone was encouraged to learn. Now, it is ubiquitous, especially in writing research papers that eventually become part of the ...

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Phys.org / Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig

Researchers with the long-running Harvard–Cornell Archaeological Exploration of Sardis have unearthed a larger-than-life statue estimated to be nearly 2,500 years old.

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Phys.org / Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the world's first commercial seabed-dredging operation for the mineral, despite opposition from green groups and ...

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Phys.org / Cowpea plants create underground defense system for the next generation after insect attacks

Plants might seem helpless when it comes to insect attacks, but they are known to employ various techniques to deter pests. One of these techniques involves sending out signals to recruit parasitoid wasps, and a new study, ...

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Medical Xpress / Prenatal organophosphate pesticide exposure not linked to autism traits

Prenatal organophosphate pesticide (OP) exposure is not associated with autism-related traits in childhood, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Tech Xplore / Hybrid process targets nuclear manufacturing bottlenecks

In partnership with A.J. Tuck Company, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new manufacturing approach that could simplify production of critical components ...

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Phys.org / Tens of thousands flee fire near U.S. city of Reno

Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western U.S. city of Reno.

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Tech Xplore / Can you teach yourself to detect AI writing? Maybe

AI is quietly reshaping writing. It's not just that prose is changing—the very structure of written language is genuinely changing too.

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