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Phys.org / Oil dispersants reshape Arctic sea-ice microbes but do not markedly accelerate oil breakdown

By making the Arctic less ice-covered, climate warming has increased both shipping traffic and the risk of oil spills in the region. Changing ice conditions may, however, affect the effectiveness of currently available oil ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Don't believe the GenAI hype—learn from it instead, say researchers

When is a hype bubble more than just a bubble? When it becomes a mass, real-time learning event. New research published in the Academy of Management Journal by Anna Brattstrom, a professor at the University of St Andrews ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Protein-enriched ketchup gets boost from algae extracts

Added protein is showing up in foods from breakfast cereal to pasta, but not many condiments … yet. Researchers have now developed an enriched tomato ketchup by incorporating protein extracted from algae. A panel of taste ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / High-coverage ancient genomes reveal prehistoric population histories of Japan

A research team led by Koji Ishiya of Kanazawa University reconstructed exceptionally high-coverage genomes from two ancient individuals in Japan: IY1, a woman from the Initial Jomon period who lived about 8,300 years ago, ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / AI method reveals hidden patterns in microbial communities in the Warnow Estuary

Microbial communities are highly sensitive to environmental changes, yet their enormous diversity makes it difficult to identify ecological patterns. A research team from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Photocatalytic method cleaves strong C–H bonds while preserving weaker C–Si bonds

α-Silyl alcohols are unique organosilicon compounds bearing a silyl group and a hydroxy group on the same carbon atom. Because these compounds serve as precursors to reactive species, such as carbanions and carbon radicals, ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How drugs leach out of your sweat (and can spoil your sofa)

Like all consumer products, sofas come with instructions for how best to use and maintain them. But it may surprise you that many furniture companies warn medicines can seep out in your sweat or body oils and damage your ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll finds

Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it's far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup survey conducted in partnership with Edward Jones, a financial services ...

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Negative imaginary theory moves from math niche to robots, aircraft and nanodevices

Over the past two decades, a powerful but highly specialized branch of control engineering—known as negative imaginary (NI) systems theory—has quietly evolved into a key tool for stabilizing complex, vibration-prone systems, ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / 'Plasma gun' technology could transform space laundry and sanitation for future missions

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, are developing plasma-based technology to help astronauts stay healthier during missions to the moon and Mars by sanitizing ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / D-serine accelerates gastric tumor growth by suppressing killer T cells

One of the crucial steps in cancer proliferation is evading killer immune cells. Cancer cells use a variety of signaling molecules to evade the immune system. Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy interferes with some ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Why the body's inflammatory alarm misfires in familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease in which the body's own immune system overreacts to minimal or inappropriate stimuli, producing recurrent attacks of fever and painful inflammation. ...

18 hours ago