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Phys.org / 'Artificial intelligence' myths have existed for centuries—from the ancient Greeks to a Pope's chatbot

It seems the AI hype has turned into an AI bubble. There have been many bubbles before, from the Tulip mania of the 17th century to the derivatives bubble of the 21st century. For many commentators, the most relevant precedent ...

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Rooster 'epidemic' fueled by backyard coops, sanctuaries say

A yearslong surge in displaced roosters is overwhelming animal sanctuaries in Maryland and across the country, fueled by a pandemic-born boom in backyard chicken coops and the noisy realities of owning a male bird.

5 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world harm

There's a lot of debate around the extent to which the manosphere is playing out in young people's lives and relationships.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Breast MRI may be safely omitted from diagnostic workup in certain patients with early-stage, HR-negative breast cancer

Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition ...

4 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / How to handle teen 'big feelings' as the social media ban kicks in

Watching your teenager grieve the loss of their social media account can be confronting. Many are genuinely distressed or struggling with the change, and many parents are unsure how to respond.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / More focus is needed on childhood sexual abuse to combat Australia's suicide problem

One person dies from suicide every 40 seconds, according to the World Health Organization.

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Novel 'body-swap' robot provides insights into how the brain keeps us upright

Imagine driving a car with a steering that doesn't respond instantly and a GPS that always reflects where you were a second ago. To stay on course, you must constantly infer how to steer the wheel from outdated information.

2 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Used cooking oil yields super strong glue and recyclable plastics

Plastics are made from crude oil and petroleum by-products, so a team of scientists decided to explore if they could turn waste cooking oil into a useful plastic material, and they succeeded.

23 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / The solution to finding an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 e

The hunt is on for terrestrial exoplanets in habitable zones, and some of the most promising candidates were discovered almost a decade ago about 40 light-years from Earth. The TRAPPIST-1 system contains seven terrestrial ...

2 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be safely omitted in some patients with early-stage breast cancer: Phase III trial

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or survival after a median ...

4 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Octopus-inspired 3D micro-LEDs pave the way for selective pancreatic cancer therapy

Conventional pancreatic cancer treatments face a critical hurdle due to the dense tumor microenvironment (TME). This biological barrier surrounds the tumor, severely limiting the infiltration of chemotherapy agents and immune ...

2 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Radiofrequency upgrades ensure accelerator stability and reliability

Running a synchrotron light source is a massive team effort that brings hundreds of highly skilled and specialized professionals together. The radiofrequency (RF) group at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), ...

2 hours ago in Physics