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Medical Xpress / Does paraquat cause Parkinson's? What the evidence says about this common weed killer
Paraquat is one of the world's most widely used herbicides. It's also highly toxic, and some research points to a link with Parkinson's disease.
Phys.org / Study tracks juvenile sturgeon from Ohio's first-ever reintroduction effort
A new telemetry study published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences finds that the method used to raise juvenile lake sturgeon before stocking has little bearing on how the fish behave after release—an ...
Medical Xpress / Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS
A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home to communicate, work and interact with the digital world—without ...
Phys.org / Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to fall, new research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds that jury service is associated with more positive attitudes ...
Phys.org / Experts probe 'shock' arrival of mosquito virus in Scotland
It was something infectious disease expert Heather Ferguson never expected to see in her lifetime: a mosquito-borne virus originally from Africa spreading in Scotland.
Phys.org / New research suggests writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less
Writing with AI can look deceptively simple. Effortless, even. Type in a prompt and a polished paragraph appears in seconds. Tidy, confident, clean. But that apparent ease is also deceiving, says Abram Anders, associate professor ...
Tech Xplore / SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall ...
Phys.org / What we misunderstand about absent fathers
"What do dads do on Tuesdays?" This wasn't a rhetorical question when I posed it to my wife as our daughter's birth approached. Before my daughter was born, I had seen my father just once in the past 27 years. That's more ...
Medical Xpress / A privacy-preserving solution for using AI in cardiovascular care
The use of AI in health care is challenging because sensitive patient data is scattered across different systems, and its use requires strong privacy protection. The new concept developed in the international Secur-e-Health ...
Tech Xplore / Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026
News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a respected report said Tuesday, warning that old-style business models are under threat.
Phys.org / World Cup Fever Study now open to all major smartwatches
At the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Bielefeld University is looking for fans of all national teams. The Football Fever Study uses smartwatch data to record how match events affect fans' heart rates and stress levels. ...
Phys.org / 5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said.
