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Tech Xplore / Free tool can reduce harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit images

A new evidence-based online educational tool aims to curb the watching, sharing, and creation of AI-generated explicit imagery.

21 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Fragmented permitting slows US clean energy projects, study finds

As states race to build wind and solar projects needed to curb climate change, how governments approve those projects can either speed construction or fuel delays and conflict, according to a new study by researchers at the ...

21 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Quantum tools set to transform life science, researchers say

A team at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has published a field-defining Perspective that places the societal payoff of quantum technologies front and center: earlier disease detection, ...

23 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / A rare desert plant shows benefits of sustainability efforts at a large solar array in the Mojave Desert

Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy available, clearing large swathes of desert habitat to build solar arrays has consequences for the plants and animals it displaces. Researchers are trying ...

23 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Fiber and certain micronutrients help with healthy brain aging, study finds

Adults over the age of 65 are at increased risk of cognitive decline and developing types of neurodegenerative conditions, like Alzheimer's disease. Could certain foods and dietary patterns help prevent or slow these issues ...

22 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Learning about public consensus on climate change does little to boost people's support for action, study shows

Providing accurate information about the climate crisis can help to correct misperceptions about how much public support exists for action.

23 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Sugar structures on kidney cells predict immune therapy response, study finds

Among modern cancer therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are among the most successful treatment methods. These antibodies activate the immune system and enable T cells to detect and destroy tumor cells.

20 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Can teens use social media too little for their own good? Maybe, study says

There appears to be a "Goldilocks zone" when it comes to social media use among teenagers.

21 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Flu deaths have doubled in NC since week of Christmas: Has the season peaked?

The number of people who have died from complications of the flu in North Carolina more than doubled in the last two weeks to 134, according to state health officials.

Medical Xpress / 5 things to make with mangoes that aren't smoothies

It's mango season. They're cheap, delicious, in the shops or you can buy trays at roadside stalls.

6 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria's native wildlife needs our help after fires

Victoria has just suffered some of its worst bushfires since the Black Summer fires of 2019–20. Over 400,000 hectares are estimated to have burnt so far, an area more than five times larger than Singapore.

6 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks

Dog attacks are on the rise in Australia. The most recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show dog-related hospital admissions more than doubled in the eight years to 2021.

6 hours ago in Biology