{"id":15,"date":"2015-02-18T06:41:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T06:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2021-10-08T18:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T18:37:48","slug":"science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-50a8652ba5bff2eee91bc649b2ae53a7 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/how-everything-you-do-is-being-monitored-in-an-ai-fuelled-surveillance-capitalism-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressively<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 1:00 pm <\/small><p>Personal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-dolphins-fast-secrets-hidden-whirlpools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why dolphins swim so fast: The secrets of hidden whirlpools<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>Dolphins are famous for their speed and agility in the water, but what exactly allows them to swim so effectively? Scientists have been asking this question for years, hoping to learn how to optimize propulsion in fluids from these elegant creatures.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/animals\/aquatic-animals\/mystery-of-golden-orb-found-in-depths-of-ocean-off-alaska-finally-solved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:57 am <\/small><p>A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery concerning a strange golden object found miles below the sea surface isn't an egg or sponge \u202a\u2014\u202c it's from an anemone-like animal.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\/plants\/some-fungi-can-influence-the-weather-and-now-we-know-how-they-do-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Some fungi can influence the weather \u202a\u2014\u202c and now we know how they do it<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:54 am <\/small><p>Some types of fungi borrowed a gene from ancient bacteria that gave the ability to make ice and trigger rain.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-planet-haul.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The planet haul that changes everything<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:40 am <\/small><p>Finding planets used to be a painstaking business. Astronomers would fix their gaze on a handful of carefully chosen stars, watch and wait, and hope to catch the faint dip in starlight that signals a world passing in front of its host. It worked. It worked brilliantly. But it also meant we were fishing with a very small net in a very big ocean.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-scientists-key-elegant-spider-orchid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Scientists have discovered the key to conserving the elegant spider-orchid<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:20 am <\/small><p>Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, CSIRO Darwin Laboratories and La Trobe University have identified key ecological needs of Caladenia formosa (elegant spider-orchid) for the first time, to improve conservation outcomes. Their findings are published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-botany-darwin-finches-evolution-real.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Botany's answer to Darwin's finches shows evolution in real time<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:20 am <\/small><p>A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes\u2014offering unique insight into evolution at the genetic level. A large international team of researchers has studied evolution in the plant group Scalesia, also known as the Gal\u00e1pagos giant daisies. The research was recently published in Nature Communications.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-ductgpt-ai-discovery-generation-fusion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">DuctGPT demonstrates how AI can accelerate discovery of next-generation fusion materials<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:00 am <\/small><p>Scientists at Ames National Laboratory developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that accelerates discovery of materials needed for next-generation fusion energy systems. The tool, DuctGPT, combines advanced AI with physics-based modeling to help researchers predict materials with the appropriate properties to function in the extreme conditions inside of fusion reactors.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/zepbounds-and-ozempics-greatest-benefit-may-be-their-anti-inflammatory-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Zepbound\u2019s and Ozempic\u2019s greatest benefit may be their anti-inflammatory power<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 11:00 am <\/small><p>A growing body of research suggests that GLP-1 drugs do more than control appetite and blood sugar. They could also fight inflammation<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/archaeology\/americas\/miniature-camelid-effigy-a-silver-llama-with-a-wry-smile-that-the-inca-crafted-600-years-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Miniature camelid effigy: A silver llama with a wry smile that the Inca crafted 600 years ago<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.livescience.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.livescience.com\">kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove)<\/a> on April 27, 2026 at 10:00 am <\/small><p>Llamas were vital to the Inca Empire and were seen as both useful pack animals and sacred beings.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/podcast\/episode\/nasa-curiosity-discovery-suicide-hotline-hope-the-ai-voice-clone-upper-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">NASA Curiosity discovery, suicide hotline hope, the AI voice clone upper hand<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 10:00 am <\/small><p>What NASA\u2019s Curiosity Rover found on Mars, how youth suicides dropped after the launch of the 988 crisis line, and what people think of AI voice clones<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-pencil-laser-scientists-brain-therapies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Self-organizing 'pencil beam' laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that's faster and higher-resolution than existing technology. They discovered that, under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused \"pencil beam.\"<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-host-positive-regenerate-nature.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A host of positive 'tipping points' can regenerate nature<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>A host of positive \"tipping points\" can spark rapid nature recovery, a leading expert says. Action to protect and restore nature must accelerate radically to meet global goals for 2030 and beyond. Writing in the journal Nature Sustainability, Professor Tim Lenton says positive tipping points are key to achieving this.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-tandem-superflare-reveal-stellar-fe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Tandem superflare observations reveal origin of the stellar Fe K\u03b1 line<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>The Fe K\u03b1 line, or iron K\u03b1 line, is often used in astronomical research to understand the physical composition of astronomical objects. This line is produced when a K-shell electron of an iron ion in the photosphere\u2014the gas on the stellar surface\u2014is ejected by an external process, and has been detected in X-ray spectra of solar and stellar flares. Yet the dominant mechanism behind this ionization process has remained an open question for many years.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-orangutan-indonesia-canopy-bridge-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Orangutan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in 'world first': NGO<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 6:22 am <\/small><p>A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-immigration-policy-landscape.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Novel study maps changes in US immigration policy landscape since 9\/11<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 4:00 am <\/small><p>In a comprehensive analysis of state and local sanctuary and anti-sanctuary policies, researchers have mapped the rapidly evolving legal immigration landscape in the US from 2000 to 2021. The dataset sheds light on trends in immigration legislation including \"punitive\" preemption, state government tendencies to enact laws that are ideologically opposed to the current federal administration, and conservative states using preemption to control liberal localities.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-fairer-disaster-aid-fast-routing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Fairer disaster aid arrives just as fast with a new routing algorithm<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 12:30 am <\/small><p>Researchers from Ko\u00e7 University and international collaborators have developed a new algorithm that enables faster and more equitable distribution of disaster relief supplies. By integrating fairness directly into logistics planning, the model reduces inequality in unmet demand by up to 34% without compromising delivery speed. The approach offers a practical tool for improving decision-making in real-world emergency response operations.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-crab-shell-products-marine-lifetime.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Crab shell by-products could help regulate the marine lifetime of biodegradable plastics<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 27, 2026 at 12:00 am <\/small><p>Biodegradable plastics hold potential for reducing marine plastic pollution, but degrade too quickly, limiting their practical use. Researchers from Gunma University now show that crab shell by-products can reduce the breakdown rate of biodegradable plastics in seawater by altering the microbial communities that colonize their surfaces, known as the plastisphere. These findings could help design plastics that stay durable during use and then degrade at an appropriate time once in the ocean.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-chernobyl-wildlife-real-story-isnt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Chernobyl's wildlife: The real story isn't the presence of radiation, it's the absence of humans<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 11:00 pm <\/small><p>\"Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct \u2026 thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds.\"<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/entire-nsf-science-advisory-board-fired-by-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 10:40 pm <\/small><p>Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-fake-disease-internet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The fake disease that fooled the internet, and what it says about all of us<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 9:30 pm <\/small><p>Until a few years ago, no one had heard of bixonimania. Then, in 2024, a group of scientists posted findings online announcing the condition, which they claimed affected the eyes after computer use. However, the scientists had made it up\u2014not just the work, but the authors' names, affiliations, locations and funding, which was the University of Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-microplastics-interact-gut-microbiome-health.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Microplastics have been found to interact with the gut microbiome. Here's what health effects they might have<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 8:00 pm <\/small><p>Through the air we breathe and the food we eat, we can't help but inhale and ingest tiny bits of plastic every day.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-ai-microscopy-crisp-real-video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">AI-enhanced microscopy produces crisp, real-time video inside live cells<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 8:00 pm <\/small><p>Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the inner workings of living cells in real time. The process both captures images that are twice as sharp as conventional microscopes and is fast enough to play as smooth video.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\/climate-change\/antarcticas-sea-ice-suddenly-started-shrinking-a-decade-ago-and-deep-diving-robots-are-revealing-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago \u2014 and deep-diving robots are revealing why<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 6:00 pm <\/small><p>A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a \"very violent release\" of deep, pent-up heat.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-blazing-quasars-caught-waltzing-merger.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Two blazing quasars caught waltzing into a merger<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 5:30 pm <\/small><p>Astronomers, using the Atacama Large Millimeter\/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have confirmed the existence of a close quasar pair housed in a pair of merging galaxies seen when the universe was less than a billion years old, at a redshift of 5.7. The system, designated J2037\u20134537, is one of only two confirmed quasar pairs at redshift greater than 5 ever found. A paper outlining this work was submitted to the preprint server arXiv  on April 7.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-universal-patterns-emerge-languages-vocabularies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Universal patterns emerge across 22 languages, mapping how vocabularies evolve<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 4:40 pm <\/small><p>Human languages are known to have grown and changed considerably over the course of history, often reflecting technological, cultural, and societal shifts. Studying the evolution of languages can thus offer valuable insight into how human societies and cultures have transformed over time.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-emoji-colleagues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How emoji use at work can determine how competent your colleagues think you are<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 4:30 pm <\/small><p>You've typed it, deleted it and typed it again. You need to let your colleague know there's a problem with a project at work. Should you use a grinning face\u2014\ud83d\ude04\u2014in that Slack message to soften the blow, or an angry face\u2014\ud83d\ude20\u2014to show your distress?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-extreme-stability-ultrafast-nanomagnetism-aids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Extreme stability in ultrafast nanomagnetism aids the development of faster data storage<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm <\/small><p>For the first time, researchers have mapped how the boundaries of magnetic nanostructures behave on extremely short timescales. The work of physicist Johan Mentink of Radboud University shows that these boundaries are much more stable than previously thought. This insight will aid the development of future ultra-fast and compact data storage.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-threat-pollution-world-darkest-skies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 3:40 pm <\/small><p>It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible to the naked eye.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-tool-ai-role-student-visible.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">This new tool makes AI's role in student writing visible<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 3:00 pm <\/small><p>Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed college writing. As paper drafts are increasingly co-written with AI, professors are left wondering not whether students are using AI, but how. A 2025 AI in Education trend report found that 90% of college students use AI in their coursework, with nearly half using it during the drafting process. As AI becomes embedded in everyday writing, traditional tools like Grammarly or Turnitin for evaluating student learning fall short. If AI is to [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-ammonia-fuel-nitrogen-problem.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 3:00 pm <\/small><p>Ammonia has been feeding the world for decades as a fertilizer and is now rapidly emerging as a carbon-free fuel for shipping and industry. But if we focus only on CO\u2082 emissions, we risk creating new nitrogen problems, warns nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman in an article published in the journal One Earth.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-deep-antarctic-ice-cosmic-strange.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Deep under Antarctic ice, a long-predicted cosmic whisper finally breaks through in 13 strange bursts<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 2:00 pm <\/small><p>A detector buried deep in Antarctic ice has captured the first experimental evidence of a predicted but never-before-seen phenomenon: radio pulses generated when high-energy cosmic rays slam into the ice sheet and trigger particle cascades inside it. Through results published in Physical Review Letters, astronomers of the Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) Collaboration have validated a key technique, which they hope will eventually allow them to detect some of the rarest and most energetic particles [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-shortcuts-children-popular-doesnt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Reading shortcuts for children may be popular, but the research doesn't back them up<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 1:30 pm <\/small><p>This year marks the UK's National Year of Reading, which aims to rebuild good reading habits and enjoyment as child and adolescent reading declines year on year.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-videos-blunt-misinformation-country.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Can warning videos blunt misinformation? What a 12-country test found<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 1:00 pm <\/small><p>The internet and social media platforms have given rise to a rising wave of misinformation, with many users now posting fake news, AI-generated photos or videos and other types of misleading content online. Over the past few years, this rise in misinformation has become a heated topic of debate, with some studies suggesting that it could influence voters during political elections.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/physics-mathematics\/mathematics\/how-likely-are-you-to-find-a-message-in-a-bottle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How likely are you to find a message in a bottle?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 1:00 pm <\/small><p>Have you ever wondered how likely it is to find a message in a bottle, especially an old one? Let's do the math.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-clovis-toolmakers-difficult-quartz-crystal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why did Clovis toolmakers choose difficult quartz crystal? New study offers clues<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>Quartz crystals are difficult to knap due to size, hardness, and crystalline structure, making them a \"low-quality\" raw material. However, the Clovis people of North America sometimes made points and other tools from this material despite its drawbacks. To determine whether the quartz crystal points of the Clovis were functionally comparable to those made from higher-quality toolstones, Dr. Briggs Buchanan and his colleagues conducted scaling and geometric morphometric analyses on Clovis [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-paris-successfully-noise-pollution-urban.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can't sing at their natural pitch<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic \"Silent Spring\" in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/staggering-number-of-people-believe-unproven-claims-about-vaccines-raw-milk-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018Staggering\u2019 number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/astronomy\/astronomers-just-mapped-one-of-the-largest-structures-in-the-universe-long-hidden-behind-the-milky-ways-zone-of-avoidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/astronomy\/hubble-revisits-stunning-trifid-nebula-after-30-years-and-spots-a-growing-jet-of-energy-space-photo-of-the-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy \u2014 Space photo of the week<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 10:00 am <\/small><p>The Hubble Space Telescope revisits a star-forming region 5,000 light-years from Earth, which it first captured in 1997, revealing how the cosmic nursery has changed over human timescales.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/animals\/cats\/why-do-cats-and-dogs-shake-their-heads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why do cats and dogs shake their heads?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 26, 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>Cats often flick their heads back and forth as if they've been possessed. This strange reflex has a simple explanation.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-bonuses-goals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance, experiment suggests<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 11:30 pm <\/small><p>Financial bonuses are often used to motivate employees to meet targets and boost productivity. But do they actually work? New research from Tilburg University suggests these incentives can sometimes have the opposite effect. Employees who set their own goals often perform better without a financial bonus.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-04-microfluidic-device-tracks-cell-squishiness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Microfluidic device tracks cell 'squishiness' faster and more reliably than standard methods<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 10:40 pm <\/small><p>Researchers from Brown University and their collaborators have developed a new way to measure the properties of cells\u2014an important development, they say, because accurate measurements of changes in cell elasticity can be used to better understand diseases, diagnose patient symptoms and provide more accurate prognoses.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\/the-trump-administration-wants-to-open-precious-east-coast-forests-to-logging-and-mining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm <\/small><p>The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/health\/surgery\/eventually-it-becomes-you-inventors-of-new-living-knee-replacement-describe-why-this-tech-is-desperately-needed-and-how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm <\/small><p>Live Science spoke with the developers of a living knee implant that could help more patients in need of knee replacements get them.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/planet-earth\/climate-change\/the-push-towards-renewables-is-unstoppable-because-its-in-a-countrys-self-interest-climate-scientist-andy-reisinger-on-trump-iran-and-the-future-of-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">'The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it's in a country's self-interest': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 2:00 pm <\/small><p>Once global warming peaks, it could take centuries to cool things back down. But we can bend the curve by cutting fossil fuel emissions now.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/bat-feast-animal-videos-at-african-cave-offer-clues-to-how-deadly-viruses-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018Bat feast\u2019 animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot\u2014and caught hundreds of humans visiting<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/science-news-this-week-atlantic-current-edges-closer-to-collapse-scientists-make-artificial-neuron-breakthrough-and-a-copy-of-the-iliad-is-found-inside-an-egyptian-mummy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the 'Iliad' is found inside an Egyptian mummy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.livescience.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.livescience.com\">ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner)<\/a> on April 25, 2026 at 11:00 am <\/small><p>April 25, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/can-electric-air-taxis-carry-passengers-vertical-aerospaces-vx4-just-cleared-a-key-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Can electric air taxis carry passengers? Vertical Aerospace\u2019s VX4 just cleared a key test<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 10:30 am <\/small><p>A British start-up recently pulled off a key maneuver for electric vertical flight\u2014but certification, infrastructure and demand will decide whether air taxis fill our skies<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/mollusk-shells-could-pave-the-way-to-greener-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mollusk shells could pave the way to greener materials<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 25, 2026 at 10:00 am <\/small><p>Nacre-inspired ceramics could be the basis for the next generation of energy-efficient technology<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345,"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thegorx.net\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}