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We are not alone—and American authorities are covering up the evidence, a former US intelligence officer told a congressional committee on Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-ex-intel-officer-info-alien-craft.html Other Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:12:07 EDT news609606719 Last week, the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) published an editorial to define appropriate and inappropriate uses of artificial intelligence technology in the "preparation and review of manuscripts being considered for publication." https://phys.org/news/2023-07-journal-editors-ai-science-publishing.html Other Education Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:09:10 EDT news609437347 The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found "serious flaws" in five scientific papers on subjects such as brain development in which he was the principal author. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-stanford-university-resignation.html Other Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:54:30 EDT news609004466 Robert Oppenheimer is often placed next to Albert Einstein as the 20th century's most famous physicist. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-death-destroyer-worlds-atom-robert.html Other Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:46:11 EDT news608989531 In March 2020, an experiment in science philanthropy was hatched in the span of a five-minute call. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-quick-grants-tech-billionaires-aim.html Other Economics & Business Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:33:46 EDT news608902420 Cooking the perfect brisket is a lot like conducting a science experiment. And Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith should know—he's both a chemist and backyard barbecue chef. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-science-bbq-complicated-circus-chemicals.html Other Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:41:21 EDT news607261275 The tragic death of five people when the Titan submersible imploded during its descent to the wreck of the Titanic has led some to describe deep-diving submersibles as inherently risky. But their history shows that this is far from the case. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-titan-disaster-deep-sea-riskyhistory.html Other Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:30:01 EDT news607166442 More than 20 years of cell cultures and other specimens stored at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were destroyed when a cleaner switched off power to a lab freezer, according to a lawsuit filed by the school. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-college-sues-cleaner-lab-freezer.html Other Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:58:38 EDT news607143512 Since the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible Titan on June 18, search-and-rescue operations continue for the missing submersible carrying five people to visit the Titanic wreckage. Teams from different countries—including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany—are joining the operations under a very tight timeline as oxygen runs out on the submersible. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-titan-search-and-rescue-effort-risky-potential.html Other Economics & Business Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:28:04 EDT news606662882 Making the yogurt of the future requires a cast of 21st-century helpers: machine learning, gut science and even a mysterious artificial stomach. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-ai-future-yogurtand-danone.html Other Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:40:01 EDT news606493606 Every square is a rectangle. But not every rectangle is a square. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-accurately-musical.html Other Social Sciences Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:09:13 EDT news606481751 Can the language someone uses be as unique as their fingerprints? https://phys.org/news/2023-06-unabomber-unique-linguistic-fingerprints-capture.html Other Social Sciences Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:31:04 EDT news606137462 Confidence in the scientific community declined among U.S. adults in 2022, a major survey shows, driven by a partisan divide in views of both science and medicine that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-confidence-science-fell-political-persisted.html Other Political science Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:01:47 EDT news606049290 Police investigations use wiretapped phone recordings as investigative material fairly regularly. But how do they know that the voice on the recording actually belongs to the suspect? Ph.D. student Laura Smorenburg is trying to answer that question. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-lips-pouted-speaker-recognition-forensic.html Other Social Sciences Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:17:12 EDT news605805429 Researchers from Northumbria University and King's College London have published findings outlining the extent that textile fibers transfer during controlled assault scenarios. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-jiu-jitsu-club-stage-physical.html Other Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:55:07 EDT news605537701 An Australian mother convicted of killing her children claimed a "victory for science" on Tuesday after an unexpected research breakthrough helped win her freedom after 20 years in prison. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-australian-mother-science-child-pardon.html Other Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:29:41 EDT news605244577 Caroline de la Tournelle says her ability to decipher handwriting has influenced whether hundreds of people got jobs, helped police track death threats and even saved a child that was being abused. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-written-france-analysing.html Other Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:33:31 EDT news604812794 Research involving the University of Huddersfield is helping to improve accuracy in the field of forensic comparison. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-forensic-shoeprint-scanning-accuracy.html Other Thu, 25 May 2023 13:02:52 EDT news604238567 A trio of physiologists at NTT Communication Science Laboratories, in Japan, has found that Formula 1 racecar drivers unintentionally time their blinking with straighter parts of the track. In their study, reported in iScience, Ryota Nishizono, Naoki Saijo and Makio Kashino fitted sensors to the helmets of three professional Formula 1 racecar drivers to monitor blinking. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-racecar-drivers-safest-track.html Other Tue, 23 May 2023 13:38:58 EDT news604067931 It could be the ultimate blend of art and science—a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest mind-boggling images. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-space-symphony-stunning-nasa-images.html Other Wed, 17 May 2023 03:34:34 EDT news603513266 A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-sea-florida-underwater.html Other Mon, 15 May 2023 02:57:37 EDT news603338251 Using dozens of cameras set up throughout Sweden's massive forests, weeks-long live broadcasts of elk and other wild animals, or just as often not much at all, have captured Swedish audiences' hearts. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-slow-paced-nature-tv-captivates-swedish.html Other Mon, 08 May 2023 02:23:22 EDT news602731386 The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century "virtual influencer." https://phys.org/news/2023-05-botticelli-venus-italy-happy.html Other Sat, 06 May 2023 13:28:56 EDT news602598530 The Netherlands, late 1944. After the liberation from the Nazis, there were still unexpected problems to solve. Trains and river transport were blocked by rivers that had frozen over so people found it more difficult to access food. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-tulips-breakfast-food-war-contemporary.html Other Thu, 04 May 2023 11:10:02 EDT news602417294 Women researchers received substantially less funding in grant awards than men—an average of about $342,000 compared to men's $659,000, according to a large meta-analysis of studies on the topic. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-gender-gap-grant-award-amounts.html Other Economics & Business Wed, 03 May 2023 06:00:02 EDT news602307862 A new paper in the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology indicates that the methods researchers use to report on analyses of survey data vary widely, and frequently contain mistakes. Publications containing these incorrect analyses yield results that can misinform policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. The researchers here propose new standards to improve the reporting of analyses using complex sample survey data. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-standards-wrong-statistics.html Mathematics Other Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:17:16 EDT news601748231 Conservators and curators from the Art Gallery of New South Wales have used an advanced imaging technique at the Australian Synchrotron to gain more information about an underpainting in a famous Renaissance portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1537 to 1569. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-synchrotron-technique-reveals-mysterious-underlying.html Archaeology Other Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:57:29 EDT news600699446 The entire scientific publishing world is currently undergoing a massive stress test of quantity vs. quality, open access (free) vs. institutional subscriptions (paywall), and how to best judge the integrity of a publication. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-death-access-mega-journals.html Other Education Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:04:49 EDT news599328275 A rare, vividly rosy-purple diamond, called the Eternal Pink and valued at $35 million, is set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's as part of its Magnificent Jewels sale in New York in June. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-rare-pink-diamond-worth-mn.html Other Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:20:02 EDT news599325359 Citizen science is a popular method of gathering data for natural and social scientists, with the number of projects and publications produced growing year by year. A typical citizen science project uses volunteers to gather data that would otherwise be unaffordable or inaccessible. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-rethink-citizen-science.html Other Social Sciences Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:11:04 EDT news599314261