https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In 2025, Hawaiʻi experienced its second-driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above-average temperatures throughout the year—a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawai'i Annual Climate Report 2025. Published by the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program, this first-of-its-kind report uses plain language, along with easy-to-interpret maps and figures, to summarize statewide rainfall, temperature, and drought conditions over the past year. https://phys.org/news/2026-02-hawaii-driest-warmest.html Environment Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:00:03 EST news689518711 Far from simply a source of unstructured online content, disaster management in the digital age can be supported by careful analysis of online social-media data, suggests a paper published in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS) titled "Social Media for Managing Disasters Triggered by Natural Hazards: A Critical Review of Data Collection Strategies and Actionable Insights." https://phys.org/news/2026-01-keywords-flags-bias-reliability-gaps.html Earth Sciences Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:10:01 EST news688974083 Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional materials. Materials scientists are therefore working to develop and improve new materials, but predicting material properties is no simple task. Data science is key to transforming this field, and new tools powered by artificial intelligence are expected to accelerate the exploration, collection, and management of materials property data worldwide. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-unearthing-experimental-materials-scientific-papers.html Analytical Chemistry Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:53:15 EST news687019981 In media coverage, individuals' membership in minority groups, such as their country of origin, is often explicitly mentioned. In contrast, majority membership is usually not highlighted. Does this reflect prejudice against minorities? https://phys.org/news/2025-12-minority-dilemma-media-cognitive-bias.html Social Sciences Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:10:24 EST news683914201 Like other sectors of society, artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing how investors, traders and companies make decisions in financial markets. AI models have the ability to analyze massive amounts of data while reading company filings or news headlines almost instantaneously. This is allowing for faster, more automated trading, which is making it difficult for human traders—not utilizing AI—to find an edge in the markets. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-ai-outperform-neural-networks-stock.html Economics & Business Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:17:04 EST news682859822 In the hushed light of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith discovered something intriguing about ancient Roman glasswork hiding in plain sight. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-hidden-signatures-ancient-rome-master.html Archaeology Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:35:04 EST news682248901 A study published in the International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation has mapped the fast-growing field of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in education. The research highlights both the technology's transformative potential and gaps in understanding how it affects learning and cognition. Academic interest in GenAI has surged, from just a handful of papers to many hundreds now. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-trends-generative-ai-applications.html Education Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:00:02 EDT news680784674 Language models are now also being used in the natural sciences. In chemistry, they are employed, for instance, to predict new biologically active compounds. Chemical language models (CLMs) must be extensively trained. However, they do not necessarily acquire knowledge of biochemical relationships during training. Instead, they draw conclusions based on similarities and statistical correlations, as a recent study by the University of Bonn demonstrates. The results have now been published in the journal Patterns. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chemical-language-dont-chemistry.html Analytical Chemistry Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:30:04 EDT news679739402 As the volume of scientific literature continues to grow, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to sift through millions of research papers and uncover insights that can accelerate the discovery of new materials. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-materials-ai-powered-lab.html Analytical Chemistry Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:52:52 EDT news677497966 Using artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have come up with a new way to design nanoparticles that can more efficiently deliver RNA vaccines and other types of RNA therapies. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-ai-nanoparticles-efficient-rna-vaccine.html Bio & Medicine Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:00:01 EDT news674411341 Large language models (LLMs), advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models trained to analyze and generate texts in different human languages, have become increasingly widespread over the past few years. Since the release of the conversational platform ChatGPT, which relies on different versions of an LLM called GPT, these models have become widely used by individuals worldwide, while also making their way into some professional and research settings. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-llms-psychological-outcomes-childhood-essays.html Social Sciences Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:00:01 EDT news673694784 Generative AI, especially large language models (LLMs), present exciting and unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges for academic research and scholarship. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-ai-universities-large-language.html Education Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:30:01 EDT news672401393 The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), has marked a transformative shift in data analysis, interpretation and content generation. These models, trained on extensive textual datasets, have demonstrated the ability to generate contextually accurate and linguistically rich outputs, with profound implications for fields such as science and medicine, where models like OpenAI's GPT-4 have shown remarkable aptitude. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-podgpt-ai-science-podcasts.html Education Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:20:04 EDT news671124001 In a Q&A, Gabe Gomes discusses the potential to combine human creativity with machine capability, transforming chemical research. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-qa-expert-discusses-roadmap-large.html Analytical Chemistry Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:36:06 EDT news669983762 Large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4, are found to be more persuasive than humans 64% of the time in online debates when adapting their arguments on the basis of personalized information about their opponents, according to a study published in Nature Human Behaviour. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-chatgpt-shown-persuasive-people-online.html Social Sciences Mon, 19 May 2025 15:00:04 EDT news666885164 Grading can be a time-consuming task for many teachers. Artificial intelligence tools may help ease the strain, according to a new study from the University of Georgia published in Technology, Knowledge and Learning. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ai-grading-teachers.html Education Tue, 06 May 2025 09:20:04 EDT news665742001 In a new study, Dartmouth researchers trained an AI language-identification model inspired by Google Translate to recognize Navajo with near-perfect accuracy. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-online-ai-easily-navajo-languages.html Social Sciences Thu, 01 May 2025 12:11:04 EDT news665320262 Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks—especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use artificial intelligence. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-shark-ai-fossil-teeth-middle.html Education Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:01:04 EDT news663418861 AI tools are transforming how we observe the world around us—and even the stars beyond. Recently, an international team proved that deep learning techniques and large language models can help astronomers classify stars with high accuracy and efficiency. Their study, "Deep Learning and Methods Based on Large Language Models Applied to Stellar Light Curve Classification," was published Feb. 26 in Intelligent Computing. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-ai-reshapes-stars.html Astronomy Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:24:01 EDT news662037837 English isn't the first language of over 20% of pupils in schools in England, and this proportion is rising. The children in this group who also have special educational needs or disabilities may be falling through the cracks, missing out on support that would help them succeed. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-bilingual-children-special-england.html Education Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:09:04 EST news659272141 How can artificial intelligence (AI) help astronauts on long-term space missions? This is what a recent study presented at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, hopes to address. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-personal-ai-astronauts-missions.html Space Exploration Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:05:45 EST news652525531 A large number of 2D materials like graphene can have nanopores—small holes formed by missing atoms through which foreign substances can pass. The properties of these nanopores dictate many of the materials' properties, enabling the latter to sense gases, filter out seawater, and even help in DNA sequencing. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-language-encodes-machine-nanopore-properties.html Nanomaterials Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:47:04 EST news651325621 Just four years ago, experts warned te reo Māori was on a "pathway towards extinction" unless resources were put into teaching young Māori. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-extinction-future-te-reo-mori.html Social Sciences Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:11:06 EDT news645793862 A research team primarily based at New York University (NYU) has achieved a breakthrough in ornithology and artificial intelligence by developing an end-to-end system to detect and identify the subtle nocturnal calls of migrating birds. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-bird-migration-tracking-technology.html Ecology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:36:00 EDT news644679353 Prof. Dr. Klaus Boehnke, Professor of Social Science Methodology at Constructor University, has published a research article in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-unveils-tool-organizational-culture-digital.html Social Sciences Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:25:03 EDT news640527902 In a new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, researchers share evidence that people's attitudes are deeply woven into language and culture across the globe and centuries. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-biases-encoded-language-cultures-history.html Social Sciences Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:00:01 EDT news637507801 Is your dog bothered by something but you can't work out what? Do you wish they could tell you? https://phys.org/news/2023-12-dog-buttons-science.html Plants & Animals Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:50:01 EST news622212015 Recent advancements in AI and more specifically large language models such as ChatGPT have put a strain on data centers. AI models require huge amounts of data to train, and in order to move data between the processing units and memory, efficient communication links become necessary. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-thermal-impact-3d-stacking-photonic.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:05:03 EST news621176702 Every day, millions of people start the day by posting a greeting on social media. None of them expect to be arrested for their friendly morning ritual. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-states-tech-language-redundant.html Social Sciences Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:50:04 EST news619876201 Workers with artificial intelligence skills are "particularly valuable," and command salaries 21% higher than average, but potentially up to 40% higher—in part because these skills can be combined with other valuable skills—according to a study from researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, and the Center for Social Data Science, University of Copenhagen. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-artificial-intelligence-skills-salaries.html Economics & Business Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:09:03 EDT news617375342