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New AI tool SAIL lets robots learn from human demonstrations yet execute tasks up to 3–4x faster, maintaining precision and safety, bringing imitation learning closer to real-world deployment. doi.org/hbs6r2 techxplore.com/news/2026-03-s…

Feeling empty after finishing a long, immersive game now has a name: post-game depression. A new Post-Game Depression Scale offers the first tool to quantify this gamer distress. doi.org/hbs6rh medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-v…

Smarter showering, flushing and leak reporting could close England’s 5-billion-liter daily water gap—but only if utilities apply behavioral science, not just meters and messaging. phys.org/news/2026-03-s…

Python feeding biology points to pTOS, a gut-derived metabolite that curbs appetite and drives weight loss in obese mice, offering a potential new pathway for obesity therapies. doi.org/hbs78h medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-p…

A new pseudo-transverse thermoelectric generator uses dual-conductivity thin films to harvest body heat in a fully flat, flexible form, enabling battery-free power for wearable electronics. doi.org/hbs3wx techxplore.com/news/2026-03-w…

Battle damage on Pompeii’s northern walls matches a rapid‑fire polybolos catapult, indicating advanced repeating artillery was deployed during Sulla’s siege nearly a century before Vesuvius. doi.org/hbs6xd phys.org/news/2026-03-p…

New kidney stone trial shows that even with smart bottles, coaching, and incentives, sustaining very high fluid intake is difficult, pointing to a need for more individualized prevention strategies. doi.org/hbs73j medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-l…

ESA has re-established contact with the Proba‑3 coronagraph spacecraft, restoring a mission that enables extended artificial solar eclipses to study the Sun’s elusive outer corona. phys.org/news/2026-03-m…

SoulMate, an on-device LLM accelerator, learns a user’s speech style, preferences, and emotions in real time, enabling ultra-low-power, hyper-personalized AI with built-in data privacy. doi.org/hbs2b2 techxplore.com/news/2026-03-s…

X-ray micro-CT of a Korean fossil has identified Doolysaurus huhmini, a juvenile thescelosaurid and Korea’s first new dinosaur species in 15 years, preserved with skull and gastroliths. phys.org/news/2026-03-f…

New MultiQ-IT mass spectrometry prototype boosts throughput from a few ions to billions simultaneously, enhancing sensitivity to rare molecules and enabling scalable single-cell analysis. doi.org/hbs7h6 phys.org/news/2026-03-m…

A new LATENT system trains humanoid robots to play tennis using imperfect human motion fragments, achieving up to 96.5% accurate returns and more natural, agile rallies with humans. doi.org/hbs6qg techxplore.com/news/2026-03-h…

High meat intake was associated with slower cognitive decline and lower dementia risk in APOE4 carriers, especially with higher unprocessed and lower processed meat consumption. doi.org/hbs7bq medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-h…

New mathematical modeling of 37,000 historical garments shows skirt styles oscillate on a ~20-year cycle, with modern fashion shifting toward fragmented, coexisting trends. phys.org/news/2026-03-b…

Tapeworm experiments show dietary fiber is pivotal: high-fiber diets keep worms active and anti-inflammatory, while low-fiber intake triggers dormancy and loss of immune benefits. doi.org/hbs6g5 medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-g…

Clearing accumulated circular RNA via the RNASEK enzyme delays aging and extends lifespan in C. elegans, with parallel effects observed in mice and human cells. doi.org/hbs4fv phys.org/news/2026-03-c…

Generative AI boosts wireless vision, enabling mmWave radar to reconstruct hidden objects and entire rooms through obstructions with higher accuracy, while preserving human privacy. doi.org/hbs56c techxplore.com/news/2026-03-g…

Neanderthals likely used birch tar not only as a tool adhesive but also to treat wounds, as experiments show birch tar from relevant species inhibits Staphylococcus bacterial growth. doi.org/hbs234 phys.org/news/2026-03-n…

Effective human–AI collaboration depends on “hybrid cognitive alignment”: shared, evolving expectations about roles, limits, and when human judgment should override algorithmic output. doi.org/hbs5w8 techxplore.com/news/2026-02-h…

New evidence shows a single gait pattern—the width and timing of arm and leg swings—strongly shapes how observers infer emotions like anger, sadness, and fear from the way people walk. doi.org/hbs2vc phys.org/news/2026-03-r…