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April 7, 2025
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Apr. 7, 2025 — A web platform uses a chatbot to enable any chemist -- including undergraduate chemistry majors -- to configure and execute complex quantum mechanical simulations through ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — In India, tigers haven't just survived they're making a comeback. Despite a growing population and increasing pressure on their habitats, the number of wild tigers is rising. The reason? According to a new study, it's a combination of ecological ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife's community. This is believed to be the first time such a system has been documented in European ...
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Apr. 7, 2025 — As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly integrates into health care, a new study reveals that all generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — New York City's automated speed cameras reduced traffic crashes by 14% and decreased speeding violations by 75% over time, according to new research. ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — World leaders should look to existing international law on the use of force to address the threat of space becoming ever more militarized, a new ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Scientists should experiment with creative ways of communicating their work to inspire action to protect the natural world, researchers ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Researchers from chemistry, biology, and medicine are increasingly turning to AI models to develop new hypotheses. However, it is often unclear on which basis the algorithms come to their conclusions ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — The fear of rejection -- familiar to many children and adults -- can significantly impact how kids behave in their peer groups, according to new ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Fluency in a foreign language is often thought to be about speaking quickly and using advanced vocabulary. However, researchers reveal that speakers ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — New projections reveal a 4 degree Celsius rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40% by 2100 -- a stark increase from previous estimates of around ...
Mar. 28, 2025 — Does our ability to enjoy music have a biological basis? A genetic twin study shows that music enjoyment is partly heritable. Scientists uncovered genetic factors that influence the degree of music ...
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Apr. 7, 2025 — A researcher investigated the impact of the group work environment on motivation in English as a second language classes. The study revealed that the group work environment plays an important role in ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States where more than 40% of adults are obese and more than 70% are overweight. One common policy intervention to tackle this urgent issue is to try ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — Human thermoregulation limits are lower than previously thought, indicating that some regions may soon experience heat and humidity levels exceeding safe limits for survival. The study underscores ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — AI mental health apps may offer a cheap and accessible way to fill the gaps in the overstretched U.S. mental health care system, but ethics experts warn that we need to be thoughtful about how we use ...
Mar. 28, 2025 — A new study found that over half of US adults experienced some form of discrimination, and individuals with high exposure to discrimination have more than five times the chances of screening positive ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — People living with Long COVID often feel dismissed, disbelieved and unsupported by their healthcare providers, according to a new ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — In the past, intact forests absorbed 7.8 billion tons of CO2 annually -- about a fifth of all human emissions -- but their carbon storage is increasingly at risk from climate change and human ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Renting clothes can reduce the fashion industry's enormous environmental impact, but so far, the business models have not worked very well. The best chance of success is for a rental company to ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — The increasing number of people with eating disorders and a lack of national guidance for support teams has led to researchers calling for a new national strategy that includes specific guidance to ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — To encourage scientists to speak up when people misuse science to serve political agendas, biology professor Mark Peifer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues that eugenics should ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to develop dementia than people living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to a new study. The study does not ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — A new study shows that people in Japan treat robots and AI agents more respectfully than people in Western ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — New research has found that employers and policymakers might want to start paying attention to how workers are feeling, because employee happiness contains critical economic ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Los Angeles has some of the strictest tree planting rules in the nation. These policies limit tree growth, worsen shade disparities and don't improve safety, researchers found. When researchers ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Electrical and computer engineers have developed a 'Super-Turing AI,' which operates more like the human brain. This new AI integrates certain processes instead of separating them and then ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — A study finds NBA teams that hired more analytics staff, and invested more in data analysis, tended to win more ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Researchers explored how the characteristics of communication networks in groups (i.e., density and centralization) affected the development of shared social identity and, as a result, group ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Fossil-fuel plants are increasingly being forced to stop and start production in response to changes in output from renewables. In a new study, researchers developed a dynamic competitive benchmark ...
Monday, April 7, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New Study Validates Lower Limits of Human Heat Tolerance
- My Robot Therapist: The Ethics of AI Mental Health Chatbots for Kids
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Long COVID Patients Feel Pressure to Prove Their Illness Is Real, Study Finds
- Losing Forest Carbon Stocks Could Put Climate Goals out of Reach
- Renting Clothes for Sustainable Fashion -- Niche Markets Work Best
- Research Highlights Urgent Need for National Strategy to Combat Rising Eating Disorders
- We Must Not Ignore Eugenics in Our Genetics Curriculum, Says Professor
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Risk of Dementia
- Children of Moms Who Smoked or Were Obese Are More Likely to Become Obese Adults
- Philosophy: Cultural Differences in Exploitation of Artificial Agents
- If Native Plants Are Going to Survive Climate Change, They Need Our Help to Move -- Here's How to Do It Safely
- Is Your Job Making You Happy? Insights from Job Satisfaction Data
- How Changing L.A.'s Tree Rules Could Cool More Neighborhoods
- Artificial Intelligence Uses Less Energy by Mimicking the Human Brain
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Basketball Analytics Investment Is Key to NBA Wins and Other Successes
- Study Explores How Characteristics of Communications Networks Affect Development of Shared Social Identity, Group Performance
- Study Documents Impacts of Large-Scale Entry of Rooftop Solar Panels on Competition
- Revolutionizing Touch: Researchers Explore the Future of Wearable Multi-Sensory Haptic Technology
- E-Scooter Crashes Mainly Caused by Reckless Driving
- Geometric Design of Material Provides Safer Bicycle Helmet
- Delaying the Net Zero Transition Could Impose Significant Economic Costs
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Avoidable Deaths Are on the Rise in the United States, Yet Falling in Many Peer Nations
- Stock Market Performance Enhanced Through Integrated Reporting
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Shrinking Andean Glaciers Threaten Water Supply of 90 Million People, Global Policy Makers Warn
- Weather Emergencies Affect Older Adults' Views on Climate and Health
- How Family Background Can Help Lead to Athletic Success
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- EPA Regulations Cut Power Sector Emissions but Miss Opportunities for Deeper Reductions
- Why Are Night Owls at Greater Risk of Depression?
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?
- Feline Therapy: Study Suggests Cats Could Fill an Assistive Niche
- Scientists Uncover Principles Underlying the Toxicity of 'selfish' Genes
- Rapid Response to Address Critical Aging Aircraft Issue
- Kansas, Missouri Farmers Avoid Discussing Climate Change Regardless of Opinions, Study Finds
- When Did Human Language Emerge?
- Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma
- Conservation Efforts Analysis Reveals Which Actions Are Most Helpful for Endangered Species Status
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Tax Sugar and Salt in Food to Improve Health?
- Attention Can Be Used to Drive Cooperation
- Wolves Make a Rapid Recovery in Europe
Friday, March 14, 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- As Next Hurricane Season Nears, Study Explores Impacts of 2024's Storms
- Social Media Can Help Track Species as Climate Changes
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- New Research Explores Mental Health Costs of Emotional Labor at Work
- 'Doomsday Clock' And Patterns of Mortality and Mental Health in the United States
- Delhi Air Pollution Worse Than Expected as Water Vapor Skews Figures
- Cities That Conducted Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Moved Needle Toward Reduction
- How the Brain Uses 'building Blocks' To Navigate Social Interactions
- Want to Preserve Biodiversity? Go Big
- How Climate Change Affects Rain and Floods
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Study Quantifies Loss of Disability-Free Years of Life from COVID-19 Pandemic
- More Than Marks: How Wellbeing Shapes Academic Success
- New Research Reveals Psychological 'booster Shots' Can Strengthen Resistance to Misinformation Over Time
Monday, March 10, 2025
- What's in a Label? It's Different for Boys Vs. Girls, New Study of Parents Finds
- Growing Consumption of the American Eel May Lead to It Being Critically Endangered Like Its European Counterpart
- Limiting Screen Time Protects Children's Mental Health
- Receiving Low-Glucose Alerts Improves Diabetic Drivers' Safety on the Road
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Urban Highways Cut Opportunities for Social Relationships
- Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste: How to Keep It from Oblivion
- Lightening the Load of Augmented Reality Glasses
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- New Study Examines How Physics Students Perceive Recognition
- Why Some Are More Susceptible to Developing PTSD Symptoms Than Others
- How 'self-Silencing' Your Opinion May Change Behavior
- The Ozone Hole Is Healing, Thanks to Global Reduction of CFCs
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Creativity Boosts Standardized Literacy and Numeracy Test Scores: Australia
- AI Tool Can Predict Water Quality Across the U.S.
- Nearly 4 of 10 Americans Report Sports-Related Mistreatment
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Who Gets the Lion's Share? Ecologists Highlight Disparities in Global Biodiversity Conservation Funding
- How London's Ultra Low Emission Zone Is Changing the School Run
Friday, February 28, 2025
- How Many Languages Can You Learn at the Same Time? -- Ghanaian Babies Grow Up Speaking Two to Six Languages
- Research Indicates Effects of PTSD on Body Vary by Culture
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Sometimes, When Competitors Collaborate, Everybody Wins
- Violence Alters Human Genes for Generations, Researchers Discover
- Why Scientific Results Vary
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- An Emissions Tale of Two Cities: Salt Lake City Vs. Los Angeles
- Are Our Refrigerants Environmentally Safe? The Lingering Questions About the Chemicals Keeping Us Cool
- Influencer Marketing Can Help Tourism Industry Mitigate Waste, Pollution
- Problem-Based Learning Helps Students Stay in School
- New AI-Powered Tool Could Enhance Traumatic Brain Injury Investigations in Forensics and Law Enforcement
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Gender Plays a Role in Long-Term Unemployed Individuals' Perception of Their Capabilities
- Rising Wages Drive Innovation in Automation Technology
- Lifestyle Choices During Pregnancy Can Impact Child's Motor Development Up to the Age of 5-6 Years
- Misplaced Neurons Disrupt Wiring of the Brain
- Researchers Unravel Menopause Timing, Shedding Light on Ovarian Aging and Fertility
- Siamese Fighting Fish Need More Space in Pet Shops, Study Shows
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Arctic Study Urges Stronger Climate Action to Prevent Catastrophic Warming
- Underlying Rules of Evolutionary Urban Systems in Africa
- Telemedicine May Help Reduce Use of Unnecessary Health Tests
Friday, February 21, 2025
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
- Impacts of Workplace Bullying on Sleep Can Be 'contagious' Between Partners
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Rooftop Panels, EV Chargers, and Smart Thermostats Could Chip in to Boost Power Grid Resilience
- Researchers Outline New Approach for Better Understanding Animal Consciousness
- Scientists Call for Efforts to Protect Habitats of Critically Endangered Shark Species