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March 14, 2025
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Mar. 12, 2025 — Researchers have announced the creation of the first operating system designed for quantum networks: QNodeOS. The research marks a major step forward in transforming quantum networking from a theoretical concept to a practical technology that could ...
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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Mar. 12, 2025 — 'Fake it till you make it' might be common advice to climb the corporate ladder, but new research shows that this attitude could also adversely affect job satisfaction and mental ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor leading to particulate matter levels across the city being underestimated by up to ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — When major storms hit Houston last spring and summer, losing power was a nightmare for residents, but for many, the financial fallout was just as devastating. A new report finds that more than half ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — Our brains use basic 'building blocks' of information to keep track of how people interact, enabling us to navigate complex social interactions, finds a new ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — Research has shown that adults instinctively think of men when asked to think of a person -- they describe the most 'typical' person they can imagine ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — A study has determined that the widely used tools available to businesses for assessing their biodiversity impacts depend on broad assumptions and ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — Researchers gathered emissions data from hundreds of US cities that either conducted a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, or reported they employed ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces ...
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Mar. 11, 2025 — A world first* study of more than 215,000 students, researchers found that while standardized tests measure academic skills, different dimensions of wellbeing -- emotional wellbeing, engagement, and ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study has found that targeted psychological interventions can significantly enhance long-term resistance to misinformation. Dubbed 'psychological booster shots,' these interventions ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Parenting skills can make a big difference in fostering a newborn's language acquisition and cognition, but there may be a limit to how far parenting can go to make up the challenges to ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — Researchers have developed an AI-based learning system that recognizes strengths and weaknesses in mathematics by tracking eye movements with a webcam to generate problem-solving hints. This enables ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — A recent study suggests that limiting screen time and promoting physical activity from childhood may help safeguard mental health in adolescence. The findings are particularly significant given that ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — A Japanese study has found that the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, equipped with sensors that alert diabetics when their blood sugar levels drop, can potentially make diabetic ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — A researcher succeeded developing highly accurate biometric authentication based on images of the palms of hands taken with a hyperspectral ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — School readiness not only impacts kids' academic success, but also their long-term economic and health outcomes. Unfortunately, research reveals a concerning gap in school readiness for children ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Urban highways promise to get people to their destinations faster -- and bring them together. But at the same time, they reduce social connections between people within the city, especially at ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Sweden's radioactive nuclear waste will be stored in a sealed bedrock repository for 100,000 years. It will be hazardous for a very long time. So how can we ensure that humanity does not forget ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Despite the popularity of augmented reality, AR wearable technologies haven't gained traction due to the weight and bulk associated with batteries and electronic components, and the suboptimal ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Experts see peer recognition as important to student success in physics, and a new study gives college-level physics instructors insight into how students perceive the message from their classmates ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Group arts interventions, such as painting, dance, or music, significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults, offering a powerful alternative to traditional treatments. The ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to 'self-silence' themselves in conversation -- and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — A groundbreaking study shows that creativity plays an essential role in academic success, suggesting that students who think outside the box are more likely to excel in literacy and numeracy ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — New research has uncovered that anxiety and apathy -- two common but distinct emotional states -- lead to fundamentally different patterns in how people learn and make ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have leveraged the power of continental scale water modeling and artificial intelligence to provide water quality forecasts across the country. Their findings offer a new application of ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- More Than Marks: How Wellbeing Shapes Academic Success
- New Research Reveals Psychological 'booster Shots' Can Strengthen Resistance to Misinformation Over Time
- Good Parenting Helps, but Has Limits Under Major Deprivation
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Growing Consumption of the American Eel May Lead to It Being Critically Endangered Like Its European Counterpart
- AI-Based Math: Individualized Support for Schoolchildren
- Limiting Screen Time Protects Children's Mental Health
- Receiving Low-Glucose Alerts Improves Diabetic Drivers' Safety on the Road
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Security Veins: Advanced Biometric Authentication Through AI and Infrared
- Improving School Readiness for Children With Low Birth Weight
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
- The Art of Well-Being: Group Activities Shown to Ease Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults
- 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
- New Research Shows Impact of Anxiety and Apathy on Decision-Making
- 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
- Teaching Kids How to Become Better Citizens
- How London's Ultra Low Emission Zone Is Changing the School Run
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Researchers Develop Efficient Lithium Extraction Method, Setting Stage for Sustainable EV Battery Supply Chains
- 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
- Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups
- Why Scientific Results Vary
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- 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
- We Need a New Definition of Dyslexia, Research Says
- Misplaced Neurons Disrupt Wiring of the Brain
- Clashing With Classmates: Off-Putting Traits Spark Enemy Relationships
- 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
- Another Way Longer Paternity Leaves Help New Parents
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage by 2032
- Advances in AI Can Help Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic, Global Group of Scientists Find
- 'Loot Box' Virtual Rewards Associated With Gambling and Video Game Addiction
- Study Suggests Drunk Witnesses Are Less Likely to Remember a Suspect's Face
- Socially Dominant Individuals Are More Confident but Not Necessarily More Competent
- Ai in Retail: How to Spark Creativity and Improve Job Satisfaction
- Scientific Insights Into How Humans Access Deep Spiritual States
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- New Therapy Reduces Reoffending in Male Offenders With Antisocial Personality Disorder
- We Are No Longer Living Longer: Study Across Europe
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Are We Trusting AI Too Much? New Study Demands Accountability in Artificial Intelligence
- Avoiding the Workplace Mediocrity Trap
- Even After Learning the Right Idea, Humans and Animals Still Seem to Test Other Approaches, Study Suggests
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Inconsistent Reporting Leads to Underestimation of Climate Impact of Methane
- Adults Don't Trust Health Care to Use AI Responsibly and Without Harm
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
- Group Childcare Positively Affects Toddler Development
- Regular Access to Therapy Dogs Boosts First-Year Students' Mental Health
- The Complicated Question of How We Determine Who Has an Accent
- The 'hydrogen Economy' May Be Relatively Small, but Critical
- Blood Test Paves the Way for Better Heart Attack Prevention
- Research Shows Blood Test May Provide Personalized Dietary Therapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Restoring Wildlife Habitats in Wealthy Nations Could Drive Extinctions in Species-Rich Regions, Experts Warn
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Economically, Culturally Important Marine Species Vulnerable to Changing Climate
- PIK PR: Little Potential for 'climate Plantations' Within Planetary Boundaries
- Long Drives and High Costs Stand Between Americans and Safe Surgery -- Especially in Rural Areas
- Adults Can Learn Absolute Pitch: New Research Challenges Long-Held Musical Belief
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Study Finds Consumer Openness to Smoke-Impacted Wines, Offering New Market Opportunities
- Why We Need to Expand the Search for Climate-Friendly Microalgae
- Is the Metaverse a New Frontier for Human-Centric Manufacturing?
- Model of Antarctica's Water Enhances Sea Level Forecasts
- Scientists Harness AI to Help Protect Whales, Advancing Ocean Conservation and Planning
- Study Takes a 'bite' Out of Shark Depredation Using Citizen Science
- A Wealth of Evidence: 85,000 Individual Studies About Climate Policy
Monday, February 10, 2025
- California's Marine Protected Areas Boost Fish Populations Across the State
- Researchers Are Driving the Charge of Zero Emissions
- Satire More Damaging to Reputations Than Direct Criticism
- New Study on Drug Checking: Trend Warnings and Alerts
- Generating International Testing Standards for Large Outdoor Fires
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Solar and Electric-Powered Homes Feel the Effects of Power Outages Differently
- An Arctic 'beyond Recognition' By 2100
- ALS Survival May Be Cut Short by Living in Disadvantaged Communities
- Brain Waves Measure the Effect of Anti-Alcohol Campaigns
- Do Embedded Counseling Services in Veterinary Education Work? A New Study Says 'yes'
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Nutrition Labels Meant to Promote Healthy Eating Could Discourage Purchases
- 'Marine Prosperity Areas' Represent a New Hope in Conservation