Quantum Physics
Experimental proof shows quantum world is even stranger than previously thought
The quantum world is famously weird—a single particle can be in two places at once, its properties are undefined until they are measured, and the very act of measuring a quantum system changes everything. But according ...
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Astronomy
The DEVILS in the details: How the cosmic landscape impacts the galaxy lifecycle
A team of astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has released new data from an extensive galaxy evolution survey that found a galaxy's "neighborhood" plays a major role in how it changes ...
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Adaptive method helps light-based quantum processors act more like neural networks
Machine learning models called convolutional neural networks (CNNs) power technologies like image recognition and language translation. A quantum counterpart—known as a quantum convolutional neural network (QCNN)—could ...
Optics & Photonics
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Reducing social media use for just a week can improve mental health
In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, 295 participants report promising mental health benefits after reducing their social media usage for a week. The cohort consisted of young adults from the ages of 18 to 24—the ...
Soft hybrid material turns motion into power—without toxic lead
Scientists have developed a new material that converts motion into electricity (piezoelectricity) with greater efficiency and without using toxic lead—paving the way for a new generation of devices that we use in everyday ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Myeloid mimicry enables kidney tumors to resist immunotherapy and worsen rapidly, study finds
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) cells use an adaptive mechanism called "myeloid mimicry" to hide from the immune system and promote disease ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Programmable metamaterial can morph into more configurations than there are atoms in the universe
The Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent maTErials (We-Xite) lab, led by engineering assistant professor Osama R. Bilal, has developed a reconfigurable metamaterial that can control sound waves—bending them, dampening ...
Engineering
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Fame itself may be critical factor in shortening singers' lives, research suggests
Fame itself may be a critical factor in shortening singers' lives beyond the hazards of the job—at least those in the UK/Europe and North America—suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Daily coffee drinking may slow biological aging of people with major mental illness
Drinking a maximum of 3–4 cups of coffee a day may slow the "biological" aging of people with severe mental illness, by lengthening their telomeres—indicators of cellular aging—and giving them the equivalent of 5 extra ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with refined sugar (glucose). But that assumption is being challenged with new ...
Health
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
Find out how ACS can accelerate your research to keep up with the discoveries that are pushing us into science’s next frontier
Medical Xpress
Fame itself may be critical factor in shortening singers' lives, research suggests
Daily coffee drinking may slow biological aging of people with major mental illness
Reducing social media use for just a week can improve mental health
Study reveals unexpected link between dopamine and serotonin in the brain
HER2-targeted therapy shows promising results in rare bile duct cancers
An fMRI marker of Alzheimer's-related cognitive decline
Advancing patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials
How antibody therapy clears Alzheimer's plaques: Key immune mechanism identified
3D map sheds light on why tendons are prone to injury
A hospital-acquired bacterium can travel from lungs to gut, raising sepsis risk
Routine first trimester ultrasounds lead to earlier detection of fetal anomalies, finds study
Tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma
Tech Xplore
Soft hybrid material turns motion into power—without toxic lead
Stretchable battery uses natural acids and gelatin for greener wearables
Who is to blame when AI goes wrong? Study points to shared responsibility
How the far right weaponized gamers and geek masculinity
How carbonates influence CO₂-to-fuel conversion: New insights from gold electrocatalysts
Researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) have uncovered how carbonate molecules affect the conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels on gold electrocatalysts. ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Using peat as sustainable precursor for fuel cell catalyst materials
Iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts have the potential to replace the more expensive platinum catalysts currently used in fuel cells. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Physikalisch-Technische ...
Nanomaterials
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The world's most efficient solar cell: Chinese researchers explain how they designed and built it
Earlier in 2025, Chinese solar manufacturer Longi announced it had built the world's most efficient solar cell. The hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) cell achieved 27.81% efficiency, which was verified by Germany's ...
When substrates dictate the route: Deuterium source reshapes hydrogen isotope exchange pathways
A collaboration between the groups of Professor Mónica H. Pérez-Temprano at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) and Professor Anat Milo at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has uncovered how the characteristics ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Why the 'gut brain' plays a central role for allergies
An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system.
Immunology
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The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago: New research
Globalization, migration, climate change and war—nation states are currently under huge pressure on many fronts. Understanding the forces that initially drove the emergence of states across the world may help explain why.
Archaeology
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Study reveals unexpected link between dopamine and serotonin in the brain
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine, a key brain chemical vital for movement and motivation, can affect ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Musicians drift less in blindfolded walk: Could musical training be utilized in cognitive rehabilitation?
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Université de Montréal report that extensive musical training can steady the body in space, both with and without guiding sounds, during a blindfolded stepping test.
New model measures how AI sycophancy affects chatbot accuracy and rationality
If you've spent any time with ChatGPT or another AI chatbot, you've probably noticed they are intensely, almost overbearingly, agreeable. They apologize, flatter and constantly change their "opinions" to fit yours.
Computer Sciences
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Recently discovered X-ray transient traced to possible collapsar origin
Using various ground-based and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has observed a recently discovered fast X-ray transient designated EP 241021a. Results of the multiwavelength observational campaign, published ...
New framework unveiled for climate-resilient shores
Canada has a marine coastline twice as long as any other country and shares four Great Lakes with the United States. A new report warns that without coordinated planning, coastal communities face increasing flooding and erosion ...
Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street
Seeing a person huddled under a makeshift roof of tarps or curled up on a warm grate can evoke powerful emotions and questions.
Fern stems reveal secrets of evolution: How constraints in development can lead to new forms
There are few forms of the botanical world as readily identifiable as fern leaves. These often large, lacy fronds lend themselves nicely to watercolor paintings and tricep tattoos alike. Thoreau said it best: "Nature made ...
Sea level doesn't rise at the same rate everywhere: Mapping where Antarctica's ice melt would have the biggest impact
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles.
The gender pay gap looks different depending where you are on the income ladder
Despite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labor market. According to women's rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025—the day when women effectively ...
The world's little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat
The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in the US.
Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don't stick narrowly to preprofessional education
Across state legislatures and in Congress, debates are intensifying about the value of funding certain college degree programs—and higher education, more broadly.
School violence doesn't happen in isolation: What research from southern Africa is telling us
School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber threats and bullying, fights, gangsterism, and the use of weapons at school.
A 65-year-old linguistics framework challenged by modern research
In a re-evaluation of Hockett's foundational features that have long dominated linguistic theory—concepts like "arbitrariness," "duality of patterning," and "displacement"—an international team of linguists and cognitive ...
Media, sentiment, power: Study shows negative media coverage of migrants triggers discriminatory welfare decisions
In recent years, right-wing populist parties have experienced significant political success across nearly all Western democracies. With their increasing political establishment, xenophobic attitudes have become normalized. ...
Can narrating immigrants' pain and tragedy reduce perceived threat to Muslim immigrants in the US?
US media and politicians often celebrate beautiful stories of immigrants arriving in America, finding a new home, and thriving in the land of opportunity.
Researchers propose novel BaTiO₃-based catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane
Perovskites—a class of compounds with a unique ABX3 structure and high temperature stability—are promising materials for energy conversion.
The demands of young people went unfulfilled by the UN climate summit. Mostly
At the UN climate conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, I asked some young climate activists and negotiators about their hopes, expectations and demands. Despite their positivity and the push for action from climate movements, ...
Are calorie labels on menus worth it? New eye-tracking study reveals hidden patterns
Calorie labels on menus are meant to help people make healthier choices when eating out. However, calorie information only influences people who are already actively trying to lose weight, according to a new study from the ...
How wealth and postcode affect children with special educational needs
A new report from social mobility charity the Sutton Trust shows that children from poorer families are more likely to have special educational needs. It also shows that children from wealthier families who have some kind ...
Growing pains: An Ontario city's urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity
Canadians are paying more for food than ever. Canada's Food Price Report 2025 estimates that a family of four will spend up to $801 more on food this year, with overall prices expected to rise 3% to 5%.
Two centuries of tree rings reveal hydroclimatic patterns and mega-drought impacts in China's Central Water Tower
The Qinling-Bashan Mountains (QBMs) serve as an important boundary between southern and northern China and are dubbed China's Central Water Tower (CCWT). However, the spatiotemporal structures and dynamics of the summer hydroclimate, ...
A quarter of early child care educators in Colorado reported mistreatment from co-workers
Early childhood educators and staff nurture and teach children under the age of 5. At its best, this type of early care sets kids up for long-term success.
Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams
It's popular advice for new graduates: "Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." Love for one's work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success.
Low-cost catalyst could lower hydrogen production costs
A study co-authored by SUNY Polytechnic Institute Associate Professor Dr. Iulian Gherasoiu looks at how a new, low-cost catalyst material behaves inside a hydrogen electrolyzer, a device that splits water into hydrogen and ...
