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Turning Wet Food Waste Into Clean Energy: HKUST Study Shows a Better Way
By rethinking what happens to leftovers after they leave our plates, HKUST researchers show that sending wet food waste through …
UCLA’s New Mineral Sunscreen Cuts White Cast With Zinc Tetrapods
UCLA researchers reshaped zinc oxide into microscopic tetrapods to create a mineral sunscreen that offers strong UV protection with far …
Ultra-Sensitive Test Strip Could Transform Cancer Diagnosis
A La Trobe University team has developed an ultra-sensitive, single-use test strip that detects disease-linked microRNAs at extremely low levels …
Bottled Water Can Carry More Nanoplastics Than Tap, Study Finds
New research from Ohio State shows some bottled water brands contain three times as many nanoplastic particles as treated tap …
Monthly Therapy May Ease Life for Kidney Transplant Patients
A new pilot study points to a future where kidney transplant patients may swap daily pills for a monthly infusion, …
Highlighting Strengths Helps People With Depression Reach Goals
A new study from the University of Vienna shows that when people with depression are encouraged to recognize their strengths, …
Social Media Emotional Support Linked to Lower Anxiety in Young Adults
A national study of more than 2,400 young adults finds that feeling emotionally supported on social media is linked to …
New Blood Test Tracks Epigenetic Instability to Spot Early Cancer
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a blood test that looks for epigenetic instability in DNA, rather than fixed genetic changes, …
Wetlands Can Fight Climate Change Without Being Fully Flooded
Flooding bogs and meadows has been seen as a climate fix. New research from Denmark suggests a smarter strategy: keep …
Wood-Based ‘Thermal Battery’ Could Help Buildings Slash Energy Use
Engineers at UT Dallas have turned ordinary wood into a kind of thermal battery that can store and release heat …
AI
Why Most Medical AI Fails in Clinics — And How to Fix It
A new Harvard-led study argues that medical AI will not be ready for routine clinical use until it can understand …
New AI Tool Helps Doctors Treat Cancer Patients After Heart Attacks
Cancer patients who survive a heart attack face unusually high risks and few tailored guidelines. A new AI tool, ONCO-ACS, …
AI Speech Analysis May Spot Dementia Years Before Standard Tests
Penn State researchers are using artificial intelligence to read the hidden signals in everyday speech, aiming to catch dementia and …
New HKU AI Tools Boost Cancer Mutation Detection and RNA Research
Engineers at the University of Hong Kong have built two deep-learning tools that make it easier to spot cancer-linked mutations …
AI-Designed Anti-CRISPRs Promise Safer, Faster Gene Editing
A Melbourne-led team has used artificial intelligence to design molecules that can quickly and precisely switch off CRISPR, paving the …
Career & Education
Girls Thrive at School, but Study Says Boys Need Changes Too
A large Norwegian study finds young girls feel happier and safer at school than boys, and that students do best …
Nursing Student Debt and Loan Caps Could Deepen US Care Shortages
A new University of Michigan study finds that heavy student debt is pushing nurses out of the profession and that …
What 2025 Research Revealed About the Future of Learning and Student Success
In 2025, research on education and human development offered new insights into how learning is changing and what actually helps …
How ChatGPT Is Quietly Reshaping Student Writing, Not Grades
A large study of nearly 5,000 student reports shows that writing has grown more polished, formal and upbeat since ChatGPT’s …
New Federal Loan Caps May Disrupt Medical Field: Harvard Study
A new study from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute reveals that upcoming federal loan caps could pose significant financial challenges …
Climate & Sustainability
Turning Wet Food Waste Into Clean Energy: HKUST Study Shows a Better Way
By rethinking what happens to leftovers after they leave our plates, HKUST researchers show that sending wet food waste through …
Bottled Water Can Carry More Nanoplastics Than Tap, Study Finds
New research from Ohio State shows some bottled water brands contain three times as many nanoplastic particles as treated tap …
Wood-Based ‘Thermal Battery’ Could Help Buildings Slash Energy Use
Engineers at UT Dallas have turned ordinary wood into a kind of thermal battery that can store and release heat …
Turning Desert Sand Into Sustainable Building Material
Concrete is straining the planet’s sand supplies, but researchers in Norway and Japan have found a way to turn fine …
Superhot Geothermal Could Power Clean Energy and Data Centers
New research from Stanford suggests heat from deep underground could help power a fully renewable energy system, slashing land use, …
Health & Wellness
Monthly Therapy May Ease Life for Kidney Transplant Patients
A new pilot study points to a future where kidney transplant patients may swap daily pills for a monthly infusion, …
New Blood Test Tracks Epigenetic Instability to Spot Early Cancer
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a blood test that looks for epigenetic instability in DNA, rather than fixed genetic changes, …
Simple Add-On Surgery Slashes Deadly Ovarian Cancer Risk
A prevention strategy pioneered in British Columbia shows that removing the fallopian tubes during routine gynecologic surgery can dramatically reduce …
MIT’s Portable 3D Ultrasound Could Transform Breast Cancer Screening
MIT researchers have created a smartphone-sized 3D ultrasound system designed to make breast cancer screening more frequent, affordable and accessible …
New UVA Platform Aims to Deliver Pandemic Vaccines in Weeks
A University of Virginia team is pioneering a vaccine platform designed to slash development time from months to weeks while …
Lifestyle
Used Electric Cars Now Beat Gas Vehicles on Lifetime Costs
A new University of Michigan study finds that three-year-old used electric vehicles now offer the lowest lifetime cost of ownership …
Scientists Propose First THC Unit Limits for Safer Cannabis Use
University of Bath psychologists have proposed the first evidence-based THC unit thresholds to guide safer cannabis use, echoing alcohol unit …
Indoor Tanning Makes Young Skin Genetically Decades Older
A new study from UCSF and Northwestern finds that indoor tanning leaves young adults’ skin genetically older than that of …
Vegan Diet Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 51%: New Study
A recent study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reveals that a low-fat vegan diet can slash greenhouse gas …
Cannabis Use Reduces Alcohol Consumption in the Short Term, New Study Shows
A Brown University-led study finds that cannabis use may lead to less alcohol consumption in the short term, supporting the “California …
People & Culture
New Tool Reveals Why Some People Embrace Political Debate
A new psychology tool from the University of Basel measures how far we will go to talk with people who …
Teen Drug Use in U.S. Stays Near Record Lows, Survey Finds
A major national survey shows most U.S. teens continue to avoid alcohol, nicotine and other drugs at historically high rates, …
New Study Links Parental Attitudes to College Binge Drinking
A Washington State University-led study has found a significant link between parental permissiveness toward drinking and increased binge drinking among …
Dating Advice From Researchers: Knowing What You Want Is Key
A new study by McGill University highlights the importance of “relationship clarity” in reducing loneliness and enhancing life satisfaction for …
New Study Reveals Why Consumers Are More Likely to Opt for Premium Products
A new study by Washington State University reveals that consumers are more inclined to opt for premium products when attributes …
Science
UCLA’s New Mineral Sunscreen Cuts White Cast With Zinc Tetrapods
UCLA researchers reshaped zinc oxide into microscopic tetrapods to create a mineral sunscreen that offers strong UV protection with far …
Ultra-Sensitive Test Strip Could Transform Cancer Diagnosis
A La Trobe University team has developed an ultra-sensitive, single-use test strip that detects disease-linked microRNAs at extremely low levels …
Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …
New Immunotherapy Clears Artery Plaque in Mice, Offering Hope for Heart Disease
A team at Washington University School of Medicine has adapted a cancer-style immunotherapy to strip away dangerous plaque in mouse …
Power of the Nap: How a 45-Minute Rest Boosts Learning and Focus
A new brain imaging study shows that even a brief afternoon nap can reset overloaded neural circuits and restore the …
Technology
Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …
MIT’s Portable 3D Ultrasound Could Transform Breast Cancer Screening
MIT researchers have created a smartphone-sized 3D ultrasound system designed to make breast cancer screening more frequent, affordable and accessible …
Penn Engineers Design Tethered Solar Data Centers in Space
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a solar-powered data center that would orbit Earth on long, plant-like tethers …
Robots at Work: Study Says Collaboration Beats Replacement
A new study argues that companies chasing full automation may be missing the real competitive advantage: people and robots working …
Soft ‘Revoice’ Collar Helps Stroke Patients Speak Again
A new soft, washable collar called Revoice uses ultra-sensitive sensors and AI to turn a few mouthed words into full, …