Day August 13, 2025

Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels “Spill the Tea, Honey: Gossiping Predicts Well-Being in Same- and Different-Gender Couples” is the name of a new study from UC Riverside psychology researchers that found gossip within couples is associated with greater happiness and…

New research by the University of South Australia finds a silver lining to the struggling media landscape in the face of the digital age, revealing that social media is enhancing the diversity of news the community receives. The study, published…

A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and computer scientists has identified vulnerabilities in popular automation apps that can make it easy for an abuser to stalk individuals, track their cellphone activity, or even control their devices with little risk…

The positive emotions of love and joy might seem to have much in common. Similarly, anxiety and anger appear to be close emotional siblings. But on social media, seemingly similar emotions can lead to very different responses. According to new…

Visualization of strain and cracking in a bismuth tungstate nanoparticle under various environmental conditions. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002 Researchers with the schools of science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are exploring new ways to manipulate matter…

Large language models (LLMs), advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models trained to analyze and generate texts in different human languages, have become increasingly widespread over the past few years. Since the release of the conversational platform ChatGPT, which relies on different…

Different countries and regions use various models for integrating immigrant students who need to learn or improve the language of schooling. In Québec, one model for young people is the classe d’accueil, which could be translated in English as welcoming…

Dynamic intracellular localization of the early and late PAS during bulk autophagy, and of TRAPPIII complex distribution at the phagophore. Credit: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41594-025-01621-6 In a process that is remarkably close to how we take…

As companies increasingly compete on the basis of technology, brand, and knowledge, a new study reveals that the effectiveness of corporate boards plays a critical role in maximizing the value of intangible assets—especially during international expansion through acquisitions. In a…

Picture of an indri in the Madagascar rainforest. Credit: Filippo Carugati Joint research has, for the first time, ascertained the composition of the intestinal microbiome of the indri, a critically endangered lemur only found in the north-east of Madagascar. The…

Computer simulation of the ionized bubble around a Population III.1 supermassive star, progenitor of a supermassive black hole, that forms in the early universe. High energy photons from the star ionize the surrounding hydrogen gas far out into the pristine…

Assessing the evolutionary dynamics of the developing human intestinal epithelium. A-B, Heatmap showing the top cell class (A) and type (B) markers of the developing human intestine. C, Dot plot highlighting intestinal epithelial cell type markers. D, Violin plot shows…

What turns a democratically elected leader into an authoritarian? The process is rarely abrupt. It unfolds gradually and is often justified as a necessary reform. It is framed as what the people wanted. All this makes it difficult for citizens…

Work can be a boon or a burden, depending on who you ask. For many, the thought of having nothing to fill their days after retirement is distressing, while others might look forward to filling their days with all the…

In June 2024, Ukraine shocked Russian forces with the surprise Operation Spiderweb, an unprecedented, coordinated drone strike deep inside Russian territory. More recently, as part of Operation Rising Lion, Israel used drones to destroy Iranian air defenses in a highly…

A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Credit: CDC Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a…

Montana State University-led research finds that bees with deformed wing virus flew shorter distances, whereas bees with sacbrood virus flew greater distances at higher speeds. Most honey bee–infecting viruses are picornaviruses, such as deformed wing virus (DWV) and sacbrood virus…

This chart illustrates how people in eight European countries recall their nation’s role during World War II. In most cases, citizens are seen as victims or reluctant collaborators. Voluntary collaboration is rarely acknowledged. Credit: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Whether in…

OpenAI claims that its new flagship model, GPT-5, marks “a significant step along the path to AGI”—that is, the artificial general intelligence that AI bosses and self-proclaimed experts often claim is around the corner. According to OpenAI’s own definition, AGI…

Model illustrating how glycerol controls Imh1 localization and function. Credit: National Taiwan University Prof. Fang-Jen S. Lee’s team at National Taiwan University has discovered that an intermediate cellular metabolism molecule, glycerol, regulates the localization and function of the Golgi protein…

Credit: Frontiers in Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s11708-025-1022-4 Researchers from Jiangsu University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have revealed a promising solution to the global plastic waste crisis through solar-driven photoreforming. This technology not only transforms plastic waste into hydrogen fuel,…

Imagine society as a ladder with ten rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily reflective of where you actually are. Subjective social status matters…

Credit: Tom Fisk from Pexels Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can negate supplier-induced environmental, social and governance (ESG) controversies by setting up ‘small-world’ networks, according to new research co-authored by Bayes Business School. Globalizing supply chains has become a dominant strategy for…

Coccolithophorids (the spherical organisms pictured here) are a type of haptophyte that produce calcium carbonate skeletons. The cylindrical phytoplankton in this electron microscope image is a chain of centric diatoms. Credit: Rick van den Enden, Researchers from Denmark, New Zealand,…

The space of the possible as a directed graph: it grows downward into new ideas (the adjacent possible) and fades upward into outdated ones (the adjacent obsolescent). Connectivity ? ranges from tree-like (0) to truss-like (1). Credit: Complexity Science Hub…

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have helped develop an advanced, real-time tsunami forecasting system—powered by El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer—that could dramatically improve early warning capabilities for coastal communities near earthquake zones. Credit: Tzanio Kolev/LLNL Scientists at Lawrence…

InfoFlood method overview. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550 Large language models are built with safety protocols designed to prevent them from answering malicious queries and providing dangerous information. But users can employ techniques known as “jailbreaks” to bypass the safety…

There is an ongoing push to make chaplains available in public schools across the United States. Chaplains, also called spiritual caregivers, are religious professionals who work in secular institutions and can be of any tradition or none at all. Indiana…

Generalized setup of transformations to express various sensor modalities such as vectors for the magnetic field or the velocity and transformations for 3 and 6-DoF sensor measurements and calibrations. This work aims to process a gray-box sensor signal together with…

Robot Drummer executing a cymbal (dark brown) strike in a learned rhythmic sequence. Credit: Shahid, Braghin & Roveda. Humanoid robots, robots with a human-like body structure, have so far been primarily tested on manual tasks that entail supporting humans in…

Yale scientists test for microbes in trees. Credit: Jonathan Gewirtzman There’s a thriving community of diverse microbes living in tree wood, a new study led by a Yale School of the Environment team of scientists has found. A single tree…

Focusing on the neighborhood of Ortley Beach, Right After Hurricane Sandy (2012), Aerial view post Superstorm Sandy: Ortley. Credit: Dr. Laura Geronimo and Image Courtesy of Toms River 2014 Strategic Recovery Planning Report As climate hazards escalate, communities facing repetitive…

Overview of the decompartmentalization-based cofactor engineering strategy. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62304-w Building on their success developing a cleaner way to make valuable organic acids, researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have pushed one…

Hydrothermal activities and distribution of pipe swarms on the subducting plate near the Mussau Trench. Credit: IOCAS Hydrogen-producing hydrothermal systems in the deep ocean are rare but critical to understanding Earth’s internal processes and the conditions that may have fostered…

Credit: Journal of Cultural Heritage (2025). DOI: 10.1016 By 2080, rising sea levels could cause seasonal waves to reach Ahu Tongariki, the iconic ceremonial platform that is part of the Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, according…

SandboxAQ’s AQNav quantum magnetometer sensor. Credit: University of Chicago For the past two decades, GPS technology has become inextricably woven into society, from smartphones to airplanes, stock markets to emergency hotlines and even power grids. But the system that underpins…

The natural protein RcoM. Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, along with their colleagues, engineered a new molecule that appears promising as an effective antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning with fewer…

Are professional economists truly objective when forecasting economic projections? New research from Wake Forest University suggests otherwise, revealing a subtle yet powerful influence of political affiliation on predictions of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Economist Aeimit Lakdawala, an associate professor…

Model of chaperone droplet formation. Credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel In order to fulfill their many functions, proteins must be folded into the correct shape. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered tiny “folding factories” in cells that…

When business researchers analyze data, they often rely on assumptions to help make sense of what they find. But like anyone else, they can run into a whole lot of trouble if those assumptions turn out to be wrong—which may…