/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment. /news/2025-07-ai-technologies-plastic-recycling.html Environment Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:04:45 EDT news672062679 Researchers from the University of Tokyo in collaboration with Aisin Corporation have demonstrated that universal scaling laws, which describe how the properties of a system change with size and scale, apply to deep neural networks that exhibit absorbing phase transition behavior, a phenomenon typically observed in physical systems. The discovery not only provides a framework describing deep neural networks but also helps predict their trainability or generalizability. The findings were published in the journal Â鶹ÒùÔºical Review Research. /news/2025-07-common-feature-forest-neural-networks.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:34:51 EDT news672057288 Many proteins are capable of spontaneously rearranging themselves within cells to form molecular condensates—membraneless intracellular structures formed by one or multiple proteins—through a process known as liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS). This biological process is key, as it allows proteins to organize, interact and function in an efficient and regulated manner within the cellular environment. When this mechanism fails, neurodegenerative diseases, cancers or developmental disorders can appear. /news/2025-07-reliable-bioinformatics-tools-proteins.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:40:01 EDT news672050096 The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed our interactions, but threatens human dignity on a worldwide scale, according to a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). /news/2025-07-ai-intelligent-dignity.html Social Sciences Political science Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:02:30 EDT news672044545 Increased transparency from countries about how they use AI to manage migration is needed to boost trust and strengthen the rule of law, a new study says. /news/2025-07-transparency-countries-ai-migration-experts.html Political science Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:30:13 EDT news671976501 Optimism that AI will make human jobs easier is lowest in the developed world, especially in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Australia. /news/2025-07-optimism-ai-lowest.html Social Sciences Political science Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:30:01 EDT news671972017 Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite growing safety concerns about these virtual relationships, according to a new survey released Wednesday. /news/2025-07-quarters-teens-ai-companions.html Social Sciences Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:10:05 EDT news671946881 Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. /news/2025-07-spider-visual-trickery-ai.html Plants & Animals Ecology Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:46:55 EDT news671903209 Probiotics are emerging tools used by neonatal intensive care units to promote healthy outcomes and prevent intestinal diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Approximately one in ten of the youngest preterm infants in the U.S. are treated with probiotics, and studies show that this therapy can reduce all causes of mortality. /news/2025-07-bifidobacterium-genes-personalized-probiotic.html Cell & Microbiology Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:19:06 EDT news671901541 Reviewer 1: "This manuscript is a timely and important contribution to the field, with clear methodology and compelling results. I recommend publication with only minor revisions." /news/2025-07-peer-role-anonymous-experts-play.html Education Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:30:01 EDT news671890250 The advent of generative AI has elicited waves of frustration and worry across academia for all the reasons one might expect: Early studies are showing that artificial intelligence tools can dilute critical thinking and undermine problem-solving skills. And there are many reports that students are using chatbots to cheat on assignments. /news/2025-07-university-students-anxious-distrustful-ai.html Education Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:20:14 EDT news671890244 Is it wizardry? Â鶹ÒùÔºicists at the University of Konstanz have succeeded in changing the properties of a material in a non-thermal way with the help of light and magnons. The new process is not only promising for information technology, but possibly for quantum research, too—at room temperature. /news/2025-07-magic-magnons-material-properties-thermally.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:38:00 EDT news671881074 A team of researchers from Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has developed a groundbreaking technique that maps temperature in three dimensions within biological tissue, using invisible light and artificial intelligence. /news/2025-07-scientists-3d-temperature-tissue-ai.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:42:58 EDT news671877773 A comprehensive study from NYU Abu Dhabi's Science Division analyzed scripts from nearly 7,000 episodes of children's TV shows in the United States spanning 1960 to 2018. It uncovered enduring biased patterns in how male and female characters are portrayed through language. /news/2025-07-reveals-gendered-language-patterns-children.html Social Sciences Education Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:10:04 EDT news671868030 Tiny but mighty, honey bees play a crucial role in our ecosystems, pollinating various plants and crops. They also support the economy. These small producers contribute billions of dollars to Canada's agriculture industry, making Canada a major honey producer. /news/2025-07-ai-bees-dangerous-parasites.html Plants & Animals Ecology Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:40:01 EDT news671814152 Programs to help students discern their vocation or calling are gaining prominence in higher education. /news/2025-07-rethinking-mba-character-foundation-future.html Economics & Business Education Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:20:02 EDT news671800879 UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed. /news/2025-07-chatbots-humans-unique-language-abilities.html Social Sciences Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:30:21 EDT news671793472 Nanoparticles—the tiniest building blocks of our world—are constantly in motion, bouncing, shifting, and drifting in unpredictable paths shaped by invisible forces and random environmental fluctuations. /news/2025-07-ai-tool-deciphers-mysteries-nanoparticle.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:23:31 EDT news671786606 The development of catalysts has long depended on trial-and-error methods, which are time-consuming and often yield inconsistent data. To improve the precision and efficiency of the catalyst design, it is imperative to transition to a data-driven, automated paradigm of catalyst synthesis. /news/2025-07-role-artificial-intelligence-catalyst-synthesis.html Materials Science Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:01:44 EDT news671781700 Weather prediction systems provide critical information about dangerous storms, deadly heat waves and potential droughts, among other climate emergencies. /news/2025-07-qa-discusses-ai-democratize-weather.html Environment Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:20:05 EDT news671726763 Carbon emissions continue to increase at record levels, fueling climate instability and worsening air quality conditions for billions in cities worldwide. Yet despite global commitments to carbon neutrality, urban policymakers still struggle to implement effective mitigation strategies at the city scale. /news/2025-07-smarter-tools-policymakers-urban-carbon.html Environment Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:15:18 EDT news671728512 For years, the expression "the robot took my job" has brought to mind visions of machines replacing workers on factory floors. But Gen Z is facing a new challenge: the loss of internships and other entry-level positions to AI. /news/2025-07-robot-stole-internship-gen-entry.html Economics & Business Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:44:22 EDT news671726652 Snake, scorpion, and spider venom are most frequently associated with poisonous bites, but with the help of artificial intelligence, they might be able to help fight antibiotic resistance, which contributes to more than one million deaths worldwide each year. /news/2025-07-ai-hundreds-potential-antibiotics-snake.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:27:24 EDT news671714840 Research in the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems has shown how artificial intelligence can be used to make personal recommendations on stopping-off places when one is traveling. The approach could optimize the route one takes and so reduce travel times and fuel consumption if traveling by road, for instance, while at the same time offering surprising and interesting places one might visit that reflect one's individual preferences and practical constraints. The system moves away from conventional travel planning, which typically suggests only the most popular destinations and largely ignores user needs or schedules. /news/2025-07-ai-passenger-smarter-tourism.html Economics & Business Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:20:05 EDT news671711848 In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In "All About Love: New Visions," she lamented "the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of love in our culture and in our lives." /news/2025-07-internet.html Social Sciences Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:10:06 EDT news671711819 Weizmann Institute of Science-led researchers have unveiled a computational workflow that crafts enzymes exhibiting catalytic efficiencies surpassing 100,000 M−1 s−1, achieving performance comparable to natural biocatalysts without extensive refinement. /news/2025-07-scientists-stable-enzymes-natural-reactions.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:30:06 EDT news671699534 Budget cuts, staff reductions and other sweeping changes from the federal government are posing real threats to California's environment and progress against climate change, state officials said Thursday. /news/2025-07-state-federal-threaten-california-environment.html Environment Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:30:02 EDT news671699680 As companies face pressure to increase productivity, many are calling workers back to the office—even though there is limited evidence that return-to-office policies actually improve innovation or performance. /news/2025-07-office-isnt-canada-productivity-problem.html Economics & Business Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:30:01 EDT news671444869 Many of us have wondered what a landscape we see in a modern photograph might have looked like centuries ago. This question is especially intriguing when we know that the scenery has been radically transformed by human intervention over the past centuries. /news/2025-07-machine-drones-photorealistic-depiction-great.html Ecology Biotechnology Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:10:05 EDT news671449800 In many countries, there is an academic cheating crisis with students misusing artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to write essays, dissertations and other assignments. According to new research, certain personality traits make some students more likely to pass off AI-generated work as their own. /news/2025-07-narcissism-dark-personality-traits-linked.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:31:16 EDT news671448665