/ 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. When animals move together in flocks, herds, or schools, neural dynamics in their brain become synchronized through shared ways of representing space, a new study by researchers from the University of Konstanz (Germany) suggests. The findings challenge the conventional view of how collective motion arises in nature. /news/2025-10-minds-align-neural-basis-flocking.html Ecology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:30:02 EDT news679566598 Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic concept known as "creative destruction." /news/2025-10-nobel-economics-prize-driven-economic.html Economics & Business Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:11:26 EDT news679554674 "Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon. /news/2025-10-amazon.html Environment Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:20:02 EDT news679550102 In a speech to the United Nations Security Council last month, Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, took aim at artificial intelligence (AI). /news/2025-10-ai-weapons-dangerous-war-held.html Social Sciences Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:20:01 EDT news679309872 In a new report, scholars from the Hoover Institution propose measures to secure biology now and in perpetuity. /news/2025-10-urges-critical-action-biosecurity.html Biotechnology Other Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:40:07 EDT news679316708 One of the key steps in developing new materials is property identification, which has long relied on massive amounts of experimental data and expensive equipment, limiting research efficiency. A KAIST research team has introduced a new technique that combines physical laws, which govern deformation and interaction of materials and energy, with artificial intelligence. This approach allows for rapid exploration of new materials even under data-scarce conditions and provides a foundation for accelerating design and verification across multiple engineering fields, including materials, mechanics, energy, and electronics. /news/2025-10-physics-ai-excels-large-scale.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Condensed Matter Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:04:03 EDT news679313041 Most Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) forest carbon offset projects significantly overstate their climate benefits, according to a new study published in Science. /news/2025-10-analysis-gaps-forest-carbon-offset.html Environment Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:00:15 EDT news679156261 Total solar eclipses only happen in the same spot once every 300 or 400 years, so it's no surprise that a team of researchers at Indiana University recently jumped on the opportunity to use this natural experiment to better understand how light affects wild birds. /news/2025-10-citizen-scientists-reveal-importance-bird.html Plants & Animals Ecology Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:00:05 EDT news679156382 As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a decades-old classification system, still adequately communicates the full scope of hurricane hazards. While the scale remains a widely recognized tool, experts like Zachary Handlos, director of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Georgia Tech, suggest that a complementary system could enhance public understanding of the broader risks hurricanes pose. /news/2025-10-storms-hurricane-scale.html Earth Sciences Environment Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:20:03 EDT news679233549 Modelers have demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) models can produce climate simulations with more efficiency than physics-based models. However, many AI models are trained on past climate data, making it difficult for them to predict how climate might respond to future changes, such as further increases in the concentration of greenhouse gases. /news/2025-10-ai-earth.html Earth Sciences Environment Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:56:20 EDT news679233376 Plant functional diversity is highly dynamic over time and fluctuates considerably. It is influenced by seasonal cycles and wet-dry periods, and varies depending on the region. These are the findings of researchers from Leipzig University, the University of Freiburg, and Aarhus University in Denmark. /news/2025-10-functional-diversity-varies-greatly-seasonal.html Environment Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:10:06 EDT news679230601 The hype surrounding artificial intelligence is more than just superficial excitement—it is reorganizing how journalism operates, from newsroom priorities to public perceptions of the news, according to a new article in Digital Journalism co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst journalism scholar. /news/2025-10-ai-hype-reshaping-journalism-powerful.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:56:03 EDT news679229761 Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man's best friend into intelligible speech—a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof. /news/2025-10-barks-words-aim-dog-ai.html Plants & Animals Biotechnology Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:50:01 EDT news679217870 A new artificial intelligence-powered tool can help researchers determine how well an enzyme fits with a desired target, helping them find the best enzyme and substrate combination for applications from catalysis to medicine to manufacturing. /news/2025-10-ai-tool-enzymes-substrates.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:39:04 EDT news679156741 For years we've been warned that technological advances and artificial intelligence (AI) are set to sweep people out of work. But when we think about whose jobs are really under threat, the answer isn't quite so simple. /news/2025-10-class-young-men-age-automation.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:39:04 EDT news679153142 Artificial intelligence technology has begun to transform higher education, raising a new set of profound questions about the role of universities in society. A string of high-profile corporate partnerships reflect how universities are embracing AI technology. /news/2025-10-higher-ed-ai-corporate-independence.html Economics & Business Education Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:01:05 EDT news679147262 Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing educational paradigms and transforming teaching practice thanks to machine learning, natural language processing and personalized tutoring systems. One of the keys is the advanced analysis of students' learning data, which allows teachers to develop individualized teaching strategies. /news/2025-10-basic-literacy-boost-ai-teachers.html Education Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:51:04 EDT news679146662 Last year, we celebrated 50 years since the first papers on fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) were published. It wasn't a wild celebration with masses on the streets, nor was it widely celebrated in universities, but rather a quiet admiration by people in the field for one of the cornerstone methods that has advanced our understanding of many processes at the molecular scale. /news/2025-10-analysis-year-problem-molecular-fluorescence.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:29:13 EDT news679145341 Imagine zooming into matter at the quantum scale, where tiny particles can interact in more than a trillion configurations at once. /news/2025-10-quantum-dynamics-laptop-technique-closer.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:09:04 EDT news679144142 Engineered polymers hold promise for use in next generation technologies such as light-harvesting devices and implantable electronics that interact with the nervous system—but creating polymers with the right combination of chemical, physical and electronic properties poses a significant challenge. New research offers insights into how polymers can be engineered to fine-tune their electronic properties in order to meet the demands of such specific applications. /news/2025-10-ai-based-insights-polymers-generation.html Polymers Analytical Chemistry Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:09 EDT news678987001 Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to potentially suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere or harvest moisture from desert environments. /news/2025-10-scientists-nobel-prize-chemistry-metal.html Materials Science Other Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:55:01 EDT news679121691 The development of new compounds and novel ways of storing energy are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday. /news/2025-10-energy-storage-materials-eyed-chemistry.html Other Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:39:07 EDT news679120740 Human tutoring and computer-based AI tutors are widely recognized for their effectiveness in supporting learning. However, human tutoring is expensive and difficult to scale, and AI tutors vary widely in their ability to adapt to students' academic and motivational needs. In a new study, a team of researchers has evaluated a year-long virtual human-AI tutoring program during classroom use of AI tutors. Students tutored in the program outperformed students tutored by AI alone. /news/2025-10-adding-human-guidance-ai-benefits.html Education Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:29:04 EDT news679073342 The frequency and length of daily phone use continues to rise, especially among young people. It's a global concern, driving recent decisions to ban phones in schools in Canada, the United States and elsewhere. /news/2025-10-smartphones-emotions-trigger-reflexes-addicted.html Social Sciences Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:37:07 EDT news679059422 A few years ago, researchers in Michal Lipson's lab noticed something remarkable. They were working on a project to improve LiDAR, a technology that uses lightwaves to measure distance. The lab was designing high-power chips that could produce brighter beams of light. /news/2025-10-powerful-precise-multi-lasers-chip.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:22:04 EDT news679047721 Australian teachers are more likely to be using artificial intelligence than their counterparts around the world, according to a new international survey. /news/2025-10-australian-teachers-highest-users-ai.html Education Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:13:04 EDT news679036382 Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by MRI machines and laid the groundwork for better cellphones and faster computers. /news/2025-10-nobel-prize-physics-scientists-discoveries.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:01:36 EDT news679035669 A math theory powering computer image compression, an "invisibility cloak" or the science behind the James Webb Space Telescope are some achievements that could be honored when the Nobel physics prize is awarded Tuesday. /news/2025-10-advances-invisibility-cloak-vie-physics.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:45:16 EDT news679031110 Nobel Prize in Â鶹ÒùÔºics will be announced Tuesday, the second award to be revealed this year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm a day after a trio of scientists won the prize for contributions to medicine. /news/2025-10-nobel-prize-physics-tuesday.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:44:13 EDT news679031048 To increase energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of hydrogen fuel production, Fanglin Che, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is leveraging the power and potential of machine learning and computational modeling. The multi-university team she leads has completed a study that was just published in Nature Chemical Engineering. The study utilized artificial intelligence to identify catalysts with the potential to facilitate cleaner and more efficient hydrogen production. /news/2025-10-ai-catalysts-hydrogen-production-hurdles.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:34:04 EDT news678983642