Friday, August 14, 2026 10:36 AM ET
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Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice -- Danny G. Winder, UMass Chan Medical School and Marie Doyle, UMass Chan Medical School1 hour ago
Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened -- Regan E. Dunn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences8 hours ago
One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both 'all in your head' and beyond it -- Mackenzi Moore, University of Colorado Anschutz1 hour ago
Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can -- Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida1 hour ago
An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it? -- Aashis Luitel, University of the Cumberlands1 day ago
Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here's how to protect yourself -- Bill Sullivan, Indiana University2 days ago
'Starwashing': How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while engaging in environmentally damaging practices -- Marissa E. Yingling, University of Louisville1 day ago
Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here's how to keep kids safe -- Phoebe S. Moore, UMass Chan Medical School; Megan Kelly, UMass Chan Medical School, and Yael Dvir, UMass Chan Medical School1 day ago
China is shaping the future of open-source technology – including AI -- Christopher K. Tong, University of Maryland, Baltimore County2 days ago
New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars -- Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University2 days ago
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SpaceX aims to use rockets to quickly transport cargo across the Earth and into orbit – moves that would expand the global cargo system -- Euihyeon Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology and Koki Ho, Georgia Institute of Technology9 days ago
Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important -- Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida23 days ago
Building a long-term base on the Moon will require extensive planning – a planetary geologist describes the considerations that go into it -- Clive Neal, University of Notre Dame30 days ago
What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects -- Mary Ogborn, Penn State1 month ago
NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion -- Margaret Landis, Arizona State University1 month ago
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What video review controversies in sports reveal about AI and human decision-making -- Pooya Tabesh, California State University, Los Angeles15 days ago
What is a side-channel attack? A cybersecurity researcher explains how computers can leak secrets without being hacked -- Chetan Jaiswal, Quinnipiac University15 days ago
AI in healthcare is an evolving landscape of new technologies, productivity benefits and legal uncertainties -- Jodyn Platt, University of Michigan and David Kao, University of Colorado Anschutz15 days ago
Got money questions? How to get chatbots to give you accurate answers -- Pawan Jain, University of Michigan Flint16 days ago
What is open-source AI? A software engineering researcher explains -- Jeffrey Young, Georgia Institute of Technology22 days ago
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A lot of casual friends, or only a few you're really close with? New research questions that trade-off -- Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University and Diego Guevara Beltran, University of Arizona7 days ago
When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study -- Hasan Ayaz, Drexel University; Ewart J. de Visser, United States Air Force Academy; Frank Krueger, George Mason University, and Yigit Topoglu, United States Air Force Academy9 days ago
Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care -- Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa9 days ago
Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson's -- Sunil Kumar, University of Denver11 days ago
New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory -- Steve Strauss, Oregon State University23 days ago
Bees of many species contain tiny magnetic particles – suggesting they may have an innate magnetic compass for navigation -- Laura Russo, University of Tennessee28 days ago
Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread -- Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis1 month ago
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions -- Tara Deans, Georgia Institute of Technology1 month ago
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain -- Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio7 days ago
A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech -- Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University1 month ago
Kids learn to bully from adults' threats, manipulation and criticism – a child psychologist explains how parents can model better tactics -- Angela J. Narayan, University of Denver2 months ago
Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that's bad news for patience -- Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University2 months ago
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How do computers talk with voices that sound like people? -- Tam Nguyen, University of Dayton3 days ago
Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules? -- Robin Macaluso, University of Texas at Arlington11 days ago
What makes muscles contract? A physiologist explains how muscles move -- Kiki Crawford, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences11 days ago
How hot does it get in the desert? A climate scientist explains its blazing heat -- Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton25 days ago
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White House plan for a 'golden age' of science ignores the structures that made the US a scientific superpower -- H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University4 days ago