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Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key
Americans expect inflation to be far higher than it really is, polling shows
Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
RFK Jr.’s plans to overhaul ‘vaccine court’ system would face legal and scientific challenges
Older Americans are using AI − study shows how and what they think of it
Ocean Climate Solutions Outpacing Outdated Policies
Climate interventions to save our oceans need stronger governance
Surprising Structure Discovered In Disordered Protein
Americans Want Stronger Safety Net For Older Adults
Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how
Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer than ever before in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
Study reveals impacts of Alzheimer’s disease on the whole body
US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts
How the Take It Down Act tackles nonconsensual deepfake porn − and how it falls short
Chasing Cannonball Sun
A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant
Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying
What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem
PFAS From Fluorochemical Plant Found in Dust of Nearby Homes
Dr. Pavan Reddy Elected 2024 AAAS Fellow
Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
New Snow Fellow unlocking cancer at the source
Bigger Better For Preserving Biodiversity
COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease
Fulbright Scholars to investigate renewable energy, atmospheric aerosols
New Findings Could Improve Stroke Care
Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms − studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather
Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
Here’s how researchers are helping AIs get their facts straight
Why building big AIs costs billions – and how Chinese startup DeepSeek dramatically changed the calculus
Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used
Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration
QUT Awarded $9.87 Million In ARC Discovery Grants
AI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time – a legal scholar explains how the law can adapt to respond
Mini smart city drives design of safer automated transportation
Earlier Diabetes Diagnosis Linked To Dementia Risk
Why do humans have near-equal numbers of male and female babies, unlike many other animals? A new genetic study looks for clues
Cornell leads subteams on $35M nuclear-powered spacecraft project
How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn
Medicaid could bolster – or reshape – US homeless policy
Fungal infections known as valley fever could spike this fall – 3 epidemiologists explain how to protect yourself
Cochlear Announces Chief Financial Officer Appointment
Amcor announces senior executive appointments to accelerate organic growth
Inflammation leaves a long-lasting impression on intestinal stem cells