A liquid-crystal-based platform acts as an optical processor in free space, allowing for the simultaneous manipulation of hundreds of optical modes within a compact two-dimensional setup. Credit: M. G. Ammendola…
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How to reinforce the climate system in 2025? Step up, one by one
Mukhtar Babayev is the COP29 President and Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues. Last year, the multilateralist’s task was challenging but clear. At the annual UN…
Killing in Combat Doesn’t Always Harm Soldiers’ Mental Health
Summary: A large study of over 14,000 Norwegian veterans reveals that taking a life in combat doesn’t automatically damage a soldier’s mental health—context matters. Veterans from Afghanistan, where combat was…
Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens…
A protective immune system cell disappears from a key form of fat, but only in those who are obese
Loss of Srebf2 alters VAT Treg subset composition. Credit: Science Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adl4909 The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It’s capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells,…
Wheel-less helical ring-based soft robot can move reliably in all directions
Side view of the WHERE-Bot turning inside-out (everting) and moving toward the heavier side (left). Credit: Feng et al. Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of…
When’s the next ‘parade of planets’? The past, present and future of planetary alignments
The recent and much-ballyhooed “planetary parade” was an interesting celestial event that likely spurred even infrequent skywatchers to seek out the seven planets stretched out across the sky. Some of…
Trade-offs in rooting strategy dimensions along an edaphic gradient in a grassland ecosystem – Functional Ecologists
2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Yuguo Yang discusses his paper “Trade-offs in rooting strategy dimensions along an edaphic gradient in a grassland ecosystem“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2024…
Viewpoint: Texas is a measles superspreader: With anti-vaccination ideology surging, the state is exporting the pandemic crisis to the rest of the US and the world
Measles, a highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, has made a resurgence in West Texas communities, jumping hundreds of miles to the northern border…
