Newswise — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today, at the Office of Science Advisory Committee meeting, investments in fundamental scientific research and technology development across a wide…
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Ship graveyard discovered by underwater archaeologists
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have discovered a concentration of shipwrecks near the ancient port of Ptolemais in northern Libya. Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed…
Stress Shift: From Alarm Mode to Reflection in 60 Minutes
Summary: True psychological resilience isn’t about how “tough” you are in the heat of the moment—it’s about how your brain reorganizes itself once the danger has passed. A groundbreaking study…
Machine Learning is Making Personality Tests 4x Faster
Summary: The traditional DISC assessment—a staple of workplace recruitment and team building—just got a high-tech makeover. New research demonstrates that machine learning can replicate DISC results with 93% accuracy while…
Haldane Prize 2025 | Xiaojing Zhang: Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale – Functional Ecologists
2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Xiaojing Zhang discusses her paper “Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale“, which has been shortlisted for…
How snakes defy gravity to stand tall
As a long and wiry scrub python slithers its way from branch to branch on a tree, it can effortlessly lift itself upright to climb onto a higher perch. But…
NASA is developing the ‘1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft.’ What about the Voyager probes?
This week, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced the agency will be developing the “first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft” ahead of a planned 2028 launch to Mars. The ambition of the…
Haldane Prize 2025 | James Mouton: Behavioural co-option of plant secondary compounds by a cavity-nesting bird is an adaptation against competition and predation – Functional Ecologists
2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: James Mouton discusses the paper “Behavioural co-option of plant secondary compounds by a cavity-nesting bird is an adaptation against competition and predation“, which has been shortlisted…
Physicist Mary Bishai Named AAAS Fellow
Newswise — UPTON, N.Y. — The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized Mary Raafat Mikhail Bishai, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven…
Three Argonne scientists elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Brian Toby, Carlos Wagner and Seth Darling of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science…
