Summary: New research reveals that chronic brain inflammation can directly lead to repetitive behaviors, often seen in conditions like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In mice with…
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Solar outshines nuclear power plants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Between now and 2050, the International Energy Agency projects that more than $100 trillion will be spent on building net-zero energy infrastructure globally. Yet every single…
Researchers are developing world’s first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions
Mohammed Hassan (right), associate professor of physics and optical sciences, and Mohamed Sennary, a graduate student studying optics and physics, holding the commercial transistor they used to develop a petahertz-speed…
A lunar telescope that could explore the cosmic dark ages
NASA’s Webb delivers deepest infrared image of universe yet. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI Multiple space agencies will send missions to the moon this decade and the next, with plans to establish infrastructure…
Nigerian president’s solar system stir debate over renewables for the rich
Nigeria’s presidential villa is being kitted out with a $6-million solar mini-grid – a pricey solution to erratic power supplies that small business manager Victor Onyim can only dream of…
Juvenile capuchins are kidnapping infants of another monkey species
There’s a serious case of stranger danger unfolding on an island off the coast of Panama. A gang of five juvenile capuchin monkeys living on Jicarón Island has started abducting…
How AI can improve dementia detection
Model development workflow. Credit: Alzheimer’s & Dementia (2025). DOI: 10.1002/alz.70132 Researchers from the National Center for Healthy Aging (NCHA), a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health, have developed a…
A ‘talking’ ape’s death signals the end of an era
Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.
