Conquering Nightmares and Insomnia with Science

Summary: A new workbook offers science-backed strategies to help individuals overcome chronic nightmares and insomnia. Using proven therapeutic approaches, it teaches readers how to rewrite distressing dreams and develop healthier…

EU states look to trim compensation for flight delays

The EU plan would make it harder for passengers to claim compensation for delayed flights, a key consumer group says. EU countries have backed a plan to allow airlines to…

Film festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen

Runway’s third-annual AI Film Festival kicks off with a screening at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips Artificial intelligence…

New class of SrHfSe₃ chalcogenide perovskite solar cells with diverse HTMs may make more efficient solar tech

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The photovoltaic industry has witnessed a remarkable breakthrough with the advent of lead halide perovskite solar cells (LHPSCs), which have achieved outstanding power conversion efficiencies (PCEs);…

An active optical intensity interferometry scheme enables synthetic aperture imaging from over a kilometer away

Image showing the 1.36 km experimental environment. The remote imaging system (left) shoots eight near-infrared laser beams (red line added to show the path) at a target (right) in a…

How the Brain Tells Imagination from Reality, And When It Fails

Summary: A new study identifies the brain mechanisms that help us distinguish real experiences from imagined ones. Researchers found that the fusiform gyrus—a region involved in visual processing—plays a key…

Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions

Can algorithms judge fairness as well as accuracy?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Earlier this year, Facebook rolled back rules against some hate speech and abuse. Along with changes at X (formerly Twitter) that followed its purchase by Elon…

Can AI Be Funny? Yes, But Not Funnier Than a Human

Summary: A new study shows that AI can create internet memes rated as funny and shareable as those made by humans, but the best jokes still come from people. Researchers…

A First Nations power authority could transform electricity generation for Indigenous nations

by Christina E. Hoicka, Adam J. Regier, Anna Berka, Sara Chitsaz, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain First Nations across British Columbia have developed renewable electricity projects for decades. Yet…