by Simone Angster, DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The GreeN-H2-Namibia project has published three new reports that together provide key insights for Namibia’s…
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Shrews Shrink and Regrow Brains, Offering Clues for Human Diseases
Summary: Scientists used non-invasive MRI to study shrews that seasonally shrink and regrow their brains, uncovering water loss as the key driver of this rare phenomenon. Despite losing about nine…
Depression Disrupts Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Events
Summary: Depression specifically impairs the ability to learn how to actively avoid unpleasant events, though it does not affect avoidance behavior once learned. Researchers tested 465 participants across a range…
Report on social media age assurance trial says there is not a one-size-fits-all solution
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia’s government trial has found age-assurance for its under-16 social media ban can be done effectively and protect privacy, but there is not a one-size-fits-all model.…
Extreme Heat Makes People More Negative
Summary: A large-scale global study shows that extreme heat affects not just our bodies, but also our emotions. Researchers analyzed over a billion social media posts and found that when…
Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
Sea change: the floaters convert the power of waves into an electrical current. Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los Angeles,…
Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
Keith Pullen, chief technical officer at Levistor, holds a flywheel inertia rotor at the company’s workshop which can help bring stability to the electricity grid. Britain’s energy operator is betting…
The success of AI music creators sparks debate on future of music industry
This photo provided by Hallwood shows British AI music creator Oliver McCann, on Aug. 7, 2025, in West Hollywood, Calif. Credit: Hallwood via AP When pop groups and rock bands…
AI Tool Flags Predatory Journals, Building a Firewall for Science
Summary: A new AI system developed by computer scientists automatically screens open-access journals to identify potentially predatory publications. These journals often charge high fees to publish without proper peer review,…
