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Media misuse of 'hard-right' label risks normalizing extremist views, study says
Leading English-language news outlets often misuse the term "hard-right" to describe far-right political movements, potentially softening their extremist image...
In Sweden, young adults feel most dissatisfied while the oldest thrive
Young adults in Sweden feel significantly worse than older people in almost all areas of life. While older Swedes rank among the happiest in the world, young ad...
The hidden role of the built environment in campus disaster preparedness
Many have spent much of their career studying disasters—how people perceive risk, how institutions communicate, and why preparedness so often falls short of goo...
What are the warning signs of financial abuse?
Financial abuse is a common and often hidden type of abuse within family and domestic violence, characterized by behaviors that control, restrict, or hide money...
New data tool boosts preparedness for potentially deadly flooding
When extreme weather strikes, the preparations of emergency planners can have life-or-death consequences. In July 2025, central Texas flooded with disastrous co...
AI model forecasts coral heat stress on Florida reefs up to six weeks ahead
Scientists have created an AI model that forecasts moderate heat stress—a major precursor to coral bleaching—at sites along Florida's Coral Reef up to six weeks...
Tibet's tectonic clash: New satellite view suggests weaker fault lines
A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the continents are less rigid than scienti...
Human–AI relationships in fiction: Theoretical cultural framework developed to understand AI representations
Researchers at University of Tsukuba examined how artificial intelligence (AI) is represented in fictional media, including films, animation, literature, and ga...
Bubble bots: Simple biocompatible microrobots autonomously target tumors
The potential of microrobots is enormous. These miniature objects can be designed to carry out actions within the body, such as sensing biomarkers, manipulating...
Black and Latino teens show stronger digital literacy than white peers
A study by UC Riverside and USC education scholars found that Black and Latino teens are significantly more adept than their white peers at detecting online dis...
Unraveling the physics behind Kamchatka's 73-year earthquake cycle
A research team from University of Tsukuba and collaborating institutions has clarified why M9-class megathrust earthquakes recur off the Kamchatka Peninsula wi...
Two essential coral species are now functionally extinct—but should we give up hope?
After a devastating marine heat wave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential reef-building corals are now too low to ful...