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Lack of education or employment in early adulthood has scarring effect into midlife, study shows
Being out of work and education between the ages of 16 and 24 has long-term consequences for people's employment, finances, physical and mental health in midlif...
Physicists reveal universal speed limit on quantum information scrambling
Theoretical physicists in the US have discovered a "speed limit" on the time taken for quantum information to spread through larger systems. Publishing their re...
Exploring representation through digital archaeology and game design
Recently, Michael Hall, a doctoral candidate in the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Program, was invited to present his work exploring representatio...
'Ruthless predator' of red tide plankton reveals unusual bioluminescence
Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a unique species of marine plankton tha...
New study details changing US irrigated agriculture, viability strategies
A new study by researchers at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska offers a comprehensive national-scale assessment of ir...
No brain required: This is how the single-celled Stentor learns
Scientists have known for more than a century that a single-celled organism with no nerve cells—much less a brain—can behave in ways that resemble learning. But...
Levitated nano-ferromagnet confirms a 160-year-old physical prediction
Ferromagnets, such as iron, cobalt, and nickel, are materials with a strong, spontaneous, and permanent magnetic field. Over 150 years ago, the physicist and ma...
Newly confirmed supernova remnant is one of the faintest ever detected
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new supernova remnant (SNR) using radio observations. The newfound supernova remnant, dubbed Abe...
AI can simulate the dead—but should it?
Artificial intelligence is moving into one of the most intimate areas of human life: grief. Tools that can simulate a deceased person's voice, writing style, or...
Europe climate report signals rising extremes
Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 as the fast-warming continent faces more freq...
Radioactive imaging reveals ants' secret food networks
Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) and the University of the Ryukyus have developed a new imaging method that makes...
A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn
Mining critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt fuels the "green" energy and digital transitions essential to meeting climate goals. But building the techno...