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Unintended consequences: When AI backfires in the workplace for employees
While most businesses have introduced AI in the workplace to enhance employee productivity, an Auburn University information systems researcher cautions that un...
Most precise measurement of the force that binds nuclear matter achieved
Trinity's Prof. Stefan Sint, along with collaborators from Germany, Spain and Italy, has published the most precise determination to date of the strong coupling...
International study reveals differences in the health of porpoises in the North Sea
Porpoises that strand in the Netherlands have, on average, a lower BMI than their counterparts in Scotland and elsewhere, according to an international study le...
Pixels preserve world's rarest porpoise to 3D digital archive as extinction risk grows
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), an elusive porpoise found only in the shallow waters of Mexico's northern Gulf of California, is one of the rarest and most endang...
Chemists reveal one-step 'alkyl swap' that rewrites key amines for drug discovery
For more than a century, chemists have been building complex molecules step by step—bond by bond, atom by atom. But what if, instead of painstakingly reassembli...
Genetic analyses reveal the taxonomic identity and glacial relict history of Betula costata trees in Japan
In recent years, several populations of the deciduous tree Betula costata have been identified in central Japan. Since this species is morphologically similar t...
Balancing stability and reactivity: A new palladium precatalyst for high-performance catalysis
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a new palladium (Pd) precatalyst that combines exceptional stability with high catalytic performance. This p...
ALMA makes first direct detection of star-forming gas in early galaxies
In the early universe, the first galaxies began to take shape roughly a million years after the Big Bang. Within these young systems, stars formed from vast res...
AI tool spotlights welfare concerns in greyhound racing industry
University of Melbourne researchers have uncovered several animal welfare issues in the United Kingdom's greyhound racing industry, reigniting public debate abo...
Reforestation's effects on water resources may depend on global warming level
Planting trees is widely promoted as a natural solution to climate change. But a new study led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the C...
Water-based nanoprinting moves metal films onto delicate 3D surfaces without damage
A new technology allows metal circuits floating on water to be transferred directly onto any desired surface. A South Korean research team has introduced a nove...
Parks can cool neighborhoods and cut pollution hundreds of meters beyond their boundaries, study finds
Urban parks could play a major role in protecting people from rising heat, pollution and noise in cities, according to new research led by the University of Sur...