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Dopant Threshold Triggers Polarity Inversion in Polymers
A Korean research team has determined that polarity inversion in polymer semiconductors is governed not by the doping process alone, but by whether dopant uptake crosses a critical threshold dictated
9.3M US Jobs at Risk from AI Displacement
A new data-driven index reveals that 9.3 million U.S. jobs are at risk of AI-driven displacement in the next 2–5 years, with high-earning knowledge workers and major innovation hubs facing the greates
Supercomputer maps spliceosome in 2M-atom simulation
Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology used a supercomputer to simulate the spliceosome at an unprecedented ~2 million atoms, revealing the controlled sequence of motions that drive RNA sp
Study: Clean energy subsidies favor wealthy households
A study published in Nature Reviews Clean Technology finds that clean energy subsidy programs disproportionately benefit high-income households, with an international research team outlining structura
Earliest Dog DNA Pushes Domestication Back 5,000 Years
Ancient DNA from Ice Age archaeological sites in the UK and Türkiye has revealed the earliest confirmed domestic dogs, pushing back the timeline of dog domestication by more than 5,000 years to at lea
Nature report links wildlife trends to human well-being
The Nature Record National Assessment, a groundbreaking report on U.S. environmental health, reveals a mixed bag for wildlife, from declining butterfly populations to the resurgence of bald eagles. Th
Dr. Judith L. Rapoport, OCD Research Pioneer, Dies at
Dr. Judith L. Rapoport, a pioneering psychiatrist, passed away at 92, leaving a legacy of transforming public understanding and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Her seminal 1989 book,
Scientists detect magnetic waves deep in sun
Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi have detected previously hidden, large-scale magnetic waves deep within the sun, offering an unprecedented view into its inaccessible interior. This breakthrough, published
Raknehaugen Mound Built After Landslide, Not King's Tomb
New LiDAR analysis reveals that Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound, Raknehaugen in Norway, was likely built as a ritual response to a catastrophic landslide during the 6th-century climate crisis,
Study: brain sits near—not at—critical point
A study in Physical Review Letters shows the human brain operates near—but not at—a critical point, after demonstrating that many previously reported 'criticality' signatures in brain data are likely
Job Hoppers Build Hidden 'Mobility Benefit': Study
New research from Cornell's ILR School finds that workers who change jobs frequently develop a 'mobility benefit' that makes their initial performance dips shallower and their ramp-up faster with each
Scientists catalog all human E3 ligases for first time
WEHI researchers and 40+ international collaborators have published the first authoritative atlas of human E3 ligases in Cell, classifying 672 high-confidence enzymes from over 1,100 candidates and re
Bersalli Study Shows Emissions Cuts Mask Systemic Gaps
A new framework devised by researcher Germán Bersalli reveals that while Denmark, Norway, Germany and the United Kingdom have cut electricity emissions, none have achieved the comprehensive, system‑wi
Oxford Lab Finds Dual Energy‑Momentum Cascades
A UK‑France team led by Peter Read recreated atmospheric turbulence in a rotating tank, revealing that energy cascades upward while angular momentum cascades downward, and that vertical temperature gr
Raccoons solve puzzles even without food reward
A research experiment using multi-access puzzle boxes found that raccoons kept solving puzzles for 20 minutes even after consuming the single marshmallow reward, showing they are intrinsically motivat
Porosity Shapes Giant Craters on Asteroid Psyche
A team of scientists used 3D impact simulations to show that porosity critically shapes giant crater formation on metal asteroid 16 Psyche, a finding that the NASA Psyche mission will test when it arr
Quantum events put in superposition of time
University of Vienna physicists have demonstrated that quantum events can be placed into a superposition of temporal order, with results 18 standard deviations from classical predictions, strongly sug
Stanford study links Antarctic sea‑ice loss to heat
A Stanford study using two decades of under‑ice Argo data shows that increased precipitation and storm‑driven upwelling together triggered the abrupt 2016 Antarctic sea‑ice collapse after years of exp
Cambridge revives Henslow's 1827 botany course that shaped Darwin
Cambridge University Botanic Garden is launching a four-week summer botany course that revives the spirit, curriculum and 200-year-old teaching materials of Prof John Stevens Henslow's 1827 course — t
FDA outlines 2026 food safety and labeling plan
The FDA briefed Senate on a sweeping 2026 agenda that targets infant formula safety, label updates, ultra‑processed food definitions, expanded plant inspections, and stronger seafood safety for consum
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