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New research shows how car touchscreens and mental load strain driver attention and shape safer dashboard design.
A study from the University of Washington reveals how driving, touchscreens, and mental load compete for attention, and what that means for safety.
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New research shows more than 20% of the global ocean has darkened in 20 years, shrinking vital sunlit habitat for marine life.
Green ImpactLarge parts of the world’s oceans are growing darker, study findsJoseph Shavit
A large Canadian aging cohort found that high sleep apnea risk was linked with higher odds of depression and psychological distress
HealthSleep apnea’s hidden link to depression and mental health problemsMac Oliveau
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope identified the source of a super bright flash of light known as a gamma-ray burst: a supernova that exploded when the Universe was only 730 million years old.
DiscoveriesJWST detected a supernova from the dawn of the universeJoseph Shavit
A new study in American Psychologist finds that swearing is more than emotional venting. When you repeat a swear word during a demanding task, you can hold on longer and feel more confident and focused. Researchers say swearing briefly lowers your internal brakes, helping you stop holding back and push through physical or mental challenges without drugs, equipment or extra calories.
HealthDropping an ‘F Bomb’ can make you stronger, study findsRebecca Shavit
New research suggests metallic nodules on the Pacific seafloor may produce oxygen without sunlight, igniting debate over deep-sea life and mining.
Green ImpactDark oxygen discovery in the deep ocean sparks debate over life’s originsJoshua Shavit
A new study reports that restoring a key brain energy molecule reversed memory loss and brain damage in advanced Alzheimer’s models.
HealthNew study model shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed — not just preventedJoseph Shavit
Among the approximately 16,000 new species described every year, roughly 6,000 are insects. Pictured here is a lanternfly from India.
Green ImpactScientists are discovering new species faster than ever, study findsMac Oliveau
A new MIT led study uses hospital style CT scans to peer inside 5,000 year old copper slag from Tepe Hissar, revealing hidden metal droplets, gas pockets, and complex arsenic chemistry that reshape what we know about early smelting.
DiscoveriesMIT study uses medical CT imaging to reconstruct 5,000 year-old metal productionRebecca Shavit
A new study places leading AI models into a classic economic experiment, revealing how their strategic choices differ from humans.
AIAI models tested in a classic economics game reveal major differences from human thinkingShy Cohen
Quentin Martinez and Eli Amson are discussing the braincase and olfactory bulb endocast of the mammoth skull from the SMNS collections.
DiscoveriesFossil skulls reveal how well extinct mammals could smellJoshua Shavit
This artist’s concept shows the violent collision of two massive objects in orbit around the star Fomalhaut. “Spotting a new light source in the dust belt around a star was surprising. We did not expect that at all,” said Northwestern’s Jason Wang.
SpaceTwo collisions, one star, and a new view of planet formationJoseph Shavit
Researchers design safer mitochondrial uncouplers that boost metabolism without lowering cellular energy levels.
HealthNew experimental molecules encourage cells to work harder and burn more caloriesJoseph Shavit
3D models of the jaw and associated middle ear bones of the Triassic mammal ancestor "Thrinaxodon" show that the switch to mammal-like hearing with an eardrum evolved much earlier than previously thought.
Discoveries250-million-year-old mammal ancestor could hear sounds long before modern mammals evolvedJoseph Shavit
Physicists at MIT have developed a theory showing how superconductivity can emerge inside magnetic materials
DiscoveriesSuperconductivity and magnetism can co-exist in some materials, MIT study findsShy Cohen
A Chinese Academy of Sciences team tracked thirdhand smoke in a real lounge and found a steady background of pollution even without active smoking.
HealthThirdhand smoke: Hidden toxic residue from smoking lingers in homes for yearsJoshua Shavit
The newly identified spiral galaxy Alaknanda, shown in the inset, appears in shorter-wavelength observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Bright foreground galaxies from the Abell 2744 cluster are also visible in the same field.
SpaceAlaknanda: Ancient spiral galaxy challenges existing knowledge of cosmic evolutionJoseph Shavit