Some of the best research questions begin in the classroom. A new publication by political scientist A. Burcu Bayram and psychologist Vivian P. Ta-Johnson (UT San Antonio) in the journal Political Psychology is an example of how class discussions with engaged and insightful
Skip-level meetings (SLMs) seem common in some work environments but unheard of and norm-breaking in others. They entail both benefits and risks for employees, bypassed and skip-level managers, and organizations. Their effects also depend on context, as my qualitative
Two of the most famous experiments in psychology, the Stanford prison experiment and Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, have been called a sham, a lie and a fraud.
Social media communication on online travel platforms may contribute to customer well-being when it encourages participation and positive emotional experiences, according to a study of 210 Generation Z users reported in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and
Small and medium-sized cities (SMCs) are essential for balanced national development, yet many are now facing prolonged population loss, aging and weakened labor markets. Japan has addressed this challenge for more than half a century through the Depopulated-Area-Designation
Many of the world's leading happiness researchers say they consciously spend more time with loved ones after seeing the evidence, according to a new paper. "Happiness emerges from a symphony of factors, but if I had to pinpoint one secret to happiness, relationships with other
In a new study published today in Plants, People, Planet, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international collaborators clarify the distinction between Ganoderma lucidum, a European bracket fungus described in 1781, and Ganoderma lingzhi, the East Asian
The swamp-dwelling iguanodon relative may have been dinner for spinosaurs The post Spike-Thumbed Dino Discovered in the United Kingdom appeared first on Nautilus .
ChatGPT hit like a meteorite in late 2022 and found fertile ground at EPFL, invading the computers and smartphones of tomorrow's engineers. Within two years, generative AI had spread like wildfire among our students owing to their still-malleable learning habits and the growing
Bats are not only a marvel of myth and imagination but also of energy use, working at the height of their energetic ceiling to fly the night skies the world over.
Western Australian businesses can now make better-informed decisions about reducing food waste and turning discarded materials into valuable products, thanks to a new online toolkit.
More than 25 years after it was first discovered, a new species and genus of dinosaur have been named from the fossil collections cared for by the Natural History Museum. Paludohadros proudlovii was discovered at wienerberger's Ewhurst brick and roof tile works (Ewhurst Works)
The Lazuli Space Telescope will be the first private space telescope. It's the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO. It will have a 3-meter mirror (9.8 feet), larger than Hubble's 2.4-meter mirror (7.9 feet), and will be launched by 2029.
Our bodies are composed of many different types of cells that work together to build and maintain normal physiological functions. In the central nervous system, for example, neurons transmit information, while glial cells such as astrocytes regulate the environment surrounding
Climate change is amplifying extreme weather conditions across southern Africa. Dry seasons are getting hotter and drier, while rains are becoming heavier and more concentrated. This means greater swings between production surplus and scarcity for rural communities that make
An estimated 8,000 lions are held in captivity in South Africa in about 350 places, ranging from zoos to tourism venues where people can interact up close with the big cats. Lions are also bred for live trade, trade in body parts and captive hunts.
Many people have narcissistic traits to some degree, for example, confidence in one's own superiority, a sense of entitlement and a desire to be the center of attention. However, some people have notably higher levels of narcissistic traits than others, and the neural basis of
Their brains don’t sync the same way when it comes to processing empathy The post Inside the Mind of a Narcissist appeared first on Nautilus .
Generating hydrogen without releasing carbon dioxide sounds simple: pass electricity through water, split water molecules and generate green hydrogen. The hard part is the electrocatalyst. The best ones rely on platinum, ruthenium and iridium, which are scarce and expensive. We
In November 1857, during a séance in Jersey City, the medium Leah Brown claimed her body produced luminous particles. So intense was the luminosity emanating from her, she recalled in her memoir, that it almost burned her hands. She rinsed her hands under a tap and then pushed
Exercise, avoiding alcohol or even getting enough sleep aren't the factors most connected to college students' well-being. Spending face-to-face time with friends and other people is the strongest predictor of their mental health, according to a 2026 study of nearly 80,000
Ongoing research is providing a clearer picture of how climate change can affect different aspects of the Coorong in South Australia—and is helping develop strong environmental strategies that can be adapted as the climate changes.
Producers, consumers, and decomposers play different roles in today's ecosystems. Thinking about these familiar roles led me to a question: Could their differences partly reflect the different physical and chemical environments in which early life developed? I wondered whether
Hemp has long been pitched to Kentucky farmers as a way to diversify their income. Research now suggests it could diversify the landscape itself, with measurable benefits for the state's water and wildlife.
Just as it is difficult for a camera to keep both a nearby flower and a distant mountain sharply focused at the same time, conventional optical microscopes face a similar challenge when imaging structures located at different depths inside the body. Tighter focusing of light
Designing structural high-entropy alloys (SHEAs) means solving a problem with an enormous number of moving parts: which combinations of composition and processing conditions will yield the phases, microstructures, and mechanical properties a given application demands? Because
Natural products produced by microorganisms are a promising source of new drugs. Researchers at the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) and its Saarbrücken-based site, the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), have now discovered a new
A new doctoral dissertation by Omar Anwar Elkadi in the field of Applied Physics on near-infrared spectroscopy for the continuous monitoring of tissue-engineered cartilage will be defended at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus, of the University of
In response to a recent article on vegan diets for cats, Phys.org received numerous messages from concerned readers. People raised a lot of concerns, mainly arguing that cats are obligate carnivores and that vegan diets could be very harmful to their health. Now, we have
In 2020, our research published in New Phytologist showed how the height growth of Aleppo pine populations responded to climate gradients across the Mediterranean, and how these populations were expected to respond under future climate change based on decades of common-garden
Is masculinity a barrier to green jobs?
An international research team from Germany, Switzerland and Japan has demonstrated in a recent study that a single reflection zone plate (RZP) can perform both soft X-ray imaging and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) mapping. The approach could simplify future
DNA-nano/microparticle motors are among the fastest artificial molecular motors reported to date, moving at approximately 30 nm per second. However, they are still slower than natural motor proteins (approximately 100–1,000 nm per second), and further improvements in design and
Groundwater depletion and groundwater-dependent irrigation tend to concentrate close to international borders within aquifers shared by two or more countries, where pumping on one side is more likely to affect users on the other, according to a publication by the United Nations
Carbon is inexpensive, conductive, and widely used in technologies such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers. But under strongly oxidizing conditions, carbon electrodes gradually corrode.
Using a range of advanced characterization techniques, researchers say they have developed a novel method with the potential to produce hydrogen from seawater using a process that requires less energy, resists corrosion and could support more economical hydrogen production.
A new study with unprecedented access to Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia raises urgent questions about the federal government's approach to regulating salmon farms and highlights disease risk to wild salmon populations.
Entrepreneurship may carry benefits as well as risks The post Why Your Boss Might Live Longer Than You appeared first on Nautilus .
Each year, Gabon's lush rainforests yield the discovery of previously unknown plant species to botanists like Archange Boupoya—who believes that this exceptional yet largely mysterious natural wealth needs to be cataloged to be saved.
What should happen to your body after you die? It's hardly a topic you'd bring up over dinner, but it's a decision that will eventually need to be made, either by you or by those you leave behind.
Science often advances in small steps, with researchers gradually building on previous discoveries. But every now and then, a breakthrough comes along that challenges conventional thinking and changes the direction of a field.
Almost every cell in our body contains around two meters (6.6 feet) of DNA, packed into a tiny nucleus. Yet for the cell to function, this enormous amount of genetic material must remain organized and accessible. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered three
I never thought my shoelaces would get stolen.
Halloween kicks off a series of religious and cultural festivals to honor the dead, including All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day and the Day of the Dead. But deceased loved ones don't disappear from people's social worlds once the ghost and skeleton decorations come down.
Researchers have developed a self-driving laboratory that combines artificial intelligence and robotics to automate laboratory tasks, from accurately measuring and mixing chemical ingredients to high-temperature furnace processing and sample retrieval.
Humans and other vertebrates go through various stages of sleep, including REM (rapid eye movement) sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and muscle twitches. Can a similar sleep state be observed in spiders? Researchers from the Institute of Organismic Biology at the
Months after a Columbia University School of Nursing–led audit published in the Lancet reported thousands of fabricated citations in medical papers, the same research team has found the same problem in the physical sciences, engineering and computing.
New Monash University research has revealed how countries could strengthen their conservation networks by looking beyond the boundaries of national parks and protected areas—and focusing on how these areas connect.
Death has never entirely stopped the living from trying to continue a conversation with their loved ones.
We tend to think of our bones as solid, unchanging support structures inside our bodies, but a recent study from the University of Chicago shows just how much they can change depending on how we use them.
