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Social Sciences Oct 15, 2026

AI helps detect media bias, informing voters and news consumers

In 2024, a collaborative Penn venture introduced a more objective way for people to examine how different outlets cover the same events and ultimately decide how they perceive and use information shared in the media. The ...

Archaeology Oct 15, 2026

Fatal Neanderthal wound may be earliest evidence of a wooden spear attack on a human ancestor

A round hole in the shoulder blade (scapula) of a Neanderthal whose partial remains were unearthed in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan may be the earliest known example of lethal interpersonal violence with a wooden spear in the ...

Environment Oct 15, 2026

Scorecard: Colombia gets top marks while high-emitting countries doing too little to protect health from climate change

The latest Healthy NDC Scorecard, published by the Global Climate and Health Alliance, finds that, Colombia integrates health most deeply into its national climate plan, closely followed by Nigeria and Cambodia. Conversely, ...

Economics & Business Oct 14, 2026

Can AI feel safer than human advice for consumers who face discrimination?

What should you cook for dinner on a budget of 20 euros when you have a guest with a gluten intolerance? A shopper might ask a shop assistant for advice or consult, for example, Hopla, the AI-powered shopping assistant launched ...

Education Oct 14, 2026

Researchers in exile thrive in new academic settings when they contribute knowledge, not just receive aid

Publishing scientific articles requires more than knowledge of academic writing conventions; it also depends on access to networks that support the research and publication process. Academic networks provide opportunities ...

Agriculture Oct 14, 2026

One-third of food is lost or wasted: How to help farmers cut postharvest losses

Agriculture in the Global South remains under pressure to produce more food while responding to climate change and resource constraints. Policy responses have focused on increasing production. But what about postharvest losses? ...

Agriculture Oct 14, 2026

Uganda's sugarcane boom leaves families hungry: What needs to change

Busoga, in eastern Uganda, is a low, fertile plateau surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the Nile River and Lake Kyoga. Most of its 4.3 million people farm small, rain-fed plots. Yet hunger is common: in the 2024 ...

Social Sciences Oct 14, 2026

When parents don't see eye to eye: Are differences in parenting styles a bad thing?

Sometimes it can be hard for parents to agree on how to raise children. One parent might insist their child's homework has to be finished before they're allowed to use devices. The other may think a bit of screen time before ...

Ecology Oct 14, 2026

Spawning coral release quintillions of eggs each year, new calculations suggest

Most kinds of coral spawn once a year. In an enormous multiday event synchronized to specific phases of the moon, they release vast slicks of eggs and sperm into the ocean to be mixed together by the drifting currents.

Ecology Oct 14, 2026

Genome publishing overhaul targets 200 reports per month, up from 30

The Wellcome Sanger Institute's Tree of Life program plans to accelerate publication of genome notes from approximately 30 per month to 200, expanding access to research that is supporting advances in agriculture, conservation ...

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