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Economics & Business Sep 3, 2026

GenAI increasingly seen by investors as a key tool to research companies and evaluate stocks

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming integral to how retail investors research companies, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they have used it to process financial information or inform investment ...

Environment Sep 3, 2026

Heathrow expansion incompatible with UK legal climate targets, major report finds

There is no credible scenario in which expansion at Heathrow can go ahead without blowing a hole in the UK's legally binding climate targets, new modeling published today by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research ...

Quantum Physics Sep 3, 2026

Dual-purpose qubit design could speed operations while cutting quantum errors

Researchers from MIT have designed a new qubit architecture that enables qubits to interact with each other much more quickly while remaining very stable. This advance could someday help scientists build practical quantum ...

Plants & Animals Sep 3, 2026

First DDT, now the flu: Peregrine falcons in San Francisco Bay Area hit hard by H5N1 variant

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) featured prominently in the news during 2020 as it took the lives of millions of birds across the globe. While the worst seems to be behind us, population-level effects are just now ...

Social Sciences Sep 3, 2026

Who hears you say 'thank you?' It matters more than you might think

There are many ways to say thank you.

Plants & Animals Sep 3, 2026

Looking back to forecast the future of lobster

For generations, the lobster fishery has been central to the cultural and economic identity of Maine and Atlantic Canada. Predicting what the future holds for the species—and the people who depend on it—has long been a priority ...

Education Sep 2, 2026

NYC, the nation's largest school system, bans AI for students through 8th grade

New York City's public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday.

Optics & Photonics Sep 2, 2026

Sorry, this neutrino laser won't work, physicists say

Neutrinos are pervasive yet intangible particles that permeate the universe, streaming through whole planets, stars and our bodies by the trillions each second. The elementary particles are often described as "ghostly" for ...

Political science Sep 2, 2026

New research: Google's AI Overviews reinforce some conspiracy theories

Imagine overhearing on a bus that the city council plans to implement new restrictions under an urban planning program called "15-minute cities." Curious, you search the term on Google.

Environment Sep 2, 2026

UN report finds 1.5°C warming limit likely to be exceeded by 2030

For more than a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

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