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Science & Technology

Researchers use large language models to discover recipes for novel materials

The LLMs can discover optimal, step-by-step instructions to accelerate the discovery of new materials.

Aerial view of ocean waves swirling over rocks.

Science & Technology

Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

Researchers identify how warming oceans may trigger increased methane emissions, adding a key insight for current climate models.

Isaac Harris and two lab members studying glutathione samples with a microscope.

Health & Medicine

What do cancer cells eat? New research reveals surprising fuel source

Glutathione, a common antioxidant supplement, may also act as a powerful fuel for cancer cells, according to new research from the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent with a mask covering his face stands in front of two American flags.

Society & Culture

Study: Americans divided on immigration, but support birthright citizenship

A nationwide survey shows that Americans are fiercely divided over immigration—until the issue turns personal.

Dora Bora against a white background near text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a thought bubble "how animals think" to illustrate the concept of collective intelligence in animals.

Science & Technology

How animals make group decisions—without a leader

From pigeons to chimpanzees, cognitive biologist Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence—and what that reveals about us.

Nighttime view of the central historic downtown Heroica Veracruz, Mexico.

Society & Culture

In Mexico, Afro-Caribbean roots run deeper than expected

A new book reframes long-held assumptions about the denial of Black identity in the Mexican port city of Veracruz.

Ralf Haefner, Adam Snyder, and Shizhao Liu stand in front of a whiteboard covered in writing.

Science & Technology

Learning makes brain cells work together, not apart

A new study overturns a long-standing theory in neuroscience.

Video still showing Harry Reis with the University of Rochester shield and the text "ever wonder" near a thought bubble that reads "how is AI changing the way we love?"

Society & Culture

The secret to happiness? Feeling loved

February 11, 2026

Two psychologists—one a happiness researcher and the other a relationship expert—say love isn’t found. It’s created, one mindset at a time.

Young woman deeply engaged with her smartphone, seen through a distorted, swirling blur effect to illustrate the concept of social media echo chambers.

Society & Culture

Your social media feed is built to agree with you. What if it didn’t?

February 10, 2026

A new study points to algorithm design as a potential way to reduce echo chambers—and polarization—online.

Close-up of a hand holding a water hose while spraying a green lawn to illustrate water conservation efforts aimed at water guzzlers.

Society & Culture

How to entice water guzzlers to conserve

February 5, 2026

A California field experiment shows why targeting high water users with the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging.