By Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota
Preeti Nair, Master's Student in Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota
Sai Susmitha Guddanti, Ph.D. Student in Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota
Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair, Research Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota
A subset of AI called reinforcement learning is helping scientists improve nuclear fuel technology, which they could use to power spacecraft and rockets.
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By Amy Wrobleski, Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Anthropology, Penn State
Eric Burkhart, Faculty Instructor in Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State
Two ethnobiologists at Penn State surveyed over 800 mushroom harvesters in the mid-Atlantic region to understand what they’re hunting and why.
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By Emily Ronay Johnston, Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
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By Francesco Agnellini, Lecturer in Digital and Data Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as it’s become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person or AI.
Now, in what may seem like a tipping point, the digital marketing firm Graphite recently published a study showing that more than 50% of articles on the web are being generated by artificial intelligence.
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By Benedict Carpenter van Barthold, Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University
Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York. Only Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has achieved a higher hammer price. For modern art, Klimt is the uncontested champion.
What’s more, this record was achieved despite a cooling global art market, and with Klimt lacking the universal household recognition of Da Vinci in much of the world.
The painting is valued…
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By Valentina Fantasia, Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, Lund University
Joanna Rączaszek-Leonardi, Professor of Psychology, University of Warsaw
As adults interact with kids, they share views and create new knowledge. So what happens if screens take over that interaction?
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By Ala Sirriyeh, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Lancaster University
Child refugees could live their entire childhoods in Britain with no guarantee that they will remain in the place they have come to think of as home.
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By Jenna Cash, Lecturer, School of Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh
Millions of people around the world live with wounds that simply won’t heal. These long-lasting wounds, often caused by diabetes, poor circulation or pressure, can be painful, prone to infection and can seriously affect quality of life. In severe cases, they can lead to amputation.
Current treatments help manage symptoms, but they don’t always address the underlying problem. That…
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By Amnesty International
To counter the increasing criminalization of human rights defenders, activists and journalists across the world, Amnesty International, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) will publish a briefing on 27 November, outlining a series of legal and advocacy strategies to protect critical voices from discrimination, harassment, prosecution and imprisonment. The […] The post Global: How human rights defenders can pushback against their criminalization appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Mustapha Djemali. © Private (Beirut) – Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial on November 24, 2025, amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia, Human Rights Watch said today. The Tunisian authorities should drop the unfounded charges, release two detained employees, and stop criminalizing the legitimate work of independent groups.Tunisian authorities shut down the council, froze its bank accounts, and are prosecuting six of its employees for their work assisting asylum seekers and refugees as a partner of the United Nations…
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