Where's all the blackmail?
ClaimBlackmail is far more common than publicly observed, because most cases remain private.
What an abrupt halt of the AI industry would do to the US economy: a scenario estimate
ClaimAn abrupt halt of AI investment would push the US into recession, with unemployment above 5% within 18 months.
Why Europe is building both a digital euro and a new mobile payment network
ClaimAbout 61% of euro area transactions in 2022 were made through international card payment schemes such as Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
How light energy moves through materials that clean chromium-contaminated water
ClaimIncreasing conjugation in the triazine framework increases exciton diffusion and the efficiency of Cr(VI) reduction.
A trace-level chemical additive speeds up charging of sodium metal batteries
ClaimThe NaCDFA additive at 0.02 M allows a Na||Na3V2(PO4)3 cell to sustain over 50,000 cycles at 200 C.
Coordinating energy supply and demand can advance both climate goals and sustainable development in the Global South
ClaimThe combined supply-demand strategy yields a higher SDG score than the reference scenario in 2050.
A new magnesium-based catalyst for selective synthesis of chiral molecules useful in chemistry
ClaimThe magnesium-based catalyst produces chiral gamma-amino alcohols with high enantiomeric excess in a single step.
Calcium, magnesium and chlorine in tap water intensify microbial competition in pipe biofilms
ClaimReducing divalent ions through nanofiltration suppresses T6SS activity in multiple pathogens within biofilms.
How the protective layer in batteries forms, simulated with machine learning
ClaimHigher lithium content at the graphite surface leads to inorganic-rich clusters that stop solvent decomposition.
Ultrascaled IGZO transistors for next-generation DRAM and AI accelerator memory
ClaimThe IGZO-based DRAM cell retains stored data for more than 4000 seconds without refresh.
2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor
2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor Andrew Zinin Chief Editor The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Niño weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU's climate monitor said Friday. This year still has a "2…
Innovative study tests how people respond to flood warnings under pressure
Innovative study tests how people respond to flood warnings under pressure Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Chief Editor As floods become more frequent, severe and widespread, getting people to respond appropriately to flood warnings is more important than ever. New research from the University of Vermont sho…
A galaxy nicknamed Misty Moons offers a glimpse of early star formation
November 6, 2026 report A galaxy nicknamed Misty Moons offers a glimpse of early star formation Shreejaya Karantha Author Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor Gravitational lensing is one of astronomy's best tricks for seeing the early universe. When a massive galaxy cluster sits in between the observ…
Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe
Emptying towns reveal links between state withdrawal and political radicalization in Eastern Europe Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Chief Editor Across Europe, the 'emptying' of places abandoned by the state, capital and people is increasingly common. At the epicenter of this growing phenomenon are village…
Autistic children made reading gains through online instruction during the pandemic
ClaimAutistic children who received online reading instruction gained more in reading than the control group.
A hafnium-zirconium oxide and aluminium nitride bilayer widens the memory window of ferroelectric transistors
ClaimTransistors with a hafnium-zirconium oxide and aluminium nitride bilayer have a memory window of about 6.1 V.
A digital support program helps dementia caregivers feel more capable
ClaimAfter the WECARE 2.0 program, caregivers' positive caregiving experience scores rose from 12.62 to 24.76 on a 36-point scale.
How calcium and carbonate ions pair in water, calculated with near gold-standard accuracy
ClaimCCSD(T)-level calculations reproduce the experimentally measured free energy of calcium and carbonate ion pairing in water.
A heterojunction-free WSe2 electronic device whose behavior depends on its bias history
ClaimThe device's negative differential resistance appears only after gate-polarity reversal and does not occur without that bias history.
How PFAS replacement substances pass from mother to fetus and accumulate in the fetal liver
ClaimThe fetal hepatic burden of these compounds increases with their van der Waals volume.