Mixed anxiety-depressive disorders (MADD) and suicidal thoughts, online bullying, poorer self-esteem, alcohol, cannabis and psychoactive substance use… social networks exploit young people’s vulnerability and actually help boost certain…
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Social media is boosting mental health disorders and suicidal thoughts among teens, particularly in girls
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Neutrino detection may enable nuclear weapons testing without blasts
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say neutrinos could be used as a diagnostic tool to better understand what happens inside a nuclear weapon during a detonation.
The idea relies on detecting elusive subatomic particles released in…
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We ‘want to encourage other people in our generation to be the types of people who do not even want to have an AI friend’: Appstinence founder on the fight to help people step back from tech and reconnect with real life
Gabriela Nguyen is both like many in her generation and also unlike any Gen Z I’ve met before. She grew up in Silicon Valley and had access to social media via her trusty iPod Touch when she was just 10. What followed was years of social media…
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AI tool helps scientists quickly identify fungi with flexible lifestyles in ecosystems
Fungi are the hidden architects of our ecosystems, acting as everything from helpful partners for plants to aggressive decomposers that recycle dead wood. However, many fungi don’t stick to just one job; they can switch lifestyles depending on…
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Surprising green ice on Lake Lipno: Cyanobacteria bloom in mid-winter
An unusual natural phenomenon appeared on Lake Lipno in South Bohemia, the Czech Republic, at the end of 2025. Large amounts of accumulated cyanobacteria in the water caused the ice to turn green. The phenomenon was thoroughly documented by…
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NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation
NASA has announced an earlier-than-expected target date to launch the next astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
The agency is now targeting Feb. 11 for liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which will fly four astronauts to join…
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Thousands of Kaiser nurses walk out in California and Hawaii
More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.
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OpenAI says researchers are using AI nonstop to solve advanced math puzzles, physics simulations, and biological experiments worldwide
- OpenAI claims 8.4 million weekly messages are sent about advanced science and mathematics
- GPT-5.2 models can follow long reasoning chains and verify results independently
- AI accelerates routine research tasks like coding, literature review, and…
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Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety
For the last several months, nuclear startups have been raising large sums of money — well over $1 billion so far.
Data centers and their thirst for electricity have been one driving force. But recent changes to federal nuclear safety…
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Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter
Microsoft and OpenAI may have a notoriously rocky relationship but as OpenAI experiences never-before-seen revenue growth, Microsoft, one of its major investors, is benefiting greatly.
When the software giant reported its latest quarterly…
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