AI improves personality testing with faster and more accurate results
Personality tests are widely used in workplaces to shape recruitment, leadership training and team building. But what if…
The physics of no return: What actually happens if you get pulled into a black hole
In 1916, only a year after Albert Einstein had published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used…
America’s nuclear spacecraft is heading to Mars, and it’s bringing helicopters
For decades, nuclear propulsion has been a fixture of aerospace engineering proposals and government studies, always promising, never…
When is a patient cured of cancer? It’s debatable.
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Getting pregnant in space isn’t that easy, study finds
Getting to Mars is difficult. Conceiving a child there could be even tougher than expected. A recent study…
A single workout can rewire your brain’s memory circuits
A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by…
Six-week boxing routine lowers blood pressure in young adults
A heavy bag swings, gloves snap against leather, and the rhythm builds, three minutes on, one minute off.…
Lightning bolts on Jupiter are up to 100 times stronger than Earth’s
On Jupiter, a storm doesn’t just brew, it can simmer for centuries. The planet’s atmosphere is a perpetual…
Gut immune responses found to trigger brain inflammation in MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disorder caused by malfunctioning immune responses that target the brain and…
Study explores airborne bird flu decay in livestock environments
Discovering how the bird flu virus degrades in the air around livestock and how engineering solutions can effect…
Global meningitis deaths remain high despite progress since 1990
In 2023, globally 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease, suggests a study published…
New analysis reveals flaws in traditional BMI classification system
Research from Italy to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15…