Human exceptionalism is at the root of the ecological crisis, claims evolutionary biologist
Credit: Harvard Gazette In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But…
Mechanical method uses collisions to break down plastic for sustainable recycling
Graphical abstract. Credit: Chem (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102754 While plastics help enable modern standards of living, their accumulation in…
Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the…
Can we hear gravitational-wave ‘beats’ in the rhythm of pulsars?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen…
Architectural Competitions as a Tool to Empower Emerging Voices
Courtesy of Buildner Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1034052/architectural-competitions-as-a-tool-to-empower-emerging-voices Open architectural competitions have long been…
New model reveals the hidden structure of everyday materials
Mixed materials, such as concrete, are composed of different components that are scattered randomly. Determining where each part…
Architecture at a Turning Point, Working Smarter with AI
Courtesy of Snaptrude Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1034592/architecture-at-a-turning-point-working-smarter-with-ai While a book or piece of…
First device based on ‘optical thermodynamics’ can route light without switches
Credit: Yunxuan Wei at USC. A team of researchers at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer…
Easter Island’s statues actually ‘walked,’ and physics backs it up
A research team including Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during two visits in July and August 2025. The…
Internet favors the development of flexible identities among language learners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review reveals that the interplay between technology, identity, and languages involves and encourages…
Researchers turn coffee and plastic waste into climate solution
Reactor driving the carbonization of coffee and plastic waste into high-performance carbon. Credit: University of Sharjah Researchers at…