From industrial safety and Mach-speed propulsions to the birth of diamonds and the death of stars, Texas A&M’s colossal detonation facility turns raw explosions into breakthrough discoveries.

As AI and large language models (LLMs) advance, organizations increasingly apply them in disaster management to enhance decision support, business continuity, and early warning. This study uses a PRISMA-based systematic review to summarize trends and benefits of AI and LLM in disaster operations, incorporates a TOWS-based SWOT analysis to identify strategic directions, and highlights ethics and transparency as key challenges for full implementation.

A new study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame, published in Nature: Communications Earth & Environment, uncovers a more comprehensive picture of forest health. Funded by NASA, the research shows that spectral reflectance—a measurement obtained from satellite images—corresponds with the expression of specific genes.

In a city known for making records, Vanderbilt Health’s Heart Transplant Program will break its own world record this year, performing more than 200 adult and pediatric heart transplants during 2025. In 2024, Vanderbilt Health performed 174 heart transplants. 

Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, are often too volatile for everyday use. Stablecoins, digital coins linked to steady assets like the US dollar, make using crypto for daily payments more practical. Prof. Min DAI, Chair Professor in Applied Statistics and Financial Mathematics at the Department of Applied Mathematics, and Director of The Research Centre for Blockchain Technology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, presents a robust stablecoin design using option pricing theory and smart contracts on Ethereum. The dual-class structure delivers fixed-income and stablecoin options, effectively separates speculation from real usage and demonstrates resilience to extreme market event. 

On a recent episode of The Aha! Moment presented by Binghamton University, Binghamton University Professor Subimal Chatterjee discusses how and why studios strategically time their sequels, and shares the surprising truth about how sequels perform at the box office compared to critical reviews.