28-Oct-2025 Where are the zombie worms? University of Victoria An Ocean Networks Canada supported experiment has revealed the absence of the “bone devourer,” Osedax, on submerged whale bones, bringing scary lessons about climate change and potential species loss. Funder Canada Foundation for Innovation, U.S. National Science Foundation
28-Oct-2025 Why did ancient people build Poverty Point? Washington University in St. Louis After revisiting Poverty Point and nearby sites, gathering radiocarbon dates, and rethinking the archaeological record, Kidder and his team in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis are suggesting new theories that challenge previous assumptions about these communities.
28-Oct-2025 JMIR article argues misapplied pharmaceutical model prevents scaling of effective interventions JMIR Publications JMIR Publications today released a new article in its growing "News & Perspectives" section, challenging the foundational research model that has shaped the digital health industry for decades Journal Journal of Medical Internet Research
28-Oct-2025 UChicago Medicine surgeons perform 'miraculous' reattachment of 2-year-old's severed spinal cord University of Chicago Medical Center Oliver Staub, 2, is miraculously moving all four limbs following an April car accident that disconnected his head from his spine. UChicago Medicine surgeon Mohamad Bydon, MD, reattached the toddler's head with two complex spinal cord surgeries.
28-Oct-2025 ETRI audio technology reflected in MPEG international standards’ National Research Council of Science & Technology Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that the ‘sound source location delay technology’ developed by its researchers was officially reflected in the final draft of the MPEG-I immersive audio standard, an international standard for immersive audio by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), in April. Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
27-Oct-2025 New AI tool fights back against speech eavesdropping University of Maryland University of Maryland computer scientists developed an AI-enhanced system that protects personal voice data from automated surveillance.
27-Oct-2025 Can artificial intelligence have morality? Philosophy weighs in Texas A&M University A philosopher who studies technology is keeping a scorecard on AI and cautions that machines are not capable of truly moral choices.
27-Oct-2025 Tackling children's health University of Cincinnati Randi Bates, assistant professor in the UC College of Nursing, focuses on advancing childhood health and wellbeing in her research. This month she was honored with a Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Award from The Ohio State University. Bates is also the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati. Journal Early Childhood Education Journal
27-Oct-2025 The 1887 law that powers modern agricultural science University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Agricultural innovation requires more than ideas — it demands acres of land, barns full of livestock, fleets of equipment, and teams of specialists who keep it all running. Few research enterprises are as complex or costly as agriculture. For nearly 140 years, the Hatch Act of 1887 has helped shoulder that burden, providing stable federal funding that fuels discovery across the land-grant system. Funder National Institute of Food and Agriculture
27-Oct-2025 University of Cincinnati's Blood Cancer Healing Center a national model for collaborative design and construction University of Cincinnati Representatives from the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, UC Health, Champlin | EOP and Skanska are sharing lessons learned and best practices for designing and constructing comprehensive health care facilities following the opening of the Cancer Center’s Blood Cancer Healing Center.
