Digital Science has announced the acquisition of Ontopic, a pioneer in Virtual Knowledge Graph technology.

With artificial intelligence (AI) as an essential tool, San Diego State University researchers have discovered surprising similarities among ancient writing systems from Africa and the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Their study suggests the Armenian alphabet may be more closely related in structure to the ancient Ethiopic writing system than linguists and historians previously thought. The SDSU study introduces a reproducible, data-driven method that moves beyond subjective visual comparisons used in earlier research.

Tracking land cover over long time periods is essential for understanding climate, ecosystems, and human development, yet many annual maps are inconsistent from year to year. 

Earth’s magnetic field acts as a vital shield against radiation arriving from space, but it is not constant. A new international study has examined how a reduction of the magnetic field similar to the Laschamps excursion would affect aviation on routes such as Helsinki–Dubai and Helsinki–New York if it occurred today.

Acetylcholine, dopamine, noradrenaline, and γ-aminobutyric acid have long been considered exclusive messengers of the nervous system. But a growing number of evidence challenges this traditional view, revealing that immune cells also speak this neural language. A comprehensive review published by the team of Professor Liwei Lu and Dr. Fan Xiao at the University of Hong Kong systematically summarizes the emerging field of immune cell-derived neurotransmitters, illuminating their roles in immunity and disease.