Technology

AI in Education: Boost or Bane?

AI tools like ChatGPT are entering classrooms rapidly, but research on their impact on learning is mixed and still evolving.

Video gaming during COVID-19 had little impact on mental health.

A meta-analysis finds that increased gaming time during COVID-19 was not linked to significant changes in mental health.

Frequent cannabis users show no driving impairment after two-day break

Study finds no driving impairment in frequent cannabis users after 48 hours of abstinence.

Magic mushroom edibles found to contain no psilocybin

Study finds no psilocybin in 12 magic mushroom edibles sold in Portland, Oregon.

Robots reduce reading anxiety in children

Children reported feeling "less stressful" when reading to robots compared to humans because they felt "less judged."

Robots reduce reading anxiety in kids

Kids felt less judged and anxious reading to robots instead of humans, study finds.

Fossil fuel companies linked to deadly heatwaves

Carbon emissions from major fossil fuel companies directly linked to deadly heatwaves, aiding legal accountability efforts.

Hawking’s black hole theorem proven by gravitational waves

Gravitational waves confirm Hawking’s 50-year-old black hole theorem with 99.999% confidence.

Scientists turn captured CO2 into valuable industrial chemical

Scientists convert CO2 into ethylene, a valuable chemical, with high efficiency and stability.

Engineered Cells Reverse Aging in Primates

Scientists reversed aging in elderly macaques using engineered cells, showing promise for human applications.