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· May 19, 2026
Anthropic developed an AI interviewer it claims can help social scientists conduct research at scale. But AI models lack the human qualities that make qualitative research unique.
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· May 19, 2026
A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.
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· May 19, 2026
What do US researchers make of all the Trump administration science-related policy changes? A survey of 280 academic scientists asked them.
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· May 19, 2026
New research finds that people consistently describe women as detail-focused and men as visionary, a bias with measurable consequences for who gets promoted.
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· May 19, 2026
Microbiomes influence how efficiently a child’s body extracts and uses nutrients from food for growth and development.
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· May 19, 2026
The ‘new NATO’ is caught between competing visions and many unresolved questions.
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· May 19, 2026
An organism can appear compliant under single chemical regulation while still carrying a potentially concerning mixture burden.
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· May 19, 2026
OpenAI now has a clear path to take its next big step in the AI race.
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· May 19, 2026
The UK Health Security Agency has accepted delivery of Favipiravir, which remains experimental for use to treat hantavirus.
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· May 19, 2026
Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.