Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleagured Starliner

The spacecraft’s return has been delayed while experts study helium leaks and thruster problems.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
July 15, 2024 ~6 min

When to trust an AI model

More accurate uncertainty estimates could help users decide about how and when to use machine-learning models in the real world.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 11, 2024 ~7 min


Cambridge experts bust myths about family, sex, marriage and work in English history

On World Population Day, University of Cambridge researchers bust some of the biggest myths about life in England since the Middle Ages, challenging

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 11, 2024 ~6 min

Researchers study differences in attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines between women and men in Africa

While women and men self-reported similar vaccination rates, unvaccinated women had less intention to get vaccinated than men.

Will Sullivan | MIT Governance Lab • mit
July 10, 2024 ~7 min

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be absorbed through human skin, says research

A new study sheds light on how important exposure to PFAS chemicals via the skin might be and indicates which chemical structures might be most easily absorbed.

Stuart Harrad, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 5, 2024 ~6 min

Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose

Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and wildlife, writes a scientist who has seen these clashes firsthand.

Joel Berger, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Colorado State University • conversation
July 3, 2024 ~9 min

The rules of the game

Rising superpowers like China are “cautious opportunists” in global institutions, and the U.S. should avoid overreaction, PhD student Raymond Wang argues.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Political Science • mit
July 2, 2024 ~10 min

Scientists Study Why Bird Flu Kills Some Animals, Not Others

VOA Learning English • voa
June 27, 2024 ~4 min


Fotini Christia named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Known for building connections between the social sciences, data science, and computation, the political science professor will lead IDSS into its next chapter.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 27, 2024 ~5 min

Lucy, discovered 50 years ago in Ethiopia, stood just 3.5 feet tall − but she still towers over our understanding of human origins

A photo of Lucy’s reconstructed skeleton next to a live four-year-old girl shows how human Lucy was – and how small.

Denise Su, Associate Professor of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University • conversation
June 27, 2024 ~4 min

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