Acute stress and early signs of PTSD are common in firefighters and other first responders − here’s what to watch out for

Feelings of sadness or irritability that last a month or more after a life-threatening event could be signs of acute stress or PTSD.

Ian H. Stanley, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & Clinical Psychologist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~7 min

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

Meta’s decision could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation on its apps, including misleading or out-of-context claims during disasters.

Jill Hopke, Associate Professor of Journalism, DePaul University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~8 min

Next generation computers: new wiring material could transform chip technology

A material called niobium phosphide has just blown copper out of the water.

Kelly Morrison, Professor of Experimental Physics, Loughborough University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~6 min

AI-based technology could reduce the number of controversial decisions in boxing

Arguments over scoring are a feature of boxing, but technology could make things less subjective.

Saima Sammad, PhD Student, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~6 min

How the UK’s plans for AI could derail net zero – the numbers explained

AI is disturbing the push to electrify vehicles, heating and other sectors running on fossil fuels.

Ian R. Hodgkinson, Professor of Strategy, Loughborough University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~6 min

Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals

Officials have confirmed eight new outbreaks in Michigan poultry flocks since mid-December.

Kimberly Dodd, Dean of College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~10 min

How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today

In many parts of the US, Americans must learn to live with fire. That means careful decisions on where homes are built and what’s around them, and allowing more low-risk fires to burn.

Justin Angle, Professor of Marketing, University of Montana • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~11 min

Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in the making

Even without recovering New Glenn’s reusable booster, Blue Origin has joined the ranks of commercial companies with rockets able to launch into orbit.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~8 min

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president

Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.

Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~11 min

Deepfakes of children: how the government can get to grips with them

The law on deepfakes of children is more established than for adults, but there are still a lot of challenges.

Sue Roberts, Senior Lecturer Public Management, and Course Leader Masters in Public Administration, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~7 min

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