Synced brains: why being constantly tuned in to your child’s every need isn’t always ideal

Sometimes when the brains of parent and child are too synced it can be a sign of relationship difficulties.

Pascal Vrticka, Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~9 min

Two MIT PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for their research on water

Jonathan Bessette and Akash Ball have been named 2024-25 J-WAFS Fellows for water treatment technologies.

Jiaqi Zhang | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
May 7, 2024 ~9 min


As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

US cities are doing green infrastructure, but in bits and pieces. Today’s climate-driven floods require a much broader approach to create true sponge cities that are built to soak up water.

Franco Montalto, Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering and Director, Sustainable Water Resource Engineering Laboratory, Drexel University • conversation
May 7, 2024 ~12 min

Science communication competition brings research into the real world

“We need more scientists who can explain their work clearly, explain science to the public, and help us build a science-literate world.”

Amanda Cornwall | MIT Career Advising and Professional Development • mit
April 30, 2024 ~8 min

Wild turkey numbers are falling in some parts of the US – the main reason may be habitat loss

Wild turkeys were overhunted across the US through the early 1900s, but made a strong comeback. Now, though, numbers are declining again. Two ecologists parse the evidence and offer an explanation.

William Gulsby, Associate Professor of Wildlife Management, Auburn University • conversation
April 19, 2024 ~10 min

Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups

Hoarding can start in childhood with no trigger, or later in life after life events such as relationship changes.

Victoria Ruby-Granger, Lecturer in Psychology, De Montfort University • conversation
April 16, 2024 ~7 min

Young people are getting unhappier – a lack of childhood freedom and independence may be partly to blame

Parents increasingly organise entertainment for their children rather than letting them come up with it themselves.

Fiorentina Sterkaj, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Psychology, University of East London • conversation
April 10, 2024 ~8 min

New way to test drugs in development is safer and faster

Researchers have discovered a safer and more efficient technique for testing new drugs while they are in development.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
March 28, 2024 ~3 min


Method could pave way for drugs to target ‘rogue enzymes’

When enzymes go rogue, they can cause a range of diseases, including cancers. A new platform could reveal molecules that target them.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
March 20, 2024 ~5 min

Natural compound could pave way for new HIV treatments

New research opens leads in anti-HIV drug development, using a compound found in nature.

Emily Kagey-U. Michigan • futurity
March 15, 2024 ~6 min

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