Is napping good for you?

Is napping good or bad for you? An expert in sleep surgery digs into the benefits and drawbacks.

Barbara Gutierrez - U. Miami • futurity
April 2, 2025 ~4 min

What’s behind high housing prices?

If you want to know why home sales are down and home prices are up, new research offers an explanation.

Holly Frew - Georgia State U. • futurity
April 2, 2025 ~7 min


What can scientists learn from people who’ve never had COVID?

Sabrina Assoumou says so-called "super-dodgers" could teach scientists a lot about the virus that causes COVID.

Boston University • futurity
April 2, 2025 ~11 min

Expert: Your humidifier could do more harm than good

Many people turn to humidifiers to manage symptoms like a stuffy nose or dry throat. An expert warns they could affect air quality in your home.

Chelsea Seeber - Virginia Tech • futurity
April 2, 2025 ~6 min

Drug may boost motivation for people with depression

"These findings are a significant step forward in the personalized treatment of depression."

Emory University • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~5 min

Stomach tumor ‘atlas’ could lead to better treatments

New research brings scientists closer to developing custom treatments according to the specific characteristics of a patient's tumor.

Duke-NUS • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~8 min

Job satisfaction is more important than employers may realize

New research reveals a new way to gauge satisfaction in the workplace and how it relates to job riskiness.

Savannah Peat - U. Georgia • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~5 min

Coffee and mushroom spores make a green plastic alternative

Researchers have shown that coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics.

U. Washington • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~6 min


Membrane could pave way for sails for space travel

Lightsails have the potential to reduce flight time to nearby stars from several thousand years to perhaps just a decade or two.

Brown University • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~7 min

Mice mistakes reveal surprises about learning

For the first time, researchers have used brain activity to determine why mice make mistakes.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~6 min

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