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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-May-2025 10:10 ET (14-May-2025 14:10 GMT/UTC)

Study introduces a new and useful definition of sustainable aviation

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In his sustainable aviation course, aerospace engineering professor Phil Ansell asked, “What does sustainability look like integrated to a system engineering process?” One of his student's answer became a new definition of sustainable aviation and a framework for achieving it.

Journal: Progress in Aerospace Sciences

A band’s sophomore slump? A figment of music critics, study finds.

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The supposed curse of the "sophomore slump" in record quality is really just a social phenomenon among music critics.

Journal: Psychology of Music

FAU receives $6 million grant to propel expansion of the FAU Marcus Institute of Integrative Health

Florida Atlantic University
Grant and Award Announcement

The grant from the late Bernie Marcus and The Marcus Foundation will enable the FAU Marcus Institute of Integrative Health to expand its operations to provide more services and conduct more research. The institute also will enhance educational programs and expand community wellness initiatives, ultimately aiming to create a national model that demonstrates the effectiveness of comprehensive integrative health as the optimal approach for achieving overall well-being for everyone.

Altmetric adds Bluesky social media as a research attention source

Digital Science
Business Announcement

Digital Science is excited to announce that Altmetric has added the social media platform Bluesky as a new attention source for published research.

Studies of misinformation risk inculcating false beliefs without proper debriefs

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To study the effects of misinformation on attitudes, some social science experiments expose participants to false, misleading, or dangerous information. According to the authors, current social science practice may harm participants by failing to reverse the effects of exposure to misinformation and scholars should consider using enhanced debriefing practices to protect participants.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

MINE-THE-GAP: Advancing responsible mining monitoring with satellite data and AI

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Business Announcement

As global demand for raw materials intensifies due to the material needs of digitalization and decarbonization, the new MINE-THE-GAP project aims to address a critical knowledge gap in mining's environmental and social impacts by creating scalable, reliable mining indicators using advanced satellite data and artificial intelligence (AI).

Funder: European Research Council

Model reveals supply chain risks pose major threat to financial stability

Complexity Science Hub
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The recent Volkswagen crisis underscores how supply chain disruptions can magnify financial risks. The new model, developed by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), shows how risks spread from the real economy to the financial sector .

Journal: Journal of Financial Stability
Funder: Österreichische Nationalbank, Austria Science Fund, Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz