NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

The Conversation

Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I’m leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes

  • Written by Amy Lien, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Tampa
imageGamma-ray bursts, as shown in this illustration, come from powerful astronomical events. NASA, ESA and M. Kornmesser

When faraway stars explode, they send out flashes of energy called gamma-ray bursts that are bright enough that telescopes back on Earth can detect them. Studying these pulses, which can also come from mergers of some exotic...

Read more: Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I’m leading a citizen scientist project to...

Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how

  • Written by Mariana Noto Guillen, Ph.D. Candidate in Systems Biology, UMass Chan Medical School
imageMany nonantibiotic drugs such as certain antidepressants and antiparasitics have antibacterial effects.Tanja Ivanova/Moment via Getty Images

Human history was forever changed with the discovery of antibiotics in 1928. Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and sepsis were widespread and lethal until antibiotics made them treatable....

Read more: Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

  • Written by Siwei Lyu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Director, UB Media Forensic Lab, University at Buffalo
imageDeepfake detection software may unfairly target people from some groups.JLco - Ana Suanes/iStock via Getty Images

Deepfakes – essentially putting words in someone else’s mouth in a very believable way – are becoming more sophisticated by the day and increasingly hard to spot. Recent examples of deepfakes include Taylor Swift nude...

Read more: Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity

The US is losing access to its bases in Niger − here’s why that’s a big deal

  • Written by Michael A. Allen, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageA Nigerien official explains to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the jihadist crisis facing Niger and the surrounding region in March 2023. Boureima Hama/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The United States was forced to stop its military operations in March 2024 in Niger – a landlocked, western African country in the Sahara desert. Niger may...

Read more: The US is losing access to its bases in Niger − here’s why that’s a big deal

Foundations are using so many confusing words that few people can figure out what they’re doing

  • Written by Aaron Zeiler, Director of Partner Strategies - Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida
imageTalking about your 'theory of change' may not help make your point.Sergio Mendoza Hochmann/Moment via Getty Images

The United States has the largest philanthropic sector in the world. Foundations and similar grantmakers have US$1.5 trillion in assets and disburse more than $100 billion annually to everything from hospitals and museums to making...

Read more: Foundations are using so many confusing words that few people can figure out what they’re doing

Trump’s New York felony charges are going to trial – what the images might show when the business fraud case kicks off

  • Written by Mary Angela Bock, Associate Professor of Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin
imageFormer President Donald Trump sits with his attorneys inside a Manhattan courtroom during his arraignment in April 2023. Timothy A. Clary-Pool/Getty Images

When former President Donald Trump soon returns to court in New York City, there are likely to be few visual surprises. Trump’s hush-money trial before New York Judge Juan Merchan is...

Read more: Trump’s New York felony charges are going to trial – what the images might show when the business...

Germany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO and the world

  • Written by Michael F. Harsch, Associate Professor of National Security, National Defense University
imageGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, meets Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 1, 2023. Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images

It has now been more than two years since German Chancellor Olaf Scholz entered a new compound word into the jargon of global politics: “Zeitenwende.”

Scholz’s Zeitenwende speech of Feb. 27,...

Read more: Germany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO...

Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects

  • Written by J. Carlee Purdum, Research Assistant Professor, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
imageInmate fire crews work alongside professional fire crews and do the same work. But they receive little, if any, pay.David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come from the local prison.

In 1963, the Georgia Department of Corrections began a program to train incarcerated people as...

Read more: Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free,...

Taylor Swift’s homage to Clara Bow

  • Written by Deirdre Clemente, Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
imageClara Bow appeared in 58 films in just over a decade.John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images

One track on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow.

As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural...

Read more: Taylor Swift’s homage to Clara Bow

5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products

  • Written by George Veletsianos, Professor of learning technologies, University of Minnesota
imageCan today's educational technology deliver on its promise?Ariel Skelley via Getty Images

Every few years, an emerging technology shows up at the doorstep of schools and universities promising to transform education. The most recent? Technologies and apps that include or are powered by generative artificial intelligence, also known as GenAI.

These...

Read more: 5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products

More Articles ...

  1. 4 reasons the practice of canceling weakens higher education
  2. Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work
  3. Marijuana tax revenues fall short of projections in many states, including Colorado
  4. Does ‘virtue signaling’ pay off for entrepreneurs? We studied 81,799 Airbnb listings to find out
  5. From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?
  6. Shadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back?
  7. ‘I’m not black, I’m O.J.’: What O.J. Simpson’s life showed about transcending race and being trapped by it
  8. Has the media learned anything since the O.J. Simpson trial?
  9. The hidden risk of letting AI decide – losing the skills to choose for ourselves
  10. The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle
  11. A monumental case, unfolding in a court of law and a court of public opinion – Trump goes on trial
  12. A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit
  13. Colorado is latest state to try turning off the electrical grid to prevent wildfires − a complex, technical operation pioneered in California
  14. Nitazenes found in 5 overdose deaths in Philly – here’s what they are and why they’re so deadly
  15. The unfinished business of John F. Kennedy’s vision for world peace
  16. Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass
  17. How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East
  18. Taxes are due even if you object to government policies or doubt the validity of the 16th Amendment’s ratification
  19. The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI
  20. How jurors will be selected in Trump’s legal cases - a criminal law expert explains
  21. Starbucks seeks Supreme Court protection from being preemptively ordered to rehire baristas who say they were fired for union-promoting activities
  22. I spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school
  23. Elephant tourism often involves cruelty – here are steps toward more humane, animal-friendly excursions
  24. Domestic violence survivors seek homeless services from a system that often leaves them homeless
  25. Personalized cancer treatments based on testing drugs quickly leads to faster treatment, better outcomes
  26. Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson’s disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it
  27. PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants
  28. Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
  29. Bollywood is playing a large supporting role in India’s elections
  30. New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit
  31. Using research to solve societal problems starts with building connections and making space for young people
  32. Trump pushes the limits of every restriction he faces – including threatening judges and their families
  33. Talking to Americans reveals the diversity behind the shared opinion ‘the country is on the wrong track’
  34. House of Representatives holds off on Ukraine aid package − here’s why the US has a lot at stake in supporting Ukraine
  35. Is this the dawn of a new era in women’s sports?
  36. Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent
  37. From Reagan to Obama, presidents have left office with ‘strategic regret’ − will leaving troops in Iraq and Syria be Biden or Trump’s?
  38. Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones – an ICU nurse explains their vital role
  39. How to battle boredom at work
  40. Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China, will get all the growth from AI if other regions don’t invest now to compete
  41. In a future with more ‘mind reading,’ thanks to neurotech, we may need to rethink freedom of thought
  42. Tiny crystals capture millions of years of mountain range history – a geologist excavates the Himalayas with a microscope
  43. Fossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years
  44. Why Sikhs celebrate the festival of Baisakhi
  45. Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war
  46. Dali hit Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed
  47. US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names
  48. Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
  49. A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this time, America’s religious landscape is far different
  50. Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care