Social & Behavior
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Dec-2025 14:11 ET (26-Dec-2025 19:11 GMT/UTC)
New energy industries thriving under China’s environmental pressures
Edith Cowan UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
The stringent environmental regulations in China could potentially be enhancing productivity in the new energy sector, research from Harbin University of Science and Technology and Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.
New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely
University of Wisconsin-MadisonPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, and that none of the generations born after 1939 will reach 100 years of age on average.
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Stroke risk highest among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander people
American Academy of NeurologyPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new study found that Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander people had the highest rate of stroke among people from other race and ethnic groups, with a rate more than three times higher than that of white people. The study is published on August 27, 2025, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
- Journal
- Neurology
Study explores how teacher training and reading programs affect literacy in Mozambique
University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
Literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain low, despite increased primary school enrollment. In rural Mozambique, only 3% of children possess grade-level reading skills. Poor learning outcomes in lower grades are a barrier to further expanding school enrollment at higher grade levels. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores whether a teacher training program and reading camps could improve literacy levels among elementary school children.
- Journal
- Journal of Development Economics
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
UC to launch center focused on ethical AI
University of CincinnatiGrant and Award Announcement
- Funder
- National Endowment for the Humanities
New crocodile-relative “hypercarnivore” from prehistoric Patagonia was 11.5ft long and weighed 250kg
PLOSPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- PLOS One