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5-Feb-2026

 

Mom knows best – how maternal messages prime seeds for success

John Innes Centre

Whatever challenges life throws, mothers often know best as they guide offspring through the risky stages of early development.  

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Funder

UKRI/BBSRC

5-Feb-2026

 

AI agents debate more effectively when given personalities and the ability to interrupt

The University of Electro-Communications
Reports and Proceedings

Most multi-agent AI systems rely on polite, rigid turn-taking that doesn't reflect reality. Researchers have developed a new framework that allows AI agents to behave more like humans-interrupting others, remaining silent, and exhibiting distinct personalities. Tests show this "chaotic" approach actually improves decision-making accuracy and efficiency.

5-Feb-2026

 

Wolf reduction boosts caribou survival—but only in rugged terrain

University of British Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reducing wolves to protect endangered caribou doesn't always deliver the expected results—and the shape of the land may be the deciding factor.

Journal

The Journal of Wildlife Management

5-Feb-2026

Dream engineering can help solve ‘puzzling’ questions

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by neuroscientists at Northwestern University validates the possibility of influencing dreams and offers a crucial step to support the theory that dreams in REM sleep — the rapid eye movement phase of sleep in which lucid dreaming can occur — may be especially conducive to helping individuals come up with creative solutions to a problem.

Journal

Neuroscience of Consciousness

Funder

Mind Science Foundation

5-Feb-2026

 

A global challenge posed by the presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment

University of the Basque Country
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The group of the EHU - University of the Basque Country is proposing various initiatives designed to reduce the presence of medicines in the environment and, consequently, their effects on human health. They also stress the need to involve the pharmaceutical, healthcare and veterinary sectors in this task as well as the general public by promoting a more rational use of medicines.

Journal

Drug Discovery Today

5-Feb-2026

 

Researchers tune a recipe for topological superconductors by choreographing electron interactions

University of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By adjusting the ratio of two ingredients, UChicago PME & WVU scientists can switch exotic quantum states on and off in materials highly desired for quantum computing

Journal

Nature Communications

5-Feb-2026

 

HIRE Vets ranks Sandia Labs at top for employing military veterans

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

For the fifth consecutive year, Sandia National Laboratories has earned the HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Award — the U.S. Department of Labor’s highest designation — for its commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans.