NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Panorama of Mars’ ‘Crocodile Bridge’
Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z imaged a 360-degree view of the ancient ‘Crocodile Bridge’ region on Jezero Crater’s rim, revealing some of Mars’ oldest rocks
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NASA eClips and GLOBE Program Boost STEM Education in Virginia
Educators in Virginia’s Tidewater region collaborated with NASA eClips and the GLOBE Program to enhance STEM teaching through hands-on environmental science experiences
Human Oversight in Government AI Risks Undermining Accountability
Policymakers are adopting “human-in-the-loop” AI safeguards, but research shows efficiency gains may reduce meaningful human judgment and accountability in public-sector AI decisions
New Framework Highlights Tradeoffs in Mobile Platform Competition
The "mobile trilemma" framework reveals the challenges in balancing privacy, security, and integration among dominant smartphone ecosystems run by Apple and Google
NASA’s TESS Discovers 27 New Candidate Exoplanets in Binary Star Systems
A novel method analyzing timing variations in eclipsing binary stars using TESS data has identified 27 potential exoplanets orbiting stellar pairs
Active Volcanic Landscape Fuels Geothermal Energy in Western El Salvador
The volcanic region near Ahuachapán powers a major geothermal plant amid active and dormant volcanoes along El Salvador’s Pacific coast
MIT Study Reveals Mutation-Specific Treatments for Rett Syndrome
Researchers used patient-derived brain organoids to identify distinct effects of two MECP2 mutations in Rett syndrome and tested mutation-targeted therapies
Gig Economy Platforms Transform Nursing Amid AI Integration in Healthcare
AI-driven gig nursing platforms are reshaping nursing labor, raising concerns about workforce stability, patient care, and healthcare equity