Why IV drips are surging in popularity in Australia's wellness space
Some advocates say vitamin IV drips can promote clearer thinking, immunity, beauty and even anti-aging, but health experts say there is little research to back the claims. [Continue Reading]
AI chatbots help plot attacks, study shows: ‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’
From school shootings to synagogue bombings, leading AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks, according to a study published on Wednesday that highlighted the technology’s potential for real-world harm. Researchers from the non-profit watchdog Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and CNN posed as 13-year-old boys in the United States and Ireland to test 10 chatbots, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Meta AI. Testing showed that eight of those chatbots... [Continue Reading]
Up to 150 research positions at risk due to closure of research centres in Ireland following non-renewal of core funding
The Higher Education trade union, the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), has announced that up to 150 research positions are at risk due to the closure of several research centres, including Trinity College's CRANN and AMBER centres. This upheaval follows the non-renewal of core funding, which has raised significant concerns about the stability of research employment in Ireland. Robert McNamara, Assistant General Secretary of IFUT, expressed the union's alarm, stating that while some staff categories have started a consultation process regarding their employment status, research staff still await a structured parallel engagement. The uncertainty surrounding their job futures has... [Continue Reading]
150 research jobs could be at risk - higher edtn union
Higher education trade union IFUT has warned that up to 150 research jobs could be at risk following the closure of a number of research centres after core funding was not renewed. [Continue Reading]
China’s Midea pledges US$8.7 billion for AI and robotics in pivot to automation
Midea Group, the owner of industrial robot giant Kuka, is the latest Chinese company to pledge heavy investment in AI and robotics – another 60 billion yuan (US$8.7 billion) over the next three years – as traditional industries embrace futuristic technologies. The planned expenditure on research and development, with a focus on “AI, embodied intelligence and other cutting-edge areas”, matched its total spending over the past five years, the company announced in Shanghai on Tuesday. The strategic... [Continue Reading]
Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr
Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policyNew details are leading experts to fear that an “unethical” vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau is the “prototype” for studies under Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US department of health and human services (HHS) and longtime vaccine critic.At the center of US vaccine policy is an unlikely set of Danish researchers whose work on the health effects of vaccines has been called into question. The study in Guinea-Bissau would have looked at the overall health effects of giving hepatitis B... [Continue Reading]
China stands to gain from US moving military assets for Iran war: cross-strait adviser
Beijing could gain a strategic edge in the Taiwan Strait as US military assets are diverted to the Middle East, even though it remains committed to peaceful reunification, a prominent mainland expert on the Taiwan issue said on Tuesday. Li Yihu, dean of the Taiwan Research Institute at Peking University and a deputy to China’s National People’s Congress, said Washington’s involvement in multiple conflicts, including the ongoing war in Iran, was straining its armed forces and diminishing its... [Continue Reading]
Award-winning memory chip expert Shi Guojun leaves US for job at top Chinese semiconductor firm
An expert on semiconductor packaging and memory chips has left the University of California, Irvine after more than two decades to join a leading conductive materials company in eastern China. Shi Guojun has taken on the role of chief strategic scientist and director of the Future Industry Research Institute at DK Electronic Materials, the company said in a statement posted online on March 6. According to DKEM, Shi will lead the company’s strategic planning and development in emerging... [Continue Reading]
They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE
Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop. [Continue Reading]
Iran war highlights US defence gaps; mathematician returns to China: 7 science highlights
We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Could Iran war confirm China’s prediction on US military’s hypersonic nightmare? On the same day the US and Israel launched air strikes against Iran, a research team led by Liao Longwen with the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology published a paper in the Chinese journal Tactical Missile Technology on... [Continue Reading]
82 female-founded startups raised funding in 2025
New research has found that a record 82 Irish female-founded startups raised a total of €131m in funding last year, which was down €14m on 2024. [Continue Reading]
Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range
Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear [Continue Reading]
ChatGPT, Other Chatbots Approved for Official Use in the Senate
New guidelines said Senate aides could use A.I. tools for official work, including research, drafting and editing documents, and preparing briefings and talking points for lawmakers. [Continue Reading]
Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook
Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant’s AI research unitFacebook parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it had acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company’s founders into its AI research division.The deal will bring Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit led by Alexandr Wang, former Scale AI CEO, which Meta purchased for $14.8bn. Meta did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Schlicht and Parr are expected to begin at Meta Superintelligence Labs on 16 March. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Research: Average cost of an Immigration Enforcement return FY 2024 to 2025
The UK Home Office disclosed that the average cost to enforce the return of migrants in the fiscal year 2024 to 2025 is estimated at £48,800 per case. This figure reflects expenses incurred across various service areas involved in immigration enforcement, including detention, transportation, and legal processes. By contrast, voluntary returns average substantially lower, at £4,300 each, indicating a marked cost disparity. These enforced returns affect non-citizens whose removal from the UK is mandated by immigration authorities, often due to visa violations or unsuccessful asylum claims. The high cost per enforced return reflects complexities such as logistical challenges, legal safeguards,... [Continue Reading]
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Seven members of Iran's women's football team seek asylum in Australia amid fears of persecution upon return
At least seven members of Iran's women's football team have sought asylum in Australia, a drastic step taken amid growing fears of persecution if they return to their homeland. Reports indicate that five of the 13-player squad were granted asylum on a recent Monday, while two additional players made their intentions known shortly thereafter, including one who notably refused to board a flight destined for Iran at Sydney Airport. The circumstances surrounding their asylum requests stem from fears of severe repercussions from Iranian authorities, particularly for athletes who have been vocal or expressive about their stance on women's rights and... [Continue Reading]
RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say
HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’The MIT professor who has been appointed by Robert F Kennedy Jr to review the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research on the topic, according to more than a dozen scientists and public health experts.Retsef Levi, an operations management professor, is a member of the US health department’s vaccine advisory committee (ACIP) which is meeting later this month and – many experts fear – could seek to rollback... [Continue Reading]
Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn
UK’s GSK is leading the way in research but AstraZeneca is not involved in the area, report findsThe pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the annual number of deaths linked to drug-resistant infections globally will double to 8 million by 2050.The number of antimicrobial projects from large pharma companies has shrunk by 35% over the past five years, from 92 to 60 medicines in development, according to a report from the Access to Medicine Foundation (AMF), a Netherlands-based non-profit group, backed by... [Continue Reading]
Sudanese students say UK visa ban has dashed hopes of studying at top universities
More than 200 applicants fear they will lose places after home secretary suspends study visas from four countriesSudanese scientists who have been promised research posts at leading UK universities have spoken of their “shock” and “sadness” that their hopes have been dashed after Shabana Mahmood’s decision to end study visas for people from their country.More than 200 Sudanese postgraduates and undergraduates fear they will no longer be permitted to take up places at 46 universities, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, with some claiming that their lives have been torn apart by the home secretary’s “blunt” intervention. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Researchers Conduct Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Experiment in Gulf of Maine to Combat Climate Change
In a controversial scientific experiment in the Gulf of Maine, researchers are investigating a new method to combat climate change. Over a four-day period in August, scientists pumped 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide, a strong alkaline chemical, into the waters, leaving a visible maroon slick that garnered significant attention. This experimental project is part of a broader strategy known as Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), which aims to increase the ocean's ability to sequester carbon dioxide and address the severe challenges posed by global heating and ocean acidification. The operation was engineered to explore the feasibility of using sodium hydroxide, a... [Continue Reading]
Sensational, unverifiable, rightwing politics dominates young adults social media feeds, researchers find
The political content on the social media feeds of young adults is mainly comprised of sensational, unverifiable, opinion-based and mostly rightwing content, according to a new study from Helsinki-based think tank Sitra, published on Tuesday. [Continue Reading]
Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London
Research found extreme disproportion in use of police power in districts such as Richmond-upon-Thames Black people are up to 48 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in some of London’s best-off areas, a new report has found.The study found that the reasons given by officers for subjecting black people to the controversial power were more likely to be vague, with examples including that a black person gave a “furtive glance”. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Home heating retrofit targets unlikely to be met - ESRI
A new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that Ireland is "lagging considerably behind", and unlikely to meet, the targets set out in the Climate Action Plan for decarbonising residential heat. [Continue Reading]
Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ USThe annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the US to Europe due to concerns about attendees getting visas, organizers announced on Monday.Organized by the Annals of Improbable Research, a digital magazine that highlights research that makes people laugh and then think, the 36th annual ceremony will be held in Zurich. It’s usually held in the US in September, a few weeks before the actual Nobel prizes are announced. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
AI is forcing journalism to rediscover what the profession actually does
Around the world, news organisations are racing to create rules for artificial intelligence. Editors debate whether reporters may use AI to draft text, summarise documents or help in research. Some outlets promise readers they will disclose when a machine helps write an article. Others hope credibility will come from avoiding AI altogether. But this debate begins with a mistaken assumption: that journalism earns trust because journalists physically write the sentences themselves. That has never... [Continue Reading]
China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts
China should not follow SpaceX in launching artificial intelligence data centres into orbit, but instead focus on more practical near-term space-based computing, a senior researcher has said. Gao Wen, a computer scientist at Peking University and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said on Thursday that electricity demand was not a major bottleneck for AI data centres in China, meaning there was little reason to move them into space. In a Sina News interview during the annual “two... [Continue Reading]
Research: National Assessment Centre Fraud assessment 2025
A new report from the UK’s National Assessment Centre reveals a rising fraud threat targeting individuals and businesses nationwide. Fraud has become increasingly tech-enabled, with criminals harnessing social engineering tactics and Generative AI tools to commit and scale their crimes. The report outlines how organised crime groups are innovating to lower the barriers for committing fraud, making it more accessible and widespread. Most fraud incidents now involve international elements, complicating enforcement and detection. This growing sophistication allows criminals to bypass traditional countermeasures. The findings underscore the urgency for updated strategies to protect the public and commercial sectors, as the economic... [Continue Reading]
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Nearly 400 casualties reported in southern Lebanon due to ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah areas
The military operation in southern Lebanon continues to result in significant casualties, with recent reports confirming that nearly 400 individuals have lost their lives due to Israeli airstrikes. This surge in violence follows a series of aerial bombardments initiated by Israel more than a week ago, targeting areas associated with the Hezbollah militant group. Reports indicate that three airstrikes struck the village of Sir El Gharbiyeh on Sunday, contributing to the overall devastation in the region. According to the Lebanese health ministry, a shocking 394 casualties have been officially reported in connection with these strikes, of which 83 are children.... [Continue Reading]
Fall in female board representation in ISEQ20 companies
The proportion of women represented on the boards of ISEQ 20 companies has fallen from 42% to 40%, according to new research. [Continue Reading]
Ukraine to Deploy Drone Experts to Middle East for Support Against Russian Forces
As the war in Ukraine continues to intensify, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that drone experts from Kyiv will be deployed to the Middle East in the coming days. This move aims to facilitate reciprocal support in repelling Russian forces, while securing much-needed US air defense missiles in exchange for Ukraine's expertise in drone warfare. This development comes as the conflict, now over 1,400 days old, accounts for significant displacement and casualties among children in Ukraine, illuminating the war's pervasive impact on the nation’s youth. During a recent press conference held on Sunday, Zelenskyy expressed a sense of urgency... [Continue Reading]
Tornado in Union Lake, Michigan, kills three and injures 12 amid severe storm outbreak
In a devastating turn of events, a tornado believed to have struck the Union Lake area in Michigan recently resulted in the deaths of three individuals and left 12 more injured. This occurrence is part of a broader outbreak of severe storms that swept across southern Michigan, causing significant destruction and triggering tornado warnings throughout the region. Footage captured by onlookers reveals the catastrophic nature of the tornado as it tore through Union City, annihilating homes and uprooting trees. Another tornado struck the city of Three Rivers, where debris was seen swirling violently across a parking lot, highlighting the chaotic... [Continue Reading]
China integrates commercial health insurance into national policy to address challenges from ageing population and rising healthcare costs
China has recently incorporated commercial health insurance into its national policy agenda as pressures mount due to an ageing population and escalating healthcare expenses. This move seeks to alleviate the financial strain on basic public insurance systems, which have shown signs of potential sustainability issues. Current projections indicate that rising utilization of medical services, alongside increasing drug and treatment costs, could exacerbate the financial burden faced by basic coverage structures. In recent assessments, the annual surplus of China’s mandatory basic medical insurance fund has reportedly decreased for two consecutive years, falling to 470 billion yuan, suggesting a worrying trend for... [Continue Reading]
China announces 7 percent increase in military budget as part of five-year plan for self-sufficiency in military and industrial sectors
China has announced a significant escalation in its military budget, revealing a 7 percent increase in military spending. This announcement marks a critical strategy in response to ongoing pressures from the United States and highlights China's intention to bolster its military capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign technology. The increase comes in conjunction with a five-year plan aimed at enhancing the country's self-sufficiency in both military and industrial sectors. The reasons behind this latest military spending increase stem from a broader geopolitical context where tensions between China and the United States continue to grow. The ongoing technological rivalry, particularly in... [Continue Reading]
