Online 'brainrot' isn't ruining children's minds – it's a new way of navigating the modern internet

Brainrot” is what many people call the chaotic, fast-moving memes, sounds and catchphrases that spread across TikTok, Roblox and online gaming and into playgrounds. An example is the endlessly ...
C&EN

Modification of the Surface Structure and Electronic Properties of Diamond (100) with Tin as a Surface Termination: A Density Functional Theory Study

School of Physics, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, U.K. Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol ...

Ray Dalio says US is suffering a breakdown of ‘monetary, political and geopolitical orders.’ Here’s what you can do now

In a lengthy social media post in April, Dalio argued that the tariff drama is merely a symptom of deeper structural problems ...
Psychology Today

Why Prison Often Fails to Change Behavior

Recidivism reveals a gap between punishment and rehabilitation. Psychology explains why incarceration alone rarely transforms ...
South Florida ReporterOpinion

Winner and Loser of the Year in Florida politics — 2025 edition

Welcome to our second annual end of year edition, where we look back at the top winners and losers in the Florida political ...

Mechanism for twisted growth of plant organs discovered

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New Way to Boost the Powerhouses of the Cell Might Combat Aging and Degenerative Diseases, Lab Study Suggests

Creating mini mitochondria factories helped recharge damaged cells in a dish, providing proof-of-concept work that could pave ...
C&EN

Cost–Benefit Analysis of Monoclonal Antibody Cultivation Scenarios in Terms of Life Cycle Environmental Impact and Operating Cost

Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan ...
IEEE

Empowering data structure visualization through modification in Python

Abstract: This article introduces a novel approach to data structure visualization through the development of a new programming language, utilizing Python’s Lex-YACC library for lexical analysis and ...