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People seem to intuitively understand something meaningful should require doing more than pushing a button or writing a prompt. design master/iStock via Getty Images

Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves

When you outsource romance, there’s a hidden emotional cost.
Broken incentives, broken science. While researchers and reviewers labour to catch errors, commercial publishers profit from volume and prestige — leaving flawed papers to persist, mislead policy, and shape decisions long after problems are known. Illustrator: Abiyasa Abiguna

When science discourages correction: How publishers profit from mistakes

Academic publishing system often allows scientific errors to persist because it prioritises profit and prestige over timely correction.
Interdisciplinary researchers are trained to conduct work that crosses between fields. PixelsEffect/E+ via Getty Images

Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

Researchers who focus on one specialty are more likely to rise through the academic ranks, even though wicked societal problems require crosscutting work to solve.
U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
The crackdown on dissent is global. Whistleblowers are on the front lines – and increasingly vulnerable. Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images

From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth‑tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns

Whistleblowers’ stories show how accountability is shifting from formal legal institutions to solidarity networks built outside the state.
Would-be allies often feel like impostors, new research finds. The resulting cycle of anxiety is bad for mental health and workplace culture alike. Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images Plus

You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?

The impostor phenomenon shows up with allyship too, new research shows. When people wrongly feel like they don’t have the skills to support their colleagues, the result can be a vicious cycle.
Family businesses are everywhere. What makes them so common? Mint Images RF via Getty Images

Why do family companies even exist? They know how to ‘win without fighting’

My team analyzed decades of research on family businesses to find out their secret sauce. Three key differences help them keep an edge over competitors.
Mahonia bealei, also known as Beale’s barberry or leatherleaf mahonia, is invasive but still sold for landscaping. HQ Flower Guide via Wikimedia Commons

From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
The work of seeking and synthesizing information can improve understanding of it compared to reading a summary. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Learning with AI falls short compared to old‑fashioned web search

Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.

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