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Technology

Towering Underwater Waves Speed Greenland Glacier Melt

When chunks of glacier ice in Greenland crash into the sea, they do more than make noise.

Aug 13, 2025

Health

AI Tool Predicts DNA Repair for Precise Gene Editing

In a leap toward safer and more accurate gene therapies, scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven method that predicts how cells repair their DNA after CRISPR cuts.

Aug 12, 2025

Earth & Environment

Fig Trees Turn Atmospheric Carbon Into Stone

Kenyan fig trees are doing something remarkable: they're converting carbon dioxide from the air into limestone-like rocks stored in their trunks and surrounding soil.

Jul 6, 2025

Health

Common Psychiatric Medications Silently Sabotage Brain Function in Psychosis Patients

Patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders frequently struggle with memory and thinking problems that can be more disabling than hallucinations or delusions.

Feb 26, 2025

Technology

AI Outperforms Humans in Understanding Speech – With One Notable Exception

As artificial intelligence achieves a historic milestone in speech recognition, scientists are simultaneously unlocking the mysteries of how the human brain accomplishes this same feat in noisy environments.

Jan 14, 2025

Health

Scientists Uncover Hidden Risks in CRISPR Gene Editing for Rare Immune Disease

Summary: Researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered that using CRISPR gene editing to treat a rare immune disorder can lead to unexpected chromosomal damage, even when using methods thought to be safer.

Nov 6, 2024

Life

Plants Thrive with Diverse Pollinator and Herbivore Interactions

Plants that interact with a variety of pollinators and herbivores are better at adapting to different soil types, according to new research from the University of Zurich.

Jun 19, 2024

Brain & Behavior

Compassionate CEOs Linked to Better Stock Performance During COVID-19 Crisis

A new study led by the University of Zurich has found that when CEOs expressed concern for people during the COVID-19 pandemic, their companies' stock prices performed better.

Apr 18, 2024

Life

Early primates likely lived in pairs

Primates – including humans – are thought of as highly social animals. Many species of monkeys and apes live in groups.

Jan 4, 2024

Brain & Behavior

Many people feel their jobs are pointless

A sociological study by the University of Zurich confirms that a considerable proportion of employees perceive their work as socially useless.

Aug 5, 2023