Social Science
Comparing Yourself to Your Younger Self May Harm Body Image, Study Finds
A new Ohio State University study introduces the first validated scale for self-oriented appearance comparison, finding that comparing one's current...
What Future Surgeons Really Want: Postpartum Care Trumps Parental Leave in Program Rankings
A Best-Worst Scaling survey of Association of Women Surgeons medical students found that postpartum well-being and emotional support resources, not...
AI Tutors Without Training Wheels: Language Models Diagnose New Subjects Zero-Shot
Researchers in China have shown that large language models can diagnose student knowledge in entirely new subjects without any prior...
Preschoolers Who Play Like Engineers Show Big Gains in Problem-Solving, Study Finds
An eight-week play-based STEM program in a Turkish public preschool significantly improved preschoolers' problem-solving skills and produced broad cognitive, social,...
When Mpox Is More Than a Virus: Sierra Leone’s 2025 Outbreak as a Social Crisis
A qualitative study of 90 participants reveals how poverty, stigma, Ebola memory, and strained institutions shaped Sierra Leone's 2025 mpox...
AI Tutoring Boosts Grades, But the Clock Is Ticking: Landmark Meta-analysis Finds a 23-Hour Sweet Spot
A meta-analysis of 47 randomized controlled trials finds AI interventions significantly improve academic outcomes, with benefits peaking at roughly 23...
Immersive Reality Research in Universities Doubles Every Two Years, Landmark Study Finds
A bibliometric analysis of 1,257 Scopus-indexed articles shows that research on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in universities has grown...
How a 1910 Report Still Shapes Who Becomes a Surgeon Today
A new analysis traces how the 1910 Flexner Report's standards revolutionized surgical education while simultaneously closing pathways for Black and...
Grades Don’t Buy Good Reviews: What 3,000 Course Surveys Reveal About Student Satisfaction
A large analysis of course surveys at a Spanish university finds that teaching methodology, not grades, drives student satisfaction, challenging...
Why Ghana’s Nurses and Doctors Are Leaving in Record Numbers After COVID-19
A new scoping review protocol from the University of Cape Coast maps the evidence on why Ghana's healthcare workers are...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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