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Researchers argue that sustained relationships with AI chatbots can create real emotional dependence, especially when systems reinforce users’ beliefs and act as always-available companions. The study warns that these “echo chambers of one” may increase isolation, weaken human…

Researchers developed a genome engineering method that inserts large DNA sequences into specific sites in rice and tobacco without creating DNA breaks. The approach could enable more complex crop traits and accelerate the use of plants as platforms for producing medicines and…

Researchers found that common moss generates complex electrical waves that propagate at multiple speeds, suggesting a previously unrecognized level of coordinated signaling. While their function remains unclear, the findings could support future living sensors and biohybrid…

Researchers showed that a small magnetic field can switch the layered quantum material CeTe₃ between competing striped and checkerboard electronic states, revealing a direct coupling between magnetism and electron organization. The discovery demonstrates a new way to control…

Researchers argue that sustained relationships with AI chatbots can create real emotional dependence, especially when systems reinforce users’ beliefs and act as always-available companions. The study warns that these “echo chambers of one” may increase isolation, weaken human…

Researchers developed a reusable magnetic adsorbent that removed over 95% of micro- and nanoplastics and some PFAS from water within an hour. The material can be magnetically recovered and reused, bringing the technology closer to large-scale wastewater treatment.