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The Federal Communications Commission issued an order today directing the eight ABC-affiliated television stations, owned by Disney, to file their broadcast license renewals head of schedule. The licenses were not due for renewal until 2028.
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Scientists built a new theoretical model that learns from interactions to see how activity spreads.

A new Northwestern study analyzing congressional reports, hearings and think tank publications from around the country, has found that bipartisan citations, while rare, highlight papers of exceptional scientific influence. Policy documents citing these papers also receive more citations, amplifying their policy impact — and perhaps providing a pathway for future bipartisan successes.

Less than half (44%) of NIH-funded studies analyze or report their results by sex, even when both sexes were included, a new Northwestern University study found.

A new three-component synthesis strategy enables simultaneous control over both the composition and the high-index surface facets of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles for the first time.

Most war amputees experience steady improvements in pain, psychological symptoms and quality of life over time, according to a new study that followed 156 Ukrainian amputees for one year and was led by Northwestern Medicine and Ukrainian physicians

New process uses tiny bursts of underwater plasma discharges to convert methane to methanol in just one step.

Northwestern University psychologist Andrea Russell sees older adults with early cognitive impairment riddled with anxiety. Some worry a missed word or forgotten appointment could signal Alzheimer’s disease. Others fear making a mistake in public. Some are too afraid to ask their doctor. Witnessing that uncertainty, and the stigma surrounding dementia, inspired Russell to spearhead a new Northwestern Medicine survey that found a vast majority of older adults would be willing to take a biomarker blood test to assess their Alzheimer’s risk.

Printed artificial neurons generate realistic brain-like signals that activate living neurons. Approach could lead to bioelectronics that communicate directly with the brain and energy-efficient, brain-inspired computing.

Researchers analyzed communication across the animal kingdom, including firefly flashes, cricket chirps, frog croaks, birds’ mating displays and more. Across species, many communication signals repeat at two beats per second.