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Landmark study linking prenatal pesticide exposure to lasting brain abnormalities in children raises urgent public health questions: A study published in late August, led by researchers from Columbia University and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has provided further evidence demonstrating how prenatal exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos can induce neurological abnormalities and impair motor function in children and adolescents.; Science & Technology 2025-10-18 23:25 Jiwoo Bang

AI data centers are emerging as a hidden giant behind tomorrow’s carbon emissions: In June 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its landmark report Electricity 2024, warning that rapid expansion of AI and data infrastructure could soon become one of the biggest contributors to global carbon emissions.; Science & Technology 2025-10-16 06:54 Sungyoon Lee

Cambridge study links air pollution to rise in dementia: According to a study published by the Epidemiology unit of the Medical Research Council at Cambridge University on September 4th, exposure to specific types of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia.; Science & Technology 2025-10-16 01:53 Sangmin Lee

Scientists creates human egg cells from ordinary skin cells: A recent study published in Nature by a team at Oregon Health and Science University has introduced a new technique that can transform an ordinary human skin cell into an egg cell capable of forming an embryo.; Science & Technology 2025-10-13 04:23 Seungmin Shin

Your health in 2045: AI calculates disease risks long before symptoms: An artificial-intelligence system called Delphi-2M analyses an individual’s health data, to calculate and predict a person’s risk over 1,200 diseases that the person is likely to develop over the next 20 years.; Science & Technology 2025-10-08 08:02 Yezi Jang

Social media platforms profit while extremism rises: During a debate on July 21, 2025, a man identified as Connor sparked outrage after praising Nazi theorist Carl Schmitt, minimizing the Holocaust as involving only a “little” bit of persecution, and openly calling for the dismantling of the United States’ democratic system.; Science & Technology 2025-10-03 01:39 Joonwoo Park

AI reveals the hidden pace of glacier erosion: In August 2025, the journal Nature Geoscience published a groundbreaking study titled “Drivers of global glacial erosion rates.”; Science & Technology 2025-09-29 00:10 Yehan Kim

Researchers develop solution for forever chemicals: On July 25, a research team at the University of Adelaide announced they had found a new method of destroying PFAS, also known as forever chemicals.; Science & Technology 2025-09-26 21:48 Seungmin Shin

A new era in gene editing begins with AI-created OpenCRISPR-1: CRISPR technology, first adapted for human cells in 2012, has revolutionized biology by allowing scientists to cut and rewrite DNA with great precision.; Science & Technology 2025-09-18 17:54 Esther Kim

72% of U.S. teens use AI companions to communicate: Based on a new report released by Common Sense Media, nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of adolescents in the United States have attempted to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) companions.; Science & Technology 2025-09-18 17:47 Alex Han