Contrary to popular belief, new research finds that the use of artificial intelligence has a minimal effect on global greenhouse gas emissions and may actually benefit the environment and the economy.

For their study, researchers from the University of Waterloo and the Georgia Institute of Technology combined data on the U.S. economy with estimates of AI use across industries to determine the environmental fallout if AI use continues its current trajectory.

A new study from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz and King’s College London shows that working from home can make the division of household and care work between men and women more balanced – but only in families with progressive gender role attitudes.

An international study led by Dr. Agustín Ibáñez, Trinity College Dublin and his co-authors Lucia Amoruso, BrainLat and Hernán Hernández, BrainLat, reveals that speaking multiple languages may slow the biological processes of aging and protect against age-related decline. 

A new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what drives investors to put their money behind business start-ups.

Researchers analysed more than a thousand successful crowdfunding campaigns on the platform Seedrs. They found that setting a £90K “sweet spot” target, having around 19 team members, and using certain phrases including “health” and “organic” in campaign pitches all helped attract investors.

Offering a high equity percentage in return for investment was also found to be crucial – with low equity ratios putting investors off.