EurekAlert! In the Spotlight

Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.

Latest News Releases

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Nov-2025 04:11 ET (6-Nov-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

20-May-2025

Fine-tuned LLMs boost error detection in radiology reports

Radiological Society of North America
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A type of artificial intelligence called fine-tuned large language models (LLMs) greatly enhances error detection in radiology reports, according to a new study. Researchers said the findings point to an important role for this technology in medical proofreading.

Journal: Radiology

20-May-2025

The Online Journal of Public Health Informatics invites submissions on opportunities and challenges in the applications of AI in public health informatics

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new theme issue titled “Opportunities and Challenges in the Applications of AI In Public Health Informatics” in its open access journal Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. The premier, peer-reviewed journal is indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), DOAJ, Sherpa/Romeo, Web of Science Core Collection: Emerging Sources Citation Index and Scopus.

20-May-2025

Intuition-guided reinforcement learning for soft tissue manipulation with unknown constraints

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at Hefei University of Technology presented an intuition-guided deep reinforcement learning framework for soft tissue manipulation under unknown constraints.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems

20-May-2025

WVU researchers test AI’s limits in emergency room diagnoses

West Virginia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Artificial intelligence tools can assist emergency room physicians in accurately predicting disease but only for patients with typical symptoms, West Virginia University scientists have found.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health

20-May-2025

Neurosymbolic AI could be leaner and smarter

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Could AI that thinks more like a human be more sustainable than today’s LLMs? According to the authors, neurosymbolic AI could enable efficient and trustworthy AI systems without unsustainable energy use or gatekeeping by companies with large financial resources.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

20-May-2025

Public opinion on who should do content moderation

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Americans perceive small juries of content experts as the most legitimate moderators of potentially misleading content on social media, according to a survey, but perceive large, nationally representative or politically balanced juries with minimum knowledge qualifications as comparably legitimate.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

20-May-2025

How the Amazon rainforest reaches for the clouds

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Based on the CAFE-Brazil datasets, a new study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry shows that deep thunderstorm convection over the Amazon rainforest transports BVOCs up to ten to twelve kilometers above the canopy, where they accumulate during the night, before igniting dawn photochemistry in the upper atmosphere. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

Journal: Nature Communications