Flaky tests—automated checks that produce inconsistent results—are a persistent issue in software development, wasting time and computational resources. Researchers from Kyushu University analyzed 649 projects in the OpenStack ecosystem and found that over half were affected by flakiness that often spreads across projects. They identified cross-project flakiness caused by an unstable test affecting multiple projects and inconsistent flakiness as key phenomena.

Scuba-diving tourism, which is widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs, is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ecosystems.

A new study identifies CMPK2 as a key driver of hepatic ischemia‑reperfusion injury (HIRI) by triggering mitochondrial redox imbalance, free fatty acid overload, and mtDNA‑driven sterile inflammation. The natural compound acteoside (ACT) directly targets CMPK2, blocks IRF1‑driven transcription, promotes mitophagic degradation of CMPK2, and interrupts the vicious inflammatory cycle, offering a safe and translatable protective strategy for liver surgery and transplantation.

The Ti₃C₂T_x/Bi₂Se₃ hybrid was constructed to explore a thermal protection strategy in infrared imaging via its enhanced photothermal conversion, providing a promising strategy for developing advanced photothermal materials in stealth technologies.

A research team led by Professor Jianwu Dai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Professor Rui Gu’s team from the China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University and Professor Yi Cui from the National Research Institute for Family Planning, has developed a novel therapeutic paradigm for spinal cord injury repair. By integrating the physical signaling regulation of traditional Chinese electroacupuncture with modern tissue engineering regenerative strategies, this study establishes a new treatment model that integrates complementary strategies from Eastern and Western medical practices.