Scientists used ants to make yogurt. Diners in a Michelin-starred restaurant ate it

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ice cream, mascarpone and milk-washed cocktails may sound like simple pleasures — but the ones served at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Denmark contained a little extra something: ants. Alchemist in Copenhagen,...

Report: Indiana girls show academic gains, but mental health challenges persist

Indiana girls are performing better in school than ever, but many continue to struggle with mental health. That’s according to the 2025 Indiana Girl Report, released by the Indiana Youth Institute in partnership with the Girl Scouts Coalition of...

IU research combines sound waves and AI to power faster biomedical research

Feng Guo is director of the Intelligent Biomedical Systems Lab at IU Bloomington. Photo by Chris Meyer, Indiana University Researchers at the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering are advancing biomedical...

Trump warned against Tylenol in pregnancy. Here's what science really says. Raja Ramaswamy 

When an Indianapolis mom juggling a fever during pregnancy reaches for Tylenol, she should not face fear-driven headlines. She deserves clear science to make informed choices for her baby. Parents of children with autism want answers, too....

Join the fight: Walk to End Alzheimer’s unites Indianapolis community

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research, is set to take place at IU Indianapolis Michael A. Carroll Stadium in...

Researchers tag wood thrush to track migrations, understand population decline

A tag used to track wood thrushes is pictured Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary in Connersville, Ind. Researchers are tagging and following the movements of the wood thrush through the Chasing Melody Project in order to understand...

44% of Data Centers Proposed in Indiana Are in Counties that Restrict Renewables

Data centers are being built in places that restrict renewable energy. There are significant implications for our future energy grid – but it’s unclear if this behavior will lead to tech companies eschewing renewables or finding novel ways to...

Researchers to analyze shorter ADHD treatment lengths among Hispanic and Black patients

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $3.7 million to Indiana University researchers to investigate the complex relationship between ADHD medications and serious substance use problems among...

Ribbon cutting celebrates launch of Indiana Uplands Microelectronics Training Hub at WestGate@Crane

Industry leaders, defense partners, educators, students, families, and local officials joined together on September 29 to celebrate the opening of the Indiana Uplands Microelectronics (ME) Training Hub at the WestGate@Crane Technology Park, a...

Indiana judicial leaders honored at annual conference

INDIANA — Indiana’s judicial officers, alongside government and media leaders, were recognized this week at the annual educational conference for their commitment to service and professional development. Chief Justice Loretta Rush led the...

Research and Honors, October 2025

Research and Honors is a monthly column of the Illinois State Report newsletter, celebrating recent Honors, Publications, and Presentations of faculty and staff. Honors Valerie Wright, MCN, received the AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Farm Credit Illinois...

Researchers to visit ‘visual anomaly’ that could be Amelia Earhart’s plane

Purdue University researchers are heading to the South Pacific to examine a “visual anomaly” that could be the missing plane of aviator and former university advisor Amelia Earhart. The Indiana-based school said Wednesday it would soon join the...

People researching a police career get inside look during 'Join IMPD Week'

On Thursday, people interested in a law enforcement career got an glimpse of the realities of being part of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. INDIANAPOLIS — A local police department's recent outreach to prospective new officers...

Researchers hoping to learn more about secret life of wood thrushes

Wood thrush are notorious songsters, with a melodious, flutelike call that is characteristic of eastern hardwood forests. But like many birds, their populations are in decline. Almost 3 billion birds have been lost since 1970. Urbanism, habitat...

Indiana legislators tour Purdue’s defense research programs

Members of the Indiana General Assembly tour Purdue’s state-of-the-art research facilities. (Purdue University photo) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dan DeLaurentis, executive vice president for research, hosted a delegation of Indiana legislators for a...

Halina Goldberg receives distinguished faculty research award for study of Jewish stereotype in Polish culture

Halina Goldberg, professor of musicology at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and director of the Byrnes Russian and Eastern European Institute at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, has received the 2025...

Scientific Journals in the Hot Seat

Long-standing criticisms of academic publishing are helping to fuel the Trump administration’s attacks on the nation’s scientific enterprise. For years, some members of the scientific community have raised alarm about research fraud, paper mills,...

Research & Commentary: Indiana Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session

During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of...

6 big public artworks changing the look of Indianapolis and Westfield

Indianapolis is currently enjoying an uptick in major new public artworks. So far this year, artists have painted murals that include two of the city's basketball icons and sculpted a shining celebration of water's life-giving properties. What's...

Pew Research: Alabama leads nation in percentage of Christians

Alabama has the highest percentage of people who identify themselves as Christians, according to one of the most authoritative national surveys. In Alabama, 89 percent of people surveyed identify themselves as Christians, according to the Pew...