Social Sciences
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appearance of something unexpected—Batman—disrupts ...
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Environment
Smart toilets in Cambodia fall short due to improper use
A smart toilet design introduced in rural Cambodia was supposed to change lives—keeping families safe and protecting the environment. However, while households reported that they liked the new system, a crucial piece was ...
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Reprogrammed poplar trees can make key industrial chemical for biodegradable plastics
A team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. ...
Biotechnology
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Redheads face impaired wound healing: MC1R dysregulation to blame, but a new treatment might help
Chronic wounds (CWs), like diabetic ulcers or pressure sores, are a major health care challenge, especially in the elderly. These wounds, marked by persistent inflammation, often lead to infection and poor patient outcomes. ...
Daily pill helps people lose 10% of weight in 18 months, study finds
A daily pill that is cheaper and easier to take than currently available weight loss drugs helps people lose around a tenth of their body weight over nearly 18 months, a study said Thursday.
Medications
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Lightweight design benchmark enables direct comparison of different methods
How can components be designed for an optimal balance of minimal weight and maximum robustness? This is a challenge faced by many industries, from medical device manufacturing to the automotive and aeronautics sectors.
Engineering
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Depression tied to immune system imbalance, not just brain chemistry
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a lowered mood and loss of interest, contributing not only to difficulties in academic and professional life but also as a major cause of suicide in South Korea. However, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Heat shock protein masks BRCA1 mutations, suggesting a new treatment path
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified a new role for heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) in cancer predisposition and treatment resistance.
Oncology & Cancer
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Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain—diet can counteract it, say researchers
As we age, the composition and function of proteins in the brain change, affecting how well our brain performs later in life—influencing memory, responsiveness, and the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
Neuroscience
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The cost of thinking: Reasoning models share aspects of information processing with human brains
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can write an essay or plan a menu almost instantly. But until recently, it was also easy to stump them. The models, which rely on language patterns to respond to users' queries, often ...
Machine learning & AI
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Depression tied to immune system imbalance, not just brain chemistry
Antidepressant use tied to lower prevalence of periodontitis
New flu variant could bring another severe U.S. season
Auditory illusions: New research discovers how our ears play tricks on us
Status of rural health care, hospitals probed in study
Wearable health technology brings research closer to people
Novel repository provides valuable physical function reference data, outcomes to medical researchers
Cholera cases in Africa surge to 3 times higher than reported in 2022
Gene scissors in camouflage mode help in the search for cancer therapies
Aged blood vessel cells drive metabolic diseases, preclinical study suggests
Does masturbating really help menopause symptoms? New research says yes
Exercising in mid and later life can reduce dementia risk, new study suggests
Tech Xplore
Research provides new design specs for burgeoning sodium-ion batteries
NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing
Study shows waste cardboard is effective for power generation
We're not going anywhere: Mining town faces transition from coal head on
Meta AI pioneer LeCun announces exit, plans new startup
You got a drone for the holidays. Now what?
Future LED light could both illuminate and communicate
Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices
Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say
New augmented reality tech can turn any surface into keyboard
X-ray vision dives deep to boost safety, inspection and response
Moss spores survive 9 months outside International Space Station
Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's resilience, researchers ...
Space Exploration
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Fluoridated water linked to better adolescent school achievement
Children exposed to recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water show modest cognitive advantages in secondary school, with no clear evidence of harm to cognitive functioning around age 60, according to researchers at ...
Engineers repurpose a mosquito proboscis to create a 3D printing nozzle
When it comes to innovation, engineers have long proved to be brilliant copycats, drawing inspiration directly from nature. But now some scientists are moving beyond simple imitation to incorporating natural materials into ...
LHAASO conducts all-sky search for exploding primordial black holes
Primordial black holes (PBHs) are black holes theorized to have formed shortly after the Big Bang. Compared to black holes emerging from collapsing stars, PBHs could have very different masses, ranging from very small to ...
Dusty star-forming galaxy at high redshift discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dusty star-forming galaxy at high redshift. The newfound galaxy, designated AC-2168, was detected using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ...
Over a decade in the making: Lanthanide nanocrystals illuminate new possibilities
In a discovery shaped by more than a decade of steady, incremental effort rather than a dramatic breakthrough, scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and their collaborators demonstrated that great ideas ...
Nanomaterials
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Machine learning beats classical method in predicting cosmic ray radiation near Earth
Cosmic rays are high-energy particles that constantly bombard Earth from space and are influenced by the sun's magnetic activity. When the sun is active, fewer of these particles reach Earth; when the sun is quiet, more are ...
Planetary Sciences
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Gene scissors in camouflage mode help in the search for cancer therapies
The immune system plays a crucial role in fighting tumors and metastases. Consequently, it is decisive to conduct cancer research in mouse models with an immune system that is as natural as possible—which is easier said ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Genome-scale models can predict how the gut microbiome influences health
The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy. A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, such as inflammatory bowel ...
Genetics
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Aged blood vessel cells drive metabolic diseases, preclinical study suggests
Investigators from the Center for Advanced Gerotherapeutics at Cedars-Sinai found that aged blood vessel cells play a key role in the development of metabolic disorders, including diabetes. The preclinical findings, published ...
Gerontology & Geriatrics
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In pursuit of Bigfoot: The people searching for the truth behind the mystery
People hunting for Bigfoot use sophisticated techniques for collecting and validating evidence, drawing on scientific methods to try and prove its existence, research shows.
'Worms in space' experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists understand how humans can travel through space safely, using a Leicester-built space pod.
Why some farmers make use of EU biodiversity funding and others don't
A new study published in People and Nature by the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and the Landscape Conservation Association Northwest Saxony shows that whether farmers participate in EU-funded measures ...
Where pepper grows: A post-glacial history
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have reconstructed the distribution history of black pepper over the past 21,000 years in an international study. Using a new approach, ...
Quiet quitting: Researcher sheds light on how broken promises contribute to workplace trend
With so-called quiet quitters comprising at least 50% of the U.S. workforce in 2023, according to Gallup, quiet quitting—intentionally performing the minimum job requirements—continues to change the work landscape.
Preparing to study abroad requires knowing what might go wrong during and after the trip
After spending two college semesters in northern Thailand, Sarah Jongsma found herself back home in the rural Nevada town where she grew up, surrounded by everything familiar yet feeling strangely out of place.
Monsoon storms will bring heavier rains but become weaker
Climate change will make monsoon storms in South Asia wetter and weaker, with more storms pushing further inland across India.
Study questions success of town's billionaire-led revival
Once known to locals as "Bish Vegas" for its bustling pubs, bars and nightlife, Bishop Auckland in County Durham is now at the center of a very different story.
Groundwater, a missing link in coastal carbon storage
As global efforts intensify around restoring coastal wetlands to curb climate change, a new JCU-led study published in Reviews of Geophysics is the first to link wetland restoration and carbon cycling with groundwater dynamics, ...
Transformer AI models outperform neural networks in stock market prediction, study shows
Like other sectors of society, artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing how investors, traders and companies make decisions in financial markets. AI models have the ability to analyze massive amounts of data while ...
What do trees remember?
The Feanedock Oak stands out so clearly in Derbyshire's section of the National Forest, you'd think it was calling to you. Surrounded by open fields, hawthorn hedges and young beech forest, a majestic old oak like this anchors ...
Australia's algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?
An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ...
Turkey will host COP31, Australia will play a role. So where does that leave the Pacific?
After a long and deadlocked bidding process for Australia and Pacific Island nations to co-host the UN climate summit (COP31), the event will now be hosted by Turkey. Australia's Climate Minister, Chris Bowen, will reportedly ...
Brazil is trying to stop fossil fuel interests derailing COP30 with one simple measure
In recent years, more and more lobbyists from the oil, gas and coal industries have taken part in international climate negotiations. Estimates of lobbyist numbers have risen sharply, from 503 at the 2021 Glasgow talks to ...
Astronomers spot 'first stars' billions of years after they were supposed to die
Over the course of billions of years, the universe has steadily been evolving. Thanks to the expansion of the universe, we are able to "see" back in time to watch that evolution, almost from the beginning. But every once ...
Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth's future—here's how it works
Over the past week we've witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP—or, more verbosely, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
'A mini pot of gold': Researchers discover new tiny fungi species in Alberta
Several species of tiny fungi completely new to science—and all from Alberta—have been discovered through University of Alberta research.
Perfectly preserved rock art site reveals 1,700 years of Aboriginal string craft
Imagine you're in southeast Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura—population 133. You're in a dusty four-wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to traditional ...
WeChat is now a front-line policing tool in China—here's what the research found
WeChat is best known as China's all-purpose "super-app." It is used for everything from messaging and mobile payments to shopping and government services.
Scientists 'resurrect' 1960s data to learn more about how continents break apart
Magnetic data collected in the late 1960s has been brought back to life by a research team including a Keele scientist, who have used it to learn more about how the continent of Africa is stretching and splitting apart.
