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Phys.org / Why is July 4 the most violent day of the year?

Amid the celebrations of American independence comes sobering news from Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox.

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Study reveals 33% gap in transplant access for UK's poorest children

New research, presented at the ESOT Congress 2025, reveals persistent inequalities in children's access to life-saving kidney transplants across the UK. The study highlights how ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender ...

4 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Distressed by all the bad news? Here's how to stay informed but still look after yourself

If you're feeling like the news is particularly bad at the moment, you're not alone.

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Nigeria's Hadejia wetlands are a vital stopover for migrating birds: New survey records species found in the park

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally important wetland (Ramsar site) and an Important Bird Area, a site recognized internationally for conserving ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Creativity across disciplines: Researcher explores AI's ability to achieve transformative 'break-with' innovation

In a Perspective published in PNAS Nexus, Julio M. Ottino describes different classes of creativity and proposes a benchmark for the highest level of creativity. Combinative creativity is the process of combining existing ...

4 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis

No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge.

7 hours ago in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?

Over the past three decades, there have been amazing advances in treating and preventing HIV.

7 hours ago in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story

As war continues to rage in Gaza and Ukraine, there is concern about how the related trauma might be transmitted to future generations of people in those regions.

7 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites

Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their ...

4 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Cheese may really be giving you nightmares, scientists find

Scientists have found that eating too much dairy could ruin your sleep. Researchers questioned more than 1,000 students about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link between the two, and found ...

18 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Diet diversity: Average Brit eats at least 49 different species a week

A major study of U.K. dietary habits has found that the food we eat contains an average of at least 49 different species each week.

7 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Abortion bans have led to more relationship violence, new research finds

Intimate partner violence climbed after the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that essentially erased federal protections for abortion, a new study reports.

8 hours ago in Other Sciences