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Phys.org / Zooplankton in the Nile: Diversity under threat from dams
A research team from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) has analyzed the zooplankton communities in the White Nile and Blue Nile in Khartoum. It is the first study of plankton in the Sudan ...
Phys.org / Strangulation laws potentially saved 1,500 lives
US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offense has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14% fewer women killed and 27% fewer male victims in the 18-49 age group.
Medical Xpress / Prebiotic in diet linked to less impulsivity in gambling rats with traumatic brain injury
Using a prebiotic to influence bacterial activity in the gut after a traumatic brain injury may help reduce impulsive behavior, one of the common symptoms to follow a moderate blow to the head, a new study in rats suggests.
Phys.org / How technology is reshaping children's development: The good, the bad and the unknown
It's a common scene on public transport. A parent holds a mobile phone showing noisy cartoons to their young child. The pair is looking at the screen together, laughing. Yet parent and child rarely exchange a gaze or look ...
Phys.org / From invasive species tracking to water security: What's lost with federal funding cuts?
When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological Survey's Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
Phys.org / Nonprofit news outlets are often scared that selling ads could jeopardize their tax-exempt status
Although advertising revenue largely sustained the news media in the 20th century, it's been harder to come by in the digital age. News media outlets just aren't as important these days for advertisers when they can reach ...
Phys.org / Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science
Like many mushroom harvesters, I got interested in foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical Xpress / Our bodies 'talk,' listen carefully: Researcher helps chronic pain sufferers reduce opioid misuse
Our bodies send us signals throughout the day to prompt us into action. Our stomachs growl to indicate we're hungry, so we eat. We shiver, so we put on a sweater. And when we feel pain, we may take medications to alleviate ...
Tech Xplore / Double harvest from the fields: Experts discuss potential and challenges of agrivoltaics
What are the benefits of placing solar panels over agricultural land? Where do they make sense, and who is already using them today?
Medical Xpress / Addressing community mental health needs: A comparison of the federal and state models
In the decades following deinstitutionalization, the U.S. has yet to find an effective model of a comprehensive behavioral health continuum of care, from prevention to intervention, treatment and recovery. Federal Certified ...
Phys.org / Report: Women's representation in hotel management stagnates while Black leadership declines
Benchmarking the representation of women and Black leaders in the hotel industry, the Penn State School of Hospitality Management has released the 2025 Representation in Hotel Leadership research report.
Phys.org / The world lost the climate gamble. Now, it faces a dangerous new reality
Ten years ago the world's leaders placed a historic bet. The 2015 Paris agreement aimed to put humanity on a path to avert dangerous climate change. A decade on, with the latest climate conference ending in Belém, Brazil, ...
