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Phys.org / Study reveals unprecedented losses of life and life expectancy in Gaza
A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and the Center for Demographic Studies (CED) investigated the impact of the conflict in Gaza on mortality. They estimate that 78,318 people were ...
Phys.org / Scientists warn mountain climate change is accelerating faster than predicted, putting billions of people at risk
Mountains worldwide are experiencing climate change more intensely than lowland areas, with potentially devastating consequences for billions of people who live in and/or depend on these regions, according to a major global ...
Phys.org / Consciousness as the foundation: New theory addresses nature of reality
Consciousness is fundamental; only thereafter do time, space and matter arise. This is the starting point for a new theoretical model of the nature of reality, presented by Maria Strømme, Professor of Materials Science at ...
Medical Xpress / Here's a strategy to get through stressful holiday gatherings. Act like a dull rock
The holidays are a time of merriment, festivity—and, for many, tense family gatherings.
Phys.org / Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum published two articles on this topic.
Medical Xpress / California affirms vaccine advice after US govt autism change
Liberal US states led by California on Tuesday said parents should continue to get their children immunized, contradicting what they said was "dangerous misinformation on vaccines and autism" issued by the federal government.
Medical Xpress / Reconciliation without accountability is just talk, especially when it comes to Indigenous health
Canada's latest auditor general's report reveals an uncomfortable truth: billions of dollars and countless commitments later, the federal government still cannot demonstrate meaningful improvement in health services for First ...
Medical Xpress / Fighting Crohn's with algae—can it heal the gut?
The first week of December marks Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week. Since 1990, cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have nearly doubled. It has risen fastest among those aged 15–39. IBD is a chronic inflammation of ...
Phys.org / A 65-year-old linguistics framework challenged by modern research
In a re-evaluation of Hockett's foundational features that have long dominated linguistic theory—concepts like "arbitrariness," "duality of patterning," and "displacement"—an international team of linguists and cognitive ...
Phys.org / Endings and beginnings: Atacama Cosmology Telescope releases its final data, shaping the future of cosmology
There's always a touch of melancholy when a chapter that has absorbed years of work comes to an end. In the case of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), those years amount to nearly 20—and now the telescope has completed ...
Phys.org / Neanderthal women and children were the victims of selective cannibalism at Goyet, study reveals
The study of an assemblage of Neanderthal human bones discovered in the Troisième caverne of Goyet (Belgium) has brought to light selective cannibalistic behavior primarily targeting female adults and children between 41,000 ...
Tech Xplore / The world's most efficient solar cell: Chinese researchers explain how they designed and built it
Earlier in 2025, Chinese solar manufacturer Longi announced it had built the world's most efficient solar cell. The hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) cell achieved 27.81% efficiency, which was verified by Germany's ...
