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Medical Xpress / 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, ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Seeing the hidden microbial world beneath our feet—from the sky

A new study by Dr. Angela Harris from The University of Manchester and Professor Richard Bardgett from Lancaster University has revealed that scientists can now detect the hidden world of microbes living in the soil—from ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Ape ancestors and Neanderthals likely kissed, new analysis finds

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found evidence that kissing evolved in the common ancestor of humans and other large apes around 21 million years ago, and that Neanderthals likely engaged in kissing too. The ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / 'Chocolate-flavored' honey created using cocoa bean shells

A group of researchers from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, developed a product made from native bee honey and cocoa bean shells that can be consumed directly or used as an ingredient ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Discovery of rare protist reveals previously unknown branch of eukaryotic tree of life

A research team from the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague has discovered Solarion arienae, an extremely rare and morphologically unique unicellular eukaryote that sheds new light on early eukaryotic evolution.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / The first-ever common language for cannabis and hemp aromas

Researchers have taken a significant step toward creating a standardized language for describing the aromas of cannabis and hemp.

Nov 17, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows—and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it

Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people—perhaps a surprising number—look to the sky and see government plots and wicked ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations—but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India

Polling on public attitudes to climate change show a dip in the numbers who worry about it in many high-income countries, compared with three years ago. This declining public concern will be a worry to those governments looking ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Indigenous voices at COP30: The Amazon speaks—will the world listen?

For the first time in the history of UN climate conferences, COP30 will take place in a rainforest. President Lula da Silva has described this symbolic venue as a clear political message: the world should listen to the Amazon ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / 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 ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Scientist captures tiny particles for clues on what sparks lightning

Using lasers as tweezers to understand cloud electrification might sound like science fiction, but at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) it is a reality. By trapping and charging micron-sized particles ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / 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.

Nov 20, 2025 in Medications