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Phys.org / Dark Stars may have left gravitational-wave echoes across the universe
A mysterious background of extremely low-frequency gravitational waves detected by networks of pulsars may carry information about events that began more than 13 billion years ago—including the formation of some of the first ...
Phys.org / Women in politics face more personal, sexualized attacks than men, a recent analysis shows
Online spaces, and social media in particular, are forums for vigorous political debate. They provide a space for members of the public to express political opinions, organize and sometimes even interact directly with politicians. ...
Phys.org / Centuries-old physics test could help detect millicharged particles
Theoretical physicists have long predicted the existence of millicharged particles (mCPs), hypothetical particles that carry a very small electric charge. These particles are expected to interact very weakly with ordinary ...
Phys.org / Ancient Jomon DNA reveals a hidden Ice Age survival genetic toolkit
Between 29,000 and 19,000 years ago, the planet experienced some of its coldest temperatures and drastic landscape changes at the peak of the Ice Age, during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the period of most extensive global ...
Phys.org / Unusual superconductivity could emerge in valley-imbalanced rhombohedral graphene
Superconductors are materials in which electrical current flows with a resistance of zero, typically below specific temperatures. In conventional superconductors, this state of matter emerges when two electrons bind together ...
Phys.org / Children prefer fair punishment to unequal treatment, study finds
Consistent enforcement of rules is more important than the severity of the punishment itself, and children expect adults to treat every member of their group impartially and equally. Moreover, fair punishment brings emotional ...
Phys.org / What comes after fire? What forests need to survive in a warming world
Jennifer Bhatnagar spent the summer of 2023 traversing barren hillsides blackened by wildfire in northern California. She walked through devastated properties, examined the hot soil beneath her feet, collected samples and ...
Medical Xpress / Study points to broader stem cell donor options for blood cancer patients
For decades, stem cell transplantation has operated under a simple rule: The closer the donor match, the better. Patients with leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes and other blood cancers often faced an extensive ...
Phys.org / Leaving abusive relationships can be harder for migrant women. Here's what they need to feel safe
Like many women raised in traditional cultures and religious contexts, I was taught that a "good" woman holds the family together. In my culture, women were often glorified for quietly accepting hardship.
Medical Xpress / Intermittent fasting may help type 1 diabetics control their blood sugar levels
A UIC study led by kinesiology and nutrition professor Krista Varady found that time-restricted eating may be a safe, effective tool to control blood sugar in adults with type 1 diabetes. The work is published in the journal ...
Tech Xplore / Attention-grabbing virtual agents could help improve safety of self-driving cars
Animated "virtual agents" could help keep the roads of the future safer by alerting people behind the wheel of semiautonomous cars to oncoming hazards, new research suggests.
Medical Xpress / Brexit reshaped the UK health care workforce but failed to ease doctor shortages, research finds
The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union (EU) was associated with major changes in health care worker migration and worsening physician shortages in England, according to a new study published in JAMA Health ...
