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Medical Xpress / Genetic study links impulsive decision making to a wide range of health and psychiatric risks

Researchers from University of California San Diego have identified 11 genetic regions linked to delay discounting—the tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed ones—shedding new light on how ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / How stories of personal experience cut through climate fatigue in ways that global negotiations can't

When Cop30 convened in Belém, deep inside the Amazon, the world's attention turned once again to negotiations, emissions pledges and political maneuvering. The global stage was set against one of Earth's most biodiverse ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Macrophage-killing bacterial toxin weakens the gut's defenses against ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the most common inflammatory bowel diseases, a lifelong condition that can cause chronic inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the large intestine. This can lead to symptoms such as rectal ...

Nov 22, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / Ancient Maya game board with unique mosaic design discovered in Guatemala

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board.

Nov 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / One in two people in the US is affected by a neurological disease or disorder, analysis shows

One in two people in the United States, just over half of the population, is affected by a neurological disease or disorder, according to a new systematic analysis by the American Academy of Neurology and the Institute for ...

Phys.org / Escape hatch could spare undersized Arctic crabs

Researchers working in Norway's Barents Sea say a simple modification to snow crab pots could sharply reduce the number of undersized animals accidentally caught in the Arctic fishery.

Nov 25, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Tectonic regimes of terrestrial planets could explain Earth and Venus's divergence

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets. Using advanced numerical models, the team systematically classified for the first time six distinct ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / New p-wave magnet with helix spin structure could enable smaller computer chips

A novel magnetic material with an extraordinary electronic structure might allow for the production of smaller and more efficient computer chips in the future: the p-wave magnet. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Final experimental result for the muon still challenges theorists

For experimental physicists, the latest measurement of the muon is the best of times. For theorists there's still work to do.

Nov 21, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Most modern dogs have detectable wolf ancestry, including the tiny chihuahua

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable levels of post-domestication ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Sea level doesn't rise at the same rate everywhere: Mapping where Antarctica's ice melt would have the biggest impact

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles.

Nov 25, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Manufacturing the world's tiniest light-emitting diodes

Miniaturization ranks as the driving force behind the semiconductor industry. The tremendous gains in computer performance since the 1950s are largely due to the fact that ever smaller structures can be manufactured on silicon ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Nanotechnology