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Medical Xpress / Why so many young people in China are hugging trees

In Beijing's central district, trees are everywhere: in parks, along roadsides and in courtyards inside people's houses. Many have only been planted in recent decades.

Dec 25, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Reducing household waste poses serious challenges in residential high-rises

Like much of the Western world, Canada is facing a crisis in waste disposal as landfills reach their capacity. In Ontario, a live countdown gives municipal landfills just eight more years before they are full. We urgently ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Why mangoes fall before they're ripe—and how science is helping them hang on

Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it's ripe? Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early.

Dec 24, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / It's (not) a new bike! How to manage kids' gift expectations at Christmas

Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters. The excitement of tearing into gifts is often mixed with intense anticipation—and sometimes, disappointment.

Dec 24, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.

Dec 28, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / First Bond game in a decade hit by two-month delay

A Danish video game studio said it was delaying the release of the first James Bond video game in over a decade by two months to "refine the experience."

Dec 24, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / India space agency launches its heaviest satellite

India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant stride" for the space sector.

Dec 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Flu surge exposes missed COVID lessons

Three leading public health and social psychology experts warn that the U.K. is failing to apply vital lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic as flu cases surge with hospitals facing mounting winter pressures ahead of the planned ...

Phys.org / Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm

Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.

Dec 24, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Why California's milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol

California milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol, the one with the chasing arrows, potentially threatening the existence of the ubiquitous beverage containers.

Dec 24, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / California's plastic bag phaseout nears, but leftover bags remain unregulated

On Dec. 19, at the Target store on Riverside Boulevard, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters—the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and traditional lanes.

Dec 24, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Sleep variability linked with sleep apnea and hypertension

Over 70 million Americans wear digital activity trackers (DATs) to record their sleep, steps and heart rate. A new study from Scripps Research found that these devices could also provide insight into even more, including ...

Dec 24, 2025 in Cardiology