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Phys.org / Implementing selective immigration and import policies could counter the rise in populism

A study involving the UAB has analyzed the effect of foreign trade and immigration on the success of both right- and left-wing populist parties. The analysis reveals how the importation of products that require low-skilled ...

1 hour ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Deciding for others can lower confidence in one's own judgments

From the moment we wake to the time we hit the bed at night, we make numerous decisions, some big but mostly small. Although decision-making is a fundamental part of human life, researchers have found that the level of difficulty ...

3 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Climate shifts could leave many protected floodplains too dry

Floodplains face increasing pressure: currently protected areas will not be sufficient to preserve the species living in them in the future, a review study conducted under the direction of the Swiss Federal Institute for ...

1 hour ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / High-fat diet accelerates triple-negative breast cancer growth in engineered tumors

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Princeton University conducted a study to find out what patients diagnosed with breast cancer should eat to ensure the best prognosis. "We took the approach of building identical ...

2 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Reduce rust by dumping your wok twice, and other kitchen tips

When you reach the bottom of a container of milk or honey, you might be tempted to tip the container over to get that last pesky little bit out. After all, you only need another teaspoon for that recipe, and you're sure it's ...

2 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / TweetyBERT parses canary songs to better understand how brains learn language

A new machine learning model, TweetyBERT, automatically segments and classifies canary vocalizations with expert-level accuracy, offering a scalable platform for neuroscience, providing insights into the neural basis of how ...

2 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Phys.org / Brazilian fossil site yields smallest rhynchosaur fossil ever recorded

A study published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology describes the smallest rhynchosaur fossil ever recorded from the Brazilian Triassic, with the reconstructed skull only measuring around 2.5 cm (~1 inch). Additionally, ...

3 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Fecal transplants from older mice found to significantly improve ovarian function and fertility in younger mice

A new study details how fecal transplants from older female mice significantly improve ovarian function and fertility in young mice. The surprising results reveal a direct link between the microbiome (the collection of all ...

4 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Deadly soil fungal pathogen puts Australia's reptiles at risk of extinction

University of Queensland researchers say Australia's reptiles are at risk of extinction because a little understood fungus is infecting species throughout the environment. Associate Professor Celine Frere from UQ's School ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Newly excavated Maya wetland settlement shows the civilization's adaptation to changing climate

Past civilizations have been significantly affected by climate change, but how they adapted to new conditions centuries ago is less clear. In research newly published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

2 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / A 690-million-kilometer journey through space ends for Australia's SpIRIT mission

After more than 25 months of successful operations in space, the SpIRIT mission has ended, marking a major milestone for Australia's growing space capability. Led by the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with the ...

1 hour ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / A new target in melanoma? Disrupting macrophage vesicles could break a tumor-fueling cycle

Pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages involved in immune responses accelerate the progression of melanoma through the extracellular vesicles they secrete, a study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings are published ...

1 hour ago in Medical research