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Phys.org / Humanity's oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new evidence from Indonesia ...
Phys.org / An app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches is promoting voluntary cleanup in Ireland
Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris has always been part ...
Tech Xplore / How the use of AI for apologies could cause the 'Canadian sorry' to lose its soul
It is a stereotype that Canadians apologize for everything. We say sorry when you bump into us. We say sorry for the weather. But as we trudge through the gray days of winter, that national instinct for politeness hits a ...
Phys.org / Bullying tied to higher suicide attempt risk for high school girls
A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that U.S. high school students who are bullied at school have substantially higher odds of attempting suicide than peers who are not bullied, with bullied girls facing the greatest ...
Phys.org / Why we believe what we click: How self-selected online information shapes beliefs more than passive exposure
Information that we select for ourselves, such as things we click online, has a stronger impact than passively acquired information on our perception of truth and falsehood.
Medical Xpress / What's the best way to remove a splinter?
Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known as the epidermis, has ...
Phys.org / How to get managers to say yes to flexible work arrangements
In the modern workplace, flexible arrangements can be as important as salary for some. For many employees, flexibility is no longer a nice-to-have luxury. It has become a fundamental requirement for staying in the workforce, ...
Phys.org / DNA origami enables precise patterning of molecules on 2D semiconductors
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, Nanjing University of China, and the National Institute for Materials Science of Japan have developed a method for depositing ...
Medical Xpress / Tracking health across a lifetime: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 launches new follow-up as participants turn 60
One of the world's most extensive birth cohorts is now entering later adulthood. At the University of Oulu in Finland, the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) is launching a major new follow-up combining decades ...
Phys.org / Takeout meals serve as both reward and comfort after work, study finds
A unique study exploring popular ways to "self‑gift" has found that ordering a takeout meal is a preferred treat regardless of whether people have had a good or a bad day at work.
Phys.org / Why some Central Pacific El Niños die quickly while others linger for years
Predicting the duration of a Central Pacific El Niño event has long frustrated climate scientists and forecasters. Now, a new study reveals that Central Pacific El Niños follow two fundamentally different life cycles—and ...
Medical Xpress / New strategies help slow myopia progression in children and teens
By 2050, an estimated 50% of the world's population will be nearsighted, and nearly a billion people will suffer from severe myopia. To understand this alarming trend, Langis Michaud is doing a thorough review of medical ...
