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Phys.org / Should kids at least do a little bit of school work over the holidays?

As the summer holidays begin in Australia, parents may feel concerned their children will "forget how to spell their own names" during the long school break.

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Ozempic Meals? Restaurants shrink portions to match bite-sized hunger

A self-described foodie, social butterfly and New Yorker for 20 years, Lina Axmacher has long loved exploring the city's famed restaurant culture.

Dec 23, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Violence against women and girls: 4 key takeaways from a strategy that aims to change society

As the UK government launches its violence against women and girls strategy, the situation it is seeking to remedy makes for hard reading.

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / After Canada legalized cannabis, police caught more drunk drivers

When Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, there were many concerns about its potential impacts. One of them involved cannabis-impaired driving.

Dec 21, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it

Every December, many shoppers plan to buy fewer things and choose more sustainable options. Yet as the month goes on, spending rises and fast fashion becomes hard to resist. Christmas has become a moment when good intentions ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / The 'pawprint economy' is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism

Luxury pet pampering packages at hotels, menus with dog-friendly roast dinners and £6,000 animal-friendly charter flights. Pet travel isn't just a trend, it's something of a transformation. This is the "pawprint economy"—and ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Shrinking AI memory boosts accuracy, study finds

Researchers have developed a new way to compress the memory used by AI models to increase their accuracy in complex tasks or help save significant amounts of energy.

Dec 22, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Staying fit over Christmas using science-backed methods

The festive season has a reputation for undoing good habits such as eating well and exercising. Normal routines disappear, days become less structured and exercise habits can fade. The solution to staying active is not more ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Is it too late to get your COVID or flu shot? A doctor explains

Health experts typically advise getting your COVID-19 and flu vaccine by the end of October. However, if you've missed that window, you can still get them well into the respiratory virus season and see a benefit.

Dec 22, 2025 in Health
Tech Xplore / Who should get paid when AI learns from creative work?

As generative AI systems become more deeply woven into the fabric of modern life—drafting text, generating images, summarizing news—debates over who should profit from the technology are intensifying.

Dec 22, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / The stealthy, persistent hazard of thirdhand smoke

While the dangers of secondhand smoke are widely recognized, a new study led by Prof. Sun Yele at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered a more persistent and stealthy hazard ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Nudges aren't always good for society, economics study finds

Many scholars have assumed nudges—a small push that encourages better choices—are always good for society. But UC Berkeley Economics professor Dmitry Taubinsky says it's not that simple. Instead, policies that create ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Other Sciences