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Phys.org / Gaia constraints on a 10 Myr nearby supernova
What can an ancient supernova teach scientists about Earth and celestial objects? This is what a study recently published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the interaction of ...
Phys.org / Study reveals how pond depth and light drive greenhouse gas emissions
When Meredith Holgerson arrived at Cornell in 2020, she began searching for the perfect ponds. Poring over maps, taking tips, she'd traipse into the woods of central New York with an inflatable kayak strapped to her back.
Phys.org / Modern life explains why people in Chile are taller and have larger heads than their ancestors
Modern Chileans are significantly taller and have larger heads than their ancestors. That's the central finding of new research looking at how intracranial volume (ICV) has changed across thousands of years in northern Chile. ...
Medical Xpress / New study of 500 combat soldiers finds computerized attention training can significantly reduce PTSD risk
A joint study by Tel Aviv University, the IDF Medical Corps, and the U.S. Department of Defense has found that a series of specialized computer-based training exercises can significantly reduce the risk of post-traumatic ...
Phys.org / Dating a North American rock art tradition that lasted 175 generations
The Pecos River murals are a stunning collection of monumental, multicolored rock paintings in limestone rock shelters across southwest Texas and northern Mexico. They depict human-like figures that reach up to eight meters ...
Medical Xpress / 'Where's the phoneme effect?' Study revisits key assumption in language neuroscience
A study from Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences revisits a long-standing idea in language science that speech sounds from one's native language elicit stronger brain responses than speech sounds from a foreign ...
Phys.org / New research finds banks' algorithms are driving Americans deeper into debt
A new study from King's Business School at King's College London and the Federal Reserve Board shows most credit-limit increases are automated, targeting borrowers already in debt.
Medical Xpress / COVID worsened Poland's abortion access, according to study
A new study led by King's has uncovered how the COVID-19 pandemic amplified barriers to abortion access in Poland, exposing the intersection of health emergencies with structural inequalities.
Phys.org / Experimental proof shows quantum world is even stranger than previously thought
The quantum world is famously weird—a single particle can be in two places at once, its properties are undefined until they are measured, and the very act of measuring a quantum system changes everything. But according ...
Phys.org / Astrometry suggests possible exomoon orbiting gas giant HD 206893 B
Have scientists finally confirmed the existence of the first exomoon? This is what a study released on the preprint server arXiv, and accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, hopes to address. A large international ...
Medical Xpress / Parents of children with a genetic diagnosis need better support
Research into parental support needs is informing Cambridge Children's Hospital's commitment to provide a "whole family" approach to care.
Medical Xpress / WHO backs GLP-1 treatments to tackle obesity epidemic
A range of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs could help shift the trajectory of the global obesity epidemic, which affects over one billion people worldwide, the World Health Organization said Monday.
