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Medical Xpress / Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender

Women and people with anxiety are both prone to low confidence in their own abilities, but a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers has found that the two groups are prone to two distinct types of underconfidence.

Jan 15, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians.

Jan 15, 2026 in Internet
Medical Xpress / Experts growing new skin for Swiss fire victims

The Cell Production Center at Lausanne University Hospital is working flat out trying to grow new skin for badly burned survivors of Switzerland's New Year bar fire tragedy.

Jan 15, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / New tool lets anyone audit a country's methane claims

For years, countries have told the United Nations how much methane they emit using a kind of bottom-up bookkeeping: Count the cows and oil barrels, estimate the volume of trash, and multiply by standard emission factors.

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Reporting workplace sexual harassment 'not worth it,' say victims

Despite recent legal reforms and increased emphasis on upholding workplace conduct policies, most people who experience sexual harassment at work still do not report it.

Jan 15, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Deaf, hard-of-hearing children's adversity influences adult health, study finds

Children who are deaf or hard of hearing may experience higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than their hearing peers, and these experiences pose long-lasting effects to adult mental and physical health, according ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Many drug-use treatment providers in NC demand unpaid labor, limit access to evidence-based treatment

A new study finds many organizations that provide residential drug- and alcohol-use services in North Carolina have mandated labor requirements. Organizations with labor requirements are less likely to provide recommended ...

Jan 15, 2026 in Addiction
Tech Xplore / Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday

Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary.

Jan 15, 2026 in Internet
Phys.org / Magnetic fields slow carbon migration in iron by altering energy barriers, study shows

Professor Dallas Trinkle and colleagues have provided the first quantitative explanation for how magnetic fields slow carbon atom movement through iron, a phenomenon first observed in the 1970s but never fully understood. ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Organisms in the Atacama Desert soil are remarkably diverse, study shows

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and extremely dry conditions. An international team led by researchers from the University of Cologne, ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Quantum-dot device can generate multiple frequency-entangled photons

Researchers have designed a new device that can efficiently create multiple frequency-entangled photons, a feat that cannot be achieved with today's optical devices. The new approach could open a path to more powerful quantum ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / How the Tibetan Plateau-Himalayan uplift shaped Asian summer monsoons

Research from Monash University reveals the climate history behind Asia's summer monsoon—Earth's most influential climate system. In a new study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, an international team of ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Earth