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Phys.org / Ant smuggling case highlights legal inconsistencies
Authors of a new study are calling for stronger protection of insects in wildlife law, after the conviction of four men in Kenya for smuggling rare ants out of the country highlighted the need for more effective deterrents ...
Medical Xpress / Choosing the right blood pressure drug can reduce health care costs
Patients who start their blood pressure treatment with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) drugs continue with the same medicine to a greater extent than patients who start out with other drugs. Choosing the right drug from ...
Phys.org / How climate campaigns can cut through ad fatigue
Since November 2025, commuters at Southwark tube station in London have been passing walls lined with vintage-style posters parodying oil and gas advertising, instead of ads promoting flights or energy companies. One 1950s-style ...
Medical Xpress / As measles cases rise, views of MMR vaccine safety and effectiveness—and willingness to recommend it—drop
The United States is experiencing the worst year for measles cases in more than three decades, with nearly 2,000 cases confirmed by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There have been 49 outbreaks spanning ...
Phys.org / Report calls on the UK banking industry to consider interventions that 'design out' economic abuse
Researchers have published the findings of a new study that brought together victim–survivors and banking professionals to co-design ways of preventing economic abuse in the U.K. banking industry.
Phys.org / Working in groups can help Republicans and Democrats agree on controversial content moderation online
Over half of Americans believe tech companies should take action to restrict extremely violent content on their platforms, according to Pew data, yet even trained content moderators consistently disagree in their decisions ...
Phys.org / Disciplinary confinement in prison does more harm than good
When prison inmates break the rules, they may be placed in solitary confinement—sometimes for 24, 48 or 72 hours. Although it is frequently criticized, disciplinary segregation is still widely used in Quebec's provincial ...
Phys.org / How spatial scale shapes plant invasions
Scientists reveal that the scale of analysis determines whether invasive plants succeed by resembling or differing from native species, resolving decades of conflicting ecological evidence.
Tech Xplore / Wearable tech can create more stress for frontline retail staff
With the Christmas trading period peaking, traditional surveillance technologies like CCTV can help reduce job stress caused by customer aggression, but QUT research has found wearable devices may increase stress levels among ...
Phys.org / Lily-like plants reveal centromere type evolution paths
The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct transmission of genetic information. Most plants and animals have chromosomes with a single centromere, known ...
Medical Xpress / Recommendations developed for managing adults with congenital heart disease
In clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association and published online Dec. 18 in both the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation, recommendations ...
Phys.org / Tracing the quick synthesis of an industrially important catalyst
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully traced the mechanism behind how an industrially important "superbase" catalyst is synthesized in a faster, microwave-assisted reaction. They took measurements ...
