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Phys.org / Video catches wild wolf pulling in crab trap to get to food—but is it tool use?

Many animals have been observed using tools. For example, chimps tear leaves off of branches and stick them into holes to pull out termites, and wild dingoes have been observed moving objects to stand on to get to another ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Plastic 'bio-beads' from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs—but there are alternatives

A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought renewed attention to a problem that has been quietly accumulating in coastal waters for years.

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study finds global embrace of integrative cancer care

Around the world, doctors, nurses and pharmacists are turning to evidence-based integrative approaches such as acupuncture, yoga, exercise, massage and nutrition counseling to help people with cancer manage the harsh side ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic

If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appearance of something unexpected—Batman—disrupts ...

Nov 20, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Report: Women's representation in hotel management stagnates while Black leadership declines

Benchmarking the representation of women and Black leaders in the hotel industry, the Penn State School of Hospitality Management has released the 2025 Representation in Hotel Leadership research report.

Nov 24, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Building breath, layer by layer: 3D printing with living lung cells in extreme environments

Researchers at Texas A&M University model extreme conditions using 3D bioprinting, revealing insights that could make flight and space travel protocols safer while driving new breakthroughs in respiratory disease research ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Biomedical technology
Medical Xpress / Our bodies 'talk,' listen carefully: Researcher helps chronic pain sufferers reduce opioid misuse

Our bodies send us signals throughout the day to prompt us into action. Our stomachs growl to indicate we're hungry, so we eat. We shiver, so we put on a sweater. And when we feel pain, we may take medications to alleviate ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Addiction
Phys.org / Intensive NYC housing remediation effort cut violations in half but did not yield immediate health improvements

New York City's most aggressive housing quality enforcement programs reduced hazardous housing violations in targeted buildings but did not lead to measurable changes in short-run health care utilization, according to a new ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: The world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn't countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Decapitated fossil fish with guts still intact reveal ancient predatory habits

In a study appearing in Fossil Record, researchers Martin Ebert and Martina Kölbl-Ebert analyzed the remains of a unique fossil type: the decapitated head of Aspidorhynchus, with its gastrointestinal tract (guts) still attached. ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / High-rise living in Nairobi's Pipeline estate is stressful—how men and women cope

Within sight of Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi's east, Pipeline residential estate stands out like a sore thumb. Composed almost entirely of tightly packed high-rise tenement flats, the estate has been described ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / School matters: Resource program curbs high absenteeism rate

A program that puts caseworkers in schools where students struggle to regularly attend is apparently working in Michigan: The chronic absenteeism rate dropped by 8%.

Nov 24, 2025 in Other Sciences