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Phys.org / A shift from the sandlot to the travel team for youth sports
Pickup basketball and neighborhood kickball are less common now than for generations past, giving way to more organized and formal youth sports intended to help kids get ahead, a new study suggests.
Phys.org / How the humble silkworm could help us discover new anti-aging treatments
When scientists want to study aging and how to slow it down, they often turn to microscopic worms or lab mice among other models. The former are too different from humans, while the latter are expensive and take too long ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds online racism associated with black young adults seeking mental health support
A new study finds that Black young adults who experience high levels of online racism are also more likely to use digital mental health tools—regardless of whether they have clinically significant levels of anxiety or depression. ...
Phys.org / Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices
Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organizations don't need as much floor space or as many desks, given many staff now do a mix of hybrid work from home and the office. But on days when ...
Phys.org / Artificial rivers and lakes can help keep freshwater mussel populations afloat
Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of Carter's freshwater mussel (Westralunio carteri), a vulnerable species of freshwater mussel found ...
Tech Xplore / Ultrafast 3D printing method creates complex objects in under a second
High-speed 3D printing has just gotten a lot faster. Researchers from Tsinghua University in China have developed a new high-speed printing technology capable of creating complex millimeter-scale objects in just 0.6 seconds. ...
Tech Xplore / Humanoid robots that 'catch themselves' instead of falling: What a new walking algorithm changes
While the statement, "Humanoid robots are coming," might cause anxiety for some, for one Georgia Tech research team, working with humanlike robots couldn't be more exciting. The researchers have developed a new "thinking" ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals why some immune disorders trigger severe food allergies, and others don't
A new study has shed light on why patients with certain rare immune disorders develop severe, food-triggered allergic reactions while others with similar diagnoses do not. The findings, published in the Journal of Experimental ...
Phys.org / First-ever shark recorded in Antarctic waters filmed at 490 meters in near‑freezing water
An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.
Phys.org / Sniffer dogs can detect wildlife trafficking via shipping container air samples
Adelaide University researchers have shown that pairing sniffer dogs with a simple air-sampling device could dramatically improve the detection of illegally trafficked wildlife hidden inside shipping containers.
Phys.org / Engineered nanoparticles could deliver better targeted cancer treatment to lymph nodes
Scientists at McGill University and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute have developed a new way to deliver cancer immunotherapy that caused fewer side effects compared to standard treatment in a preclinical ...
Medical Xpress / AI decodes tissue characteristics of type 2 diabetes
Researchers from several partner institutions of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have collaborated with international colleagues to develop a new approach for visualizing subtle tissue changes in the pancreas ...
