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Phys.org / The higher the hope, the harder the fall: Study finds ESG downgrades hit optimistic investors the hardest

A new study from Murdoch University has found that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) downgrades trigger significantly larger share price losses when they come as a surprise to optimistic investors. The findings are ...

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / Women compete just as hard as men for top jobs and can win them more often, auction-style study suggests

New behavioral economics research on gender and competition, using bidding experiments, finds no overall gender gap in competitiveness; where a gap does appear, it is women who push hardest for the highest positions.

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu

Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dehydration can cause more than thirst: Expert explains how it can affect the heart

Dehydration can affect much more than your thirst. It also can place extra stress on your heart and cardiovascular system, explains Dr. Brodie Marthaler, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.

Aug 20, 2026
Phys.org / International review standardizes selenosugar nomenclature and selenium metabolism

Selenosugars are the major urinary metabolites responsible for the physiological excretion of selenium. Understanding selenium metabolism relies on accurately detecting and identifying selenosugars. However, research has ...

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / What cannabis use really tells us about university students' eating habits

Cannabis has a reputation for making people hungry. Popular culture has long joked about the "munchies," and many people assume that students who use cannabis naturally have poorer diets than those who don't.

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / With residential program, researchers help young adults with spinal cord injuries build confidence

Transitioning from high school to adult life is a challenge for anyone, but for young people living with spinal cord injuries, the path forward is less clear.

Aug 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scales and a measuring tape can predict future illness better than expensive biological age tests

Traditional disease risk factors that are inexpensive and easy to measure, such as body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, smoking and alcohol consumption, outperform biological age tests based on epigenetics as predictors of ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cannabis use linked to earlier onset of psychosis

Cannabis users develop psychosis an average of two-and-a-half years earlier than nonusers, a new meta-analysis by UNSW Sydney researchers shows. This earlier onset of psychosis becomes more pronounced with age, stretching ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back first.

Aug 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / Workplace AI learns to read more like humans by breaking documents into multiple levels

Modern artificial intelligence (AI) platforms can summarize reports, analyze documents and answer questions in seconds. But when information is spread across dozens of slides, charts and tables, even advanced models can miss ...

Aug 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Polymer cage extends zinc-iodine battery life beyond 60,000 cycles

While soaring demand for lithium-ion batteries pushes prices higher, Flinders University experts are making headway in developing a safe, more sustainable aqueous zinc-iodine rechargeable battery. In their latest study, published ...

Aug 18, 2026