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Phys.org / Payre fossils from Europe's earliest Neanderthals reveal dynamic evolution shaped by climatic oscillations
The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences exploring the complex evolution of Neanderthals ...
Phys.org / Stretching and squeezing drive the timing of glacial meltwater release
As meltwater drains through and beneath a glacier, it can alter how the ice flows and whether it breaks apart. Meltwater can also cause feedback that leads to more ice loss. Understanding when and how glacial meltwater drains ...
Tech Xplore / Unstable software tests ripple through 55% of OpenStack projects, costing 1,156 developer days
In a study published in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, researchers from Kyushu University have found that "flaky tests," which are unstable software tests that seem to randomly pass or fail, do not stay confined ...
Phys.org / 'Patchwork families' existed more than 5,000 years ago, Neolithic DNA reveals
Children from previous relationships growing up as siblings in a new family, couples adopting or fostering children: So-called patchwork families are a widespread way of life today. It is considered modern, but is in fact ...
Medical Xpress / Brain imaging study highlights ethnoracial differences in dementia
A large multisite study of older people with cognitive impairment finds that Black and Hispanic people, while known to be far more apt to have dementia, are significantly less apt than other racial and ethnic groups to show ...
Phys.org / New guidance on violence and aggression in retail
The Thomas Ashton Institute's Violence and Aggression Research Network (VARN) has contributed to the development of new evidence-informed guidance aimed at helping retailers better prevent and manage work-related violence ...
Medical Xpress / Veterans with cancer face years of elevated suicide risk, with danger highest just after diagnosis
Veterans diagnosed with cancer face a higher risk of suicide attempts—especially in the months following diagnosis—and that risk can persist for years, found a large, national study led by Oregon Health & Science University ...
Tech Xplore / AI chiefs walk back job apocalypse warnings
The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.
Phys.org / Low pH outside cells rewires transport network and displaces Golgi apparatus, study finds
A new study led by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) describes the mechano-chemical mechanism by which the acidity of the cellular environment destabilizes microtubules, the "avenues" that organize internal cellular ...
Medical Xpress / Study links eight heart-healthy habits to lower diabetes risk in postmenopausal women
Type 2 diabetes is often associated with excessive sugar intake, but lifestyle factors including body weight, exercise, and smoking habits can also influence risk. A new study published in Diabetology has found that greater ...
Medical Xpress / Supermarket receipts show trends in menstrual pain relief
More than a quarter of women buying menstrual products also purchase pain relief at the same time—and those in lower-income areas are significantly less likely to do so—according to a new study published this week in PLOS ...
Phys.org / Timing in early brain growth may explain why closely related mammals build strikingly different cortexes
The outer regions of the brain, the cortex, have specific layers of different cells—neurons—that are similarly ordered among all mammals, from tiny mouse brains to huge elephant brains. However, the proportions of different ...
