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April 30, 2025
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Apr. 23, 2025 — Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — The intermittent fasting diet, which involves periods of severe calorie restriction, may be on the way out, as research is suggesting that rather than drastically reducing calories, people can achieve similar metabolic benefits by cutting back on ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers has unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — A web platform uses a chatbot to enable any chemist -- including undergraduate chemistry majors -- to configure and execute complex quantum mechanical simulations through ...
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Apr. 29, 2025 — Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from an ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Scientists aren't comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That's according to a new study that found when researchers use humor in their communication -- particularly online -- ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions -- known as fire weather -- that facilitate the spread of wildfires. ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Study finds a 18.5% reduction in sick leave following LEZ implementation in Greater London compared to areas in England without low emission ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — In examining how different countries have rolled out climate change mitigation strategies, research has found reasons to be optimistic about preserving our environment while promoting prosperity and ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A database about monkey behavior reveals how science is evolving towards a more open, collaborative ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Could the seismic signal of an underground nuclear test explosion be 'hidden' by the signal generated by a natural ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Humans are better than current AI models at interpreting social interactions and understanding social dynamics in moving scenes. Researchers believe this is because AI neural networks were inspired ...
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Apr. 24, 2025 — A new study finds that presenting the same continuous climate data, such as incremental changes in temperature, in binary form -- such as whether a lake did or did not freeze in the winter -- ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Researchers developed a more efficient way to control the outputs of a large language model, guiding it to generate text that adheres to a certain structure, like a programming language, and remains ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study has revealed that an incentive program increased live releases of endangered species caught as bycatch. However, unexpectedly, the overall positive impact was reduced by some vessels ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Multiple climate 'tipping points' are likely to be triggered if global policies stay on their current course, new research ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Most people generally are more concerned about the immediate risks of artificial intelligence than they are about a theoretical future in which AI threatens humanity. A new study reveals that ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study lays out a scientific framework for holding individual fossil fuel companies liable for the costs of climate change by tracing specific damages back to their emissions. The researchers ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study can reveal, highlighting how cultural and family influences shape body image and eating behaviors in ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — The study highlights the transformative potential of the Rights of Nature, which views nature as a rights-bearing entity, not merely an object of regulation and subjugation by extractive industries. ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — To protect against rising sea levels in a warming world, coastal cities typically follow a standard playbook with various protective infrastructure options. For example, a seawall could be designed ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Across the United States, 58% of counties have no active air-quality monitoring sites, according to a new study. Rural counties, especially those in the Midwest and South, are less likely to have ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — As farmers debate whether fields should be used for agriculture or solar panels, new research says the answer could be both. Scientists analyzed remote sensing and aerial imagery to study how fields ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability (EV) can promote the evolution of cooperation through simulation based on evolutionary game theory. This result offers a new ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Researchers developed a machine-learning-guided technique to solve complex, long-horizon planning problems more efficiently than some traditional approaches, while arriving at an optimal solution ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Crime scene investigation may soon become significantly more accurate and efficient thanks to a new method for detecting gunshot residues. Researchers have developed the technique that converts lead ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost your wellbeing, a new research study has found, and this benefit can be gained in a hospital setting as well as an art ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Switching from diesel to electric trains dramatically improved the air quality aboard the San Francisco Bay Area's Caltrain commuter rail line, reducing riders' exposure to the carcinogen ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — In 2021, Major League Baseball banned the usage of resin, and since batting averages have gone up. A group of researchers set out to reveal the science behind ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — A researcher has analyzed the most frequent situations faced by football goalkeepers. The aim is to compile data to facilitate the design of more effective training. The work stresses the importance ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — Researchers use mathematical modeling to probe whether cohesive communities are more resilient to extreme events, finding that emotional intensity and levels of stress play a big ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United ...
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- World on Course to Trigger Multiple Climate 'tipping Points' Unless Action Accelerates
- Current AI Risks More Alarming Than Apocalyptic Future Scenarios
- Scientific Path to Recouping the Costs of Climate Change
- Family Dynamics Shape Body Image Differently Across Cultures
Monday, April 21, 2025
- What If Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment?
- Coastal Management Model Plays the Long Game Against the Rising Tides
- How Safe Is the Air to Breathe? 50 Million People in the US Do Not Know
- Should Farm Fields Be Used for Crops or Solar? Or Both
Friday, April 18, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Faster Way to Solve Complex Planning Problems
- Researchers Introduce a Brand-New Method to Detect Gunshot Residue at the Crime Scene
- Viewing Art Can Boost Wellbeing by Giving Meaning to Life
- Study Finds Dramatic Boost in Air Quality from Electrifying Railways
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- No Butterfingers in Baseball: Understanding Slip Between Fingertips and the Ball
- Most Goals in Football (Soccer) Result from First Touch Shots
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Emotions and Levels of Threat Affect Communities' Resilience During Extreme Events
- Experts Stress Importance of Vaccination Amidst Measles Outbreaks
- Archaeologists Compared the Size of 50,000 Ancient Houses to Learn About History of Inequality, They Found That It's Not Inevitable
- Wealth Inequality's Deep Roots in Human Prehistory
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Deadly Rodent-Borne Hantavirus Is an Emerging Disease With Pandemic Potential
- Marine Shipping Emissions on Track to Meet 2030 Goals, but Expected to Miss 2050 Target
- Police Officers Face Twice the Risk of Traumatic Brain Injuries and PTSD, Survey Finds
- School-Based Asthma Therapy Improves Student Health, Lowers Medical Costs
- Government Urged to Tackle Inequality in 'low-Carbon Tech' Like Solar Panels and Electric Cars
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- AI Tool Makes Sense of Public Opinion Data in Minutes, Not Months
- Global EV Adoption Fails to Cut CO2
- Intuition Guides Farmers Towards Better Decision-Making, but Remains a Taboo
- Caspian Sea Decline Threatens Endangered Seals, Coastal Communities and Industry
- Man's Best Friend May Be Nature's Worst Enemy, Study on Pet Dogs Suggests
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Multi-Virus Wastewater Surveillance Shows Promise at Smaller, Site-Specific Scales
- Conceptualizing Psychological Contract Theory in the Context of Digital Labor Platforms, App Workers, Gig Economy
- Stroke Deaths and Their Racial Disparities Increased Over Last 20 Years
- Wildfire Recovery: What Victims Say They Need Most
- Decarbonization Improves Energy Security for Most Countries
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Simultaneously Burying Broadband and Electricity Could Be Worth Millions to People in MA Towns
- Universal Spatiotemporal Scaling Laws Governing Daily Population Flow in Cities Revealed
- Parents' Metabolic Traits Can Affect the Child's Health Over Time
- Role of Social Workers in Addressing Marginalized Communities Bearing Brunt of Climate Disasters
- Early Education Impacts Teenage Behavior
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Proteins Shown to Act as 'guardians' To Keep Cells' Energy Making Mitochondria Safe
- Does Teamwork Fulfill the Goal of Project-Based Learning?
- First Insights Into How Excitatory and Inhibitory Brain Signals Change as People Age Using Wearable Scanner
- Is AI in Medicine Playing Fair?
- Home Care Cooperatives May Be Key to Addressing the Critical Shortage of Caregivers for the Elderly
- Climate and Health Litigation Mounting in Australia as Exposure to Heatwaves Grows
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Speed Cameras Take Six Months to Change Driver Behavior, Effects Vary by Neighborhood
- Study Links Teen Girls' Screen Time to Sleep Disruptions and Depression
- Existing International Law Can Help Secure Peace and Security in Outer Space
- Science 'storytelling' Urgently Needed Amid Climate and Biodiversity Crisis
- When It Comes to Obesity-Related Cancers, Where You Shop for Food Matters
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New Study Validates Lower Limits of Human Heat Tolerance
- My Robot Therapist: The Ethics of AI Mental Health Chatbots for Kids
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Long COVID Patients Feel Pressure to Prove Their Illness Is Real, Study Finds
- Losing Forest Carbon Stocks Could Put Climate Goals out of Reach
- Renting Clothes for Sustainable Fashion -- Niche Markets Work Best
- Research Highlights Urgent Need for National Strategy to Combat Rising Eating Disorders
- We Must Not Ignore Eugenics in Our Genetics Curriculum, Says Professor
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Risk of Dementia
- Children of Moms Who Smoked or Were Obese Are More Likely to Become Obese Adults
- Philosophy: Cultural Differences in Exploitation of Artificial Agents
- If Native Plants Are Going to Survive Climate Change, They Need Our Help to Move -- Here's How to Do It Safely
- Is Your Job Making You Happy? Insights from Job Satisfaction Data
- How Changing L.A.'s Tree Rules Could Cool More Neighborhoods
- Artificial Intelligence Uses Less Energy by Mimicking the Human Brain
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Basketball Analytics Investment Is Key to NBA Wins and Other Successes
- Study Explores How Characteristics of Communications Networks Affect Development of Shared Social Identity, Group Performance
- Study Documents Impacts of Large-Scale Entry of Rooftop Solar Panels on Competition
- Revolutionizing Touch: Researchers Explore the Future of Wearable Multi-Sensory Haptic Technology
- E-Scooter Crashes Mainly Caused by Reckless Driving
- Geometric Design of Material Provides Safer Bicycle Helmet
- Delaying the Net Zero Transition Could Impose Significant Economic Costs
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Avoidable Deaths Are on the Rise in the United States, Yet Falling in Many Peer Nations
- Stock Market Performance Enhanced Through Integrated Reporting
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Shrinking Andean Glaciers Threaten Water Supply of 90 Million People, Global Policy Makers Warn
- Weather Emergencies Affect Older Adults' Views on Climate and Health
- How Family Background Can Help Lead to Athletic Success
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- EPA Regulations Cut Power Sector Emissions but Miss Opportunities for Deeper Reductions
- Why Are Night Owls at Greater Risk of Depression?
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?
- Feline Therapy: Study Suggests Cats Could Fill an Assistive Niche
- Scientists Uncover Principles Underlying the Toxicity of 'selfish' Genes
- Rapid Response to Address Critical Aging Aircraft Issue
- Kansas, Missouri Farmers Avoid Discussing Climate Change Regardless of Opinions, Study Finds
- When Did Human Language Emerge?
- Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma
- Conservation Efforts Analysis Reveals Which Actions Are Most Helpful for Endangered Species Status
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Tax Sugar and Salt in Food to Improve Health?
- Attention Can Be Used to Drive Cooperation
- Wolves Make a Rapid Recovery in Europe