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March 2, 2025
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Feb. 20, 2025 — Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — In India, tigers haven't just survived they're making a comeback. Despite a growing population and increasing pressure on their habitats, the number of wild tigers is rising. The reason? According to a new study, it's a combination of ecological ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife's community. This is believed to be the first time such a system has been documented in European ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated -- at least 81 cubic kilometers. The finding has implications for ...
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Feb. 28, 2025 — Anthropologists, social scientists and veterans are analyze the relationship between the hormones cortisol and testosterone and PTSD in a non-industrialized ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — The research team has developed a theoretical framework that quantitatively predicts menopause timing. By analyzing how ovarian follicles transition ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A healthy diet in early pregnancy supports the child's motor development at the age of 5-6 years. Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Research reveals why misplaced neurons in the brain are overactive and lead to developmental ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Different analytical methods have a significant impact on the results of scientific studies. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by an international research team. In the study, more than 300 ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a psycholinguist now shows that the roots ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — First study of its kind reveals epigenetic signatures of violence passesd to ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — The latest chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosols can break down into pollutants, scientists ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Social media influencers who are passionate about environmental causes can help the tourism industry inspire tourists to engage in pro-environmental behavior to help mitigate waste and pollution, ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Education experts are encouraging schools to consider problem-based learning (PBL) in a move to improve engagement and creativity among high school students. New research demonstrates how hands-on, ...
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Feb. 27, 2025 — A framework helps rail system operators or other planners identify the best joint infrastructure projects to collaborate on with other firms. Their tool can tell an operator how much to invest, the ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A team of researchers has developed an advanced physics-based AI-driven tool to aid the forensic investigation of traumatic brain injuries ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — The south-western Baltic Sea has about 3,000 kilograms of dissolved toxic chemicals released from unexploded ordnance, according to a new study. The substances were detected in almost all water ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — A study shows that long-term unemployed individuals perceive their capabilities as weaker than the general Finnish population. Capabilities refer to the opportunities to achieve important things in ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Labor market policies shape firms' innovation dynamics. A new study shows for the first time that higher minimum wages for low-skill jobs drive firms to develop automation technologies. Rising ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Scientists have found Siamese fighting fish are typically kept in containers just one-quarter the size they need to thrive, challenging decades of retail practice in the ornamental fish industry ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Remember when 2 degrees Celsius of global warming was the doomsday scenario? Well, we're now staring down the barrel of something much worse. From the fish on your plate to the weather outside ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — From the perspective of complex systems, the study reveals the universality, specificity, and explanatory power of underlying rules governing urban system ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A research team has found that telemedicine may help to reduce the use of low-value ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Workplace bullying affects not only the employee's sleep but their partner's too, according to new research published ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices -- like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters -- could restore ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — The whitefin swellshark has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Critically Endangered for a number of years due to declines largely attributed to fishing ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — The new post-pandemic national hospital occupancy average is 75% -- a full 11 percentage points higher than the pre-pandemic average, largely due to a reduction in staffed hospital beds. This puts ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Scientists across Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe outline for the first time how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform the landscape of infectious disease research and improve ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues. ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have tested whether intoxicated people can be reliable witnesses when it comes to identifying a suspect's face after a crime is ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Two seemingly opposite spiritual practices -- Buddhist jhana meditation and the Christian practice of speaking in tongues -- have more in common than previously thought, a new study suggests. While ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — A new psychological therapy has been found to reduce rates of violence and aggression among male offenders with antisocial personality disorder ...
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- New AI-Powered Tool Could Enhance Traumatic Brain Injury Investigations in Forensics and Law Enforcement
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Gender Plays a Role in Long-Term Unemployed Individuals' Perception of Their Capabilities
- Rising Wages Drive Innovation in Automation Technology
- Siamese Fighting Fish Need More Space in Pet Shops, Study Shows
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Arctic Study Urges Stronger Climate Action to Prevent Catastrophic Warming
- Underlying Rules of Evolutionary Urban Systems in Africa
- Telemedicine May Help Reduce Use of Unnecessary Health Tests
Friday, February 21, 2025
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
- Impacts of Workplace Bullying on Sleep Can Be 'contagious' Between Partners
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Rooftop Panels, EV Chargers, and Smart Thermostats Could Chip in to Boost Power Grid Resilience
- Researchers Outline New Approach for Better Understanding Animal Consciousness
- Scientists Call for Efforts to Protect Habitats of Critically Endangered Shark Species
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage by 2032
- Advances in AI Can Help Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic, Global Group of Scientists Find
- 'Loot Box' Virtual Rewards Associated With Gambling and Video Game Addiction
- Study Suggests Drunk Witnesses Are Less Likely to Remember a Suspect's Face
- Scientific Insights Into How Humans Access Deep Spiritual States
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- New Therapy Reduces Reoffending in Male Offenders With Antisocial Personality Disorder
- We Are No Longer Living Longer: Study Across Europe
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Are We Trusting AI Too Much? New Study Demands Accountability in Artificial Intelligence
- Avoiding the Workplace Mediocrity Trap
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Inconsistent Reporting Leads to Underestimation of Climate Impact of Methane
- Adults Don't Trust Health Care to Use AI Responsibly and Without Harm
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
- The Complicated Question of How We Determine Who Has an Accent
- The 'hydrogen Economy' May Be Relatively Small, but Critical
- Blood Test Paves the Way for Better Heart Attack Prevention
- Research Shows Blood Test May Provide Personalized Dietary Therapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Restoring Wildlife Habitats in Wealthy Nations Could Drive Extinctions in Species-Rich Regions, Experts Warn
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Economically, Culturally Important Marine Species Vulnerable to Changing Climate
- PIK PR: Little Potential for 'climate Plantations' Within Planetary Boundaries
- Long Drives and High Costs Stand Between Americans and Safe Surgery -- Especially in Rural Areas
- Adults Can Learn Absolute Pitch: New Research Challenges Long-Held Musical Belief
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Study Finds Consumer Openness to Smoke-Impacted Wines, Offering New Market Opportunities
- Why We Need to Expand the Search for Climate-Friendly Microalgae
- Is the Metaverse a New Frontier for Human-Centric Manufacturing?
- Model of Antarctica's Water Enhances Sea Level Forecasts
- Scientists Harness AI to Help Protect Whales, Advancing Ocean Conservation and Planning
- Study Takes a 'bite' Out of Shark Depredation Using Citizen Science
- A Wealth of Evidence: 85,000 Individual Studies About Climate Policy
Monday, February 10, 2025
- California's Marine Protected Areas Boost Fish Populations Across the State
- Researchers Are Driving the Charge of Zero Emissions
- Satire More Damaging to Reputations Than Direct Criticism
- New Study on Drug Checking: Trend Warnings and Alerts
- Generating International Testing Standards for Large Outdoor Fires
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Solar and Electric-Powered Homes Feel the Effects of Power Outages Differently
- An Arctic 'beyond Recognition' By 2100
- ALS Survival May Be Cut Short by Living in Disadvantaged Communities
- Brain Waves Measure the Effect of Anti-Alcohol Campaigns
- Do Embedded Counseling Services in Veterinary Education Work? A New Study Says 'yes'
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Nutrition Labels Meant to Promote Healthy Eating Could Discourage Purchases
- 'Marine Prosperity Areas' Represent a New Hope in Conservation
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Fishing and Conserving in Great Barrier Reef's Marine Reserves
- Clean Air Policies Having Unintended Impact Driving Up Wetland Methane Emissions by Up to 34 Million Tons
- School Bans Alone Not Enough to Tackle Negative Impacts of Phone and Social Media Use, Researchers Find
- Wealth Is Strong Predictor of Prosocial Behavior Around the World, Study Suggests
- Gender Equality Is Crucial for a Climate Resilient Future
- Study in India Shows Kids Use Different Math Skills at Work Vs. School
- Missing Link in Indo-European Languages' History Found
- One in Four Chance Per Year That Rocket Junk Will Enter Busy Airspace
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Coal Emissions Cost India Millions in Crop Damages
- Forest Landowner Motivation to Control Invasive Species Depends on Land Use, Study Shows
- Reforms Urged to Improve Global Wildlife Trade Regulation
- Partnership Working Key to Unlocking EV Battery Recycling Problem
- What's the Best Way to Organize People to Generate Ideas? New Research Offers Insight
- Half a Degree Further Rise in Global Warming Will Triple Area of Earth Too Hot for Humans
- New Study Assesses Impact of Agricultural Research Investments on Biodiversity, Land Use
Monday, February 3, 2025
- The Cost of Preventing Extinction of Australia's Priority Species
- Do Women Talk More Than Men? It Might Depend on Their Age
- Electricity Prices Across Europe to Stabilize If 2030 Targets for Renewable Energy Are Met, Study Suggests
- Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovers Public Health Risks for 17 Million People
- Building a Circular Future: Study Reveals Key Organizational Capabilities for Sustainability
Friday, January 31, 2025
- Researchers Link India's Food Program to Better Health and Stronger Incomes
- Sound Is a Primary Issue in the Lives of Skateboarders, Study Shows
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters
- Future of UK Peatlands Under Threat Due to Climate Change
- Freshwater Alga Could Be the Next Superfood That Feeds the World
- Optimism Can Boost Saving, Especially for Lower-Income Individuals
- Researcher on Energy Revolution: Sustainability Is Still a Work in Process
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- COVID Lockdowns Disrupted a Crucial Social Skill Among Preschoolers, Trailblazing Study Finds
- Working Dogs Take a Day to Adjust to Daylight Savings Time, but Pets Are More Flexible
- Women Exercising in Gyms Often Face Barriers Including Body Image and Harassment
- How Group Size Affects Cooperation: Insights from Brain Science
- Landmark Genetic Study: Fresh Shoots of Hope on the Tree of Life
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Sharp Look Into Ockham's Razor
- Calorie Labels on Menus Could Make Eating Disorders Worse
- Air Pollution Inequities Linked to Industrial Swine Facilities Are Detectable from Space
- Complexity of Tree-Planting Schemes
- Empathy for Other Peoples' Pain Peaks in Young Adulthood
- Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Can Create Social, Economic Value
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Floating Solar Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Small Ponds
- Scientific Approach Can Optimize Bike Lane Planning
- Botanic Gardens Must Team Up to Save Wild Plants from Extinction
- A New Experimental System to Bring Quantum Technologies Closer to Students
- Inconsistencies in Hospital Toxicology Screening Protocols Following Serious Motor Vehicle Collisions
- Researchers Invent a New Tool to Help Lower the Cost of Tomorrow's Medicine
- Vacations Are Good for Employee Well-Being, and the Effects Are Long Lasting