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Marvel drops Captain America: Brave New World trailer
Captain America: Brave New World is star Anthony Mackie’s first cinematic appearance as the new Captain America. Marvel Studios dropped a full-length trailer for Captain America: Brave New World at the first ever Brazil D23 fan event this weekend. This…
‘A direct relationship between your sense of sight and recovery rate’: Biologist Kathy Willis on why looking at nature can speed up healing
Biologist Kathy Willis spoke to Live Science about how touching wood makes us calmer, why looking at a picture of a savanna is calming and how walking through a forest changes our gut microbes.
‘The prescription is nature’: How satellites can show us the healing effects of nature
“The incidence of diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders is less the greener the environment people live in.”
People whose parents suffered from substance use disorders are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders
A study of over a million people in Sweden found that individuals whose parents had a substance use disorder face an increased risk of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. The risk was found to be 80% higher for males and 56%…
New study links dark triad traits to burnout in academia
A new study published in Acta Psychologica suggests that specific personality “dark triad” traits linked to manipulative and self-centered behavior may increase the risk of burnout in academic settings, particularly through perfectionistic tendencies. Researchers found that traits like Machiavellianism and…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope sees ‘knots’ blasting from nearby black hole jets
A fresh analysis of decades-old X-ray black hole jet data has revealed bright, lumpy features with mysterious speed changes.
Study examines how early experiences shape our mental health trajectory
Adverse childhood experiences can lead to adult symptoms of anxiety and depression, mediated by life history strategies, according to a study published in Biodemography & Social Biology. Existing research underscores the psychological impact of early-life adversity, with theories across cognitive,…
Space Force’s mysterious X-37B begins ‘aerobraking’ to lower orbit. Here’s how it works.
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane’s aerobraking maneuvers help change its orbit.
Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?
The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder around 2,000 years ago. But is it true?
