Physically inactive children have higher rates of depression and anxiety, study finds
An analysis of data from the National Survey of Children’s Health has found that physically…
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Space photo of the week: Look into Titan’s ‘eye,’ 20 years after the Huygens spacecraft’s historic landing on Saturn’s largest moon
Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity’s first landing on a moon in the…
What is CTE?
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma.…
Fox News exposure linked to Republican gains in elections over two decades
A recent study published in the Journal of Public Economics provides evidence that Fox News…
An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming…
Virtual reality cognitive training shows potential for treating adolescents with depression
A study examining the effects of virtual reality cognitive training on Chinese adolescents with mild…
We finally know what 1,400-year-old ‘mystery rings’ in Australia are
Archaeologists and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are shedding new light on a series of enigmatic earth…
Scientists just found a novel way to uncover AI biases — and the results are unexpected
Humor is emerging as a revealing lens for understanding bias within artificial intelligence systems. A…
Can you transplant an organ more than once?
“Recycling” an already transplanted organ could help save lives, but the procedure comes with additional…
How many more calories does muscle burn than fat?
There’s an idea that larger muscles burn a lot more energy while at rest. But…
Brief exercise sessions linked to small but consistent boosts in brain performance
An analysis of decades of research into the cognitive effects of exercise suggests that even…
Individuals with thicker insula brain region take more cocaine when given a chance, study finds
A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those…
Semaglutide and liraglutide linked to lower alcohol-related hospitalization risk
A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry has uncovered promising evidence suggesting that glucagon-like peptide-1…
How does alcohol cause cancer?
Research suggests that alcohol causes cancer through at least five different mechanisms.
Common degu: Oversized hamsters with societies governed by pee
Common degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails…
Giant ice age landforms discovered deep beneath North Sea revealed in amazing detail
New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single,…
Personalient individuals are happier due to smoother social relations
More “personalient” individuals—those with higher levels of the General Factor of Personality (GFP)—are generally happier,…
Has Trump changed the retirement plans for the country’s largest coal plants?
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers…
Cannabis use worsens reduced brain connectivity in young adults at risk for psychosis, study finds
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry provides evidence that young adults at risk of…
Roman emperor quiz: Test your knowledge on the rulers of the ancient empire
The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an…
Is Earth the only planet in the solar system with plate tectonics?
Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise…
Science news this week: Sunken worlds and ‘kidney beans’ on Mars
Jan. 18, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well…
‘ELIZA,’ the world’s 1st chatbot, was just resurrected from 60-year-old computer code
Researchers discovered long-lost computer code and used it to resurrect the early chatbot ELIZA.
Cigarettes with less nicotine may help some smokers quit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to drastically reduce the amount of…
