The board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will decide on Thursday on whether to “provisionally set aside” $20 million for Nepal to deal with some…
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Treating depression during pregnancy may benefit baby’s brain development – new research
Treating pregnant women’s depression with a short course of talk therapy doesn’t just improve their health – it can also shape how their babies’ brains develop before birth. That’s the…
Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween
How awesome would it be if the sun could take on a spooky green glow for Halloween? It turns out that scientists have discovered that our star may indeed go…
Countries urged to ramp up “insufficient” nature policies at COP17
A first set of biodiversity plans filed by countries to reverse nature loss are “insufficient” to meet this decade’s global targets, including a landmark goal to protect at least 30%…
Archaeologists uncover major early medieval monastery in Scotland
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a major early medieval monastery on the Isle of Lismore in western Scotland, revealing a wealthy ecclesiastical centre with evidence of high-status craftsmanship and precious-metal…
Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus
Former Cornell student Jane Doe, who filed a civil lawsuit in September 2026 alleging that seven fraternity members raped her at a party, said the young men who assaulted her…
Cristóbal Anguita | When easy food becomes risky – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ post, author Cristóbal Anguita – a researcher at the Wildlife Ecology Laboratory at the University of Chile – discusses his article “When is the bait…
Reading Fiction Can Rewire Real-World Forgiveness and Empathy
Summary: Reading stories that employ “internal focalization”, granting readers direct access to a character’s private remorse, sparks genuine empathy that leads to forgiveness of fictional misdeeds. Researchers found that this…
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author Matt Dinniman talks inspirations, success, and the upcoming Peacock TV series (interview)
Fall has officially arrived, and as autumn leaves blaze in vivid colors, there is no better time to plunge into the imaginative world of New York Times best-selling author Matt…
Cystic fibrosis patients got their ‘miracle drug’ thanks to federal research funding – new Trump administration rules may cut future miracles short
The hardest disease to care for when I was training as a pediatrician in the late 1970s was cystic fibrosis, a disease in which abnormally thick mucus secretions block the…
