Summary: A 35-year study following adults from young adulthood into middle age reveals that both lifetime and recent cannabis use are tied to worse objectively measured sleep quality, characterized by…
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When abortion and surrogacy law collide, contracts can’t answer the hardest questions
Surrogacy arrangements – agreements for someone to carry a pregnancy for the intended parents – have existed for millennia, and modern surrogacy contracts for half a century. These contracts typically…
Launch of Africa Energy Bank delayed again in blow to oil and gas hopes
The launch of the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) has been put back yet again, raising doubts about the institution’s future ability to finance fossil fuel projects – its main objective…
Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying
If a person’s story changes in the weeks following an alleged sexual assault, are they not telling the truth? It’s a criticism I’ve seen on social media and heard in…
3,000-year-old bronze sword discovered in submerged settlement in Italy
Underwater archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old bronze sword during excavations of a submerged Bronze Age settlement in Lake Mezzano, Italy. The sword was discovered along the southern shore of the…
Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis
Summary: A long-term study of more than 4,500 older adults reveals that individuals who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia exhibit a significantly lower risk of death than…
How Dark Traits Reshape Speech
Summary: A narrative psychology study from the University of Mississippi challenges the popular stereotype that individuals with psychopathic traits speak with cold, emotionless detachment. Published in Personality and Individual Differences,…
Pre-COP draws attention to Pacific’s climate plight and 1.5C goal
After witnessing and hearing stories of Pacific islands’ vulnerability to climate change, senior climate officials have promised to strengthen efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, despite an expected overshoot,…
Vinícius Brito | When bats run out of room for pollen – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Vinícius Brito – a professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil – disucusses the article “Pollen landscape saturation on pollinator bodies…
Underwater archaeologists discover seal ring depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria
Underwater archaeologists excavating the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria have discovered a bronze seal ring depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The discovery was made by a joint archaeological mission from the…
