Roman-Era settlement found in southern France

Recent excavations near Gémenos by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research have uncovered part of a Roman-era settlement across roughly 4,000 square metres, revealing a network of roads,…

Split Protein Builds the Infrastructure for Weight Loss

Summary: While current weight-loss blockbusters like GLP-1s focus on suppressing appetite, researchers have uncovered a completely different strategy: increasing energy expenditure by “building out” the body’s natural heat-generating tissue. The…

Can Deep Brain Stimulation Unlock Treatment-Resistant Depression?

Summary: For approximately 30% of people living with depression, standard medications and therapy simply do not work—a condition known as treatment-resistant depression. Researchers are now investigating Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 203 — China Rising

China Rising – With Dr. Namrata Goswami – YouTube Watch On On Episode 203 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Namrata Goswami…

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. As a pulmonary and critical care doctor,…

Ship graveyard discovered by underwater archaeologists

Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have discovered a concentration of shipwrecks near the ancient port of Ptolemais in northern Libya. Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed…

Stress Shift: From Alarm Mode to Reflection in 60 Minutes

Summary: True psychological resilience isn’t about how “tough” you are in the heat of the moment—it’s about how your brain reorganizes itself once the danger has passed. A groundbreaking study…

Machine Learning is Making Personality Tests 4x Faster

Summary: The traditional DISC assessment—a staple of workplace recruitment and team building—just got a high-tech makeover. New research demonstrates that machine learning can replicate DISC results with 93% accuracy while…

Haldane Prize 2025 | Xiaojing Zhang: Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale – Functional Ecologists

2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Xiaojing Zhang discusses her paper “Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale“, which has been shortlisted for…

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

As a long and wiry scrub python slithers its way from branch to branch on a tree, it can effortlessly lift itself upright to climb onto a higher perch. But…