As a pediatrician at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Flint, Michigan, I perform well-child checks, treat asthma and discuss nutrition with families. I prescribe medicine and arrange…
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Facing ridicule, Hegseth rescinds Pentagon’s new testosterone mandates
The Pentagon abruptly yanked its new testosterone-screening rules just a day after posting them, as ABC News’ Luis Martinez reports. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had ordered mandatory “low-T” testing folded into…
Large Roman mosaic discovered at ancient Pompeiopolis in Turkey
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in northern Turkey have uncovered approximately 105 square metres of a remarkably well-preserved Roman mosaic dating from the 4th century AD. The discovery…
Nepal needs “meaningful” international support to face climate threats
In the wake of the recent flash flood that swept down from the Himalayas, Nepal is seeking immediate aid from a UN fund for climate loss and damage to help…
This ‘impossible’ black hole merger may be explained by a warp in spacetime
A “forbidden” merger between two massive black holes may not have been quite as impossible as previously thought. That’s according to new research that suggests the black holes involved were…
Winter work shows it really pays to be a smart mountain chickadee
A mountain chickadee waking up in the Sierra Nevada range on a snowy morning has no time to dawdle. Weighing about as much as a pencil, it needs to find…
People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment
Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. For a short time, you can probably succeed, but the effort becomes increasingly…
As science comes under attack at UN talks, climate movement splits over how to respond
With June’s UN climate talks inching towards gridlock, a group of diplomats calling themselves “Friends of Science” issued a stark warning: climate science was under attack in Bonn. The coalition,…
Hannah Carle | Trait variation driven by tree size more than environment and shows limited translation to species vital rates – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Hannah Carle – a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University – discusses the article “Trait…
Previously unknown Turkic stone statue discovered near Lake Issyk-Kul
Archaeologists working in Kyrgyzstan have identified a previously undocumented stone statue dating to the Turkic period near the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, adding a new artefact to the region’s rich…
