Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto | When traits don’t translate: Rethinking success in city-dwelling squirrels  – Functional Ecologists

In this week’s blog post, the old saying remains the same; we are products of our environments! From their paper: “Functional trait interactions in a human-dominated world: Urbanization and reproduction in Eurasian…

Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men

Punishing regimens of facial exercises. Intentional starvation. Reshaping the jawline or cheekbones by smashing them with a hammer or chisel. These are some of the more extreme behaviors in a…

Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

For decades, female sterilization has been one of the most common forms of birth control in the U.S.: 11.5% of U.S. women, ages 15-49, use female sterilization as their primary…

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn’t fit all in weight loss

For decades, people have been told that their weight problems can be solved by math: Calories in, calories out. If weight were a simple math equation, more people would likely…

UAH Researchers Find New Method to “Weigh” Neighboring Galaxies Using Pulsars as Ultra-Precise Gravitational Probes

BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have identified a promising new method for measuring…

Ancient rock carvings found in Oman’s Hajar Al-Sinanat region

Archaeologists in northern Oman have uncovered a rare prehistoric rock art site featuring a massive rock face covered in ancient carvings at Hajar Al-Sinanat in Al-Khaboura, North Al-Batinah Governorate. The…

Machine Learning Doubles Depression Remission Rate

Summary: A pioneering, first-of-its-kind study demonstrated that a personalized, machine-learning-guided lifestyle coaching program can nearly double the remission rates of mild-to-moderate depression. The research tracks how individual behavioral factors uniquely…

Study Maps 175 Vicious Mental Health Loops

Summary: A pioneering public health study has delivered a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary mapping of the complex crises surrounding sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression among young adults. The research moves past a…

‘Stop lying!’ Conspiracy theorist confronts Artemis 2 astronauts, accuses them of faking their moon mission

The Artemis generation has to deal with conspiracy theorists, too. The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission were accosted on Capitol Hill earlier this month by an aggressive man,…

Long-Term Depression Reverses Brain Network Connectivity

Summary: A collaborative neuroimaging study revealed that the duration of a depressive episode fundamentally alters how functional networks communicate inside the human brain. The research analyzed brain scans from patients…