Which factors affect the success of popular prescription weight loss drugs in individuals?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism has identified certain characteristics that might influence people’s weight loss after taking prescription drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists…

UN Human Rights Council omits fossil fuels after mention is removed

A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling for a transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) failed to make it into the council’s…

Can one video change a teen’s mindset? New study says yes—but there’s a catch

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A mental health hack designed to promote mental well-being could shift how teenagers view themselves—according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new…

Lost medieval town rediscovered

Archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) have uncovered physical remains of the lost medieval town of Hamarkaupangen in Hamar, Norway. It is not known when Hamarkaupangen…

Mental Health Benefits of Exercise Depend on Context

Summary: A new study reveals that the mental health benefits of exercise depend not just on the amount of physical activity, but also on the context in which it occurs.…

Eco-friendly method enhances perovskite solar cell quality using camphor-based additive

Adult stem cells discovered in small, non-human primate for first time

Divergence of primate skeletal muscle stem cells. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58897-x For the first time, researchers have discovered and isolated adult stem cells from a non-human primate. This…

Image: Hubble captures stellar duo

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally, M. Robberto NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this image…

Direct air capture—A lever for climate action, but not cost-effective everywhere

Quantum battery device lasts much longer than previous demonstrations

Daniel Tibben holding device. Credit: RMIT. Researchers from RMIT University and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a method to significantly extend the lifetime of quantum batteries—1,000 times longer…