A recently discovered shipwreck off the coast of Adrasan, Turkey, has yielded a collection of ceramic treasures dating to the Late Hellenistic–Early Roman period. Located at a depth of up…
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Who in the world can afford healthy food? Global study measures the cost of a nutritious diet
Cost of healthy diets. Credit: Nature Food (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43016-025-01177-0 A decade-long project measuring access to healthy foods worldwide is wrapping up in August, after shedding new light on the…
Unique method of rare-earth recycling could strengthen the raw material independence of Europe and America
A product of separation carried out using a method developed in Dr. Miloslav Polášek’s lab. He and his team processed a magnet from an electric car and obtained 99.7% pure…
AI Facial Analysis Detects PTSD
Summary: Diagnosing PTSD in children is often hindered by limited communication and emotional awareness, but new research is using AI to bridge that gap. By analyzing facial movements during interviews,…
Coalition set sights on taxing luxury air travel to fund climate action
Eight countries including France, Spain and Kenya are pushing for increased taxation on premium air tickets and private jet travel to fund climate action and development. The newly formed “coalition…
New black hole recipe could hold the key to quantum gravity: ‘This is the holy grail of theoretical physics’
The first step toward quantum gravity, the “holy grail of physics,” may be hiding in a quantum recipe to cook up black holes. That’s the suggestion of new research that…
Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well…
New insights on genetic damage of some chemotherapies could guide future treatments with less harmful side effects
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge,…
Viewpoint: Convoluted SCOTUS decision upholds Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ ages, but confusions abound
The Supreme Court upheld a Texas anti-pornography law…that is nearly identical to a federal law it struck down more than two decades ago. Rather than overruling the previous case — Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004)…
Breast cancer risk in younger women may be influenced by hormone therapy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast cancer risk in women before age…
